It's one thing for someone to travel over to Syria and Iraq and come back. But, boy, it's a lot easier if they activate someone who's already here. Mike McCaul activatebackboy Change image and share on social
We talk a lot about operational control, and that's having a better understanding of who's coming in and who's leaving, what the threat really is. We're never really going to get that. Mike McCaul comecontrolleave Change image and share on social
I think a lot of people don't realize that our military that defends our freedoms abroad, when they come home to the military base, are not allowed to carry weapons. Mike McCaul abroadallowbase Change image and share on social
We are monitoring very closely threats against the pope as he comes in to the United States. Mike McCaul closelymonitorpope Change image and share on social
Without - you know, good intelligence stops plots against the homeland. Without that intelligence, we cannot effectively stop it. Mike McCaul effectivelygoodhomeland Change image and share on social
The dark space is one of the biggest concerns on the part of counterterrorism officials right now. Comey did a good job of explaining how they jump into a direct messaging box and then go into platforms designed specifically to be secure. There's no way, even if we have a lawful court order, to be able to access those communications. Mike McCaul accessbigbox share on social
Now we have a generational threat struggle called Islamist extremism. Mike McCaul callextremismgenerational Change image and share on social
Now we're dealing with a younger generation of terrorists that are very, very savvy with computer skills, very savvy over the Internet, and very savvy with social media of the likes that we have never seen before. Mike McCaul computerdealgeneration share on social
First and foremost, my job is to protect the American people. Mike McCaul americanforemostjob Change image and share on social
I'm over here with the French counterterrorism experts talking about the 'Charlie Hebdo' case, how we can stop foreign fighters from coming out of Iraq and Syria to Europe, but then we have this phenomenon in the United States where they can be activated by the Internet, and, really, terrorism has gone viral. Mike McCaul activatecasecharlie share on social