by editor | Oct 18, 2008 | Analysis, technology, Terrorism 2.0
by Steven R. Corman Today the Washington Post reports that AQ Web Forums were “abruptly” taken down. Abruptly? Well not if abruptly means suddenly, as in it just happened. This story has been circulating in the blogs for months, and it’s more like...
by editor | Sep 19, 2008 | technology, Terrorism 2.0
by Steven R. Corman Writing today in Danger Room, David Axe called members of the State Department’s Digital Outreach Team (DOT) “trolls.” Axe was responding to some statements by Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Jim Glassman’s...
by mm13 | Sep 4, 2008 | PSYOPS, Terrorism 2.0
by Monika Maslikowski Online PSYOP campaigns are a cheap and easy way for extremists to infiltrate U.S. public discourse about the fight against terrorism. The campaigns attempt to break the political will of U.S. policymakers and persuade the public to doubt the...
by editor | Aug 8, 2008 | Counterterrorism, Intelligence, Terrorism 2.0
by Steven R. Corman In the past couple of days I have received email alerts from ESISC, an independent European group based in Brussels that describes itself as doing observation and analysis of international terrorism and related strategic issues. The emails indicate...
by editor | Aug 4, 2008 | Counterterrorism, Media, Terrorism 2.0
by Steven R. Corman I recently talked to Capt. David Faggard, who is Chief of the Air Force New Media and Emerging Technologies team. His newly-formed group is an Air Force contribution to the effort by the U.S. to catch up to their “war of ideas”...
by editor | May 28, 2008 | Movements, Terrorism 2.0
by Steven R. Corman Today Danger Room is reporting on an ABC news story about a video, purportedly posted by AQ operatives, calling for the use of WMDs against the West. The story quotes an FBI spokesman to support the claim. The trouble is, the tape appears to be a...