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July 02, 2004

Online terrorism

Media organisations regularly claim that terrorists use the Internet to plan attacks as well as for recruiting or linking up with members. How true is this claim? Is Osama Bin Laden really online? A report from the US Institute for Security Technology Studies (http://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/), entitled Examining the Cyber Capabilities of Islamic Terrorist Groups, looks at these issues in detail. According to the report, "There is clear, factual evidence that Islamic terrorist groups are using information technologies to facilitate propaganda, recruitment and training, fundraising, communications, and targeting operations." The full report can be downloaded for free from https://www.ists.dartmouth.edu/TAG/cyber-capabilities-terrorist.htm. Posted by belinda at July 2, 2004 11:03 AM
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