When most people visualize a terrorist, a blond-haired female is not the image that pops up. That association (or lack thereof) is exactly what Colleen R. LaRose, who referred to herself as “JihadJane”, was counting on as she made plans to travel to Sweden to kill an artist and wage jihad, according to a recently unsealed indictment.

According to this LA Times story:

With blond hair and green eyes, the 46-year-old woman bragged that she could go anywhere undetected, boasting in one e-mail that it was “an honour & great pleasure to die or kill for” jihad, or holy war, the indictment said.
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