Monday, July 26, 2010
From Free Tarek Mehanna:
He planned on shooting up a Massachusetts shopping mall, but he couldn't get automatic weapons. He planned on training for terrorism in Yemen, but the terrorists wouldn't let him play their reindeer games. Worry not, however, the United States prison system will be happy to accept his application.
The NEFA foundation has just released a concise backgrounder on the case: (Target: America) "The Boston Cluster and Extended Connections: Case Study on Homegrown Radicalization" [PDF]
The NEFA Foundation has released the 26th report in the "Target: America" series; a PowerPoint presentation on a cluster of men originally from the Boston area and their associates. Members of this cluster sought to join Al-Qaida forces overseas to kill Americans and also contemplated an attack in a shopping center in the United States. Several participated in jihad by circulating jihadist propaganda to other Americans.
This case study provides insight into how U.S. citizens who sympathize with terrorists make connections with like-minded people on the internet, and through school and community activities. This case also provides insight into how American citizens arrange to access terrorist training camps overseas.
The brief invokes Mehanna, Ahmad Abou-Samra, Daniel Maldonado, now deported Imam Masood, the Islamic Center of New England, and the Muslim American Society (MAS).
As always, good background is also available at the Americans for Peace and Tolerance web site.
That was some fancrapulous rappage, wasn't it. He should be jailed forever for making us listen to that 'pome'.