Topic: Metastasis

Defense Secretary Ash Carter discussed the "metastasis" of ISIS into Libya and the need for further military action in the region. Carter's use of medical metaphors to describe the spread of terrorism is criticized as a rebranding effort to justify continued intervention. The discussion suggests that Libya is being prepared as the next major conflict zone under the guise of fighting ISIS.

FBI Director James Comey utilized extensive medical metaphors during congressional testimony to describe the evolving terrorist threat. Comey referred to the core of Al-Qaeda as a "tumor" that has "metastasized" into North Africa and the Mediterranean. He expressed specific concern regarding a "terrorist diaspora" of Westerners returning from conflict zones in Syria and Iraq.