as colleen r. larose, 36-year-old from pennsylvania, is described as blond, green-eyed. an assistant attorney general demonstrates that terrorists are actively looking for americans to join their ranks. the justice department and other u.s. government agencies declined to comment on her target, but according to a government official familiar with the case, it was a swedish artist whose controversial cartoons of the prophet mohammad prompted the al-qaeda terror network to put a price on his head. the indictment says she agreed, saying, i will make this my goal until i achieve it or die trying. the indictment does not connect larose with any specific terror group, but a government source says she was in contact with committed jihadists in eastern europe and western europe. the use of terrorists in the united states, especially women,
cnn has been reporting on the pennsylvania woman known as jihad jane. she is a white blonde suburbanite and allegedly a homegrown terrorist. prosecutors have unsealed an indictment against colleen larose. our susan candiotti is in pennsylvania right now and digging into the case and has new details for us. i understand you spoke with larose s ex-boyfriend? reporter: yes, now her ex-boyfriend, but this is where she lived with him in his apartment. she moved here from texas back in 2004, they lived upstairs in this duplex in his apartment. second floor. you might be able to see the wind chimes possibly hanging from the balcony there. he said this is a woman who spent most of her time in the apartment. she had no hobbies.
larose and lived with her for five years until august. he was shocked when he learned about the charges. we got along. if somebody said she was a threat to national security. i would have thought it was a joke. he says the day after his father funeral she packed up and left her apartment and didn t tell him. f.b.i. agents stopped by and asked what she did during the day and whether she used the computer. with us, the first reporter to interview that ex-boyfriend, reporter kitty capalara. capariel la. words and letters are hard for me. great to see you. thank you for having me. he says he had no she s been going by jihad jane for how long, recruiting women with passports and men for the holy war and never mentioned it?
voters do a good job holding elected officials accountable. at this point the message we want to send is there s a strong ground swell out here for jobs support. i understand representative george miller is going to introduce a new strong, direct jobs bill. that s a step in the right direction we want to see. those are the kinds of things we ll support. always a pressure having you on. thanks. what we re learning more about a suburban pennsylvania woman who investigators say went by the name jihad jane. prosecutors say colleen larose is connected to an international terror plot and valued by militants for her, quote, western appearance. larose is accused of plotting to murder a cartoonist who depicted mohammed as a dog. you look at her picture, it s an asset. she went on youtube and said