Article: Ordinary lives, radical words.(Mohamed Shnewer, Dritan Duka, Eljzir Duka, Shaine Duka, Serdar Tatar and Agron Abdullahu)

Byline: John Shiffman and Jan Hefler

May 9--They were unremarkable members of a new generation of struggling immigrants -- a baker, a cabdriver, three roofers and a store clerk who once delivered pizzas to Fort Dix.

Yesterday, the FBI alleged that these six young men were so much more: Islamic radicals who aspired to make a name for themselves by killing U.S. soldiers in New Jersey.

"These folks found each other because they have a common belief," said Jody Weis, the senior FBI agent in Philadelphia. "Maybe something was missing in their lives. Maybe this gave them a cause. Often times, people like this are lost."

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