self-radicalized

Although many are ready to leap to the conclusion that Awlaki helped to "brainwash" and "indoctrinate" these jihadi wannabes, it was much more a matter of them seeking out the popular Internet preacher because they already self-radicalized to the point of wanting further guidance to act.

Scott Atran: How Killing Awlaki Affects America, Al Qaeda, and the Arab Spring Scott Atran 2011

Although many are ready to leap to the conclusion that Awlaki helped to "brainwash" and "indoctrinate" these jihadi wannabes, it was much more a matter of them seeking out the popular Internet preacher because they already self-radicalized to the point of wanting further guidance to act.

Scott Atran: How Killing Awlaki Affects America, Al Qaeda, and the Arab Spring Scott Atran 2011

Although many are ready to leap to the conclusion that Awlaki helped to "brainwash" and "indoctrinate" these jihadi wannabes, it was much more a matter of them seeking out the popular Internet preacher because they already self-radicalized to the point of wanting further guidance to act.

Scott Atran: How Killing Awlaki Affects America, Al Qaeda, and the Arab Spring Scott Atran 2011

Mr. Pimentel—charged with terrorism, conspiracy and weapons offenses—represents what New York Police Department Commissioner Raymond Kelly called "a classic case" of the "lone wolf, an individual, self-radicalized."

Authorities Describe 'Lone Wolf' Sean Gardiner 2011

Although many are ready to leap to the conclusion that Awlaki helped to "brainwash" and "indoctrinate" these jihadi wannabes, it was much more a matter of them seeking out the popular Internet preacher because they already self-radicalized to the point of wanting further guidance to act.

Scott Atran: How Killing Awlaki Affects America, Al Qaeda, and the Arab Spring Scott Atran 2011

He added that the risks are greater in the U.S. because the terrorists could take advantage of America's free and open society and rely on lone wolves and self-radicalized terrorists.

Blowback 2010

It also points to a dilemma U.S. intelligence agencies face as they consider, in the wake of the attempted Times Square attack, whether U.S. intelligence and law enforcement procedures can be adjusted to somehow provide earlier warning about “lone wolf” or self-radicalized attackers, like Faisal Shahzad.

The Times Square Bomb Scares and the Perils of False Alarms 2010

He was either self-radicalized or radicalized not by Al Qaeda per se but likely by the Pakistani Taliban terrorist organization - an expansion of the terror threat against the homeland.

Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Last Plane to Lahore 2010

He was either self-radicalized or radicalized not by Al Qaeda per se but likely by the Pakistani Taliban terrorist organization - an expansion of the terror threat against the homeland.

Amb. Marc Ginsberg: Last Plane to Lahore 2010

Although many are ready to leap to the conclusion that Awlaki helped to "brainwash" and "indoctrinate" these jihadi wannabes, it is much more likely that they sought out the popular Internet preacher because they already self-radicalized to the point of wanting reassurance and further guidance.

Scott Atran: Understanding How the Privileged Become Violent Fanatics 2010