FBI agent: Domestic-issue groups the biggest terrorism threat in Iowa

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i could hardly believe it myself, but sure enough...

Randy VanGent, an FBI senior resident agent from Waterloo, said "facilitators" or people involved in fund-raising networks are more likely to be found than active terrorists.

Talking about homeland security, VanGent told members of the Grain Elevator and Processing Society on Wednesday night that most terrorist concerns in Iowa involve single-issue domestic groups, rather than international terrorism.

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"We don't see a lot of active terrorists in Iowa," VanGent said. "The people who may be involved are more passive, never the type who will go out and pull a trigger, but certainly some who want to support a cause."

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"Domestic terrorists are more focused on single issues," he said. "Iowa's No. 1 terrorist threat comes from single-issue terrorist groups. They're anti-abortion, animal rights and eco-terrorism-based."


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