Mohammed Saad Baqer al-Saadi, a 32-year-old Iraqi commander of Iran-linked Kataib Hezbollah, was charged in New York with planning attacks on Jewish community sites in the US, revealing a new, alarming trend of "terrorism as a service." His detention in Turkey exposed Iran's efforts to use "disposable" operatives for hire, linked to 18 attacks in Europe and the UK, including firebombings of synagogues and community centers, and a stabbing in Golders Green. Hostile secret services, notably Iran and Russia, are now recruiting individuals via social media and encrypted platforms for minimal payments, often using cryptocurrency, to commit acts of terror without requiring ideological commitment.
Experts like Tom Keatinge and Peter Neumann describe these recruits as "cannon fodder" or "useful idiots," easily found in significant numbers, enabling long-distance instigation. This tactic aims to disorientate, distract, and divide western nations and their communities, representing low-cost strategic wins for state actors, with the targeted communities bearing the primary cost.
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