[Chancellor Palpatine]

I'm not talking about that. I'm talking about the ability of current enemies to coordinate attacks between widely dispersed commands, the ability of demagogues to whip up civilian populations en masse and the ability of your enemies to reach people within the borders instantaneously and without travel. If you don't see widespread wireless communication as changing the Spanish American War and WWI model of warfare, you really need to hone up on those old cognitive and analytical skills.

[Burkeman1]

I would imagine that Al Queda has reverted to 19th century communication as of late and don't much use satellite phones or even a radio any more.