and i ve talked to u.s. intelligence officials, counterterror officials, who have been watching this as well. is it possible that groups such as isis would use this flood of migrants to sneak more people in? but i should also note this, john. that even if that is true, the fact that people from isis, cisse supporters, isis veterans from syria, before this flood of migrants, were already returning to europe, because you have hundreds of europeans who have gone to fight there, and using their passports, have come back even before you had this migrant influx. and, in addition to that, what we know about this investigation, as you noted, just before, is that at least one of those who took part was french, was local, in effect. so someone who may not have had to come in from anywhere, but was radicalized here and took part in these attacks. it s a very complicated issue. it s extremely political sensitive, but it is an interesting development, for sure. and indeed, jim, it is what the int
mediterranean concern that terrorists developing new explosives and perhaps nonmetallic explosives might try to struggle those past airport security screeners. reporter: the war in syria is the focus of this latest threat. security sources believe militants there have been working with bomb makers in yemen to attack western targets especially the u.s. the concern? hundreds of europeans and a handful of americans who joined the extremists also hold western passports. that could give them easier access to u.s.-bound planes. homeland security secretary jay johnson on msnbc rachel maddo you show on wednesday. we are tracking that population and we are very concerned about it because there are extremists within the borders of syria that would like to indoctrinate these people and send them back to their home countries with a different purpose. reporter: the tsa sets a security standard for u.s.-bound flights coming from foreign airports, the u.s. is now asking
that they re now going to try to smuggle past airport security screeners. the war in syria is the focus of this latest threat. security forces believe militants there have been working with bombmakers in yemen who remain determined to attack western targets especiallily the u.s. the concern, hundreds of europeans and a handful of americans who have joined the extremists also hold person passports, that could give them easier access to u.s. bound planes. homeland security secretary jay johnson on rachel maddow s show yesterday. we re very concerned about it because there are stremtists within the border of syria that would like to indoctrinate syria. while the tsa sets a security standard, the u.s. is now asking airlines and those airports to ramp up their security, including more random passenger
saudi arabia would be a sunni caliphate run by extremists. i don t think it s an immediate let it, but this could eventually turn and attack israel. what do we do at that point? there s hundreds of europeans that have joined the sunni forces now fighting in syria and iraq. they could return home. at this point, it s only dozens of americans. again, it s thinking ahead. how do you stop this process if you decide to create states that are based essentially on, you know, religious identity or ethnic identity. right. i want to bring in a journal itself whoist who s been covering the middle east for the past 15 years you have an article right now that i recommend everybody read in politico magazine in which you talk about the history of isis or isil. it s history rooted in neighboring syria. isil isn t marching across iraq alone. disenfranchised sunnis from across the political spectrum, including former saddam loyalists, are also involved, drawn together by the