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September 12, 2007       Share:    

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/11/AR2007091102465.html?hpid=topnews

Trolling the Internet for Messages from Terrorists

[Washington Post] Joby Warrick - A small community of individuals and companies troll the Internet for messages from terrorists - as a livelihood, a personal obsession or both. Often, the groups compete to be the first to find and post a new video or message. Frequently, they accomplish their goal several steps ahead of government agencies who turn to them for the material. Since Friday, at least three high-profile video messages have been snatched from al-Qaeda-affiliated Web sites by groups using a combination of computer tricks, personal connections and ingenuity to find and download password-protected content. They said their aim is to undermine support for the cause by disseminating what they consider to be outrageous statements. ()

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