Homegrown Terrorism

Homegrown Terrorism

Homegrown terrorism is a major national security threat to the US in the current times. Incidents of homegrown terrorism i.e. extremist activities initiated by the citizens of the United States or the legal citizens of the country have seen an increase since the 9/11 attacks. Though the concept may be linked to a large extent to the Muslim extremism, threats also exist from American terrorist groups that in no way may be linked to the emissaries of Al-Qaeda or to any Islamist organization. This implies it may involve citizens and residents of the country who for various reasons want ...