sleeper terrorist

A convicted “sleeper terrorist” linked to the 9/11 planners has spoken for the first time about his treatment in detention, claiming he was tortured and abused during 13 years of incarceration on American soil.

As bombings force the Islamic State group underground, members may revert back to sleeper terrorist cells sending thousands of fighters, some with European or U.S. passports, seeping into Syrian communities and across borders.

All three Democratic contenders said the United States should be open to accepting Syrian refugees -- both Clinton and O'Malley used the number of 65,000 -- but they added that the refugees should be stringently vetted to make sure they are not slipping in to begin a sleeper terrorist cell.

"Homeland" may have lost its sleeper terrorist anti-hero Nicholas Brody to an Iranian gallows, but the hit U.S. television show will continue to thrill, its creator says.

Jordanian intelligence sources say they fear Assad could wake “sleeper” terrorist cells to destabilize Jordan.