All quite useful things when looking to attack Americans on our own soil.

That was something Felter had told him the communists were going out of their way not to attack Americans.

Then in 1999 he went to Germany to train terrorists planning to attack Americans at overseas resorts.

"They want to attack Americans, but it will end up hurting us."

Nor have they said how the center, which has been closed for about five years, relates to his global campaign to attack Americans overseas.

Iraq has also become something of a magnet for Syrian and other foreign militants who want to attack Americans.

Some of the stories seem intended to encourage the fighters who have been attacking Americans.

Its reported mission is to attack Americans in Pakistan.

Now, he said, insurgents are less likely to attack Americans and kill Iraqis in the process.

So they know it'll cost them if they attack Americans.