The Underground Jihad In The U.S.A.

Surveillance cameras in Brooklyn caught more than a dozen unidentified people climbing in and out of manholes late at night. One group of seven stayed underground for three hours, then came out, changed out of dirty clothes, and drove off in waiting cars. A second group of eight did the same thing nearby. Police found no damage, but the coordinated timing, waders, flashlights, and efforts to hide their activity have raised serious concerns. This was not random sewer scavenging. America’s underground tunnels, sewers, and utility corridors connect directly to power grids, water systems, communications, and transit lines, making them potential weak points in our infrastructure.This New York incident fits into a larger pattern of threats. In Alabama, divers found a grenade style IED attached to the Converse Reservoir Dam, the main drinking water source for 350,000 people. It was safely removed, but officials called it an unprecedented threat that could have poisoned the water or breached the dam. Similar risks appear in recent terror activity. In late 2025 and early 2026 there have been multiple attacks and foiled plots, including an Afghan national who killed a National Guard soldier near the White House while shouting “Allahu Akbar,” a truck and shooting attack on a Michigan synagogue full of preschoolers, the ISIS inspired New Orleans truck ramming that killed 14, and various disrupted plots. These include far left extremists building bombs in California for New Year’s Eve attacks on companies and ICE, an 18 year old ISIS supporter planning attacks on North Carolina stores, and other ISIS linked plots in Michigan. Together, the underground probes in New York, the dam device in Alabama, and the steady stream of terror plots show that America’s critical infrastructure is being tested. We need full investigations into the Brooklyn sewer incidents, much stronger security around dams, tunnels, pipelines, and utilities, and zero tolerance for anyone scouting or tampering with our lifelines. It is far better to act on these warnings now than to face a reckoning later.Please subscribe to the Bowne Report on substack and/or engage with me on X @NewsBowne. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bownereport.substack.com/subscribe