Arrests In US, Yemen Sharpen Focus On 'Homegrown Terrorism' -- Christian Science Monitor
Recent arrests in New York, Texas, and Yemen could support the trend of Americans heading abroad for terrorism training. But do the US and Yemen have conflicting security interests?
A string of recent arrests – both in the US and in the Arabian Peninsula country of Yemen – suggest how ungoverned expanses from Somalia to Yemen’s deserts are seeing increased Al Qaeda activity.
If the arrests also end up confirming heightened activity by American citizens in extremist activities, they would also buttress US intelligence and counterterrorism officials’ intensified focus on so-called “homegrown terrorism.”
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My Comment: The Christian Science Monitor mentions Muslim only once in this report ....
The FBI says the Texas man, Barry Bujol Jr., had been under investigation since 2008, over which time he had communicated by e-mail with the American-born radical Muslim cleric Anwar al-Awlaki seeking advice on how to contribute to “jihad.”
.... and totally ignores the word Islam.
How can you cover a story on Al Qaeda and what their Islamic allies are doing .... while totally ignoring what binds these "Americans" to Al Qaeda and why they want to go overseas to join them. Sighhhh .... it should be no surprise why many of us are now blind to the threat?
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Just like every artice about timothy mcveigh ignored the word christian right? Give me a break.
I have no problem talking about Christianity and what McVeigh believed in it .... or not. I also have no problem talking about Al Qaeda and its Islamic roots.
Unfortunately .... some have a problem with it, and in today's conflict it is only impeding our understanding of what motivates the enemy and why groups like Al Qaeda are the threat that they are.
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