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Bryant begins to emulate his new friends, dress like them, flowing arabic-style robes. but his friends at the moderate sellden mosque worry he is falling under the influence of these radical friends and that they are preying on his vulnerability. >> i think he is depressed, you know, because the relationship with his family. plus he get laid off, no job, you know, no money. that would lead you to be depressed. >> they took advantage of that. >> yes, of course, they took advantage of that, you know. >> and set him off in the right path. >> yeah, which is easy to do with someone who is depressed...

Special. he meets this man. one of al qaeda's founders. believed to be his current military chief. >> bryant neal vinas. here's an individual, not only has he spent a lot of time in the west, but he's got a u.s. passport. and also just from physical appearance, he certainly doesn't look like he's an arab or south asian. so if you're al qaeda thinking that you're looking to potentially get around customs or some type of security regiment many the west, here's an individual who has a lot of appeal to you, who's just sort of shown up on your door step. >> could he become al qaeda's secret weapon ...

Recruiters. >> several have become implicated in terrorism. here one, another the rinne leader in the 2005 bombing atta attacks. >> unwittingly bryant neal vinas has taken another step on his path to al qaeda, a journey to jihad that soon would be inspired by new radical friending. >> to hell with america and to hell with barack obama. [ male announcer ] nature valley

The extremist thinkers society. he craves action. >> what's happening in palestine in saudi arabia, and everywhere? >> the pattern that we've seen is that a lot of these individuals were attracted to the bug light, and at a certain point realize these groups are just talkers. they're not going to do more than demonstrate. they're not going to do more than put out extreme statements. and those who are serious about the jihad will leave these groups. >> and bryant has already made it clear that he wants to wage jihad, making him feel increasingly out of step with the moderate selden mosque. he n...

Desire and intention to attack new york city hasn't dropped one iota, that they still, really, it's the number one target for them in the united states. so having a new yorker show up on their doorstep who could tell them about the long island railroad and other specifics about new york city must have been for them, potentially, a great opportunity that they wanted to exploit. >> inside a u.s. prison, bryant is getting lonely. he's begun contacting some of his old friends, sending this letter to alex. >> "i know by now you've heard about me through the news. you ever see the movie "groundhogs ...