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    Homegrown Terrorism and 'Bunches of Guys'

    The train bombings in Madrid and London exposed the threat of "homegrown terrorism." Now the focus of law enforcement has changed from disaffected lone wolves to what the FBI calls "BOG's" or "bunches of guys." The New York Police Department pinpoints small groups of "unremarkable people" it says can be transformed into willing killers.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The train bombings in Madrid and London exposed the threat of "homegrown terrorism." Now the focus of law enforcement has changed from disaffected lone wolves to what the FBI calls "BOG's" or "bunches of guys." The New York Police Department pinpoints small groups of "unremarkable people" it says can be transformed into willing killers. The NYPD report calls the process a "road map" of radicalization which creates both opportunities and problems for law enforcement. Can local law enforcement take preventive action against BOG's without violating constitutional liberties? Why do the cops need satellite surveillance?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      LA School Report

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Richard Falkenrath

      Former Deputy Homeland Security Advisor to President Bush

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      John Mueller

      Professor of Political Science, Ohio State University

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      George Washington University

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    2 of 3
    Homegrown Terrorism and 'Bunches of Guys'
    1. 1:37Iraqi Prime Minister al-Maliki Criticized in DC, Baghdad
    2. 7:34Homegrown Terrorism and 'Bunches of Guys'You’re reading this
    3. 43:00US Scholar Held in Iran Freed on Bail
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