Rise of ‘homegrown’ threat changes face of terrorism focus 03/19/2010

Rise of ‘homegrown’ threat changes face of terrorism

focus 03/19/2010 CHICAGO — The face of terrorism is changing in the United States as the country comes to terms with the rising threat of “homegrown” terrorists who look and sound nothing like Hollywood typecasts. A tall, fair-skinned American named David Coleman Headley is set to plead guilty in a Chicago court Thursday to using his Western appearance as a cover while scoping out targets in India for the deadly 2008 Mumbai siege and plotting to attack a Danish newspaper. Five middle class college students from Virginia were meanwhile slapped with terrorism charges in Pakistan Wednesday after being caught on their way to allegedly join up with Taliban-led militants fighting US and Nato troops in Afghanistan.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune ALTERNATE URL: http://www.tribune.net.ph/commentary/20100319com7.html

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