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>> victor, who requested we only use his first name for security reasons, once a lieutenant in the mexican mafia. he defected, while serving a prior 23-year prison sentence for kidnapping and aggravated assault. victor was back in the bexar county jail on a parole violation. >> when a mafia member decides to defect after members of the mafia place a green light on that ex-member, theres a light on you, they will always beat you until you are no longer alive. so if they beat you one day, you happ...

Of these plots could be -- could be starved out? >> well, the new paradigm especially with home grown terrorism is that you dont necessarily need a lot of financial assistance or a lot of training. the thought is that these guys will go on the internet. theyll get some inspiration. theyll become radicalized and then theyre told, do what you can do. if you can make a bomb with components you can acquire locally, great. if you go out and get a gun or hit on soft targets, for example, shopping mall...