Prison Dispatches From the War on Terror: American Explains What Drove Him to Extremism

Summary: In 2010, 26-year-old Shaker Masri, a U.S. citizen born in Alabama, was arrested on terrorism charges after making plans with an undercover government informant to leave the country tojoin the Shabab militant group in Somalia.Masri had spent months talking with the informant about his desire to travel abroad and fight. After he expressed his desire to go to Somalia, the two began pooling their resources in anticipation of their trip.