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    ISIS in America and 'Twitter Terrorism'

    The FBI and other agencies are monitoring hundreds of Americans suspected of sympathizing with the Islamic State. Fifty-six have been arrested this year alone for sympathizing with ISIS or trying to join. At what point does a threatening tweet become a “clear and present danger” of possible terrorism to come?

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    By Warren Olney • Dec 3, 2015 • 27m Listen

    The FBI and other agencies are monitoring hundreds of Americans suspected of sympathizing with the Islamic State. Fifty-six have been arrested this year alone for sympathizing with ISIS or trying to join. At what point does a threatening tweet become a “clear and present danger” of possible terrorism to come?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Paul von Zielbauer

      Co-founder of Geezer magazine, former producer for To the Point and Which Way LA?; former reporter for the New York Times

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      William Braniff

      National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism

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      Baher Azmy

      Center for Constitutional Rights

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      Yasir Qadhi

      Rhodes College

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    The full episode

    2 of 2
    A Mass Shooting in San Bernardino: Was It Terrorism?
    1. 1:48A Mass Shooting in San Bernardino: Was It Terrorism?
    2. 23:58ISIS in America and 'Twitter Terrorism'You’re reading this
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