U.S. Terror Attacks, Jihadism, Sharia Ideology: The Real Threat

I wrote last weekend about the two terrorist attacks that had just occurred on the same day, in Michigan and Virginia. They brought to four the number of such atrocities since the war with Iran began less than three weeks earlier (NR has editorialized about the attacks here and here).

As noted, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, the Lebanese man who plowed his truck into a Michigan synagogue and was fatally subdued by security personnel (thankfully, before killing anyone, including the 140 preschool children on scene), reportedly had brothers who were members of Hezbollah. That, of course, is Iran’s forward militia, based in southern Lebanon. It has joined the war, and the brothers were killed in the fighting. The Israeli government has confirmed that one of Ghazali’s brothers, in fact, was a Hezbollah commander.

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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I wrote last weekend about the two terrorist attacks that had just occurred on the same day, in Michigan and Virginia. They brought to four the number of such atrocities since the war with Iran began less than three weeks earlier (NR has editorialized about the attacks here and here).

As noted, Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, the Lebanese man who plowed his truck into a Michigan synagogue and was fatally subdued by security personnel (thankfully, before killing anyone, including the 140 preschool children on scene), reportedly had brothers who were members of Hezbollah. That, of course, is Iran’s forward militia, based in southern Lebanon. It has joined the war, and the brothers were killed in the fighting. The Israeli government has confirmed that one of Ghazali’s brothers, in fact, was a Hezbollah commander.

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.