Todays headlines include this story about how the recent arrests in Los Angeles and Chicago of Somali agents of Al Shabab show a trend of foreign terrorists increasing recruitment of American citizens to wage jihad against America and its citizens.
It is hard to believe that the terrorists are already here and just waiting for the most appropriate time to unleash their evil deeds...
http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Officials-Say-Terrorist-Recruitment-Effort-in-US-On-the-Rise-100077154.htmlOfficials Say Terrorist Recruitment Effort in US On RiseA series of arrests in the United States this week sheds light on a growing concern of law enforcement officials. Foreign terrorist organizations like al-Shabab in Somalia are receiving assistance from U.S. citizens. In some cases, those citizens are traveling abroad for terrorist training and are joining armed insurgencies. Experts say many of these citizens are ideal targets for terror recruitment.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation arrested 26-year-old Shaker Masri in Chicago on Tuesday, only hours before he was scheduled to board a flight for Somalia. He had told an FBI informant that he planned to travel to Somalia or Afghanistan to join an armed insurgency.
One day after Masri's arrest, the FBI charged 14 naturalized U.S. citizens from Minnesota, California and Alabama with providing material support to al-Shabab, a group the U.S. government has designated as a terrorist organization.
The U.S. Justice Department says two of the people indicted are already fighting for al-Shabab in Somalia, and that they appear in online videos for the group.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said these latest arrests signal a dangerous and growing trend in the United States.
"We are seeing an increasing number of individuals, including U.S. citizens, who have become captivated by extremist ideology and have taken steps to carry out terrorist objectives, either at home or abroad," he said.
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