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NEWS ABOUT: terror websites

terror websites stories: 5 news summaries
OPINION

 Time to 
 Crack Down 
 on Jihad 2.0 



Web indoctrination of terrorists on US soil poses major threat

Nov 19, 09 8:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Khalid Sheikh Mohammed has knocked Nidal Hasan out of the headlines but the Fort Hood suspect is the kind of threat America needs to focus on, warns Daniel Henninger. Home-grown terrorists, indoctrinated over the Internet, are now more of a danger than "old-school" jihadis abroad, and the ideology that... More »

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Internet • terrorism • free speech • Facebook • First Amendment • counterterrorism • terror websites • domestic terrorism • Nidal Malik Hasan

 Terror Trackers
 Tackle Jihadis
 Online

Two firms spearhead web war on terror

Aug 31, 08 4:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two low-profile private contractors are at the forefront of the fight against cyber-jihadis, Der Speigel reports. From secret US locations, IntelCenter and SITE track footprints that al-Qaeda and other groups leave online. They detect new statements in the maze of terror-linked sites and rapidly transmit them to the world's counter-terror... More »

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terrorism • cyberterrorism • counterterrorism • al-Qaeda • terror websites

3 Charged in Plot to Kill Brown

Suspects face murder, terror charges after online threats to PM

Aug 29, 08 9:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Three British citizens have been charged with terror offenses for allegedly plotting to assassinate Gordon Brown, the Guardian reports. The suspects, who will appear in court in London today, belong to a group calling itself Al-Qaeda in Britain. They are accused of everything from soliciting murder to inviting support of... More »

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Tony Blair • terrorism • Gordon Brown • assassination • assassination attempt • al-Qaeda • terror websites

Al-Qaeda Plenty Safe, Thriving
on Web

US missed badly on chance to foil terrorists' propaganda network

Jun 24, 08 1:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Americans might think of al-Qaeda as a cave-dwelling group of primitives, but the terror group operates one of the most sophisticated propaganda operations on the web, the Washington Post reports. Al-Qaeda releases documentary-quality videos every 3-4 days through tightly secured channels. “It’s beautifully crafted propaganda,” said one... More »

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Internet • propaganda • cyberterrorism • Osama bin Laden • al-Qaeda • terror websites

5 UK Students Freed on
Terror Appeal

Judge overturns convictions for having extremist literature

Feb 13, 08 5:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The UK's top judge today quashed the convictions of five young Muslims on charges of downloading and sharing terrorist material, the Telegraph reports. Lord Chief Justice Phillips ruled that, under 2000's Terrorism Act, it is not illegal to possess and study terror literature unless there is obvious evidence of "... More »

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terrorist • Britain • terror websites • Islamic terrorism

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