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Re: Tracking down the London bombers via an IP address
From: Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>
Date: Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:00:30 -0500
The more important thing to note here, is the fact these cyber terrorism forums have a real connection to real terrorism, rather than how they may be used to try and track the bad guys down (although that is of course, interesting). Thanks for this URL. Gadi. On 2007-06-29 18:46-0400, rms () computerbytesman com wrote:
Was London Bomb Plot Heralded On Web? Internet Forum Comment From Night Before: "London Shall Be Bombed" http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/29/terror/main2997517.shtml Hours before London explosives technicians <http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/06/29/terror/main2996470.shtml> dismantled a large car bomb in the heart of the British capital's tourist-rich theater district, a message appeared on one of the most widely used jihadist Internet forums, saying: "Today I say: Rejoice, by Allah,London shall be bombed."CBS News found the posting, which went on for nearly 300 words, on the "al Hesbah" chat room. It was left by a person who goes by the name abu Osama al-Hazeen, who appears regularly on the forum. The comment was posted on the forum, according to time stamp, at 08:09 a.m. British time on June 28 --about 17 hours before the bomb was found early on June 29.Al Hesbah is frequently used by international Sunni militant groups, including al Qaeda and the Taliban, to post propaganda videos and messagesin their fight against the West.There was no way for CBS News to independently confirm any connectionbetween the posting made Thursday night and the car bomb found Friday.Al-Hazeen's message begins: "In the name of God, the most compassionate, themost merciful. Is Britain Longing for al Qaeda's bombings?"Al-Hazeen decries the recent knighthood of controversial author Salman Rushdie as a blow felt by all British Muslims. "This 'honoring' came at a crucial time, a time when the whole nation is reeling from the crusaders attacks on all Muslim lands," he said, in an apparent reference to the British role in Iraq. .
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