Radicalization in the West: The Homegrown Threat: The NYPD Jihadist Report

FROM THE PREFACE: If the post-September 11th world has taught us anything, it is that the tools for conducting serious terrorist attacks are becoming easier to acquire. Therefore intention becomes an increasingly important factor in the formation of terrorist cells. This study is an attempt to look at how the intention forms, hardens and leads to an attack or attempted attack using real world case studies. The aim of this report is to assist policymakers and law enforcement officials, both in Washington and throughout the country, by providing a thorough understanding of the kind of threat we face domestically. It also seeks to contribute to the debate among intelligence and law enforcement agencies on how best to counter this emerging threat by better understanding what constitutes the radicalization process. (THIS IS THE 2007 REPORT THAT SOME ADVOCACY GROUPS SEEK TO CENSOR.)