Fred Burton

Counterterrorism Intelligence Report

Fred Burton is one of the world’s foremost authorities on security, terrorists and terrorist organizations. In his capacity as Vice President for Counterterrorism and Corporate Security, Mr. Burton oversees Stratfor’s terrorism intelligence service and consults with clients on security-related issues affecting their organizations or personal safety. He leads a team of terrorism experts and a global network of human intelligence sources to analyze and forecast the most significant events and trends related to terrorism and counterterrorism.

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Inauguration Day: A marvel of security cooperation
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From my experience as an agent working on several inaugurals, I know that every conceivable security issue and contingency is discussed and gamed out several months in advance
How sharing intelligence could preempt active-shooter attacks
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In light of the weekend shooting at the Sikh Gurdwara in Oak Hill, Wisconsin, and on the heels of the theater shooting in Aurora, Colorado, we thought it would be a good time to address the need fo...
Video: Analysis of the Stealth SpecOps helicopter downed in Abbottabad
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Hi, I’m Fred Burton with STRATFOR, and in this week’s Above the Tearline we are going to take a look at the stealth helicopter that crashed at the safe house hiding Osama bin Laden. Numerous media ...
Sloppy tradecraft led to Saudi bomb plotter's capture
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The arrest of a Saudi citizen in Texas on charges of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction shows that grassroots militants still pose a threat
Social media as a tool for protest
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The key for any protest movement is to inspire and motivate individuals to go from the comfort of their homes to the chaos of the streets and face off against the government
Watching for watchers: The warning signs of terrorist behavior
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In last week’s Security Weekly we discussed how situational awareness is a mindset that can — and should — be practiced by everyone. We also described the different levels of situational awareness ...
Al Shabaab threats against the United States?
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By Scott Stewart Special Contributor to Police1On the afternoon of Sunday, May 30, an Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico City was forced to land in Montreal after authorities discovered that a ...
Armed jihadist assaults on the horizon?
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By Scott Stewart Special Contributor to Police1One of the things we like to do in our Global Security and Intelligence Report from time to time is examine the convergence of a number of separate an...
Analyzing the Hutarees: Lessons from a failed plot
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The militia group's poor operational security mitigated the threat they posed
Analyzing and defining terrorist acts
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What types of attacks should be considered terrorism?
General aviation offers a reminder of vulnerability
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STRATFOR’s Scott Stewart writes that there is very little that can be done to stop an airplane flown by a suicidal pilot
Jihadism in 2010: The threat continues
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The al Qaeda core will continue to be marginalized, regional jihadist franchise groups will be at the vanguard of the physical battle, and grassroots operatives will remain a persistent, though lower-level, threat
A decade of evolution in police counterterrorism operations
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The way U.S. law enforcement conducts counterterrorism operations has changed significantly in the past decade. After the 9/11 attacks, several policies were put in place that gave state and local ...
Overt clues and tactical challenges in the Hasan case
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By Scott Stewart and Fred BurtonIn last week’s global security and intelligence report, we discussed the recent call by the leader of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Nasir al-Wahayshi, for jihad...
Counterterrorism: Shifting from 'who' to 'how'
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By Scott Stewart and Fred BurtonIn the eleventh edition of the online magazine Sada al-Malahim (The Echo of Battle), which was released to jihadist Web sites last week, al Qaeda in the Arabian Peni...
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