Since May, I've written frequently about the steady and disturbing growth of homegrown Islamic jihadist plots broken up on U.S. soil. Unfortunately, some plots, like the Fort Hood massacre--which is the deadliest Islamic terror attack on U.S. soil since 9/11--have been successful. Now, the Long War Journal has a comprehensive rundown of all those plots that will absolutely floor you if you haven't been paying attention over the past six months. I have been paying very close attention, obviously, but seeing this list at LWJ is still jarring:
In recent months, the US has experienced an alarming rise in jihadist activity. In the last two months alone, five terror plots have been foiled by the FBI, and there have been dozens of other arrests for various related crimes, such as providing material support for terrorists. The plots have been directed at targets at home and abroad, both civilian and military. The arrests clearly demonstrate the potential for al Qaeda and other extremist groups to recruit and carry out attacks in the US.
The extent of influence by al Qaeda and allied groups is evident in their ability to convince potential terrorists in other countries to come to the US with the intention of carrying out attacks; it is also shown by the capacity of these groups to indoctrinate US citizens and nationals. The case of Najibullah Zazi, the Afghan national accused of plotting attacks in the US, stands out in what has been described as the biggest plot against America since 9/11.
Be sure to read it all. The piece goes on to chronicle a long list of jihadist activity on U.S. soil that has taken place in the last six months alone. By the way, you have to love how the mainstream media--well, some of them--is finally starting to acknowledge that, yes, the Ft. Hood massacre was motivated by Major Hasan's radical Islamic beliefs. Of course, they are only doing so begrudingly, after the evidence has become undeniable and overwhelming that Hasan was indeed an Islamic jihadist. But most MSM outlets, disgracefully, hung on to their politically correct, head-in-the-sand narrative as long as they could.