First US Recognition of 'Sudden Jihad Syndrome'

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Thursday, January 3. 2008

First US Recognition of 'Sudden Jihad Syndrome'

After nearly every Muslim attack on American civilians, immediate calls are made to dismiss the possibility of jihadist motives. Here is the first time US intelligence has earned its nomenclature on this score:

Sympathy for al-Qaeda has produced "sudden jihad syndrome" in domestic terror cells unaffiliated with foreign terrorists and people seeking to carry out attacks in the U.S., a law-enforcement intelligence analysis says.

The Dec. 6 report by the Texas Public Safety Department's Bureau of Information Analysis warns officials not to dismiss homegrown terror cells as "wannabes," saying they pose a credible threat to homeland security.

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