The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad

Global Terrorism - Any Patterns? (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_974)

Mar 15, 2026
A brisk look at patterns in recent global terror lists and no-fly/watch data. Discussion of an AI-generated list of top groups and a law enforcement most-wanted roster. Focus on common affiliations and demographic signals across those lists. Closing remarks respond to listener commentary.
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ANECDOTE

Reaction To A.B. Phillips' Question

  • Gad Saad recounts A.B. Phillips' comment asking whether recent Islamic attacks have anything to do with Muslims.
  • He frames this as a provocation prompting him to reexamine data on terror group affiliations.
INSIGHT

Rechecking Past Claims With Updated Tools

  • Saad uses his book Parasitic Mind and a Grok query to test whether patterns he previously reported still hold.
  • He explicitly rechecked top groups to verify continuity since his 2020 book publication.
INSIGHT

Top Terror Groups Identified As Islamic

  • Global top terrorist organizations are overwhelmingly Islamic according to Saad's Grok query listing the top 15 groups.
  • He reads the list: ISIS, Taliban, Boko Haram, Al-Shabab, Al-Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah, and others, noting 15/15 are Islamic groups.
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