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May 09, 2008
American Terrorist Recruitment
Posted by Tina
Congress: Al-Qaeda Using Internet to Recruit Terrorists in the US
Using a video montage showing mass executions, bomb-making, and a promise to ''slit the throats of Americans and Jews,'' two U.S. lawmakers unveiled a report that says homegrown violent Islamic extremism poses an increasing threat to the safety of the American people. The bipartisan report by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs was unveiled by Sens. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and Susan Collins (R-Maine) at a press conference. ** Lieberman said it was a mistake to underestimate the tactics being used by "the minority" of Muslims, who believe in jihad, or struggle, to create a caliphate, or global Islamic state. ** "The terrorists, who some still mistakenly dismiss as people living in caves, are as sophisticated in their communication abilities today as the very sophisticated members of this generation," Lieberman said. ** He said that sophistication includes the coordination of the message being disseminated to Americans through virtual clearinghouses. ** "Al Qaeda or allied violent Islamic organizations manage a multi-tiered online media operation consisting of several production units to create content with the core message used to recruit and train terrorists."
It’s not going away folks…no matter how many spells the witches of Code Pink cast to end the war.
Posted by Post Scripts at May 9, 2008 10:13 PM