Islamic Terrorist Sleeper Cells awake from their hibernation

The grassroots campaign to educate, train, and arm radical Islamic terrorist has been a slow and going process that has placed potential attackers of freedom across the globe. ‘Sleeper Cells’ as they are known, are becoming restless. Since 9/11 there hasn’t been an attack on US soil but the attacks continue none-the-less. The bombing in Madrid and more recently the bombing in London has revealed patterns within the Al Qaeda network that shows the placement of ‘operatives’ in universities and other industries that would enable them to continue their terror against the innocent.

Magdy el-Nashar, an Egyptian Scientist, who has been a ‘person of interest’ by both the FBI and the London authorities, was captured recently by Egyptian authorities in Cairo. Magdy has patiently honed his craft by attending Universities such as North Carolina State in the US where he studied chemical engineering and Leeds University in London where he conducted biochemical research.

Magdy el-Nashar’s connection with the homicide terrorist bombers in London shows that Al Qaeda has the patience of Job when it comes to training and recruiting the right candidates to perform their horrific deeds. The Scotland Yard has reported that each of the 4 bombers had backpacks full of what they considered ‘military grade’ explosives. The packs weighed no more than 10 lbs each. The training of el-Nashar is not an isolated occurrence.

Hamid Hayat, a Pakistani Muslim with US citizenship admitted to the FBI that he attended an Al Qaeda training camp in 2003 and 2004. He had returned to the US and along with his father began to establish a terrorist cell in Northern California. Hayat admitted that some of their potential targets were large grocery stores and hospitals.

As we approach the 4th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks the ‘Sleeper Cells’ appear to be awakening. Combine this with the poor security along our Southern Border and this writer can’t help but to wonder if more (terror) is to come. Our enemy has placed young men into schools and business that will enable them to hurt us from within our own borders. They have taken extreme care to educate and recruit individuals like el-Nashar who are able to build the devices needed to attack our infrastructure with the aim of destabilizing our government. They don’t have to import the materials needed because they have trained people to build them from materials freely available in our society.

They have taken their time to train and prepare for their next attack. But is biochemical science their only field of study? Or should we look into nuclear physics and other areas of training to expose our enemy’s plans for our destruction? This war is long from over and our vigilance is necessary in order to achieve victory and to prevent the next horrific attack against innocent people.

AmericanZulu