Iranian Sleeper Cells to Activate? Don’t Hold Your Breath.

By Cade Shadowlight

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This happens about once or twice a year. Someone “in a position to know” whispers about sleeper cells, and suddenly, clickbait headlines flood conservative and survivalist websites and video channels. People on the right get fired up, dismissing anyone who questions the narrative as naive. Then, predictably, nothing happens. It’s become a tired cycle. Well, it’s happening again, so I’ll once more share my analysis of these so-called sleeper cells.

I’ve been hearing about these sleeper cells for most of my adult life. Supposedly, they’re here in the U.S., numbering 1,000 or more, just waiting to be activated, ready to unleash large-scale, well-organized violence on the “infidels” (that’s us).

The latest wave of fear-mongering claims these sleeper cells will launch attacks within the next couple of weeks, targeting hospitals in mid-sized cities across the country. Sound familiar? This was supposed to happen last fall—and didn’t. And it won’t happen this time either. Here’s why.

History and Commonsense Tell the Real Story

It’s no surprise that these sleeper cells didn’t activate last fall. After all, they’ve never activated in the past, even when they had the perfect opportunity and motive.

Take the so-called “Day of Rage” or “Day of Jihad” on October 13, 2023. It was called for by former Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal in the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas. Yet nothing happened—at least, nothing grand or organized. There were a few protests, a stabbing, and some college professors saying foolish things, but that was it. No massive, coordinated attacks by these dreaded sleeper cells.

The sleeper cells didn’t activate after 9/11.

They didn’t activate after the U.S. invaded Iraq in 2003.

They didn’t activate after the U.S. killed Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in early 2020 with a drone strike.

If any event should have triggered these supposed sleeper cells, it would have been Soleimani’s death. Iran revered him, and his killing was a major provocation. Yet, nothing happened.

Why not? Why have these sleeper cells never been activated? The reason seems obvious: they don’t exist. They’re fake news, propaganda used by both sides to stoke fear and push agendas.

That doesn’t mean there aren’t dangerous individuals here who might act out. Individual acts of violence and terrorism remain a real possibility. But at this point, the idea of well-organized, well-trained sleeper cells has been debunked by history and commonsense.

What Should You Do?

Keep living your life, ideally while building self-reliance through preparedness. Stay vigilant. Practice situational awareness. Be ready to defend yourself and your family. If you're really worried, avoid hospitals and large events for a few weeks. But don’t live in fear of sleeper cells that almost certainly don’t exist.

(Tip-of-the-Hat to Joe Fox, aka Viking Preparedness, for mentioning this topic in a recent video on his Patreon channel -- his take seems a bit more ambivalent than my "they don't exist" take.)

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