Portland Treebomber's Dad Called FBI Concerned About 'Terror'

Mohamed Mohamud's dad told FBI son being 'brainwashed' by jihadists*

from ap: Scared and feeling out of options, the father of a Portland teenager called the FBI in 2009 and warned that his son was considering flying to Yemen and committing violent jihad, an FBI agent testified Tuesday. That call and a subsequent meeting set off a 15-month investigation that culminated with the arrest of the teenager, Mohamed Mohamud, the FBI said. He is now 20 and charged with attempting to detonate a weapon of mass destruction at a Portland Christmas tree-lighting ceremony.

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Terrorist Plots, Helped Along by the FBI*
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Video: FBI scripts a fake terror plot, group of idiots volunteer to play roles*

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