German Islamists Target Youth on the Internet

SPIEGEL.de - SPIEGEL Online ^ | November 1, 2012 | by Christoph Sydow

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  "German Islamists Target Youth on the Internet" By Christoph Sydow 11/01/2012

"Translated from the German by Christopher Sultan."

PHOTO CAPTION: "A growing community of German-speaking Islamists has developed on the Internet. Aiming to find new recruits, they glorify jihad and call for attacks on Germany. A new study warns that such online propaganda might foster a new generation of terrorists."

SNIPPET: "International terrorist groups like al-Qaida recognized the importance of the Internet for recruiting new supporters early on."

SNIPPET: "Intelligence services can also take advantage of the anonymity of Internet forums to deliberately plant false information or obtain insider information."

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/taliban-accidentally-reveals-email-addresses-article-1.1203333

“Oops! Taliban fails to Bcc, reveals emails of 400 members, journalists
Some 400 names were copied into the ‘cc’ field of the email.”

BY VICTORIA CAVALIERE / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2012, 3:43 PM

SNIPPET: “Turns out, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid copied the Taliban email directory into the “cc” field of the email, not the “bcc” box, which would have kept the addresses hidden.”

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3 of 3: Gaza Hacker Team (gaza-hacker.net/cc/ ) publishes emails of 15,000 Israelis to top top al-Qaeda forum pic.twitter.com/LWyViNZV

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2 of 3: Gaza Hacker Team (gaza-hacker.net/cc/ ) publishes details of 35,000 Israelis to top top al-Qaeda forum pic.twitter.com/5zHDhLQ2

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1 of 3: Gaza Hacker Team (gaza-hacker.net/cc/ ) announces its campaign to target Israelis in top al-Qaeda forum pic.twitter.com/bHN43LjP

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www.nps.edu/Academics/Schools/GSOIS/Departments/DA/Documents/vol%202%20no%204%20FINAL%20web.pdf

NPS.edu - GSOIS - Document - Special Issue - CTX Volume 2, No. 4 2012 - Special Issue: “SOCIAL MEDIA IN JIHAD AND COUNTERTERRORISM”

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ITV.com: "DENTIST JAILED FOR 'CATALOGUE OF TERRORIST MATERIAL" (SNIPPET: "Dr Umer Farooq, 34, was said to have an interest in manuals on explosives, guns, poisons and unarmed combat beyond that of curiosity." SNIPPET: "The Old Bailey was told this included copies of al Qaida magazine Inspire, the Terrorist Handbook Of Explosives, and other documents." SNIPPET: "Farooq was served with deportation documents and will be sent back to Pakistan after serving his sentence.") (Last updated November 16, 2012) (Read More…)

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THE PRESS-ENTERPRISE: "INLAND: 4 ACCUSED OF PLOTTING ATTACKS ON U.S. BASES" by John Asbury (SNIPPET: "They are: Soheil Omar Kabir, 34, a Pomona man who is an American citizen from Afghanistan; Ralph Deleon, 23, an Ontario man who was born in the Philippines; Miguel Alejandro Santana Vidriales, 21, an Upland man who was born in Mexico and whose was U.S. citizenship was pending; and Arifeen David Gojali, 21, of Riverside." SNIPPET: "The three men followed the essays of the now-deceased al-Qaida leader Anwar Al-Awlaqi, who led terrorist operations in the Arabian Peninsula.") (November 19, 2012, 10:16 pm) (Read More…)

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http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/6831.htm

November 26, 2012
Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No.901

“British Islamists Call Conference In Islamabad And Advocate Jihad Against Non-Muslim Nations, UK-Based Former Pakistan Army Doctor Records Video Supporting Taliban”

By: Tufail Ahmad*

SNIPPET: “shariah4pakistan.com”

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http://www.timesofisrael.com/jerusalem-bus-driver-charged-with-spying-for-hezbollah/

“Jerusalem bus driver charged with spying for Hezbollah”
By GABE FISHER November 25, 2012, 1:05 pm 2

SNIPPET: “The State Attorney’s Office on Sunday indicted Jerusalem resident Issam Hashem Mashahara for spying on behalf of Hezbollah. The 38-year-old Israeli-Arab bus driver is a resident of Jabel Mukaber, an Arab neighborhood of East Jerusalem.”

SNIPPET: “The next day, he met the agents again and was taken, blindfolded, to meet a computer expert. Mashahara allegedly received encryption software — designed to look like a children’s DVD — in order to keep in contact with the organization upon his return to Israel, and about $1,500 in cash to aid him in carrying out his espionage activities.

Back in Israel several days later, he purchased a laptop and, per his instructions, set up a special Facebook account to continue his activities with Hezbollah.”

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NEW THREAD:

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2965754/posts

Social Media, Terrorism Connect Too Well
SFGATE.com ^ | Published 1:16 p.m., Saturday, December 1, 2012 | Janine Zacharia
Posted on December 5, 2012 12:51:07 AM PST by Cindy

SNIPPET: “Social media is no longer simply a fun way to share updates on the harmless idiosyncrasies of our lives. It can undermine national security, and there ought to be a more robust discussion between the Bay Area technology world and Washington on what to do about it.

Cyber-terrorism, especially the potential for electronic tampering with U.S. industrial or military installations, is a paramount national security threat that Washington is working to forestall. We’re all working to protect our accounts from hackers. But the cyber-threat getting far less public attention involves the social media networks we use every day and the potential they have to trigger an unexpected crisis.”

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...