In the Portland plot, Mohamud was not being directed by any foreign terrorist organization, according to a law-enforcement official who wasn't authorized to discuss the case publicly and spoke on a condition of anonymity.
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/oregon-bomb-plot-suspect-755211.html

Is it supposed to be reassuring that he was NOT connected to a foreign group?
Can you say "radicalization" ?