I expect there are a few gray around the edge readers like myself who are starting to wonder why people are looking at ISIL threats as something new. \u00a0This is nothing more than a cover of an old song.\u00a0 The threat of criminal attack to any place the public gathers such as a mall is not new. What is new is this latest group (ISIL) has a better public media campaign. \u00a0They are still nothing more than criminals, cowards and actors looking for an audience.<\/p>\n
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I and many of my colleagues facilitated thousands of public safety professionals though a measured process of threat assessment and development of incident action plans 10-15 years ago.\u00a0 There is no need to develop \u201cmall response plans\u201d. Hardening of targets does enhance security. Unfortunately it is also like sand-bagging around your house during a flood, it just forces the water to head for your neighbor.\u00a0\u00a0 You can\u2019t harden everything and it\u2019s actually a decent tactic to get us to devote assets to the wrong locations.<\/p>\n
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There is a need to conduct a thoughtful assessment of all targets, develop unpredictable changes in security and practice a response to an attack on any target.\u00a0 Feel free to reach out to me and I\u2019ll try and put you in touch with one of us old-timers who will help you if you like.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m hoping there are people wiser than I that have looked at ISIS\u2019s strategy and drawn a similar conclusion about their end game.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think they\u2019re so inept as to have a plan designed only to irritate every country into bombing small targets.\u00a0 It keeps us distracted and makes us think we\u2019re doing something important and noble.\u00a0 I expect they are better planners than that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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