>>> how do terror groups such as isis go about recruiting young men, especially from western countries? a former jihadist. mia bloom, the professor of security studies at the university of massachusetts lowell and the author of bombshells. paul cruickshanks is a cnn terrorism analyst and a former counterterrorism expert in the international terrorism operations section. good to have all of you. and i'm looking forward to this information. i'm really looking forward to hearing your story. you were a former jihadist. how were you recruited? >> i went through a period of self-radicalization. there is no single pathway. everyone has a different profile. my particular one led me from not isolated, very integrated experience in high school. but by the age of 19, i became very religious. and i had a chance encounter with the taliban in 1995 in