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Pakistan. and ahmed surini, center of protests in new york city, staged by the islamic radical thinker society, a radical islamic group. federal investigators believe this is about when bryant's odyssey turned to ideas about jihad. about wanting to fight the u.s. >> they're anti-western, anti-democratic, anti-u.s., pro al qaeda message. >> reporter: the group is entirely legal. >> as much as the islamic thinkers society might put out an extremist message, they go right up to the line with the first amendment. >> reporter: now in his early 20s, bryant is spending time with his radical new frien...

His growing views also fueled by the internet. his own extremist site for hours at a time. >> when he was looking at this, what was he thinking? >> he was saying get out, get out of this country. >> reporter: he grew convinced that the u.s. was behind the 9/11 attack and is an enemy of islam. alex acevedo, a friend from high school, saw bryant transforming. >> yeah. there's a war against islam. >> this is what brian believed. >> this is what he believed. he was always mad. >> reporter: soon, brian would give alex the biggest clue yet to his intentions. >> he was, like, i'll see you in your dre...