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courtesy of your own federal government...
"The alert comes amid information that ISIS, Al Qaeda, Boko Haram, and other terrorist groups continue to plan attacks in multiple regions by employing a “wide variety of tactics,” according to the State Department.
Authorities believe the likelihood of terror attacks will continue as members of ISIS return from Iraq and Syria, as well as the threat from “unaffiliated persons” planning attacks inspired by major terrorist organizations.
The State Department said that U.S. citizens should “exercise vigilance when in public places or using transportation” and “avoid large crowds or crowded places.”
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/11/23/state-department-issues-worldwide-travel-alert.html?intcmp=hpbt3
Re: courtesy of your own federal government...
http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/worldwide-travel-alert.html
It's a direct quote from the U.S. Department of State website. Link here to the alert verbatim.
I'm gathering from news sources, that an alarming amount of home-grown European citizens are become radicalized, traveling to Syria and Iraq, and then returning to their home countries to do work for ISIS there.
Which, is why the refugee scare is complete nonsense. The people to be worried about are these European citizens who can easily get a Visa waiver and fly right into the US, and stay here completely legally for up to 3 months. There is no reason why ISIS would try the refugee way when only 1% of refugees get recommended to relocation and an even smaller amount get recommended to the US, and then still have to wait 2-3 years to get here. Europeans citizens are a much greater threat to us and to other European countries, which is why the travel alert is there. People will be traveling a lot throughout these countries during the holidays.