நியூயார்க் மசூதிக்குள்ளேயே ஜிகாத் சொல்லிக்கொடுத்தால் தமிழ்நாட்டில் என்னவெல்லாம் நடக்கும்?

நியூயார்க் டெய்லி டைம்ஸ் நிருபர் நியூயார்க் மசூதிக்குள் சென்று அடிக்கடி வழிபட்டு அங்கு நடக்கும் ஜிகாத் போதனைகளை பற்றி விலாவாரியாக எழுதியுள்ளார். எங்கே குண்டு வைப்பது என்றெல்லாம் நியூயார்க் மசூதிக்குள் போதிக்கிறார்கள்.

கொடுமை!

Undercover city detective finds hints of danger among mosques
BY PATRICE O'SHAUGHNESSY
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Saturday, July 5th 2008, 9:24 PM
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Hajj to Mecca (above) and anti-U.S. fervor like protest in Turkey (below) radicalize men, says undercover.


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As the global war on terror approaches the start of its eighth year, the NYPD says it has never been more prepared - but also warns that the city can never let its guard down. In a two-part series, Daily News reporter Patrice O'Shaughnessy looks at the terror threat in New York - and around the world. Sunday's installment focuses on an NYPD undercover officer who dug deep into the potential terrorists in our midst.

A young undercover city detective spent four years in the shadowy world of terrorist wanna-bes - taking part in jihadist discussions and training in parks in the dead of night - to get a handle on the homegrown threat.

At great personal risk, he participated in everything from prayers at a mosque to martial arts training under cover of darkness to watching jihadist videos, with many of the activities laced with talk of killing, according to a source familiar with the undercover's investigations.

His experiences paint a vivid portrait of the potential for local terror. While the picture is in no way indicative of the city's Muslim population as a whole, it provides insight into its most radical element.

The detective spent his time interacting with informal groups of youths and men who shared extremist views - and his experiences illustrate what police say is the potential for radicalization of some elements in the community.

He reported that after prayers at a neighborhood mosque, there were often private classes that included discussions about bombing different areas.

The men discussed violent jihad in bookstores, private houses and on buses en route to paintball and shooting-range events.

He was invited to join in "bonding" activities like working out at a gym and martial arts training in parks at night, during which the group discussed ideological justifications for killing Westerners.

He also watched military movies and jihadist videos with groups of young men in private homes. During one such evening, one man got so excited he punched a wall.

The detective reported that some youths became extremists after they traveled to their home countries; others went on the hajj - the pilgrimage to Mecca - and came back fired up by imams who encouraged violence as a religious obligation.

Others, after visiting relatives abroad, became enraged at their family's living conditions and blamed the U.S. for supporting nondemocratic governments.

Although the youths talked about ways to attack the U.S., they lacked a strong leader who could help them follow through on a plan, the detective reported.