Rajan Basra

On October 30th, a man threw petrol bombs at an immigration centre in Dover, injuring two. Minutes later he killed himself. Three days on, the attack has been largely forgotten. But it's worth taking a closer look at what he posted online, and what it says about radicalisation:

The court filing states Zé Carioca and Bianchi were partners in the "Potentia" company, so that fact isn't a surprise to prosecutors. They are accused of selling ≥46 gun parts on Mercado Livre, including high-capacity Glock magazines, with some buyers being organised criminals

It lists the accused: 1) GIANLUCA BIANCHI 2) JOÃO GUILHERME PINTO 3) LUCAS ALEXANDRE FLANETO DE QUEIROZ 4) LUIGI BARBIN DA COSTA (aka "Polimer Patriot") 5) VINÍCIUS SORIANO HERNANDES For offences related to a criminal organisation, firearms (46 times), and money laundering

One of the most influential 3D-printed gun designers was arrested today in Rio das Pedras, Brazil: Lucas Alexandre Flaneto de Quieroz (aka "Joseph the Parrot" or "Zé Carioca") designed the Urutau, a DIY 9mm bullpup He reportedly sold 3D-printed gun parts and blueprints /THREAD

@wirbel_flak Your "confidently incorrect" writing style reminds me of another GunCAD user called Fusion Corsair. That's you, isn't it?

@rajanbasra Mask is too green to be the same mask, and the fringe around the eye is different. You can see it around the left eyehole, the yellow trim is discolored at the top on his mask, but not on this one. They aren't the same.

Satellite imagery helps you understand what’s happening on the ground, from above. There are loads of free tools out there. Here are 6 I actually use (and what each is best for). Thread 👇🛰️

Bin Laden – beaten at last.

More Than Bargaining Chips: How Jabhat Al-Nusra and Islamic State Kidnapped and Used Hostages in Lebanon - Rajan Basra (@rajanbasra) and Craig Larkin (@irisharab7), Studies in Conflict & Terrorism: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Happy to have my open-source research featured in this Bloomberg Businessweek article It covers the (surprisingly) diverse movement behind 3D-printed guns, which wants to globalise the US Second Amendment You can read it here: archive.ph/Q39SS

Two stories from the Manchester Evening News: manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m… manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…

The picture emerging of the Manchester synagogue attacker Jihad Al-Shamie is of a violent, controlling, and vindictive man: - On bail for alleged rape - Separated from wife - Beat his gf - Had rape fantasies - Suggested he wanted to join ISIS - Stalked ex-gf after breakup

Terrorists are often drawn towards a violent political ideology not out of an especially deep and moral commitment but because they are generally violent and anti-social people. The connection between terrorist impulses and violence against women is still underestimated.