Friday, December 09, 2005
"The World Wide Web of Jihadists"
Stratfor: "Kamran Bokhari"
Kamran Bokhari has written an article for the STRATFOR World Terrorism Report explaining how Al Queda's Islamist militants use the Internet to communicate with the world and maintain their status as a global threat:
Also interesting is the fact that the fugitive leadership of Al Queda is not on the internet directly. The Al Queda leadership relies on a lower level network of Islamic militants to maintain their web presence and contacts with the world media.
Kamran Bokhari has written an article for the STRATFOR World Terrorism Report explaining how Al Queda's Islamist militants use the Internet to communicate with the world and maintain their status as a global threat:
"Al Qaeda leaders understand the value the media attach to the messages they send and have dedicated significant resources to public relations. The Internet offers Islamist militants a low-tech, cost-effective, minimal-risk medium through which they can demonstrate their existence and operational status, conveniently reach out to their constituents and participate in the battle for public support in the Muslim world."One interesting aspect of this article is the description of how the traditional news media scour the web for Jihadi messages to report on terrorism; this reporting facilitates the terrorists goal of maintaining their public image.
Also interesting is the fact that the fugitive leadership of Al Queda is not on the internet directly. The Al Queda leadership relies on a lower level network of Islamic militants to maintain their web presence and contacts with the world media.
