Militant Islamic groups turn to YouTube: Videos show bombings, sniper attacks against U.S. forces

AP ^ | February 12 2007 | Tariq Panja

[jmc1969]

Anyone with an Internet connection can watch videos of bombings and sniper attacks against U.S. forces — shot and edited by Islamic militants and broadcast on YouTube, the world's largest video-sharing Web site.

With the global spread of high-speed Internet connections and the relative anonymity afforded by the world's biggest and busiest sites, extremists have found a new theater to display violence and anti-American propaganda.

On Friday, prosecutors in Britain charged six suspects in an alleged plot to kidnap and kill a British soldier — an act that police allege was intended to be recorded and posted on the Internet.

A recent search brings YouTube users to a video carrying the logo of the Mujahedeen Shura Council, an umbrella organization of Sunni insurgent groups including al-Qaida in Iraq.

In the video, a man stands in a deserted field beside a blue car. Speaking in Arabic, he gives what he describes as his final testament before a suicide car bombing that he claims will target a U.S. convoy in Tal Afar, 260 miles northwest of Baghdad.

"I ask God this day to enable us to kill the infidels and to grant us the highest martyrdom," he says. "I dedicate a special greeting to sheik Abu Abdulla (Osama bin Laden), Sheik Ayman (al-Zawahri) and our Sheik Abu Musab al-Zarqawi."

Moments later, the footage shows what appears to be a checkpoint, followed by an explosion. The man shooting the film screams, "Allahu akbar. (God is great.)"

In another video entitled "Qanaas Baghdad Episode II," a man purporting to be an Iraqi sniper offers tips on attacking U.S. soldiers. As music plays, a group of soldiers stand at the side of a bustling, dusty street. The sniper locks on to one of them. A second later, the soldier falls to the ground.

[Eagles6]

So You Tube shows jihadi porn? Well, all we can do is not log on and send emails. Let's do it.

Nobody said this fight would be easy. Let's at least inconvenience ourselves while our brothers are dodging bombs and bullets. The enemy's fifth column is the msm and the internet.

[weegee]

What's more, YouTube censored political speech from American conservative commentators (Michele Malkin saw some video blogging she uploaded moved to the adults only section).

[RunningWolf]

It cuts both ways.

Have you seen the self-made jihad video that ends poorly for them? All of them were wiped out, looked to be about 12-15 of them.

[jmc1969]

That would be fine and good if weegee who posted right before you isn't right that You Tube doesn't play fairly.

[RunningWolf]

Actually I think that one was from vidmax or some other source.

Insurgents Attack Foiled, or a jihadist's day in the sun ends poorly

[nutmeg]

ping!

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[Huck]

Cant you flag it as inappropriate?

[BigFinn]

Absolutely. Flag as "Hate Speech".

[Zeroisanumber]

Video with violent content can be flagged as inappropriate and will be pulled. Usually the really nasty stuff isn't up long.

OTOH, the FBI might want Youtube to leave it up for a while, see if they can track some of the people distributing or accessing it.

[oldenuff2no]

I'm an old combat vet. My mobility is limited somewhat, but I would love to be able to swap with one of the troops in Iraq who is a bad area. I would gladly turn over all my assets to my family and go over there with the full knowledge that I would not be coming back alive. I still shoot and am able to move and fire. I was sniper qualified and would have no trouble fighting a real war. I would stay there until they got me. It would be my choice to give my life for my country. I would never be taken hostage I would take all I could with me but They would never take me alive. I also would not bee too worried about what they would do to me if I didn't follow their rules. If I saw someone who needed to be dead I would make him dead. I'm not a pushover and the military would not have any leverage on me. I'm not afraid to die and after that is gone you can do just about anything you want to as long as it meets my ideas of what is right and wrong.
A couple hundred of us in a neighbor hood and we would solve the violence problem. We must kill and keep killing them until they decide that they don't want to die anymore.
At that time we explain the rules to them and turn them loose. The first time they break the rules we kill them too.
This would take a few years but it would allow us older solders to die fighting for our country with dignity. We would win and we would have the American people behind us.

[ARE SOLE]

That's the spirit !




Regards.

[Mamba56]

This ole' Coastie has got your six!