terrorism
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Dark Web
The content is there; let’s use it. nsf.gov – News – Scientists Use the “Dark Web” to Snag Extremists and Terrorists Online – US National Science Foundation (NSF) Terrorists and extremists have set up shop on the Internet, using it to recruit new members, spread propaganda and plan attacks across the world. The size and…
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Great interview with SITE Institute leader sheds light on the technical foundations of Al Qaeda
Chock-full of details on how al Qadeda uses cell phone video, hundreds of websites, and web-based forums to spread propaganda. Capital Sources: Keeping an Eye on Al Qaeda – Newsweek: World News – MSNBC.com Where are most of these sites hosted? I guess your question is about what kind of ISPs [Internet service providers] they…
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The odd demands of Adam Yahiye Gadahn
I missed this when it came out earlier this Spring. Awesome wikipedia vandalism down at the bottom two demands. Adam Yahiye Gadahn – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia On May 29, 2007 Gadahn again made headlines when another video “Al-Qaeda Video Warning to US by American Adam Gadahn” was released on the internet. In this video…
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United States Army: The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual
New book from University of Chicago Press: United States Army: The U.S. Army/Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual When the U.S. military invaded Iraq, it lacked a common understanding of the problems inherent in counterinsurgency campaigns. It had neither studied them, nor developed doctrine and tactics to deal with them. It is fair to say that…
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The Real War on Terror
Very quietly, the Bush Administration seems to be carrying out a pretty decent war on terror in Africa. It includes our friends the Ethiopians beating back the creeps in Somalia and then, apparently, us getting some licks in, too: Breaking News from ABCNEWS.com:A U.S. AC-130 GUNSHIP CARRIED OUT A STRIKE AGAINST HIGH VALUE ALQAEDA TARGETS…