2015 is off to a scary start. There may be some political and economic instability on the horizon. Terror is always a good way to deal with that.
FBI says plot to attack U.S. Capitol was ready to go
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/15/us/capitol-attack-pl...
He had made preparations with a partner. He had researched bomb-making instructions and by Wednesday, Cornell had bought two M-15 rifles with 600 rounds of ammunition.
But the man Cornell believed was his partner was actually an FBI informant, a man in trouble with the law who worked with the agency to improve his legal standing.
Belgian operation thwarted 'major terrorist attacks'
http://www.cnn.com/2015/01/15/world/belgium-anti-t...
(CNN)A terror cell on the brink of carrying out an attack was the target of a raid Thursday that left two suspects dead, Belgian authorities said.
A third suspect was injured and taken into custody in the operation at a building in the eastern city of Verviers, prosecutor's spokesman Thierry Werts told reporters.
A senior Belgian counterterrorism official told CNN that the alleged terror cell is believed to have received instructions from ISIS.