Item 1: Chemical attack on Washington Metro system suggested on well-known jihadist Web site Item 2: A manual on poisonous gases and chemicals entitled: "A one of a kind creation: The Ethereal …
Angry Outsiders Boosting al-Qaida’s Ranks
As noted in earlier WAR Reports and echoed in the above article, the al-Qaeda ideology is now arguably the most dangerous aspect of global Islamist extremist and ?al-Qaeda? terrorism in its viral …
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The Blogs of War
The underlying technology driving the Revolution in Military Affairs that enabled the US military to increase its destructive efficiency has also enabled an unprecedented degree of communication …
Fighter Squadron Scours Washington’s Busy Skies
The sound is jarring and unmistakable, an electronic trill that pilots of the 121st Fighter Squadron recognize in a quickened heartbeat. Nearly every day, the warbling alarm reverberates through bunks …
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Terrorists Turn to the Web as Base of Operations
In the snow-draped mountains near Jalalabad in November 2001, as the Taliban collapsed and al Qaeda lost its Afghan sanctuary, Osama bin Laden biographer Hamid Mir watched "every second al Qaeda …
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Terror Web Watch for August 5, 2005
Item 1: Members of the Jihadist forum "The Jihad Cell," discuss a possible attack Item 2: Recipes like those used by the London bombers for homemade explosives available on Jihadist web forums Item …
Special Briefing: Jihad: Who’s joining, and why?
In Tuesday's edition, a report in this space looked at the origins and goals of Islamist militancy, and of Al Qaeda in particular. This briefing explores how the movement is evolving at a time of …
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‘Customized’ hacks jump 50 per cent
Virus-laden e-mail and criminal-driven security attacks increased by 50 per cent in the first half of this year, reports IBM Corp. Among the most notable trends the company spotted was a …
Sayyafs, JI target international maritime industry
This headline is alarming, indeed, given the fact that both the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) and Jemaah Islamiya (JI) have significant historical, if not exactly current, links to al-Qaeda . …
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Cyber-threat rising, Chertoff says
Homeland security boss speaks to group in Silicon Valley. Cyberspace attacks on the nation's increasingly interlocked computer systems are a growing security threat that could quickly overshadow any …