Video exposes truth about US 'home-grown terrorism'

Really interesting, ACP -- given that I live in New York:) Definitely something amiss -- and has not gone unreported by news sources such as this Los Angeles Times article U.S. sees homegrown Muslim extremism as rising threat (December 7, 2009).

Yes that is another interesting article that makes one wonder why there is a surge of terrorism in the U.S. in 2009.  Yemen seems to be a constant connection in most of these cases.  It also puts the recent attempt in Detroit into perspective. 

It would be interesting to know if the perpetrator had contacts in the US.  Since he is now lawyered up, we will never know, except for a plea bargain.

"Officials describe the film to CBS News as "sensationalistic" and without any real foundation. According to one official, it is strictly designed to upset and inflame people and does not present a true picture of any so-called “homegrown Jihad” danger. No current intelligence exists to suggest any threat connected with this group, which officials describe as “wannabes” and not terrorists. "

This is another example of why many Americans have come to loath their government officials. When it comes to jihadist terrorists and their actions and threats, the government is not giving us the full story. And in many cases, no doubt, the government is lying through its teeth.

There's a freakin' terrorist training camp (the one portrayed in the film) 100 miles north west of New York City, close to the Pennsylvania border, that's been in operation for years. I know the area well. Those types of jihadist training grounds are nothing new and they've existed throughout  the country for years. But the U.S. government--especially the Obama Administration--is so infected with the PC virus that they let it go on and on because they don't want to offend the sensibilities of a tiny minority of the American population.

The fact that the Ft. Hood jihadist massacre occurred along with the recent attempt to blow up flight 253--in spite of all the red flags that were sent up--is an outrage. The American people need to open their eyes to the fact that their government is not doing enough to protect them from jihadists.

We had camps like these in Ontario until the government and police tracked them and shut them down. Are there more? Perhap, but we will find them as most terrorists cant keep their mouths shut,

The purported goal is war against Yemen.

I am not sure about this and would remain doubtful until official sources can verify or confirm those allegations.  

This does look and sounds a little like the white supremacist or the extreme christian right movements that have similar camps through out the US.

I am not that sure about US; but, as far as my own country Pakistan is concerned, I am dead sure and a witness to how closing our eyes to unwanted developments can mature into unmanageable quagmires. The extremism which dwells in parts of Pakistan today has spread only because we were not alarmed by such silent doctrinal invasions. Our people were open to rest of the world and at times over accommodative; resultantly, Afghans, Arabs, Egyptians and fanatics from every corner of the globe penetrated our society. And today we are paying the price. So far thousands of innocent civilians and members of the defense forces have lost their lives in fighting out the menace and still this war is likely to take years as there is no quick fix available.

Every country and society thus needs to be alert and cautious about such developments to nip the evil in the bud.

The big problem this could spark is a rush to condemn and further alienate the majority of innocent, respectable muslims in the US, particularly nasty to portray women this way.

And every time there is an incident one side or the other will use it to demonise the other.

Find their money sources and cut them off.  If these disaffected people had to work for a living, they wouldn't have time to play at being warriors.