The Hunt: How do terrorist find supporters?

WASHINGTON — How do terrorists find and recruit supporters online? In this week’s edition of “The Hunt,” Seamus Hughes, the deputy director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University’s Center for Cyber & Homeland Security says it’s not a seat-of-the-pants operation.

October 12, 2016 | Recruiters are looking for potential terrorists, says Seamus Hughes. (WTOP's JJ Green reports)
J.J. Green

JJ Green is WTOP's National Security Correspondent. He reports daily on security, intelligence, foreign policy, terrorism and cyber developments, and provides regular on-air and online analysis. He is also the host of two podcasts: Target USA and Colors: A Dialogue on Race in America.

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