CHICAGO (CBS) — Over the past six years,
Chicago has become a top potential target for
international terrorists, a top security expert said
Friday, making the posting of a veiled threat by
Islamic radicals on Twitter a higher cause for
concern.
“Many terror organizations refer to Chicago as
Obama Town,” said CBS 2 security expert Ross
Rice, a former FBI agent in Chicago. Under
President Obama, the U.S. took out Osama bin
Laden, and used repeated drone strikes to weaken
terror networks.
In the meantime, the U.S. government on Friday
issued a security bulletin to all U.S. law
enforcement in light of the overall threat posed by
Islamic State, commonly known as ISIS or ISIL.
The ominous post on Twitter, purportedly from
somebody connected with Islamic State, shows a
photo of the Old Republic Building, 307 N.
Michigan Ave., in Chicago and the White House.
The text reads:
#AmessagefromISIStoUS
We are in your state
We are in your cities
We are in your streets
You are our goals anywhere.
#AmessagefromISIStoUS
We are in your state
We are in your cities
We are in your streets
You are our goals anywhere http://
/1EYMgCWJse —
ﻗﻬﺮ ﺍﻟﻄﻮﺍﻏﻴﺖ (@Sunna_rev) August 09, 2014
The handwritten note is dated June 20.
The security bulletin issued Friday cautioned that
there is no known threat to any U.S. cities
The Twitter message seems to imply that Islamic
State operatives are in Chicago and other U.S.
cities.
Islamic State is responsible for executing
kidnapped journalist James Foley. Defense
Secretary Chuck Hagel said ISIS an “imminent
threat to every interest we have.”
Making things more complicated is the fact that
these radicalized men are U.S. citizens or foreign
nationals here legally, making it easy for them to
travel and avoid suspicion.
Islamic State released a horrific video this week
showing the beheading Foley, who was a
graduate of Northwestern University.
http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/08/22/ominous-tweet-connects-isis-threat-in-chicago/