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http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5942.htm

December 22, 2011
Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No.777

“Twitter Continues To Evade Explaining Its Breaking of U.S. Law and Its Indirect Support For Online Jihad: The Case of Hizbullah and Al-Manar TV”
By: Steven Stalinsky

SNIPPET: “Introduction

As part of its research, the MEMRI Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor follows the multiple ways in which jihadi groups are using Twitter – “tweeting” news flashes, reporting attacks, battles, and other operational activities, and sharing videos, and more.

Jihadi groups’ use of Twitter is part of their online media strategy of taking advantage of Western websites and technologies,[1] uploading videos to YouTube[2] and to the Internet Archive,[3] creating official Facebook pages,[4] and other methods. Jihadis have come to depend on free web hosting, where content can be uploaded anonymously, reliably, and at no cost.

Headquartered in San Francisco, California and with servers in San Antonio, Texas, Boston, Massachusetts, and New York, Twitter is increasingly being used by terrorist organizations and their media outlets. Their online followers are growing in number.”

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ON THE INTERNET:

Profile - quote:

twitter.com/#!/anjemchoudary

anjem choudary
@anjemchoudary London

I am a Muslim who believes that Islam is something we must believe in (Tawheed), live by (Shari’ah) and struggle and sacrifice for (by way of Daw’ah and Jihad).

www.anjemchoudary.com

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facebook.com/tareq.a.abed

alplatformmedia.com/vb/memberlist.php

alplatformmedia.com/

forum.internet-haganah.com/showthread.php?479-http-alplatformmedia-com-Jihadist-Media-Platform-Forum

“alplatformmedia.com/ Jihadist Media Platform Forum”
(posted December 28, 2011)

SNIPPET: “Rising fast, this forum appears to be under the control of the AMEF/Shamikh group. Since its creation a few months ago (22SEP2011), the forum has managed to add 200+ members, who have amassed over 12,000 posts. Its members are a who’s who of the jihadi forums, from Shamikh & Ansar admins, to well known muckrakers like Abu Hafs al-Sunni Sunni & His Crooked Sword.”

Posted on Twitter on December 30, 2011.

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twitter.com/#!/IntelTweet/status/152822182303637504

@IntelTweet
Evan Kohlmann

Momen Abu Daf, a Jaish al-Islami leader killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, was a registered user on the Ansar al-Mujahideen web forum.
16 hours ago via web

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The Jihad Will Be YouTubed
FOREIGN POLICY - The AFPAK Channel ^ | December 15, 2011 | by Raffaello Pantucci
Posted on January 1, 2012 3:26:29 PM PST by Cindy

The Jihad Will Be YouTubed by Raffaello Pantucci

December 15, 2011

FOREIGN POLICY - The AFPAK Channel

SNIPPET: “While clearly the technology to make such videos is something that is universal, it does seem as though it is aspirant jihadists in the West who find it easiest to use. There was no evidence that Gul was being directed by foreign terrorist organizations to produce his material, and his case shows the continued existence of young Westerners producing radical material on their own. It may indeed be the case that the virtual armies have yet to fully emerge as active warriors on the battlefield, but in the meantime they are doing a great deal to keep the jihadist flame alive on the Web, either by themselves or at the direction of organized parties.”

(Excerpt) Read more at afpak.foreignpolicy.com ...