Crusader Virus vs. Viral Jihad
Memri reports on an Islamist forum re online Jihad and how not to get shut down or busted.
“We are all aware of the Zionist-Crusader campaign that has been launched against the Islamist websites…
The most recent [manifestation of this campaign] is… the effort of American intelligence to completely eliminate websites that distribute communiqués [by the mujahideen] and films [documenting] attacks of the Iraqi resistance, or which encourage so-called terrorism…. As part of this campaign, [the Americans also] threaten TV networks that broadcast videos [documenting] attacks… or that report [Coalition] casualties not reported by the U.S. military.”
… “The various intelligence agencies have realized the significance of [the jihad websites and forums] and have seized upon them as an opportunity… to hunt down ‘terrorists’… The [agencies] attempt to infiltrate the forums and plant their own [agents] in them, in order to [detect the terrorists] or in order to pressure the website owners into cooperating with them in this matter…”
One writer, for example, reminded mujahideen that not all forum participants were authentic Islamists, so identifying information should never be revealed. Participants cited a number of messages posted on Islamist websites which they suspected of being “bait,” surmising that the messages had been placed by agents posing as Islamists in an attempt to win the trust of forum participants, with the aim of getting them to cooperate with the agent offline and thus expose themselves.
Mujahideen were advised to be wary when posting jihad-related materials at Internet cafés, since “many of [these cafés] spy on their own customers, especially [those] with a Muslim appearance,” and since their servers are insufficiently secure and easily accessed by intelligence agencies. They were also advised to avoid using Internet cafés near their homes.
Another recommendation was to provide false information when registering on jihad websites, since the servers of these websites could be hacked by intelligence agencies. It was pointed out that using the same user name and password on all Islamist websites could jeopardize the user’s anonymity. Users were also advised to suspect every downloadable file being circulated on the forums, because some contained spyware.
Another item in Memri’s Islamist web monitoring project expresses the Islamic State in Iraq’s Monty Pythonesque “Life of Brian” pique at being ignored.
Topics: GWOT, Islam, al qaeda, blogs
Posted by Jules Crittenden at 10:48 pm on Sunday, February 18, 2007
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February 19th, 2007 at 2:21 am
I too think that every one who visits these sites ought to be exceedingly careful. In fact, if they want to be completely safe, I suggest that they cease going on the web altogether. You never know who’s watching and listening. Any country that can cause a tsunami that kills a quarter of a million people (or is that info still classified?)–well, you just never know what kind of power they have or what they can do if they’ve a mind to. And with that crazy Bush, you never know when they might get a mind to. So beware. Watch your back. Don’t trust a soul. Never take it for granted that you are safe, no matter where you are or who you are with. Be careful what you say, and who you say it to. Be careful where and when you sleep. Who knows what kind of secret technology we vicious infidels possess? The latest reports I’ve seen say that we are able to put nanotransponders in hummas, so that when a jihadi eats it, it will signal their GPS coordinates showing where to send teeny-tiny spy cameras to fly overhead–cameras so small, they’ll think that its only the usual flies that constantly pester them! And if more than two jihadis meet, an insect-sized bomb more powerful than a cruise missile will explode and kill everything within a mile radius.
At least, that’s what I heard.