Battling the Homegrown Jihad Threat

ABC News ^ | 12/12/09 | STEPHANIE SY

[Baladas]

From the shootings at Fort Hood to the civil war battlegrounds of Somalia, 2009 revealed more jihadist activities involving Americans than almost any year since the 9/11 attacks, say experts.

There were at least 12 incidents in total, not including the recent arrests of five Virginia men in Pakistan on suspicion of trying to join jihadist militants.

With the ongoing conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq fueling anger among some Muslim Americans, experts say jihadist propaganda is gaining a foothold in the United States, with hundreds of English-language Web sites.

Radical English-speaking clerics such as Anwar al-Awlaki, who corresponded with Major Nidal Hassan before he opened fire on soldiers at Fort Hood, are spreading their violent ideologies globally.

Many experts have long theorized that American Muslims tend to be better assimilated than Muslim immigrants in Europe and therefore less vulnerable to radicalization, but the number of recent homegrown terror incidents is raising concern.

Brian Jenkins, a terrorism expert at the Rand Corporation said there has been a "significant increase" in incidents over previous years.

[Baladas]

Notice the title in the link - they're "fighting back" by being recruited?

The Obama administation is empowering, indeed.

[STONEWALLS]

....if you do not have a Concealed Carry permit; get one....do it this week...it is the only way to stop 5th column Muslims in America.

[FromLori]

obama’s not worried about terrorists he is worried about Americans. I keep reading all these strange stories that say he is preparing for civil war.

Now the alien civil liberties union is whining about militia’s again too.

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/12/12/militia-groups-creating-their-own-currency-again/

http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2009/cbarchive_20091211.html

[Pikachu_Dad]

Ban an mosques and groups that do not repudiate jihad. Evict the rest.

[FreeAtlanta]

I hate the “home grown terrorist” PC crap. They are Islamic jihadist whether they were born or trained here or in Iran. The Islamic fanatic doesn’t view national borders, when dealing with them, why do we?

[Dajjal]

domestic jihad bump