FBI Director Also Says “Hundreds, Maybe Thousands” Of People Being Contacted By ISIS To Carry Out US Attacks

Well, glad you finally hopped on board the obvious train, Director Comey. It’s crystal clear to most Americans that ISIS presents clear and present danger to the United States. So now that you see it, what are you going to do about it?

We reported other officials earlier saying this, now the FBI Director himself is saying it. “It’s like the devil sitting on their shoulders, saying ‘kill, kill, kill.”

Via USA Today:

WASHINGTON — In a dramatic assessment of the domestic threat posed by the Islamic State, FBI Director James Comey said Thursday there are “hundreds, maybe thousands” of people across the country who are receiving recruitment overtures from the terrorist group or directives to attack the U.S.

Comey said the Islamic State, also known as ISIL, is leveraging social media in unprecedented ways through Twitter and other platforms, directing messages to the smartphones of “disturbed people” who could be pushed to launch assaults on U.S. targets.

“It’s like the devil sitting on their shoulders, saying ‘kill, kill, kill,”’ Comey said in a meeting with reporters.

The FBI director’s comments come in the midst of a federal investigation into a foiled attack in Garland, Texas, involving two ISIL sympathizers, one of whom, Elton Simpson, was long known to federal authorities.

Comey said Thursday that hours before the attempted Garland attack, FBI agents sent a bulletin to local authorities indicating that Simpson may have been interested in traveling there from Phoenix to attend the conference featuring controversial cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed. At the time, Comey said, agents did not have specific information that Simpson had targeted the meeting.

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