Shamsud-Din Jabbar’s New Orleans Attack: An Act of Terrorism or an FBI Misrepresentation?
Following the horrific New Orleans attack by Shamsud-din Jabbar, which transformed a New Year’s celebration into a scene of violence and death, the Federal Bureau of Investigation continues to demonstrate why it has lost the trust of the American public.
Jabbar drove a pickup adorned with an ISIS flag into a crowd, resulting in the deaths of at least 14 individuals.
Initially, however, the FBI refused to label the incident as terrorism, despite arresting a startling 10 would-be ISIS attackers in 2024 alone, averting additional tragedies — including a 17-year-old suspect in Arizona.
“This is not a terrorist event,” asserted Alethea Duncan, assistant special agent in charge at the New Orleans field office.
Ultimately, the FBI acknowledged what was apparent to all, including Jabbar’s brother, who indicated that Jabbar had become radicalized.
Additionally, Duncan initially claimed that Jabbar did not act alone, only for the Bureau to retract that statement as well.
This seems like a critical issue that the nation’s primary domestic law enforcement agency should be unequivocal about.
The local FBI office made such significant errors that the Washington, D.C. branch dispatched counterterrorism expert Christopher Raia to address the fallout.
This response is quite rare, yet not entirely surprising.
The Bureau’s reluctance to state the facts outright appears to be influenced by the Biden administration’s misplaced fixation that white supremacists are the primary terror threat in the nation.
This is the same agency that spent its time targeting school-board protesters and practicing Catholics under Attorney General Merrick Garland while the recruitment of jihadists surged.
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The mounting evidence of the ISIS threat in the West has been undeniable for years.
Recall the horrific Bastille Day truck assault in Nice in 2016? It resulted in 86 fatalities and countless injuries, proudly claimed by ISIS.
In 2017, Berlin witnessed a terrorist attack where a truck rammed into Christmas festivalgoers, which ISIS also took responsibility for.
That same year, ISIS claimed the deadly London Bridge truck attack.
New York experienced its own truck attack in 2017, claiming eight lives, perpetrated by an ISIS adherent.
It’s time to call these individuals what they truly are.
Terrorists.
Not lone wolves, troubled youths, or individuals suffering from mental health issues.
According to the FBI’s congressional briefing, Jabbar was not listed on any terror watchlist.
If he was somehow “on their radar” otherwise — and given the agency’s dismal performance under Biden, that seems entirely possible — there should be consequences.
In fact, changes are already underway, as President-elect Donald Trump is prioritizing a significant shakeup within the Bureau, much to the dismay of the entrenched political elite in D.C.
The FBI’s mismanagement in New Orleans serves as further evidence that Trump is correct; the Swamp needs to be drained to restore public confidence in this compromised and deeply politicized institution.
