03347nam 2200661 a 450 991022010220332120240617065459.00-8330-5882-7(CKB)2550000000049466(EBL)777020(OCoLC)748682910(SSID)ssj0000541617(PQKBManifestationID)11340860(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000541617(PQKBWorkID)10498944(PQKB)11749979(MiAaPQ)EBC777020(Au-PeEL)EBL777020(CaPaEBR)ebr10500658(oapen)doab114960(EXLCZ)99255000000004946620110818d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrStray dogs and virtual armies radicalization and recruitment to jihadist terrorism in the United States since 9/11 /Brian Michael Jenkins1st ed.Santa Monica, Calif. RAND20111 online resource (57 p.)Rand investment in people and ideasOccasional paperDescription based upon print version of record.0-8330-5880-0 Includes bibliographical references.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 PlotsStray 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; BibliographySince 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 examines the cases of homegrown terrorism, highlights lessons learned from those cases that suggest future actions, and includes a chronology of terrorist events in the United States.Occasional paper (Rand Corporation)Occasional paper.TerrorismUnited StatesPreventionIslamic fundamentalismUnited StatesJihadTerrorismUnited StatesPreventionCase studiesTerrorismPrevention.Islamic fundamentalismJihad.TerrorismPrevention363.3250973Jenkins Brian Michael891518MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910220102203321Stray dogs and virtual armies2037076UNINA