Item 1: “Letter and parcel bombs” topic of instruction on operation “planning forum”
Item 2: “Al-Qaeda in Palestine” puts out a flyer and a pamphlet for the occasion of the start of Ramadan
Item 3: Bomb making instructional video shows how to construct an explosive out of gas canisters found in many Arab world kitchens
Item 4: Algerian al-Qaeda affiliate threatens the Algerian elite with attacks in France
The Terror Web Watch collects intelligence through active monitoring of Jihadist and other threat group web sites, forums, and other communication environments. Terrorists and their supporters call it Jihad electroni, the electronic Jihad. For them, exploiting the Internet is considered a vital part of raising money, spreading their ideology, building up support, and inspiring others to become terrorists. To a lesser extent, the Internet is also used for training, by circulating training manuals and videos, for discussing targets, and for planning and organizing operations.
Given how important the Internet is to terrorists and to the greater radical Islamist movement that supports them, monitoring the activities of terrorists and suspected terrorists in cyberspace should be nearly as paramount as monitoring their activities on the ground.
