How Are Terrorists Made?
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in The War On Terrorism, The WorldThe always insightful Counterterrorism Blog has seen it firsthand:
In early July 2002, while conducting research in London with a longtime colleague, I explored the back streets of northeast London–literally in a search for jihad. At the time, I needed to better understand why so many young British men were joining the ranks of Islamic militant organizations around the world and eagerly volunteering their lives for the suicidal cause of Al-Qaida leader Usama Bin Laden.At a local community center not far from the Bethnal Green Underground station, I found exactly the answers I was looking for. After having attended a series of events hosted by the fanatical British Al-Muhajiroun movement and its leader Shaykh Omar Bakri Mohammed, we had finally received an invitation to a more intimate gathering of local militants. Under the auspices of the “Bangladeshi Society of London Guildhall University,” several Al-Muhajiroun acolytes had independently organized their own discussion group titled, “Islam vs. the Satanic World Order.” According to a flyer from the event, the talk was aimed at highlighting “why Islam declares war against the Satanic World Order of Bush and Blair… Find out who will win the battle between Islam and The Satanic World Order.”
My title for this post wasn’t an accident.
Terrorists aren’t born. They’re made.
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