26 Apr 2019

White supremacist rise ignored - ex-FBI agent

From Morning Report, 6:35 am on 26 April 2019

A former United States FBI agent warns that political and security groups in Western countries have been so focused on Islamic and so-called jihadi terrorism that they have ignored a greater and growing threat. Ali Soufan says the growth of white nationalism and far-right violence has become international, driven by the internet and social media. He told Gyles Beckford that populist politics and ultra-nationalism are boosting the numbers of new hate groups and Mr Soufan believes it's time for a concerted political response internationally.