U.S. to monitor extremism among young Muslims
By Shaun Waterman
The Washington Times
WASHINGTON -- U.S. law-enforcement and intelligence officials say they are taking steps to monitor and combat the spread of Islamist extremism and support for a violent holy war against the West among a "Pepsi jihad" generation of young Muslims in the United States.
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Melting Pot Helps Fight "Pepsi Jihad"
Intelligence Officials Say America's Inclusiveness Helps To Dampen Terror Risks
Though the United States is not immune to the grass-roots extremism that has inspired attacks in Europe, the inclusiveness of American society may help against radical Islam's spread here, intelligence officials said Thursday.
Philip Mudd, a senior official in the FBI's National Security Branch, termed the U.S. domestic threat a "Pepsi jihad" — an outgrowth of extremism he said has spread among young people over the past 15 years and has been popularized by the Internet.
"We see in this country on the East Coast, on the West Coast and the center of this country — kids who have no contact with al Qaeda but who are radicalized by the ideology," Mudd said.
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