By Kathy Shaidle
Following the Islamic terror attack in Mumbai, India in November, it was revealed that the tech-savvy terrorists used BlackBerries and Google Earth satellite-imaging to plan and carry out their atrocities.
It was the latest example of the West’s enemies employing 21st century technology to spread its 8th century ideology. It is also the most visible manifestation of a phenomenon that first came to the fore on September 11, 2001, and is spreading under the radar of ordinary people. Experts, however, are increasingly concerned about the spread of jihadist jujitsu – that is, of Muslim terrorists’ use of Western technology to destroy the West itself.
For example, the monitoring service SITE Intelligence Group revealed last month that Islamic extremists are being instructed on how to use the popular video-sharing site YouTube as a way to disseminate propaganda videos.
A post at a password-protected forum run by a group calling itself Fursan Ghazawat Alnusra (“Knights in Support of the Invasion”) offered step-by-step instructions to Islamist sympathizers on how to post videos to YouTube. The Knights called for a “YouTube Invasion”, adding, “American politicians have used Facebook to get votes, like the house slave Obama. (...) Today we invade your sites, tomorrow your lands and homes, o you cross worshippers.” Read more ...
Following the Islamic terror attack in Mumbai, India in November, it was revealed that the tech-savvy terrorists used BlackBerries and Google Earth satellite-imaging to plan and carry out their atrocities.
It was the latest example of the West’s enemies employing 21st century technology to spread its 8th century ideology. It is also the most visible manifestation of a phenomenon that first came to the fore on September 11, 2001, and is spreading under the radar of ordinary people. Experts, however, are increasingly concerned about the spread of jihadist jujitsu – that is, of Muslim terrorists’ use of Western technology to destroy the West itself.
For example, the monitoring service SITE Intelligence Group revealed last month that Islamic extremists are being instructed on how to use the popular video-sharing site YouTube as a way to disseminate propaganda videos.
A post at a password-protected forum run by a group calling itself Fursan Ghazawat Alnusra (“Knights in Support of the Invasion”) offered step-by-step instructions to Islamist sympathizers on how to post videos to YouTube. The Knights called for a “YouTube Invasion”, adding, “American politicians have used Facebook to get votes, like the house slave Obama. (...) Today we invade your sites, tomorrow your lands and homes, o you cross worshippers.” Read more ...
Source: FrontPage Magazine
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