September 02, 2010
Homegrown Jihadi Navel Gazing: British Terror Supporters Analyze Online American Terror Supporters
In a separate development in the United States, [Anjem Choudary] added, debating groups such as Revolution Muslim, the Islamic Thinkers' Society and Authentic Tawheed launched in the past two years were at the stage "we were at maybe about 10 years ago."H/T: Revolution Muslim"I believe they (U.S. groups) are on the verge of something big," said Choudary, who follows the ultra-conservative Salafist brand of Islam, admires Anwar al-Awlaki, a Yemeni-based preacher who has called for attacks on the United States and says he has empathy with Somalia's al-Shabaab Islamist fighters.
"The seeds have been laid down by organizations like Revolution Muslim and Authentic Tawheed."
"CALLING FOR JIHAD"
U.S. officials are worried about the emergence of so-called homegrown militants in the United States who apparently radicalized themselves by visiting Internet sites that host strongly anti-Western Islamist commentary written in English.
Among sites hosting such material are Revolution Muslim, the Islamic Thinkers' Society and Authentic Tawheed, which say they are non-violent, their online material is intended for education only and they merely speak up against tyranny and injustice.
"Now they've suddenly started to call for the sharia and are coming out publicly...In general there's more freedom there."
"In the videos they are openly calling for jihad on the streets of New York whereas we can't do that anymore here because you have (a law against) glorification of terrorism."
Islam4UK was banned under counter-terrorism laws after it provoked public anger with a plan to march through a town where British troops killed in Afghanistan are honored.
