Sudden Jihad Syndrome Is Still Terrorism :: NTA

When discussing “sudden jihad syndrome”, the most important point to remember is that it is not a mental illness, a temporary lapse in judgment, or the “acting out” of a wannabe terrorism fanatic. It is T-E-R-R-O-R-I-S-M.

Whether it’s lying in wait, in a park with an automatic weapon, shooting up a Jewish Community Center, running your car at full speed through a crowd of students, or innocent citizens in the Bay Area, it is still terrorism. The following story appeared yesterday in the Washington Post.

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 individual or homegrown terror cells as “wannabes,” saying they pose a credible threat to homeland security.

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