Napolitano Calls ‘Homegrown’ Terrorism ‘Growing Phenomenon’
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U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said “homegrown” terrorism is a “growing phenomenon” that can be more difficult to thwart than larger, more complex foreign operations.
U.S.-based militants often are inspired by Internet postings or radical clerics and don’t have direct ties to known terrorist groups, she told reporters today.