GOG

GOG
 n.β€” Β«Law enforcement agencies have begun focusing on what they say is a greater threatβ€”small, anonymous groups of disaffected men who radicalize one another and turn to violence.…Known among counter-terrorism officials as BOGs, for “bunch of guys,” or GOGs, for “group of guys,” the cells may offer greater opportunities for detection and infiltration than the lone-wolf threat because they are more numerous and most members are amateurs.Β» β€”β€œSmall groups seen as biggest threat in U.S.” by Josh Meyer in Chicago Chicago Tribune Aug. 16, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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