Terrorism and Insurgency – World Learning Counter-Terrorism from Israel (Israel National News)

World Learning Counter-Terrorism from Israel (Israel National News)
Follow Israel news on and . (IsraelNN.com) The Israeli International Institute for Counter-Terrorism hosted a group of 90 senior officers from around the world for a special seminar.

Ahmadinejad calls US bluff on counter-terrorism (Press TV)
Iran’s president says the US must explain what its troops are doing in Afghanistan, as catching terrorists only requires intelligence work not military deployments.

Suicide car bomber strikes Pakistani counter-terrorism offices (Los Angeles Times)
The Lahore attack destroys a building housing investigators who interrogate key suspects. About 80 are wounded in the first such strike in Punjab province this year. Reporting from Islamabad, Pakistan, and Lahore, Pakistan — A suicide car bombing at a building in Lahore that houses terrorism investigators killed at least 13 people and wounded 80 others Monday, the first terrorist strike this …

‘Jihad Jane’ Suspect Suggests Changing Face of Terrorism (The Online NewsHour)
American Colleen LaRose, the self-proclaimed “Jihad Jane,” faces terror charges for trying to murder a Swedish artist for his depiction of the prophet Muhammad. Gwen Ifill talks to a reporter about the threat of domestic terrorism.

Jihad Jane: Terrorism Charge Boosts Patriot Act Support (Time Magazine)
Growing evidence of an expanded terrorism threat from U.S. citizens, like that of Colleen LaRose, a.k.a. “Jihad Jane,” may undermine efforts to trim the Patriot Act’s powers

Terrorism Recruits No Longer All Fit The Mold (NPR)
Colleen LaRose, a petite, 46-year-old blonde from the Philadelphia suburbs, is accused of trolling the Internet as “Jihad Jane” to recruit others who might take part in possible terrorist attacks. She allegedly looked for people like herself people who don’t fit a terrorist profile that now seems to be falling by the wayside.

Officials: ‘Jihad Jane’ The New Face Of Terrorism (WCCO Minneapolis – St. Paul)
She called herself “Jihad Jane” – a petite blonde from the Philadelphia suburbs accused of trying to recruit terrorists for attacks overseas via the Internet. The neighbors had no clue and neither did her boyfriend. But federal prosecutors say 46-year-old Colleen LaRose may represent the new face of terrorism, as CBS News correspondent Bob Orr reports.

Officials: ‘Jihad Jane’ The New Face Of Terrorism (CBS4 Miami)
She called herself “Jihad Jane” – a petite blonde from the Philadelphia suburbs accused of trying to recruit terrorists for attacks overseas via the Internet. The neighbors had no clue and neither did her boyfriend. But federal prosecutors say 46-year-old Colleen LaRose may represent the new face of terrorism.

Jailed Jordanian Cleric Is Al Qaeda Recruiters’ Poster Boy (Fox News)
A jailed Jordanian cleric who is behind bars for promoting terrorist attacks appears to be the face of Al Qaedas newest recruitment campaign.

Expert: Alleged homegrown terrorist recruited for appearance (KVUE-TV Austin)
Homeland security agents say a female homegrown terrorist, with ties to Travis County, signals a shift in the way extremist groups like Al Qaeda recruit members. Colleen LaRose, 46, has blonde hair and blue eyes and doesn t fit the typical pattern of a terrorist. She was born in San Angelo and was living in Pennsylvania when she was arrested. On the Internet she is known as “Jihad Jane.” She is …

Pennsylvania Woman Indicted in Plot to Recruit Violent Jihadist Fighters and to Commit Murder Overseas (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON, March 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — David Kris, Assistant Attorney General for National Security, and Michael L. Levy, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, together with Janice K. Fedarcyk, Special Agent-in-Charge of the FBI in Philadelphia, today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Colleen R. LaRose, aka “Fatima LaRose,” aka “JihadJane,” with …

Buena man is accused of al Qaeda-related terrorist attack in Yemen (The Star-Ledger)
BUENA — The FBI is investigating the case of an alleged al Qaeda raised in New Jersey who is accused of trying to shoot his way out of a hospital in Yemen. FBI spokesman Rich Wolf in Baltimore confirmed Thursday…

‘Jihad Jane’: How does Al Qaeda recruit US-born women? (The Christian Science Monitor)
The case of ‘Jihad Jane’ raises troubling questions about the ability of Al Qaeda to attract US-born women to terrorism.

New North West counter terrorism initiative launched today (Pendle Today)
RESIDENTS across Burnley, Pendle and the Ribble Valley are being told ‘every call counts’ and could help in the fight against terrorism.

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