Five would-be terrorists, ages 19 to 25, who lived in the northern Virginia area, were captured last week in Pakistan on their way to a terrorist training camp. Pakistani police in the city of Sargodha have charged the American Jihadists with violating Pakistan’s laws regarding foreigners and the use of computers as part of a criminal enterprise.
According to the FBI and Pakistani security officials, the five suspects attended a madrasa, or radical Islamic school, and proclaimed that they wished to join the jihad, or Muslim holy war, against the US and its allies. Unfortunately, this was just one of several cases of US citizens becoming radicalized and seeking to wage war against their own country.
US government and other terrorism experts continue to report that Islamic extremism is on the rise and that the spread of Islamic extremism is the preeminent threat facing the United States. In addition, various sources alleged that Saudi Arabia has supported and funded the spread of Islamic extremism globally, including here in the United States.
The intelligence agencies, the Department of Defense, the State Department, and the US Agency for International Development are…
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