Brainwashed - New Generation of American Terrorists
Two men took leap of faith to be trained by al-Qaida jihadists
It seems as though Major Nidal Hasan has sparked a new breed of revolutionary terrorists when he went on a rampage, killing 13 Americans in the murderous killings that has become known as the Fort Hood shootings.
Two young American men from New Jersey, who were identified as Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, had no known connections to terrorist groups, were on their way to Somalia in an effort to seek terror training from al-Qaida jihadists to attack other Americans were arrested at Kennedy Airport in New York.
What is known of these two young men is that they were not very knowledgeable about the serious endeavor of becoming a member of an al-Qaida terrorist operation. The only preparations they made consisted of lifting weights, buying military-style pants and water bottles, playing violent video games and watching terrorist videos online. They had no connections in Somalia and they couldn