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  • New Jihad Magazine Targets Western Audience (07/17/09)

  • Muslim extremists are increasingly appealing to Western audiences through English-language magazines disseminated via the Internet.

  • Islamic Terrorist Group Threatens to Attack Germany and Jews (04/24/09)

  • An Al Qaeda linked terrorist group reportedly threatened to attack the “criminal” German government and German Jewish citizens in a video posted on the Internet on April 10, 2009.

  • American Al Qaeda Spokesman Resurfaces in Video (04/20/09)

  • Adam Yahiye Gadahn, an American Muslim convert who joined Al Qaeda in the late 1990s, urged Muslims to provide assistance to suicide bombers with "money and men" and criticized America and Israel as "forces of evil" in a video produced by Al Sahab, Al Qaeda's media wing, on April 13, 2009.

  • Apparent American Militants in Somalia Appear in Video (04/07/09)

  • A video featuring two men identifying themselves as Americans fighting in southern Somalia has surfaced, according to reports. A spokesperson for the FBI office in Minneapolis, which is investigating a group of Americans who have left their homes to join a terrorist group in Somalia, reportedly said the video was brought to his office’s attention on April 5, 2009.

  • Somali Terrorist Group Releases Recruitment Video Featuring "the American" (04/02/09)

  • A propaganda video by a Somali terrorist group urging foreigners "to come and live the life of a mujahid" features an English speaking militant named "the American."

  • Islamic Militant Online Magazine Focuses on Gaza (02/17/09)

  • The latest issue of an online magazine for Islamic militants focuses on Israel's military action in Gaza to stop Hamas rockets from being fired at Israeli towns and cities.

  • PFLP Calls for Takeover of Israeli Embassies (01/16/09)

  • The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a terrorist organization responsible for attacks against Israelis since the 1960s, called for an “escalation and expansion of direct action, particularly the takeover of embassies of Israel and its allies” on its English-language Web site.

  • Hamas Expands Reach Through Media (11/24/08)

  • Al Quds TV, a new Arabic language satellite television channel, reportedly linked to Hamas, is the latest part of the terrorist organization's expanding media network.

  • Video Sharing Web Site Linked to Hamas (11/18/08)

  • A file sharing Web site containing videos that glorify suicide bombers and terrorism appears to be the latest effort by Hamas to reach a wider audience through the Internet.

  • American Al Qaeda Spokesman Releases New Video (10/10/08)

  • In a new video featuring Adam Yahiye Gadahn, the American Muslim convert who joined Al Qaeda in the late 1990s threatens the “Zionist-crusader enemy” and criticizes Pakistani authorities.

  • Online Terror Facilitator Sentenced in London (09/15/08)

  • A British man who allegedly distributed terrorist related materials online to a network of contacts in the United States, Europe and Canada, has been sentenced in London.

  • Hamas Media Reaches Children with Messages of Hate and Violence (04/28/08)

  • Hamas, the terrorist organization which now governs the Gaza Strip, continues to use the media to indoctrinate children as young as pre-school into its cause, promote terrorist activity and incite hatred of Jews and Israelis.

  • Zawahiri Responds to Online Questions; Threatens Israel & Jews (04/04/08)

  • Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda’s second in command, threatened Israel and “Jewish interests” in a 90-minute audio message billed as the first installment of responses to more than 900 questions submitted on Web sites commonly used by Islamic militants.

  • Samir Khan Launches New Blog for Jihadist Propaganda (04/01/08)

  • Samir Khan, a North Carolina-based blogger who has distributed Jihadist propaganda online for several years under the name inshallahshaheed (Arabic for “God willing a martyr”), has re-launched his Revival blog under a new name, Revolution.

  • Zawahiri Releases First Video in 2008 (03/03/08)

  • In a video posted on a Web site commonly used by Islamic militants, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda’s second in command, threatens that Al Qaeda will take revenge on America for killing one of their top chiefs.

  • Al Qaeda Releases Videos for Cell Phones (01/23/08)

  • Al Qaeda has announced the release of eight previously recorded videos in a format designed for cell phones. The announcement was released on Web sites commonly used by Islamic militants by Al Qaeda’s media wing Al Sahab on January 4, 2008.

  • PFLP Launches English Language Web Site (01/08/08)

  • The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a terrorist organization responsible for attacks against Israelis since the late 1960s, has launched an English-language Web site in conjunction with the 40th anniversary of its founding.

  • Hezbollah Releases Anti-Israel War Game (08/17/07)

  • The terrorist group Hezbollah has announced the release of its latest video game designed for children, in which players destroy Israeli military vehicles and kill Israeli soldiers.

  • Hamas Online Magazine for Children Promotes Terror and Hatred (05/11/07)

  • A Hamas online magazine designed for children continues to use cartoon characters, games and other content to demonize Jews and Israelis and glorify terrorism.

  • Suicide Bomber Detonates Himself in Internet Cafe (03/19/07)

  • A Moroccan man, who allegedly planned to attack landmarks in Casablanca, blew himself up in an Internet cafe on March 11, 2007.

  • Jihadist Video Announces "Islamic State of Iraq" (11/16/06)

  • The Global Islamic Media Front, a long-time "umbrella" propaganda organization for Islamic extremists, has released a propaganda video announcing the establishment of the "Islamic State of Iraq."

  • Hezbollah Web Sites Continue to Use U.S. Internet Services (08/08/06)

  • Despite being bombarded by Israeli forces in Lebanon, Al-Manar television and Al-Nour radio, Hezbollah's main propaganda arms, continue to operate by utilizing the services of U.S.-based Internet companies.

  • Hamas Magazine for Kids Promotes Martyrdom and Hatred (03/14/06)

  • The first issues of Hamas' on-line magazine for kids since the Palestinian terrorist organization won control of the Palestinian parliament encourages kids to become suicide bombers and advocates hatred of Jews.

  • Cyber Operative Charged in Real World Terror Plot (03/01/06)

  • The saga of Younis Tsouli, a 22-year-old British national arrested near London in October 2005 for allegedly plotting a terrorist attack, illustrates the growing threat posed by terrorist sympathizers seeking to engage in activity beyond cyberspace.

  • Hackers Attack Danish Newspaper Web Site (02/09/06)

  • A video showing how hackers attacked the Web site of a Danish newspaper that printed caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed is circulating on numerous Internet forums and bulletin boards.

  • Terrorist Video Producer Captured In Iraq (11/30/05)

  • A man allegedly responsible for producing propaganda videos for the Jaish al-Mujahideen terrorist group in Iraq has been apprehended by coalition forces.

  • Alleged Al Qaeda Newscast Posted to Internet (10/21/05)

  • Three editions of Sout Al Khilafa (Arabic for “Voice of the Caliphate”), a new online video newscast that claims to be the “voice of Al Qaeda on the Internet,” have been posted to the Internet by the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF), a long-time “umbrella” propaganda group for Islamic terrorists.

  • Terrorist Training Videos Appear Online (08/22/05)

  • Links to terrorist training videos featuring instructions on how to build explosive devices and prepare gunpowder have recently appeared on several Web sites regularly used by militant Islamic groups.

  • Self-Proclaimed “Jihad Brigades in Palestine” Claims Missile Attack on Jewish Settlement (08/08/05)

  • A group calling itself “Jihad Brigades in Palestine – the military wing of Al Qaeda in Palestine” posted a link on an Al Qaeda affiliated Web site to an online video taking credit for missile attacks on Jewish settlements in Gaza at the end of July.

  • Al Qalah Web Site Provides Forum for Militants (07/08/05)

  • A Web site that recently posted a claim of responsibility for the London mass transit bombings is regularly used by militant Islamic groups.

  • Second Edition of Al Qaeda in Iraq Recruitment Magazine Posted (06/20/05)

  • Al Qaeda in Iraq, an Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has issued the second edition of its recruitment magazine over the Internet.

  • Web Sites Endorse Attack of U.S. Embassy in Indonesia (06/06/05)

  • Two Web sites providing information and advice on the best way to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Indonesia were posted on the Internet on May 25.

  • Discovery of Zarqawi’s Laptop Provides Important Clues (04/28/05)

  • The recovery by U.S. military forces in Iraq of a laptop computer, which is believed to be the property of wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, is being called “a seminal event” by U.S. officials.

  • Al Qaeda in Iraq Posts Recruitment Magazine to Internet (04/01/05)

  • Al Qaeda in Iraq, an Al Qaeda affiliated terrorist group led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has posted a 43-page magazine on the Internet in an effort to recruit new fighters and spread its propaganda.

  • Hezbollah Web Sites Forced to Relocate (03/14/05)

  • At least ten Hezbollah-associated Web sites have moved from or been shut down by Web-hosting companies in the United States and Canada so far in 2005.

  • Jihad Online: Islamic Terrorists and the Internet (01/01/02)




IN THE COURTS
  • New Yorker Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Financing (10/16/09)

  • A New York man who attempted to funnel thousands of dollars to a terrorist training camp in Afghanistan has pleaded guilty to terrorism financing.

  • International Arms Trafficker Charged with Narco-Terrorism in New York (08/21/09)

  • A former member of the Syrian military has been charged with conspiring to supply a terrorist organization in Colombia with military-grade weapons in exchange for nearly 1 ton of cocaine.

  • Criminal Proceedings in 2009 (08/13/09)

  • An alarming number of American Muslim extremists have been arrested on various terror-related charges, ranging from bomb plots to providing material support to terrorists, since the September 11 terrorist attacks.

  • Yemeni Sheikh Pleads Guilty to Aiding Hamas in New York Court (08/12/09)

  • A prominent member of the Islamic opposition party in Yemen admitted in a New York court to providing funds to Hamas. On August 7, 2009, Sheikh Mohammed Ali Hasan al-Moayad, 60, and his associate, Mohammed Mohsen Yahya Zayed, 35, pleaded guilty in a Brooklyn federal court to conspiring to provide material support to the Palestinian terrorist group.

  • Houston Man Sentenced for Supporting the Taliban (08/11/09)

  • A Houston man has been sentenced to 54 months in prison for conspiring to join the Taliban and fight against U.S. forces.

  • Sentences Handed Down in Holy Land Foundation Trial (05/28/09)

  • Leaders of what was once considered the largest Muslim charity in the United States were sentenced to prison for funneling money to the Hamas terrorist organization.

  • Al Qaeda Operative Pleads Guilty to Terror Charges in Illinois (05/08/09)

  • An Al Qaeda operative entered the U.S. one day before the September 11 terrorist attacks and was held in the U.S. without charges for more than seven years pleaded guilty to attending terrorist training camps and assisting Al Qaeda operations in the U.S.

  • Afghan Drug King Charged with Terror Financing in New York (05/01/09)

  • An Afghan drug trafficker has been charged in Manhattan federal court for allegedly conspiring to finance the Taliban’s terrorist activities, including their efforts to forcibly expel the U.S. from Afghanistan.

  • Iraqi-Dutch Citizen Sentenced in D.C. on Terrorism Charges (04/24/09)

  • An Iraqi-born Dutch citizen sentenced to 25 years in prison for conspiring to kill Americans overseas, is the first person to be prosecuted in a U.S. court for terrorism offenses against Americans in Iraq, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

  • Anti-Terrorism Judgment Upheld Against U.S. Charities (12/18/08)

  • The en banc United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit upheld a lower court ruling against three Islamic charities for complicity in the murder of a 17-year old American citizen in the West Bank.

  • First Guantanamo Bay Detainee Convicted on Terrorism Charges (08/20/08)

  • A Yemeni detainee at Guantanamo Bay has been sentenced to five and a half years in prison by a United States Military Tribunal for providing material support to Al Qaeda.

  • Guantanamo Detainee Faces War Crimes Charges for U.S. Bomb Plot (06/04/08)

  • A former British resident from Ethiopia held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, faces war crime charges for his alleged role in an Al Qaeda plot to bomb targets, including apartment buildings, in the U.S.

  • Tanzanian Charged in U.S. Embassy Bombing (03/31/08)

  • A Guantanamo detainee alleged to have been involved in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. Embassy in Tanzania faces war crimes charges, according to the Pentagon.

  • Former Michigan Congressman Indicted in Terrorism-Funding Case (01/17/08)

  • A federal grand jury returned a superseding indictment against an Islamic charity and indicted a former congressman for accepting money from the organization to lobby on its behalf.

  • Anti-Terrorism Judgment Overturned in Chicago (01/04/08)

  • The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned a landmark judgment against four Islamic charities and an alleged fundraiser for the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas for its role in the murder of a 17-year old American citizen in the West Bank.

  • Islamic Charity Leaders Face Trial in Boston (11/20/07)

  • Three former leaders of a defunct Muslim charity in Massachusetts face federal tax fraud charges related to their alleged efforts to solicit funds to support Muslim militants overseas.

  • Judge Declares Mistrial in Holy Land Foundation Trial (10/22/07)

  • In a major terrorism case, a federal jury in Dallas failed to come to a unanimous decision on most counts on the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) terrorism-financing trial.

  • American Muslim Convert Convicted on Terrorism Charges in Miami (08/17/07)

  • A federal jury in Miami has convicted an American Muslim convert, who has been in U.S. custody for over five years, for providing material support to terrorists and other related charges.

  • Tainted Coalition Supports Holy Land Foundation (08/14/07)



  • September 11 Attack Mastermind Admits Killing Daniel Pearl (03/26/07)

  • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a former senior Al Qaeda operative, told a U.S. military court he personally beheaded Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, according to testimony released by the Pentagon on March 22, 2007.

  • Guantanamo Military Commissions Invalid (07/07/06)

  • The Supreme Court ruled on June 29, 2006, that that the military commissions established by the Bush Administration to try terror suspects lack "power to proceed because [their] structure and procedures violate" both the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) and the Geneva Conventions, the international agreements that cover treatment of prisoners of war.

  • Sami Al-Arian To Be Deported (04/17/06)

  • Former professor Sami Al-Arian, who was acquitted on terrorism charges late last year, will be deported rather than face a new trial.

  • Trial of Sami Al-Arian Concludes with Acquittals, Deadlocks (12/13/05)

  • In a major terrorism case, the government failed to convince a federal jury in Florida that Sami al-Arian, former University of South Florida professor and a U.S. resident, acted to send funds to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror organization for the purpose of committing terrorist acts.

  • Unexpected Developments in Padilla Terror Trial (12/08/05)

  • Jose Padilla has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Miami after being held in Defense Department custody for over three years as an "enemy combatant."

  • Appeals Court Says President Has Right to Detain Padilla (09/22/05)

  • A panel of a federal appeals court based in Richmond, Virginia, recently ruled that President Bush has the authority to indefinitely detain Jose Padilla, without charge, as an enemy combatant.

  • Military Commissions Case Appealed to Supreme Court (08/22/05)

  • A Guantanamo Bay detainee facing various terrorism-related conspiracy charges has filed a petition with the Supreme Court appealing a federal appellate decision validating special military tribunals.

  • Sami Al-Arian Trial Begins in Florida (06/27/05)

  • The trial of suspected terrorist supporter Sami Al-Arian and three co-defendants began in a federal court in Tampa, Florida, on June 6, 2005.

  • Court Orders Padilla Charged or Released (04/01/05)

  • A federal judge in South Carolina has ordered the release of Jose Padilla, the so-called "dirty bomber," within 45 days if he is not charged with a crime or held as a material witness.

  • Guantanamo: Unresolved Issues Remain in the Courts (03/14/05)

  • The Justice Department has filed for an expedited appeal of a decision entitling detainees held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to a hearing in federal court.










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