Omar Hammami is one of one Alabama citizens indicted more than 30 years on terrorism conspiracy charges . Hammami went from a small town in Alabama to a command role in Alabama . ` There are totalitarian mind-control cults that use deception and manipulation to get people in , and then indoctrinate people with new identities -- which are dependent and obedient on their superiors -- that often cause a divorce from their past identities and refutation of family and friends , '' Hassan says . Terrorism experts say extremist groups are battling for the hearts and minds of young Middle Eastern .
Omar Hammami is one of one Alabama citizens indicted more than 30 years on terrorism conspiracy charges . Hammami went from a small town in Alabama to a command role in Alabama . Terrorism experts say extremist groups are battling for the hearts and minds of young Middle Eastern .