The Terrorist Next Door : How the Government Is Deceiving You About the Islamist Threat

**Al-Qaeda doesn't care about "Hope" and "Change"**The threat of terrorism in America, the Obama administration assures us, is contained and controlled. Recent attempted attacks like the Times Square bombing, the "underwear bombing" on a flight over Detroit, and the attack on a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Oregon were all isolated plots that failed anyway. In the words of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano, "The system worked."Don't believe it. In __The Terrorist Next Door__, investigative reporter Erick Stakelbeck exposes the staggering truth about our national security: the Obama administration is concealing and whitewashing the enormous terrorist threat growing right here within America's borders.If you believe terrorism is only a problem for other countries, Stakelbeck's on-the-ground reporting will open your eyes. He has been inside America's radical mosques, visited U.S.-based Islamic enclaves, and learned about our enemies by going... The threat of terrorism in America, the Obama administration assures us, is contained and controlled. Recent attempted attacks were all isolated plots that failed anyway. In the words of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano, "The system worked." Don't believe it. Here, investigative reporter Erick Stakelbeck exposes the truth about our national security: the administration is whitewashing the terrorist threat growing within America's borders. Stakelbeck has been inside America's radical mosques, visited U.S.-based Islamic enclaves, and interviewed al-Qaeda-linked terrorists themselves. He reveals: how Islamic radicals have established separatist compounds and even jihadist training camps throughout rural America; that an overt disciple of Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini now leads one of the largest mosques in America; how mega-mosques are being built in the heart of the Bible Belt as part of a plan for Islamic domination; and how the Obama administration's beguiling counter-terrorism policies are increasing the threat of another 9/11.--From publisher description. The threat of terrorism in America, the Obama administration assures us, is contained and controlled. Recent attempted attacks like the Times Square bombing, the “underwear bombing” on a flight over Detroit, and the attack on a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Oregon were all isolated plots that failed anyway. In the words of Homeland Security secretary Janet Napolitano, “The system worked.” Don't believe it. In