Does the LE community have any sources (HUMINT) reporting on “The Pack”? If so, task them. If not, start thinking of how can the Pack be penetrated (HUMINT, SIGINT), etc.?

Does the LE community have any sources (HUMINT) reporting on “The Pack”? If so, task them. If not, start thinking of how can the Pack be penetrated (HUMINT, SIGINT), etc.?

BACKGROUND (!!!):You will play the role of an FBI Intelligence Analyst assigned to a headquarters unit, with a national-level portfolio. VNN and Sox News are reporting that a driver of a large Ryder Rental truck crashed through the police barricades during the opening of the Christkindl Market at downtown’s Skyline Park and plowed over the unsuspecting celebrants. Quick-acting police officers were able to stop the vehicle with a hail of bullets, but not before the driver had left a wake of carnage and destruction. City officials reported that nine people were pronounced dead at the scene and dozens injured. Witnesses stated that at approximately 8 pm, while hundreds of people were celebrating the start of the Christmas season and enjoying the numerous German artisans and the local church choir, the holiday festival was interrupted by the horrible sound of terrifying screams as the truck drove onto the sidewalk at a high rate of speed and started to run over people.

It is estimated that the driver was able to drive the truck for approximately a quarter of a mile before the police were able to bring the vehicle to a halt. During an impromptu press conference, Denver Mayor Michelle Wong* advised that local, state, and federal officials are investigating this matter; she was reluctant to call this a terrorist attack. Denver Police Chief Robert White* praised the work of his officers and the emergency first responders in dealing with this crisis. He further stated that the driver of the truck, whose identity is unknown at this time, was taken to Rose Medical Center in serious condition. This is the same medical facility to which his victims were taken.

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Christkindl Market attack, calling the driver a “soldier” in its fight against “crusader states” and the “infidels.” The FBI Denver Division, via its Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF), has responded, has taken the point on the terrorism investigation, and is presently coordinating with the Denver Police Department. The FBIHQ, Counterterrorism Division, International Terrorism Operations Section has opened a preliminary terrorism investigation. You have been assigned to assist in the investigation and to task and coordinate the exchange of all pertinent information within the Intelligence Community. You also will be requested to draft the appropriate intelligence communications and conduct the appropriate FBIHQ briefings.The FBI Detroit Field Office advised FBIHQ that it initiated a preliminary civil rights investigation after the Detroit Police Department advised of a series of acts of vandalism on the Islamic Center of Detroit, the Masjid As-Sunnah, and Baitul Islam mosques. The vandalism included the breaking of windows and spray painting of graffiti on the buildings. The graffiti included Nazi swastikas, and the numbers “14” and “88.” Other offensive statements, such as “terrorist go home”, were also spray-painted on the buildings. The Detroit Police Department further advised it has had issues in the past with an anti-immigrant, white supremacist group known as “The Pack”, which was suspected of committing similar crimes in the city. The Michigan Fusion Center advised that The Pack operates a white supremacist website; the group recently posted its condemnation of the truck attack in Denver and called for the white community to rise against the Islamic immigrants that are “ruining this nation”. The purported leader of The Pack is William “Billy” Payne. Payne has an extensive criminal record and is currently imprisoned in the United States Penitentiary, Marion, Illinois, where he is serving a 20-year sentence for the armed robbery of a Brinks armored truck. Payne is still considered to be the leader of The Pack, and his writings and comments are regularly published on its website. The Pack is calling for a major protest targeting the Islamic communities of Michigan. It is being reported that The Pack is petitioning the City of Ann Arbor for a parade permit for September 11.

Assignment: Use the attached Strategic Assignment and combine with a situational report.

Edit: The situational reports needs: what is the Current Situation about? It is the factual Who, What, Where, etc., of what occurred. In this module, it should detail the “attacks” on two Detroit mosques. The details of these attacks should be your first paragraph. The second should be the local police suspects (The Pack). The third paragraph should be about The Pack and Billy Payne. You touched upon most of these facts, but your paragraph of what you believe should be in your Analysis Section with support analysis to support such a statement. What should be in your Analysis section? It should be showing these incidents were probably the work of “white supremacist” in response to the Denver attack. This is where you analyze the graffiti with supporting citations, then make the case to tie it to The Pack to include the significance of the numbers 14 and 88 in the White Supremacist movement. Your entire section of 3 separate sentences is not analysis. Each one of these “paragraphs” needed to be expanded with relevant citations to bolster your argument/position. With regard to your Collection Plan (Strategy Assignment) that you should have incorporated in your Recommended Actions section, you needed to think big picture. Does the FBI or any of other law enforcement agency have any open cases on The Pack? Are there any ongoing wiretaps (SIGINT)? Does the LE community have any sources (HUMINT) reporting on “The Pack”? If so, task them. If not, start thinking of how can the Pack be penetrated (HUMINT, SIGINT), etc.?
Please make these edits in addition, to adding the strategy