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January 2, 2025

In New Orleans, the FBI’s Jihadism Blind Spot Was Once again on Display

There should be no problem stating that one is investigating what is manifestly a terrorist attack as a terrorist attack.

Yesterday, in the wee hours of the morning, Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a car into a crowd of revelers on New Orleans’s Bourbon Street, and then opened fire, killing fifteen people and injuring more. He also recorded videos beforehand expressing his allegiance to Islamic State, and had an Islamic State flag in is car. Writing shortly after the news broke, before some of the details had become clear, Andrew C. McCarthy comments on the FBI’s initial statements, and what they reveal:

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January 2, 2025

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