al-Qaeda Recruitment Online
Recently 5 men from the USA were arrested in Pakistan for allegedly trying to join al-Qaeda.
What is now coming to light is that the internet played a huge role in the recruitment process.
The 5 men, who ultimately never gained access to al-Quada, started their short lived carrier in jihad as most aspiring terrorist do . . . on the web.
Investigators are now pointing to the sophisticated and cunning efforts that terror recruiters use to lure potential radical young men into their fold.
The FBI has made it known that they are acutely aware of online recruitment efforts by terrorist of all flavors and it’s not relegated to only the Muslim extremist, but flows into other religious and non-religious sectors as well.
Today’s news of the role that the internet played with these 5 men further illustrates that wars of the future will start online.
