NOTE: Questions continue to swirl around the identity of an American arrested by Pakistani Intelligence Agents. Even though multiple sources initially confirmed that the man in custody was Adam Gadahn (see below), other sources have identified the arrestee as Abu Yahya Mujahdeen Al-Adam, described by some as an al-Qaedacommander who was born in Pennsylvania
Some trace the genesis of suicidal attacks by terrorists back to the 11th century assassins. Others, at least prior to the events of 9/11/01, recall the 2500 Japanese Navy “Kamikaze” or “divine wind” pilots who died in suicide attacks during WWII. The concept of suicidal attacks as a military weapon had been part of Japanese culture long before WWII, this as expressed in the code of the Samurai and the Bushido.
Umar Farouk Abdul Mutallab is the 23-year-old Nigerian charged with trying to blow up an American airliner on Christmas Day as it landed in Detroit, MI. By some standards he was both an unlikely as well as an obvious target for recruitment by radical Islamic fundamentalists.
National Sex Offender Registry
Van Zandt Associates, Inc.
Amber Alerts
Center for Missing Children
Do Not Call Registry
RAINN Anti-Sexual Assault
Travel Advisory
Twitter
Facebook