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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2522864/posts

Jamaican Cleric Uses Web To Spread Jihad Message
SCPR.org - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC RADIO ^ | May 25, 2010 | by Dina Temple-Raston, NPR
Posted on May 28, 2010 3:28:41 AM PDT by Cindy

SNIPPET: “Young Muslims in the U.S. are becoming radicalized in a new way: on the Internet. Radical clerics such as Abdullah Faisal are directing young Muslim men to take up violent jihad. Faisal, who recently set up shop in Jamaica, has alleged ties to terrorist plots around the world.”

SNIPPET: “Faisal is one of the best known radical clerics on the Internet today.”

SNIPPET: “Faisal, 46, is a Jamaican convert to Islam...”

SNIPPET: “We met him at an American hotel in Montego Bay. It became clear later that the Jamaican staff all knew exactly who he was and were rattled when he strolled through the lobby. After he left, the assistant manager of the hotel called me into her office. “This is an American hotel,” she said. “And having Abdullah Faisal pass through here worries us.”

The assistant manager talked for about 15 minutes before it became clear her concern wasn’t just that he was a terrorist, but that I might be one too; and that the two of us might be planning to attack her hotel — a prime American target in Jamaica. “

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