Analyst warns of third Islamic terrorist wave, enabled by Internet

[The Straight Story]

Analyst warns of third Islamic terrorist wave, enabled by Internet
By Greg Grant [e-mail] February 25, 2008

Al Qaeda is not the central planning, recruiting and organizing force for global terrorism it once was, but has become more of a brand name that leaderless terrorist groups around the world assume to gain recognition and notoriety, according to a leading terrorist expert.

The third wave of terrorists comprises mostly "terrorist wannabes," said Marc Sageman, a fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute in Philadelphia, who was a CIA case officer in Afghanistan in the 1980s. They are a post-Iraq terrorist generation made up predominately of Muslims in Europe who feel shut out of the labor market, said Sageman, speaking in Washington on Feb. 20 at an event sponsored by the New America Foundation. They become increasingly radicalized by shared group discontent and join the terrorist jihad in a quest for glory and heroism, he added.

These dissidents typically don't associate face to face, rather their interaction has shifted to Internet chat rooms and online forums, which act as "echo chambers" where anger intensifies and participants become more radicalized, Sageman said. The virtual world enables the natural dynamic of "in-group love and out-group hate," in which jihadists become more withdrawn from society and associate only with radical and like-minded thinkers.

The Internet also is transforming the demographics of the modern terrorist threat, he said, as younger people, who constantly troll Web sites, and women, traditionally excluded from political participation because of religious reasons, are able to become involved in activism. While the post-Sept. 11 security environment is much more hostile toward terrorist aspirants, the Internet permits scattered groups to connect virtually.

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[peacetalksforall]

1. Here it comes.... what are the contingency plans?

[peacetalksforall]

2. Did they ever get the six cables fixed in the take down of specific

counries from parts of Europe to India?

[mmonk]

3. Snail mail or cell phone texting?

[notadmblnd]

4. here they go.. lowering the bar

redefining what a terrorist is.

[madrchsod]

5. i thought this was about the aryan nations and american street gangs

i guess we should be very afraid just the furness' and obama

[warren pease]

6. Just doing advance PR work for HR 1955/S 1959...

Remember the "Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act of 2007?" Here's the full text and status as it slithers its way through Congress (approved in the House by a narrow 404 - 6 margin, with sincere thanks to all 219 alleged democrats who voted in favor of fascism. May they all lose their jobs this November).

And here's some comment by Bruce Fein on this POS, which the DHS calls "Endgame." Now why on earth would they give it that nickname?


wp

[niyad]

7. yes, so let's shut down the internet--of course, people do other things, like keep track of

their government's lies and distortions, but we must fight terrorism.

this is so obvious, and so tedious. get a new song, guys.