Homegrown Jihadist Terrorism in the United States

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org ^ | January 20, 2009 | By Lorenzo Vidino

[Cindy]

Various CT Blog experts have posted in the past about homegrown terrorism in the United States (most notably Madeleine Gruen and Frank Hyland and the NEFA Foundation’s Target America series). I have published a long article on the subject in the latest issue of Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, attempting to outline the history of homegrown terrorism of jihadist inspiration in America and analyze the U.S. government’s response to it.

[Cindy]

Related link:

http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/tf/1057610x.html

[bergmeid]

Homegrown jihadis don’t need to worry. The FBI will now be looking at us Freepers.

[Cindy]

I see your moniker is rather new bergmeid.

If you’re really worried about the FBI looking at FR; you just not post and read only.

I consider all of my posts on FR public and anyone can read anything I post.

Looking at my stats on my web site; I can see that I get interesting visitors from time to time.

If I don’t like that; I can delete my web pages.

One must weigh their priorities.

My rule of thumb is this: If it’s online; it’s not private.

A good evening to you.

[bergmeid]

I may be new on FR, but I’ve been on the internet since 1990 when it was still very much in its infancy. FBI and whoever else does not faze me. A good evening to you too.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> I may be new on FR, but I’ve been on the internet since 1990 when it was still very much in its infancy. FBI and whoever else does not faze me. A good evening to you too.

In truth, the Internet was in its infancy in the early-mid 1970’s. It was old news by 1990.

[bergmeid]

Actually, you are correct in that statement.

[DieHard the Hunter]

If I read your original statement correctly, what you were trying to say is that Obama is likely to have the FBI chasing “enemies” of no consequence to America’s security, rather than focusing on America’s real enemies. Under this scenario, FReepers could become “Enemies of the State” merely by virtue of being Conservative.

There are many who believe that Obama is up to no good. If they are right, then this scenario is a distinct possibility.

To be truthful, your new President creeps me out majorly. I’m glad he’s over there and I’m over here with a very long walk and an even longer swim between us.

[Peet]

In truth, the Internet was in its infancy in the early-mid 1970’s. It was old news by 1990.

You know you've been on the "internet" a long time if you once had a BITNET address.

Peet (A0S5000::UMASS)

P.S. WOW, that brings back memories...one-day turnaround for pre-RFC822 mail because mainframes would dial each other up at 9600BAUD (!!) to batch the day's emails.

[attiladhun2]

Obama will not lurch leftward until he feels comfortable using (or perhaps, abusing) his presidential power. But you can be sure of one thing, he will lurch to the left at some time and since he has dredged up Clintonoid hacks, I would not be surprised if "the vast rightwing conspiracy" will be resurrected. The best predicter of future actions is past behavior.