US Secretary of State Kerry: Today's World Is 'Safer Than Ever'

IJReview: John Kerry Insists the World is ‘Safer Than Ever’ But Not All US Intelligence Officials Agree

While testifying before Congress, John Kerry claimed that the United States, and the world as a whole, is safer now despite the “visible killings” committed by ISIS:

“Our citizens, our world today is actually, despite ISIL, despite the visible killings that you see and how horrific they are, we are actually living in a period of less daily threat to Americans and to people in the world than normally, less deaths, less violent deaths today than through the last century.”

WNU Editor: The White House is backing US Secretary of State Kerry's comments .... Earnest to Ed Henry: John Kerry Had "Evidence On His Side" When He Said World Is Safer (Real Clear Politics). Director of National Intelligence James Clapper has a different opinion .... Intel chief says 2014 deadliest year for terror ever recorded, in counter to upbeat Kerry (FOX News). My take is the following .... "He said what!!!!!"

How Britain Subsidizes Terror

Amedy Coulibaly with his jihadist mentor Djamel Beghal in Murat, France

The Telegraph: Charlie Hebdo terror mentor's wife on benefits in Leicester

WNU Editor: I have lost count on how many stories like this one I have read over the years. And yes .... I know that not all families on welfare are terrorists (obviously) .... but it appears that a lot of terrorists and their sympathizers love the welfare system.

Report: Global Terrorist Attacks Soar In 2013

Global Terror Attack Deaths Rose Sharply In 2013, Says Report -- BBC

The number of deaths from terrorism increased by 61% between 2012 and 2013, a study into international terrorism says.

There were nearly 10,000 terrorist attacks in 2013, a 44% increase from the previous year, the Global Terrorism Index 2014 report added.

The report said militant groups Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and the Taliban were behind most of the deaths.

Iraq was the country most affected by terrorism, the report said.

The report by the Institute for Economics and Peace says that nearly 18,000 people died from terrorist attacks in 2013.

"Not only is the intensity of terrorism increasing, its breadth is increasing as well," it notes.

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More News On Reports That Global Terrorist Attacks Soared In 2013

Fivefold increase in terrorism fatalities since 9/11, says report -- The Guardian
Global study: Terrorist attacks soar in 2013; nearly 10,000 attacks lead to 18,000 deaths -- FOX News/AP
Terrorism fuelled by state violence, extra-judicial killings and ethnic tensions -- The Independent
2014 Global Terrorism Index: Number of Lives Lost to Terrorism Increased 61% -- PR Newswire

Who Is On America's Secret Terrorist-Tracking System/Watchlist

Barack Obama’s Secret Terrorist-Tracking System, By The Numbers -- By Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Devereaux, The Intercept

Nearly half of the people on the U.S. government’s widely shared database of terrorist suspects are not connected to any known terrorist group, according to classified government documents obtained by The Intercept.

Of the 680,000 people caught up in the government’s Terrorist Screening Database—a watchlist of “known or suspected terrorists” that is shared with local law enforcement agencies, private contractors, and foreign governments—more than 40 percent are described by the government as having “no recognized terrorist group affiliation.” That category—280,000 people—dwarfs the number of watchlisted people suspected of ties to al Qaeda, Hamas, and Hezbollah combined.

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My Comment: Wow .... that is a lot of terrorists and/or terrorist sympathizers to watch.