[Commentary - I've been wondering for years now how terrorism would play out in the U.S. The following sentence provides a possible clue.
<snip> "You hit 4, 5 or 6 Humvees and light the whole place (up) and retreat completely without any losses." <snip> This sentence marks a significant departure from the West Asian/Mid Eastern model of jihadist terrorism. While willing to die as martyrs, this paradigm indicates that a) the supply of domestic terrorists is perceived to be limited in the west, as opposed to an unlimited supply elsewhere, and b) that while willing to die in their cause, the perpetrators are not willing to blow themselves up unless, as in Madrid, they are cornered and face capture. Our home grown opportunists want to be able to strike again and again. They cannot do this if they are suicide bombers, by definition. This also is an indicator that they are not directed by a central authority, but are acting on their own. That said, one should not discount the possibility/probability that the word has gone out to those who are so inclined to organize themselves into autonomous terrorist groups, with the idea that a multiplicity of independent cells creating havoc will ultimately combine in a critical mass. Any success by domestic terrorists would have huge publicity and prestige rewards, resulting in a number of me-too wannabes trying for the same goals. In this case, one vigilant citizen plus competent follow-up by the Feds must make other wannabe terrorists rethink their opsec. The bad guys will learn from this experience, and adapt. So should we! ---Tom] http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070508/NEWS/70508 050 Tip from store clerk about 'disturbing' video led FBI to suspects By RAJU CHEBIUM, Gannett News Service Posted Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at 2:43 pm WASHINGTON - The plot to attack Fort Dix in south central New Jersey began to unravel on Jan. 31, 2006, when a retail store employee called the FBI about a "disturbing" video a customer had dropped off to be converted into a DVD. The video showed 10 men who appeared to be in their early 20s "shooting assault weapons at a firing range in a militia-like style while calling for jihad and shouting in Arabic ... 'God is Great,"' according to a 27-page federal criminal complaint the U.S. Department of Justice released today. Six of the 10 men identified in that video were arrested on charges of trying to attack Fort Dix, an installation whose layout one of the men - Serdar Tatar - purportedly knew "like the palm of his hand," according to an affidavit submitted by FBI Special Agent John J. Ryan. Left unexplained was why only six of the 10 were arrested and whether more arrests were forthcoming. The employee who alerted the FBI wasn't identified; the store's name wasn't disclosed. The complaint said Tatar and five other men arrested - Dritan Duka, Mohamad Ibrahim Shnewer, Eljvir Duka, Shain Duka and Agron Abdullahu - amassed firearms, sought illegal Russian-made AK-47 assault rifles, viewed terrorist-training videos on their computers and trained in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains. One of the videos appeared to be the "last will and testament" of two of the Sept. 11, 2001, hijackers, and another contained "images of Osama bin Laden and other Islamic extremists making various speeches in which the speakers call the viewer to join the jihadist movement," according to the complaint. Jihad is an Arabic word that means holy war. Dritan Duka, Eljvir Duka and Shain Duka are illegal aliens, according to the complaint. Two unnamed informants - identified as cooperating witnesses 1 and 2 - who infiltrated the group taped numerous conversations and telephone calls with the suspects, apparently with their consent. Though the group conducted surveillance of Fort Monmouth, Lakehurst Naval Station and Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, the suspects settled on Fort Dix apparently because they believed the installation was less heavily fortified. When one informant, who had been a member of the Egyptian military, asked Shnewer why Fort Dix was an attractive target, Shnewer said in August: "My intent is to hit a heavy concentration of soldiers," according to the complaint. "This is exactly what we are looking for. You hit 4, 5 or 6 Humvees and light the whole place (up) and retreat completely without any losses." Copyright C2007, The News Journal. Users of this site agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights (Terms updated March 2007). Questions? -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. 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