President Biden and Jill Biden attended an interfaith prayer service in New Orleans following a deadly truck attack on Bourbon Street. The attack, along with a separate explosion in Las Vegas, have raised concerns about the radicalization of military veterans. While the Las Vegas incident appears to be a tragic case of suicide by a Green Beret struggling with PTSD, authorities are investigating the motivations behind the New Orleans attack.
President Biden & first lady Jill Biden attend an Interfaith Prayer Service for Peace and Healing in New Orleans after tragic terror attack.Armstrong Williams takes on the news of the week and asks the questions you want answered. Don't miss our weekly town hall.FILE - New Orleans police and federal agents investigate a deadly New Year's Day truck attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025.
“Although this incident is more public and more sensational than usual, it ultimately appears to be a tragic case of suicide involving a heavily decorated combat veteran who was struggling with PTSD and other issues,” Spencer Evans, the FBI special agent in charge in Las Vegas, said Friday. Cohen said radicalization of military members or veterans has been a concern long before these acts of violence on New Year’s Day.from the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism, or START, at the University of Maryland found that there’s a limited, but possibly growing, connection between extremism and military service.
About 15% of the people charged for participating in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot have U.S. military backgrounds, according to the report.published last year determined that there wasn’t evidence to support the notion that the veteran community as a whole manifests higher rates of support for violent extremist groups or extremist beliefs than the American public.
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