Losing the War Against Wahhabism

Just a couple of stories that illustrate failed policies in dealing with the Wahhabi sect and its war of terror. Buzzfeed reports:

Extremist fighters have been brought into mainland Europe, hidden amid boatloads of Syrian refugees, according to a veteran smuggler who claims to have done so himself.
The smuggler, who has been given the pseudonym Hassan here, said in an interview with BuzzFeed News that since the summer he has sent more than 10 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters into Europe. 

Hassan’s claim was impossible to verify — and Western officials said they’d seen no evidence that such a scenario was taking place. His testimony, plus that of a second human trafficker who offered a similar account, marked the first time someone claiming direct involvement has said publicly that such a plan is underway. 

Hassan has worked in the trade for more than three years. He charges $2,500 for each refugee he sends to Europe from Turkey, shipping them by boat to Greece. He said he views it as “humanitarian work,” on top of the profit he makes. But he said he had grown uncomfortable with the dark turn this work has taken since he began allowing ISIS fighters to mix with the refugees on his crowded speedboats. 

Hassan said the fighters were all Syrian or Iraqis posing as refugees. He believed they remained loyal to ISIS and were prepared to launch terrorist attacks in Europe. “They are waiting for their orders,” Hassan said. “Just wait. You will see.”

 If they are trying to infiltrate into Europe, they are undoubtedly doing the same here.

Newsmax reports:

The State Department is updating its plans to evacuate the U.S. embassy in Yemen's capital city of Sana'a amid growing violence in the country between military and rebel forces, CNN reported. 

Although U.S. Defense Department officials had been watching the situation for several weeks, the violence has "grown more serious" over the past several days, according to CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr, and now included fighting "around the airport in the capital." 

"When you can't rely on commercial air traffic to get diplomats out, that's when the military begins to watch very carefully," Starr said Tuesday on CNN's "Legal View with Ashleigh Banfield."