Hello, it's Miranda. I'm back with a new mini episode of Podforce One. This feature is a little more

topical and relevant to my job as a columnist for The New York Post. Today's topic is about the

recent spate of Islamist terror attacks, which point to a failure by the FBI. The day Operation Epic Fury began in Iran,

FBI director Kash Patel announced he was putting the Bureau's counterterrorism and intelligence

teams on, quote, high alert for threats to the homeland over concerns about terror attacks

from Tehran or its proxies.

Quote, while the military handles force protection overseas,

the FBI remains at the forefront of deterring attacks here at home, he tweeted.

The same day, the Department of Homeland Security,

issued a law enforcement bulletin warning

of potential lone wolf attacks on home soil by, quote, US-based violent extremists or hate crime

perpetrators. A few hours later, Singhalese migrant and naturalized U.S. citizen Niaga Diagni 53 opened fire on a crowded bar in

Austin, Texas, killing three people and injuring 13 while wearing a property of Allah hoodie

and an undershirt with an Iranian flag design. After he was shot dead by police, a Quran was found in Di Agnes-Kar

and photographs of Iranian regime leaders at his home, leading the FBI to conclude that the attack

was, quote, potentially an act of terrorism, and the Texas Tribune immediately to report an alleged surge in,

quote, Islamophobia and anti-Muslim backlash, end quote. Obviously, it's not Islamophobia

that is the problem. Since Austin, there have been three more Islamist terrorist attacks

on home soil. On the Upper East Side of Manhattan

last weekend, Islamic State Adherents Emir Balat 18 and Ibrahim Khayumi 19 tossed powerful homemade bombs

at police and anti-Muslim protesters outside Gracie Mansion.

Balat yelled Allah Akbar as he threw one of the bombs, which were packed with screws and

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