Posted on 08/27/2004 2:19:01 PM PDT by JohnathanRGalt
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Using the Internet to market terrorism: The Palestinian Islamic Jihad markets its terrorist messages using Internet sites supported by Western (mainly American) companies |
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Overview | ||||||
1. | Palestinian and international terrorist organizations make massive use of the Internet to spread propaganda supporting terrorism and as a means of maintaining contact between organizations (and headquarters), their infrastructures and their target populations (often over enormous distances). | |||||
2. | The importance of the Internet as a means of marketing terrorism became significantly greater after the events of September 11, 2001. That was because the Web makes it relatively easy for them to evade the difficulties imposed by various governments (particularly the American government). It also enables them to exploit liberal Western laws ensuring freedom of speech to spread their propaganda without effective supervision and with no censorship whatsoever. | |||||
3. | The following case study examines the way the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) uses the Internet to spread its terrorist propaganda. | |||||
The PIJ Internet infrastructure Survey | ||||||
4. | The PIJ operates three main and three subsidiary Internet sites. A description of those sites and of the Internet companies supporting them follows. 1 1 The data provided here are primarily based on an examination of the Haganah Internet site in the United States ( http://internet-haganah.us/haganah/ ), which tracks terrorist Internet sites, predominantly of an Islamic nature. Other sources used were the MEMRI (particularly Islamist Websites and Their Hosts Part I: Islamist Terror Organizations, by Marie-Hélene Boccara ) ( http://www.memri.org/news.html ) and Whois Domain-Based Research Services ( http://whois.net ) sites. The picture as presented here is by no means complete. In addition, the survey does not include sites which support the PIJ but do not officially belong to the organization. |
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5. | The three primary sites:- | |||||
a. | http://www.qudsway.com : The site posts current notices from the organization, archival material about its activities, publication of books and articles sponsored by the PIJ, encouragement of terrorism against Israel and praise for the suicide bombers. | |||||
b. | http://www.palestineway.com : The contents of this site are similar to those of Qudsway. | |||||
c. | http://www.sarayaalquds.com : This is the site of the organization's operational-terrorist wing (the Jerusalem Battalions). It includes updated documentation about the Battalions, archival material about the organization's terrorist activities, publication of books and articles sponsored by the PIJ, encouragement of terrorism against Israel and praise for the suicide bombers. | |||||
6 | The three subsidiary sites:- | |||||
a. | http://www.jimail.com/abrar / : It posts notices, information about the organization's activities, publication of books and articles sponsored by the PIJ, encouragement of the use of terrorism against Israel and praise for the suicide bombers. It is inactive but directs surfers to the organization's main sites. | |||||
b. | http://www.rabdullah.com : This is the organization's site dedicated to its current leader, Ramadan Abdallah Shalah. It documents his pronouncements, activities and worldview in favor of an uncompromising armed insurrection for the liberation of all Palestine and the establishment of an Islamic state. It posts articles, lectures, speeches, pictures and a biography of Shalah. | |||||
c. | http://www.shikaki.com : This is the organization's site dedicated to the memory of its founder and leader, Fathi Shqaqi, who was killed in Malta in 1995. It documents his pronouncements, activities and worldview in favor of an uncompromising armed insurrection for the liberation of all Palestine and the establishment of an Islamic state. | |||||
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8. | In that context, it is worthwhile to note that other Palestinian terrorist organizations, such as Hamas and the Lebanese Hezbollah, as well as international terrorist organizations such as paradoxically -- Al-Qaeda, all extensively use Western companies and technology, particularly those in the United States. | |||||
9. | Following Appendices describe the various PIJ Websites and provide information about the companies supporting them. | |||||
Appendix A | ||||||
http://www.qudsway.com and http://www.qudsway.org Home Page |
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1. | This is a Palestinian Islamic Jihad Website. It posts basic information about the PIJ and its past and present leaders; regular reports on its terrorist attacks (and those of other organizations), archival material, publication of books and articles sponsored by the PIJ, encouragement of terrorism against Israel and praise for the suicide bombers. It is frequently updated. | |||||
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Its ISP is Iranian:- |
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Appendix B | ||||||
http://www.palestineway.com (abrarway.com) Home Page |
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1. | This is a Palestinian Islamic Jihad Website. It posts announcements about the organization and its activities, archival material, publication of books and articles sponsored by the PIJ, encouragement of terrorism against Israel and praise for the suicide bombers. It is updated frequently and its contents are similar to those of qudsway.com. | |||||
2. | Its ISP is VONOC, located in Englewood, Colorado. | |||||
3. | Its host server is web-host-plus.com, probably based in London (Note: In early July 2004 it was learned that web-host-plus.com is actually based in Bucharest, Romania. Its current status is unclear). | |||||
4. | The site is registered in Beirut. | |||||
Appendix C | ||||||
http://www.sarayaalquds.com Home Page |
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1. | This is the site of the Jerusalem Battalions, the PIJ's operational-terrorist wing. It posts updated information about the Battalions, material about the organization's terrorist activities (wills of the martyrs, words of praise in their memories, announcements, etc.) and publication of books and articles sponsored by the PIJ. The site is updated less frequently than Qudsway.com and Palestineway.com. | |||||
2. | Its ISP is Level3, located in Broomfield, Colorado. | |||||
3. | The site is registered in Beirut . | |||||
Appendix D | ||||||
http://www.jimail.com/abrar Home Page |
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Note: Above is the home page reached for jimail.com/abrar. |
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1. | This is the PIJ's site. It posts announcements, information on the organization's activities, publication of books and articles sponsored by the PIJ, encouragement of terrorism against Israel and praise for the suicide bombers. It is inactive but serves to direct surfers to the organization's main sites. | |||||
2. | Its ISP is Alabanza, based in Baltimore, Maryland. | |||||
3. | The site is registered in Beirut . | |||||
Appendix E | ||||||
http://www.rabdullah.com Home Page |
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1. | This is the organization's site dedicated to its current leader, Ramadan Abdallah Shalah. It documents his pronouncements, activities and worldview in favor of an uncompromising armed insurrection for the liberation of all Palestine and the establishment of an Islamic state. It posts articles, lectures, speeches, pictures and a biography of Shalah. The site is not updated. | |||||
2. | Its ISP is Level3, Broomfield, Colorado. | |||||
3. | The site is registered in Beirut. | |||||
Appendix F | ||||||
http://www.shikaki.com Home Page |
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The PIJ Website dedicated to the memory of its founder and leader, Fathi Shaqaqi (killed in Malta in 1995). It documents his pronouncements, activities and worldview in favor of an uncompromising armed insurrection for the liberation of all Palestine and the establishment of an Islamic state. It is almost identical in structure to Ramadan Shalah's site. |
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2. | Its ISP is Alabanza, based in Baltimore, Maryland. | |||||
3. | The site is registered in Beirut. | |||||
Appendix G | ||||||
Information about Level3, an American-based company working globally,
used by the PIJ internet infrastructure, taken from their Website, www.level3.com |
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Appendix H | ||||||
Information about Alabanza, an American-based company working globally,
used by the PIJ internet infrastructure, taken from their Website, www.alabanza.com |
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http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/sib/8_04/internet.htm
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Oh boy!! Another chance for the MSM to slam the internet. The good will get shut out because of the bad, wait and see.
How so, explain further?
I don't see MSM in the list of guilty, evil companies supporting terrorists here at all. The only ones listed here are:
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