#159 Jane Doe - Terror Playbook: Sleeper Cells, Biological Weapons and Invisible Bombs

Experts Jane Doe and Shawn Ryan have revealed that Al-Qaeda has significantly grown in strength, resources, and tactical strategy since the September 11 attacks.

Al-Qaeda Is More Advanced and Evolved Than Pre-9/11, With Greater Resources, Organization, and Capabilities

Jane Doe’s investigation for a book reveals that Al-Qaeda operates from Afghanistan among other bases and has become stronger than before 9/11.

Al-Qaeda Has Significant Funding, Weapons, and U.S. Military Gear Left In Afghanistan

Jane Doe describes Al-Qaeda as fully operational, leaping to another level of sophistication with innovations and scientific backing. She highlights the frightening aspect that Al-Qaeda is well-equipped, primarily with U.S. equipment, due to the material left behind in Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda now boasts an annual income of around 500 million dollars from various illicit endeavors, including gold mines, gem mines, and drug trafficking.

Al-Qaeda Developing Invisible Bombs and Exploring Biological Weapons

Shawn Ryan mentions a concerning invisible bomb discussed by Sarah Adams and on their ex-spaces, while Jane Doe reports about an alarming 2023 video released by Al-Qaeda showing how to make such bombs. These homemade explosives can be chemically induced and give off no smell, thus are undetectable by dogs and metal detectors, with only body scanners being able to spot them. Despite this, many smaller airports lack such scanners.

The video detailed making bombs that are undetectable by traditional airport security methods. Doe explains that even 200 grams of these explosives can have catastrophic effects on an airplane. The terrorists are also utilizing common items like mineral water bottles to house half a kilo of explosives, which could be devastating, especially if near gas lines. To enhance damage, plastic is shredded into sharp fragments to act as lethal shrapnel.

Al-Qaeda's Leadership: More Skilled and Strategic C ...

Jane Doe describes a trend of increasing coordination and cooperation among various terrorist organizations such as Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and the Taliban. The complexity of recent attack strategies indicates high-level planning between these groups.

Al-qaeda, Taliban, Isis, and Others Coordinating Efforts

Taliban's Intelligence Aids Terrorist Organization Cooperation

The Taliban’s intelligence service, the Ghazi Baradar Institute (GBI), plays a significant role in fostering cooperation between terrorist organizations. It facilitates the movement of fighters across borders, as evidenced by the Taliban GDI director Abdulhok Washik, a former Gitmo detainee, participating in an intelligence conference in Italy, which was followed by arrests of Tajik nationals in Europe. The GBI, also referred to as the Islamic Brotherhood's intelligence service, covers all terrorist organizations including the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS. It has a SIGINT department that actively monitors safe houses where Al-Qaeda members are located to protect them from foreign intelligence activities.

Groups Share Resources, Fighters, and Intelligence

Terrorist organizations are sharing resources, such as fighters, as evidenced by how the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and Iranians coordinated the movement of fighters to Syria and Iraq. Jane Doe mentions that the Taliban transported fighters to Iran using planes and ground transportation after Israeli bombing. Gulmorod Kolimov, the number two in the Islamic State, established training centers in Afghanistan with the help of the Taliban and the GDI, suggesting a network of collaboration. These centers trained foreign fighters, who were sent to Central Asia or Russia to cause destabilization.

Al-Qaeda Central reportedly had weekly meetings with the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan to discuss strategies that included coordinating with military commanders in Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. They discussed establishing governments backed by terrorist groups, indicating a broader strategy of cooperation.

Jane Doe points out that despite commonly held beliefs that Shia and Sunni factions are antagonistic, these groups are now actively cooperating and learning from each other to improve their operations. She notes that Hamza bin Laden's union with various networks signifies a shared approach and consolidation between groups lik ...

Shawn Ryan and Jane Doe delve into the unsettling reality that terrorist operatives and sympathizers have managed to infiltrate Western societies, including the United States and Europe, posing significant threats to security, utilizing the legal and political systems for their own advantage, and actively recruiting and funding operations within these regions.

Terrorist Operatives and Sympathizers Exist Within the U.S. and Europe

Jane Doe and Shawn Ryan discuss the palpable threat of terrorist networks within the West, capable of orchestrating elaborate attacks, and exploiting weaknesses in public trust and first responder systems to initiate diversionary tactics. They concretize these claims with a specific case of an Afghan refugee who committed violent acts in Greece.

Terrorist Groups Recruit, Fund, and Threaten In the West to Build Influence and Networks

Doe and Ryan bring to light the extensive recruitment and fundraising campaigns of Al-Qaeda and other terrorist organizations in the West, such as the effective use of technological communication channels. These include encrypted messaging, the transitory use of email addresses, and the integration of couriers within terrorist networks. They highlight the widespread reach beyond geographic confines through the kidnapping of Western citizens and the misuse of refugee movements to smuggle operatives.

Terrorist Groups Exploit Western Legal and Political Systems For Influence and Evasion

The dialogue pivots to the challenges posed by sympathizers of groups like the Taliban and Haqqani network residing in the United States. Jane Doe recounts personal confrontations aiming to legitimize the alarming ideologies of these groups. She notes the inadequacies of Western legal frameworks, referencing Swiss constraints in dealing with suspected Al-Qaeda affiliates due to citizenship and refugee protection laws. Additionally, the conversation covers the exploitation of political systems, such as the Qatar Gate scandal implicatin ...

The conversation between Shawn Ryan and Jane Doe reveals a troubling trend in the handling of intelligence related to terrorist threats by Western governments. These governments are reported to be ignoring critical intelligence due to political motives, leading to a lack of necessary actions.

Western Governments Dismissing Intelligence on Rising Terrorist Threat

Jane Doe and Shawn Ryan discuss how Western governments, including the US and European countries, are not sufficiently addressing intelligence that points to a rising terrorist threat. They suggest that intelligence is being dismissed or downplayed, sometimes substituted with narratives that detour from the reality of terrorist activities.

Intelligence Agencies Pressured to Ignore Information Contradicting Narratives

Jane Doe observes that despite there being available intelligence on potential terrorist threats, Western intelligence agencies may be acting on or publicly recognizing only part of this intelligence, particularly regarding incoming fighters to Afghanistan and subsequent arrests in Europe.

Policymakers Slow to Address Terrorism For Political Reasons

Jane Doe and Shawn Ryan express that the US government and senators are not taking threats seriously, which could lead to serious consequences. Ryan references an event that occurred on January 1st in New Orleans as an example of the dangers of ignoring these threats. Doe suggests that the US is receiving and choosing to accept intelligence full of falsehoods from the Taliban, without verification, due to political directives to ignore the threat.

Doe and Ryan critique the practice of attributing attacks to issues like mental health to maintain public perception of safety and avoid causing panic. They argue that denying the survival of someone like Hamza bin Laden is a deliberate choice and not due to a lack of intelligence.

Moreover, Jane Doe indicates that the political reluctance to acknowledge the threat mandates inaction, which benefits short-term political agendas at the expense of long-term security. She implies that political pressures lead to an underreporting of facts that require action ...