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Social Networks & The Online Jihad
World Threats.com ^ | October 26, 2011 | Posted by Candice Lanier

Posted on 10/31/2011 1:38:14 AM PDT by Cindy

SNIPPET: "In July, the British government warned that Al Qaeda’s exploitation of social networking websites is on the rise."

SNIPPET: "The massive and multifarious network of websites and social media has presented a challenge to authorities in trying to combat it. Additionally, civil liberty concerns have conflicted with government efforts to spy on communications.

Reducing terrorist activity on social media sites has been particularly difficult because users have adopted new forms of communication to conform with the new formats. Many Arabic speakers on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and other sites use Arabizi, a form of colloquial Arabic written in the Latin alphabet and numbers. This allows the use of a standard English-language keyboard for typing messages. There exists, however, no standard version of Arabizi. It varies from country to country, even among groups within countries and is affected by differences in dialect."

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1 posted on 10/31/2011 1:38:15 AM PDT by Cindy
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Previously...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2757099/posts

Whither the jihadi forums?
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com ^ | August 1, 2011 | n/a
Posted on August 1, 2011 1:10:28 PM PDT by Cindy

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2729977/posts

Top Arabic Jihadi forums, 05 June 2011
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com ^ | June 4, 2011 | n/a
Posted on June 4, 2011 4:30:34 PM PDT by Cindy

SNIPPET: “Note: PWP stands for PassWord-Protected, meaning that a login is required to view - let alone participate in - discussions. Since some in the audience don’t understand the significance of this, allow me to spell it out: if only members can read the forum, then anyone observed reading the forum is a member. They have zero deniability (they couldn’t have accidentally “wandered into” the site), and they had to make the effort to join (an expression of intent).

While the goal here is to present a range of sites, the fact is that the jihadis themselves have largely coalesced at Shmukh and Ansar Arabic.”

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1 posted on June 4, 2011 4:30:37 PM PDT by Cindy
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Previously...

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2699199/posts

“Top jihadi forum list updated”
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com ^ | April 3, 2011 | n/a
Posted on April 3, 2011 6:02:27 PM PDT by Cindy

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“Top Jihadi Forums of 03 April, 2011”
internet-haganah.com/harchives/007253.html
Posted April 3, 2011

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“Top jihadi forum list updated”
SNIPPET: “More precisely, the list has once again shrunk to less than 10.”
internet-haganah.com/harchives/007260.html
Posted April 3, 2011

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More...Previously... Quote:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2673641/posts

Top Ten Jihadi Forums, as of 14 February, 2011
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com ^ | February 14, 2011 | n/a
Posted on February 14, 2011 2:16:36 PM PST by Cindy

“TOP TEN JIHADI FORUMS, AS OF 14 FEBRUARY, 2011”

SNIPPET: “Assembled with the help of my dear brothers in Fateh al-Islam (and their minders in the Syrian intelligence service). The [PWP] notation indicates the site is password protected. There’s nothing worse than the mournful wailing of analysts, graduate students, and reporters who find themselves locked out of their favorite forum. Join early, join often, save important discussions as you find them, try not to say anything too embarrassing, and if you’re a civilian, make some effort to let your friendly neighborhood secret police know that you’re a good guy, not a bad guy, so they don’t have to waste time and money investigating you. Forums are not just websites, they are battlefields, and spectators are not particularly welcome by any of the combatants.”

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1 posted on February 14, 2011 2:16:39 PM PST by Cindy
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Top “Ten” List Updated
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com ^ | October 17, 2010 | n/a
Posted on October 18, 2010 12:40:40 AM PDT by Cindy

SNIPPET - Quote: 17 October 2010

TOP “TEN” LIST UPDATED There are only 7 sites listed, of which one, at-Tahadi has been “closed for repairs” for a couple of weeks.

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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007017.html

17 October 2010
“TOP “TEN” JIHADI FORUMS 17 OCTOBER 2010”

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2583479/posts

Top Ten Jihadi Forums, 04 September 2010
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com ^ | September 4, 2010 | n/a
Posted on September 5, 2010 12:07:49 AM PDT by Cindy

1 posted on September 5, 2010 12:07:52 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2554907/posts

Top Ten Jihadi Forums, 19 July 2010
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com ^ | July 19, 2010 | n/a
Posted on July 18, 2010 2:59:25 PM PDT by Cindy

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2547901/posts

“Top Ten List 2010-07-06”
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com ^ | July 6, 2010 | n/a
Posted on July 6, 2010 3:06:55 PM PDT by Cindy

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http://www.sofir.org/sarchives/006316.php

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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/006893.html

05 July 2010
“TOP TEN LOCATIONS OF AL-FALOJA FORUM READERS”

SNIPPET: “Given that the adminstrators of the al-Faloja forum are already convinced that they have been somehow infiltrated or compromised, there seems little harm done in providing a glimpse of the current geographic distribution of the non-proxy using readers of the site.”

2 posted on July 6, 2010 3:08:54 PM PDT by Cindy

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2491072/posts

“Top Ten Jihadi Forums 11 April 2010”
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com ^ | 11 April 2010 | n/a
Posted on April 11, 2010 2:51:21 PM PDT by Cindy

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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2307448/posts

“’TOP TEN’ LIST OF JIHADI FORUMS FOR 03 AUGUST 2009”
INTERNET-HAGANAH.com ^ | August 3, 2009 | n/a
Posted on August 3, 2009 3:24:12 PM PDT by Cindy

2 posted on October 18, 2010 12:44:10 AM PDT by Cindy
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internet-haganah.com/harchives/007021.html

17 October 2010
“WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A “REAL TERRORIST” AND AN “ASPIRING TERRORIST”?”

SNIPPET: “A: Access to explosives.

The good news is that explosives can be hard to come by, but that doesn’t keep the brothers from dreaming of the day when they can lay hands on some.”

3 posted on October 18, 2010 12:56:13 AM PDT by Cindy

3 posted on February 14, 2011 2:24:15 PM PST by Cindy
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“Top Ten jihadi forums list updated...”
http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007164.html

SNIPPET: “There is probably something close to consensus about the top four or five. After that things get a little arbitrary and capricious. Sites that other people would probably have listed, but that I have not, include but are not limited to:”

6 posted on February 14, 2011 2:40:02 PM PST by Cindy
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2 posted on 10/31/2011 1:44:37 AM PDT by Cindy
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Currently...

http://forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?284
Forum.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: “Active Threads, 27-30 October 2011
(October 30, 2011)


3 posted on 10/31/2011 1:45:29 AM PDT by Cindy
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To: Cindy; no-to-illegals; SunkenCiv; FARS; All

Terrorist invade social media. Detailed info.


4 posted on 10/31/2011 1:46:40 AM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: Cindy; no-to-illegals; SunkenCiv; FARS; All

Terrorist invade social media. Detailed info.


5 posted on 10/31/2011 1:50:18 AM PDT by gleeaikin
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To: Cindy; gleeaikin
Thanking both of you.
6 posted on 10/31/2011 5:43:42 AM PDT by no-to-illegals (Please God, Protect and Bless Our Men and Women in Uniform with Victory. Amen. --> AmeriCain)
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7 posted on 10/31/2011 9:47:01 AM PDT by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are here! What will you do?)
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http://forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?289-The-occupy-movement-is-now-supported-by-the-Basij-wsfall.com
“The #occupy movement is now supported by the Basij [wsfall.com]”
(November 1, 2011)

SNIPPET: “The banner URL of wallstreetfall.com notwithstanding, the site is actually located at

Name: wsfall.com”

SNIPPET: “It’s especially nice of the Basij to go out of their way to let us know this is an officially sanctioned site”

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http://www.rferl.org/content/iran_basij_launches_website_cover_occupy_wall_street_movement/24377378.html

PERSIAN LETTERS
“Iran’s Basij Launches Website To Cover Occupy Wall Street Movement”
October 31, 2011

SNIPPET: “The Wall Street Fall website — with content in both Persian and English — was launched over the weekend by the head of the Basij militia, Mohammad Reza Naghdi.”


8 posted on 11/01/2011 6:14:50 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?293

“Hizballah Cyber Army [complete with website in Brooklyn]”
(November 1, 2011)

SNIPPET: “Another IRGC/Basij-linked project, turned up through examining social networks of known IRGC/Basij activists and operators. We’ll call it HCA here.

The website: www.hcarmy.net/”

(Note: The above url was disabled by me for this post.)

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9 posted on 11/01/2011 6:18:46 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9221374/DHS_to_set_up_policies_for_monitoring_Twitter_Facebook_

News

“DHS to set up policies for monitoring Twitter, Facebook
Homeland Security is working on guidelines to protect U.S. citizens’ rights while it looks at social media sites”

By Sharon Gaudin
November 1, 2011 04:54 PM ET

SNIPPET: “The DHS, whose mission is to protect the country from terrorist attacks, isn’t actively monitoring Facebook or Twitter. However, when the agency receives a tip about a potential threat, agents will scour public sites for information.”

SNIPPET: “Kerravala noted that it’s a good reminder for everyday social network users to be aware that what they post is often available for the public to see.

“You know that a lot of this information is being seen, maybe watched and maybe even archived,” he added. “Information doesn’t go away once it’s posted.””


10 posted on 11/02/2011 1:37:36 AM PDT by Cindy
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http://forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?68-Beyond-the-hype-regarding-terrorist-use-of-the-Internet

“Beyond the hype regarding terrorist use of the Internet”

SNIPPET: “In short: terrorist use of the Internet is a counterterrorism opportunity.

Happy hunting.”

(August 21, 2011)


11 posted on 11/02/2011 1:15:37 PM PDT by Cindy
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Currently...

http://forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?305

“Active threads, 30 October - 02 November, 2011”
(November 2, 2011)


12 posted on 11/02/2011 1:18:00 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?312
“Active Threads, 02-04 November , 2011”
(November 4, 2011)


13 posted on 11/04/2011 11:45:46 PM PDT by Cindy
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twitter.com/#!/alemarahweb

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Posted on November 5, 2011 on Twitter:

Quote:

twitter.com/#!/ISAFmedia/status/133005595568640001

in reply to @blazerees1

@ISAFmedia
ISAF

@blazerees1 Yes, you can get a response: Didn’t happen. @alemarahweb often has a tenuous relationship with reality

3 hours ago via HootSuite


14 posted on 11/05/2011 10:58:32 PM PDT by Cindy
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http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5779.htm

November 4, 2011
Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No.755

“Deleting Online Jihad on Twitter: The Case of British Jihadi Anjem Choudary – Tweeting for the Caliphate and the Conquest of the White House”
By: Steven Stalinsky*

SNIPPET: “As part of their online media strategy, jihadi groups have in recent years begun using Western websites and technologies – uploading videos to YouTube[1] and to the Internet Archive,[2] creating official Facebook pages,[3] and tweeting news flashes from the jihadi fronts. Jihadis have come to depend on free web hosting, where content can be uploaded anonymously, reliably, and at no cost.[4]

Headquartered in San Francisco, California and with servers in San Antonio, Texas, Boston, Massachusetts, and New York, Twitter – the online social networking and microblogging service – is increasingly being used by terrorist organizations and their media outlets, and their online followers are growing in number. Twitter’s Terms of Service include some “restrictions on content” but do not mention terrorist groups.[5]

One of the many jihadi groups now utilizing Twitter is Al-Qaeda and its followers.”


15 posted on 11/05/2011 11:55:39 PM PDT by Cindy
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A Look at Iran
http://www.truthusa.com/IRAN.html

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http://forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?315-Cyber-Jihad-Front
“Cyber Jihad Front”
06 November 2011, 15:46

SNIPPET: “Another IRGC site.”

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http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007291.html
“Increased Online Activity of the Iranian Radical Right”
01 May 11


16 posted on 11/06/2011 4:03:16 PM PST by Cindy
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Currently...

http://internet-haganah.com/harchives/007439.html

07 November 2011
“Active threads, 4-7 November, 2011”


17 posted on 11/07/2011 1:39:35 PM PST by Cindy
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Note: This was posted on November 7, 2011.

Quote - Snippet::

twitter.com/#!/switch_d/status/133663604883992576

@switch_d
switched
Smacked @ansarcenter twitter.com/#!/ansarcenter… #nojihadforyou


18 posted on 11/07/2011 5:29:07 PM PST by Cindy
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2803874/posts

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http://forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?316-A-view-from-inside-the-office-CRCIS
“A view from inside the office [CRCIS]”
(November 7, 2011)

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Previously...

http://www.sofir.org/sarchives/004208.php
CRCIS - The Ayatollah’s “Computer Research Center of Islamic Sciences”
Society for Internet Research - SoFIR
Report No. 4 02 June 2005


19 posted on 11/07/2011 5:32:58 PM PST by Cindy
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http://forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?313

“TheQauqaz”
(November 5, 2011)


20 posted on 11/08/2011 4:27:22 AM PST by Cindy
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