Vojenské rozhledy / Czech Military Review Nr. 1/2009: 115-120
Virtual University of Jihad: Training and Schooling Islamic Terrorists in CyberspaceInformational pages
This article is discussing the role of the Internet in the Islamic terrorist movement. It describes how the nature of the Internet provides the perfect medium for terrorism. Major terrorist organizations now have their own production capability, ranging from video capture, to video editing, to distribution, but, these organizations also have an advanced understanding of the concepts of influence, information warfare, and the power of targeted messages. This is further highlighted by the fact that among al Qaeda's original organizational structure was a committee dedicated to publicity and the media. The internet plays the role as a means of propaganda for recruitment and fund-raising, shaping public opinion in the Muslim world, terrorist training and instruction, operational planning for attacks, communication and open source information.
Keywords: information and communication technologies,cyber-space,terrorism,training,internet
Published: March 15, 2009 Show citation
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