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Sorts by saying theyre muslim and this woman, just came from pakistan, and saudi arabia. and everybody is leaping to make conclusions. >> thats not leaping. >> it was leaping, its a methodical look at research. >> heres the thing that strikes me, i think the real danger is what theyre calling self-radicalization. im told that she somehow pledges -- >> she pledge aid legion is to isis and al-baghdadi. >> im jumping into -- >> an obvious hotbed of lies and despicable propaganda. >> this is what im...

Investigators are also telling cnn, quote, this is looking more and more like self-radicalization. the author of "lone wolf terrorism" joins me now. jeffrey, you were just listening to the fbi giving that briefing a moment ago. so it seems like from how they are answering certain questions perhaps not directed by isis but isis inspired. it would be the first deadly isis-inspired attack on u.s. soil. >> right, we have had a lot of case cans where individuals have indicated a sthympathy with isi o...

Investigators. >> is there any indication, someone asked if -- was there a secondary target? do you believe this was not initially a target? have you moved forward on the thought about this? >> we dont know. thats what we hope to build is a working theory and then ultimately some sort of a design of what we believe they were going to do but, again, day three. we dont know. yes? >> december 7th is monday. do you have -- >> pardon me? >> does this seem to you, moving toward the idea of a case of s...

Like self-radicalization an official told my colleague, pam brown. another official told us its not ruled out someone influenced them on the path of radicalization. the key is that as this attack was under way or just before it, that the wife of the shooter, farook, tash sheen malik, posted to social media, to facebook, a pledge of allegiance to the isis leader al baghdadi. i should note for context as well, in previous isis-inspired attacks, this is something attackers have done. theyve been as...

Director and attorney general loretta lynch are making a statement right now about the investigation in san bernardino. cnn cameras were there. but just to reiterate from last hour, saying they are investigating this as an act of terrorism. paul cruickshank, let me bring you in, our cnn terrorism analyst and editor in chief. on the piece of information that you broke on our air. i want you to reiterate the point that isis now, as were hearing possible self-radicalization specifically on behalf o...

Self-radicalization going on. its also possible it was a workplace motivation or a k combination of the two. were rooking at social media, any selectors they were a automobile to take from either of the suspects chasing down a number of leads, both foreign and domestic, to see what connection there might be to terror. but at this point, its too early to tole tell what the motivation was. >> we have been reporting that the male was radicalized and had been in touch with more than international te...

So they had some bigger plan in mind. and this has been in the works for a while. now, im not saying theyre associated or affiliated with al qaeda, but weve seen a lot of self-radicalization, and with the boston marathon bomber used this whole technique, the "inspire" magazine. this is all the circumstantial evidence we have right now. workplace violence, terrorism. i would not lean towards workplace violence other than the catalyst. >> well, it seems weve moved past that. as you say, it may hav...

That his foreign travels amounted to training or would explain what happened. >> is that right? do we know what happened on the trip to the middle east what he did? >> look the jordanians and the kuwaitis are pretty responsive to our request. its now been five days since the killings. the fact that nothing has come out makes me just in my experience, belief theres nothing obvious at this stage. so when i talk about this is a very press teen form of self-radicalization and obviously the most conc...

To experiment quickly with some sort of a mechanism for local law enforcement to have a safe place for moms and dads who are worried about their children who are seeing a bit of self-radicalization, for them to be able to call into a place where they can communicate safely and try to get help for their children and not necessarily lose them to law enforcement immediately. thats something i think we can do immediately and quickly. you dont have to pass a lot of laws. you can just get it done. >> ...

Yesterdays attack in chattanooga highlights the danger of what some refer to as self radicalization. a former danish gangster turned to radical islam and e joining al qaeda before becoming a cia informant. we are joined by brad thor. its great to have you both on the program. brad we heard a lot of sound from a lot of different leaders of our country. we hear the same sort of tone. we cant stop them all when it comes to the lone wolf. why not? >> first of all, im not a big fan of the term lone w...