Security disaster on Capitol Hill. Ispi report
What we read in the Focus of the Ispi (Institute for International Political Studies directed by Paolo Magri) on the assault on Capitol Hill.
America is trying to "turn the page" after the assault on Capitol Hill, as hoped by Joe Biden, who will be sworn in on January 20.
THE ALARM AFTER THE ASSAULT IN CAPITOL HILL
The alarm, however, remains high, after an assault that cost 4 deaths (three due to medical emergencies and a veteran of the air force fan of Trump, hit in the chest by an agent's gunshot), 13 injured and 52 arrests.
WHAT THE FBI FOUND
During the night, two home-made bombs were found and defused by the FBI near the headquarters of the Republican and Democratic party in downtown Washington.
INSTITUTIONAL MOVES
Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has extended the public emergency and curfew until January 21, while New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo will send 1,000 National Guard members to ensure a peaceful transition.
THE DEBATE BETWEEN WORKERS
But among security and intelligence experts there is debate over how such an assault on Capitol Hill was possible.
THE ISPI REPORT ON THE ASSAULT IN CAPITOL HILL
The focus of ISPI, the Institute for International Politics, focuses on this aspect as well: "January 6 should have been a memorable day for the Democrats who unexpectedly and sensationally obtained the majority in the Senate, as well as the Chamber, after winning the ballot for two seats in Georgia. An outcome that entrusts control of the entire Congress to the new administration. But things went differently: after the poisons spread by Trump at a rally in Washington, there was apprehension in the capital. A few hours later, supporters of The Donald managed to raid Capitol Hill and to interrupt the ratification procedure of the election of Joe Biden by the Chambers meeting in joint session ”.
SECURITY ODDITIES IN CAPITOL HILL
That said, the analysis of the Institute directed by Paolo Magri highlights how the images of the insurgents who swarm in front of the square and then gradually up the stairs and into the corridors and offices of the building are “incredible”. Especially considering the fact that – reads the report – “the Capitol in the months of the BLM protests was fully guarded and that tension had been in the air for days. Yet the demonstrators do not seem to have met with great resistance and in some videos you can even see the police opening the barriers and letting them pass ”.
THE ROLE OF PENCE
For this reason, the controversy is already igniting in the United States, especially among experts in the sector and there is no doubt that in the coming days the investigators will investigate thoroughly how such a blatant security disaster was possible: "To feed fears and bewilderment, the Secretary of Defense Christopher Miller broke the news that it was Vice President Mike Pence, not President Trump, who approved the order to deploy the National Guard, the only one who then managed to force the protesters to leave the country. Campidoglio ”, underlines the Ispi.
This is a machine translation from Italian language of a post published on Start Magazine at the URL https://www.startmag.it/mondo/disastro-sicurezza-a-capitol-hill-report-ispi/ on Thu, 07 Jan 2021 14:00:16 +0000.