Stray dogs and virtual armies : radicalization and recruitment to jihadist terrorism in the United States since 9/11 / / Brian Michael Jenkins.
Since 9/11, ""homegrown terrorists"" have planned or implemented terrorist activities, supported others' terrorist activities, or become radicalized in the United States and traveled abroad to conduct activities against other countries or the United States. This paper examin...
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| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Occasional paper (Rand Corporation)
Occasional paper. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (57 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Preface; Contents; Summary; Acknowledgments; Al Qaeda's Emphasis on Do-It-Yourself Terrorism; The Terrorists; Who's In and Who's Out?; The Numbers; Numbers of Cases of Terrorism in the United States; Numbers of Individual Homegrown Terrorists; Comparison with Europe; Profile of the Recruits; U.S. Terrorists Abroad; Going Abroad to Fight; The Somali Cases; Recruiting in Diaspora Communities Is Not New; Radicalization and Recruitment to Terrorism; Communications and the Importance of the Internet; The Path to Terrorism; A Closer Look at the Terrorist Plots
- Stray Dogs, Not Lone Wolves Suicide Attacks Are Rarely Contemplated by American Recruits; Assessing the Threat; Slouching Toward Action; Attitudes of the American Muslim Community; Potential Future Threats Drive Concerns; An Appreciation of the Current Situation; Chronology of the Cases; Bibliography