![]() ![]() Mohamud went so far as to submit an article to AQAP’s online English-language magazine, Inspire (it was not published), as well as to another English language online terror magazine called Jihad Recollections.Įach of these cases demonstrates not only the growing threat posed by individuals who self radicalize online without any physical interactions with established terrorist groups, but also their willingness to act alone to further the objectives and ideologies commonly propagated by Islamic terrorist movements overseas. One indication of the influence this propaganda has is the number of extremists that have been found in possession of this type of material. The list includes many arrested in 2010, among them Antonio Martinez, a Maryland man arrested for attempting to detonate what he believed to be a car bomb at a Maryland Army recruiting center in December Barry Walter Bujol, Jr., a Texas resident arrested for attempting to deliver money and other equipment to Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula and Mohamed Osman Mohamud, who was arrested in November 2010 for attempting to blow up a Christmas tree lighting with a car bomb in Portland, Oregon. In addition to Jewish or Israeli institutions, the most common targets are U.S.military installations, major landmarks and transit systems. These materials, filled with accessible Western references and practical advice, portray the West (and America and Israel specifically) as being at war with Islam and often feature calls for attacks on American soil. A significant number of these extremists are influenced by English-language terrorist propaganda and recruitment materials online. The arrest of two men suspected of plotting to attack a synagogue in New York City on May 11 serves as a stark reminder that Jews and Jewish institutions continue to be a favorite target for extremists motivated by radical interpretations of Islam.Īlthough they do not constitute a fully coherent movement in the U.S., more and more American-born citizens, naturalized U.S. citizens and residents have attempted to act on ideologies that justify and sanction violence against Westerners and Jews. ![]()
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