«Most prominent, and most harmful, obviously, has been the rise
of international terrorist groups such as Daesh [ISIS, also known as ISIL], al - Qaida, al - Shabaab, Boko Haram.
«We do see evidence of
international terrorist groups benefitting from... illicit trafficking and money laundering» in South America, he said in written testimony during a March 13 Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
Spy - movie aficionados might notice that the plot of «Rogue Nation» sounds similar to this year's other big espionage adventure, «Spectre,» which will pit Daniel Craig's James Bond against a
secret international terrorist group.
Since the launch of the EU Internet Forum, concrete steps have been taken to stop the abuse of the internet
by international terrorist groups, with measurable outcomes.
Similarly, while a reverse onus would hardly be necessary for an accused with links to a well -
resourced international terrorist group, it could be decisive where an accused is alleged to have acted with only a few individuals and has flight and danger risks that can be controlled by appropriate release conditions.
The motive is not yet known for the attack, though the FBI on Monday contradicted ISIS's claim that it was responsible for the massacre, saying Paddock appeared to have «no connection with
an international terrorist group.»
De Blasio and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo both said the explosion has no links so far to
international terrorist groups, such as the Islamic State, though it's still early in the investigation.
At this preliminary stage, Cuomo said, there are no clear links to
international terrorist groups but they plan to eventually prosecute this as a terror crime:
International terrorist groups are skilled at using modern technology, recruit hackers into their ranks and actively finance their activities with cryptocurrencies, the head of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has said.