Meanwhile,critics of Israelhave also become a target for the governments roving eye.
As previously noted, the precedent for much of this was set by the previous administration.
Under Biden, the government developed its firstNational Strategyto counter domestic terrorism.
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However, as Klippenstein points out, the full scale of the program is not publicly known.
The administration is busy revising the strategy to better suit Trumps needs.
That includes focusing more on Trumps political opponents and framing petty crimes taking place at day-to-day protests as terrorism.
Gorka is tasked with overseeing all of Americas counterterrorism operationsboth international and domestic.
Klippenstein quotes from a federalcounterterrorism manualpublished in 2021 that lists various so-called mobilization indicators.
Klippenstein writes:
Ever had a heated argument expressing sympathy for Luigi Mangione or HAMAS?
Or bought military-style tactical equipment?
Or withdrawn from family?
Lots of peoplemyself includedsaw this coming.
Its not a happy time, though perhaps Americans might learn something from it.
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