Recruiting Jihadists over the Internet

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Colleen Renee LaRose, better known as ‘Jihad Jane,’ was recruited and trained online to carry out a terrorist attack. While Jihad Jane is the most recent case of radicalization and recruitment over the Internet, she is by no means the first. Jihadist organizations have been using tools like social networking since their inception to gather new recruits. Susannah George has this report. Download MP3

• BBC profile of ‘Jihad Jane’
• US Department of Justice statement

Army suicides

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The U.S. Army is experiencing a suicide problem. Between January and July of this year, there were 96 reported suicides among active duty soldiers. That puts the service on course to set a suicide record this year. The Army is now trying to figure out what’s behind the growing number of suicides, and how to prevent them. But getting to the bottom of the problem won’t be easy, as the The World’s Katy Clark reports. (photo: Associated Press)

US military recruiting immigrants

The US military has launched a pilot project to recruit immigrants to serve in the armed forces. The military wants their language skills. As Jason Strother reports, many of those who’ve answered the call are native Korean speakers.
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Bad economy spurs re-enlistment

The World’s Aaron Schachter reports that many Marines and soldiers in Afghanistan say that the poor economy back home led them to sign up for military duty. Listen