The lone-wolf militant: Feelings of inadequacy taken out on the world
As the high-tech war against Islamic State and al Qaeda rages on with drones, air strikes and artillery in the Middle East and Africa, a disturbing low-tech front is flaring up in the West using Kalashnikovs, explosives and axes. A surge in violence against presumed enemies of Islam is underway in major Western cities: Boston, Paris, Copenhagen, Brussels, London, Ottawa and Sydney. What makes these public assaults so confounding is that they’re not executed by a card-carrying member of a militant group. They’re instead carried out by “lone wolves”— individuals with virtually no connection to any militant organization.
In New York City, two young men were arrested Wednesday for plotting to aid Islamic State’s cause, despite what appears to be essentially no contact with the group, deepening concern about independent actors.… Seguir leyendo »