"The typical 'terrorist' is an alienated guy, usually a young male," said Brian Forst of American University in Washington.
"They take comfort in like-minded souls and develop an idea they think will make a splash," he said.
They do not always carry it out but sometimes they do, he said.
"They are not lunatics."
More research is needed into domestic extremists and what leads them to commit violence, said Gary LaFree of the National Center for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism in College Park, Md.
"It's just as important to understand the bomb-maker as it is to understand the bomb," he said.
That is what Kelly Damphousse of the University of Oklahoma has been working on - where the extremists live and work, where they meet and build their weapons and where and when they strike.
Damphousse said right-wing extremists spend the most time meeting, preparing and planning before committing a violent act - some 480 "events," whether that is a telephone call or some other form of plotting.
On a smaller scale are environmental activists who commit violence. On average, it is just 59 preparatory activities, he said.
"Environmentalists don't need much. They need a spray can."
"They need a match. They don't have to build a bomb," Damphousse said.
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Damage From U.S. Extremists Greater Than From Foreign Terrorists
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"The typical 'terrorist' is an alienated guy, usually a young male," said Brian Forst of American University in Washington.
I disagree. these types dont have access to the power needed to pull off a real terrorist attack, sure they could build some homemade bombs, and every now and then shoot up a school, But major scale terrorist attacks which are the greatest danger are typically carried out on citizens of the state because of the governments backdoor dealings. For example, 9/11 is a perfect example of this. These patsy's used to place the blame were NOT capable of flying planes at that degree.
I have survived many of the WW2 terror bombings against European cities and have been wondering ever since why the military and the politicians who have sent those planes to demoralize people, have not been charged and convicted of war crimes.
They couldn't hit military targets, so they destroyed the homes and killed people instead, just to do something.
The same goes for the attacks on Afghanistan, Iraq, et al and the use of DU bombs and ammo that will destroy and kill humanity for thousands of years.
If these acts and the plans for the use of B52s are not the works of terrorists, what are they ?
Ed Deak.
... and they had absolutely no ability to rig WTC buildings 1, 2 & 7 with explosives well in advance of the attacks.
They are terrorists all right, but of the worse kind imaginable, since not only are they terrorists, but they force populations to work for them as slaves through enforced taxation, and perhaps worse of all, they are hypocrites and pathological liars able to get away with their crimes using mass brain washing by its monopoly on education of young children and the use of a compliant system of mass media to disseminate its propaganda.