Virtual soldiers in a holy war By Yossi Melman , Nov. 11, 2002 "Virtual Al Qaida" was the main topic of a seminar held in Washington about three months ago. At issue was the appearance in cyberspace of Web sites, forums and chat rooms set up by bin Laden supporters, who preach his message of jihad against the West, heretics, "the Crusaders and the Jews," and their toadies in Arab countries and the Muslim world. The purpose of the conference, which was attended by 15 experts, most of them American, was to examine how the Al Qaida organization and...