http://s88179113.onlinehome.us/2009-12-13/2009-12-13-DC5.html
http://www.sofir.org/sarchives/006308.php
13 December 2009
“THE DC FIVE”
SNIPPET: “Along the way one of them made a friend on YouTube who provided a degree of guidance as they cobbled together a scheme to travel to Pakistan for training and ultimately combat. The YouTube relationship moved to a shared Yahoo email account and messages in the Drafts folder, the latter being a tried and true method for evading detection that actually worked in this case. That one of the guys had family in Pakistan helped, if only by providing them with a bit of reassurance - they would not be entirely strangers in a strange land.”
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http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/609744741-59807619/content~db=all~content=a917321147
Comparison of Visual Motifs in Jihadi and Cholo Videos on YouTube
Author: A. Aaron Weisburd a
Affiliation: a Department of Criminology, Law, and Justice, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL, USA
DOI: 10.1080/10576100903319789
Publication Frequency: 12 issues per year
Published in: Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Volume 32, Issue 12 December 2009 , pages 1066 - 1074
Subjects: Military & Strategic Studies; Terrorism;
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Abstract
Homegrown Sunni extremists (jihadis) and Latin American street gang members (cholos) represent potential threats to national security. Both groups are known to inhabit the video- sharing website YouTube. Videos representative of each group were selected at random, and the visual motifs in the videos were categorized. Findings suggest similarities and differences between the two groups that may have significance for how practitioners address each threat, and for determining the likelihood that the two groups may begin to work in concert. The portraits that emerge of jihadis and cholos may assist in developing strategies to counter the violence perpetrated by each.
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Jihadi video and auto-radicalisation: evidence from an exploratory YouTube study
Conway, Maura and McInerney, Lisa (2008) Jihadi video and auto-radicalisation: evidence from an exploratory YouTube study. In: EuroISI 2008 - First European Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics, 3-5 December 2008, Esbjerg, Denmark. ISBN 978-3-540-89899-3
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Large amounts of jihadi video content on YouTube along with the vast array of relational data that can be gathered opens up innovative avenues for exploration of the support base for political violence. This exploratory study analyses the online supporters of jihad-promoting video content on YouTube, focusing on those posting and commenting upon martyr-promoting material from Iraq. Findings suggest that a majority are under 35 years of age and resident outside the region of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with the largest percentage of supporters located in the United States. Evidence to support the potential for online radicalisation is presented. Findings relating to newly formed virtual relationships involving a YouTube user with no apparent prior links to jihadists are discussed.
Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Event Type: Conference
Refereed: Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords: Jihadi; radicalisation; YouTube; network analysis;
Subjects: Social Sciences > Terrorism
Computer Science > World Wide Web
Computer Science > Digital video
DCU Faculties and Centres: Research Centres > Centre for International Studies (CIS)
Faculty of Humanities and Social Science > School of Law and Government
Published in: Ortiz-Arroyo, D. and Larsen, H.L. and Zeng, D. and Hicks, D.L.. and Wagner, G., (eds.) Intelligence and Security Informatics. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 5376. Springer-Verlag, Berlin and Heidelberg . ISBN 978-3-540-89899-3
Publisher: Springer-Verlag, Berlin and Heidelberg
Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89900-6_13
Copyright Information: The original publication is available at www.springerlink.com
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Deposited On: 09 Jan 2009 13:51 by Dr. Maura Conway. Last Modified 05 May 2009 12:18
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http://www.investigativeproject.org/1577/icnas-search-for-radicalism-should-start-within
“ICNA’s Search for Radicalism Should Start Within”
IPT News
December 15, 2009
SNIPPET: “The Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), which touts itself as a leading grassroots Muslim organization, stood with American law enforcement last week in condemning violence and distancing itself from the actions of five of its young, American mosque attendees. These would-be terrorists traveled to Pakistan, intent on killing American soldiers whom they saw as waging a war on Islam.
Leaders at the Alexandria-based ICNA mosque expressed shock at the men’s decision to give up bright futures for jihad. “The teachings of this mosque are the Koran, moderation, tolerance and peaceful interaction with our neighbors and other faiths,’ said Essan Talawi, a guest imam at the mosque where the five men attended and were active members of its youth group.”