Re: Al-Qaida videos now on cell phones

[Guest guest]

This is actually a good thing for intelligence officials.

Everyone who uses a cellphone can be monitored, and everyone who uses

a cellphone can be tracked by satellite.

So whoever downloads that can be tracked and followed.

It'd be an interesting idea (he says sarcastically) to send a

recursive pulse through the batteries of the cell phones of the

people who download this tripe and blow them all up whenever they put

their phones to their ears.

That would get rid of all the terrorists and sympathizers in one

swoop.

Tom

Administrator

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/al_qaida_phone_vide

os;_ylt=AkCZard8Sjgl.1hNOyuyDfsjtBAF

Al-Qaida videos now on cell phones

By PAUL SCHEMM, Associated Press Writer

1 hour, 55 minutes ago

CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida video messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman

al-Zawahri can now be downloaded to cell phones, the terror network

announced as part of its attempts to extend its influence.

The announcement was posted late Friday by al-Qaida's media wing, al-

Sahab, on Web sites commonly used by Islamic militants. As of

Saturday, eight previously recorded videos were made available

including a recent tribute to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the former al-

Qaida in Iraq leader killed by U.S. forces in Iraq in June 2006.

Ben Venzke, the head of IntelCenter, a U.S. group that monitors and

analyzes militant messages, said it was not the first time al-Sahab

has released videos designed for cell phones.

He said the group has been releasing them for years, but that between

September and December, a few video messages did not come with

versions for cell phones.

" They might just be filling in some of the gaps, or just trying to

release some that had come out before, " Venzke said in an e-mail to

The Associated Press.

In a written message introducing the new cell phone videos, al-

Zawahri, al-Qaida's No. 2 figure, asked followers to spread the

terror group's messages.

" I asked God for the men of jihadi media to spread the message of

Islam and monotheism to the world and spread real awareness to the

people of the nations, " al-Zawahri said.

Videos playable on cell phones are increasingly popular in the Middle

East. The files are transferred from phone to phone using Bluetooth

or infrared wireless technology.

Clips showing former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's execution in

December 2006 showed up on cell phones soon after his death. In

Egypt, images showing police brutality have been passed around via

cell phones including one video that showed an arrested bus driver

being sodomized with a stick by police in the fall 2006.

Video and audio tapes from various Islamist groups including al-Qaida

are available on militant Web sites but require a computer and a fast

Internet connection — often rare in the region — to download.

But the eight videos currently available to download to cell phones

by al-Sahab range in size from 17 megabytes to 120 megabytes,

requiring phones to have large amounts of free data capacity. Al-

Sahab has promised to release more of its previous video messages in

cell-phone quality formats.

The terror network has been growing more sophisticated in targeting

international audiences. Videos are always subtitled in English, and

messages this year from bin Laden and al-Zawahri focusing on Pakistan

and Afghanistan have been dubbed in the local languages, Urdu and

Pashtu.

In December, al-Qaida invited journalists to send questions to al-

Zawahri. The invitation was the first time the media-savvy al-Qaida

offered outsiders to " interview " one of its leaders since the Sept.

11, 2001, attacks.

[Guest guest]

I can scarcely wait for the " Al Quaido Quicky Commando Comedy Hour "

with Balmy Obama and his trusty sidekick, Ed McTerror.

<Raven rolls her eyes>

Raven

>

> This is actually a good thing for intelligence officials.

>

> Everyone who uses a cellphone can be monitored, and everyone who

uses

> a cellphone can be tracked by satellite.

>

> So whoever downloads that can be tracked and followed.

>

> It'd be an interesting idea (he says sarcastically) to send a

> recursive pulse through the batteries of the cell phones of the

> people who download this tripe and blow them all up whenever they

put

> their phones to their ears.

>

> That would get rid of all the terrorists and sympathizers in one

> swoop.

>

> Tom

> Administrator

[Guest guest]

What I find so interesting about this is how often they jibber about "Allah" this and "Allah" that. They scream "Allah Akbar" when they shoot at people, set off bombs, or saw off heads of hogtied and helpless victims. However, this is never mentioned in the media. You can bet, however, that if an American solider simply prayed to get through a fight, they would be blasted in the media.

I think it is very telling that we pray to God for the safety of our troops and for peace, but they pray for "Allah's" help in committing murder and to extort Muslims to go out an murder people. This is never mentioned in the media.

In a message dated 1/6/2008 1:06:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, no_reply writes:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080106/ap_on_re_mi_ea/al_qaida_phone_videos;_ylt=AkCZard8Sjgl.1hNOyuyDfsjtBAFAl-Qaida videos now on cell phones By PAUL SCHEMM, Associated Press Writer 1 hour, 55 minutes agoCAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida video messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri can now be downloaded to cell phones, the terror network announced as part of its attempts to extend its influence. The announcement was posted late Friday by al-Qaida's media wing, al-Sahab, on Web sites commonly used by Islamic militants. As of Saturday, eight previously recorded videos were made available including a recent tribute to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the former al-Qaida in Iraq leader killed by U.S. forces in Iraq in June 2006.Ben Venzke, the head of IntelCenter, a U.S. group that monitors and analyzes militant messages, said it was not the first time al-Sahab has released videos designed for cell phones.He said the group has been releasing them for years, but that between September and December, a few video messages did not come with versions for cell phones."They might just be filling in some of the gaps, or just trying to release some that had come out before," Venzke said in an e-mail to The Associated Press.In a written message introducing the new cell phone videos, al-Zawahri, al-Qaida's No. 2 figure, asked followers to spread the terror group's messages."I asked God for the men of jihadi media to spread the message of Islam and monotheism to the world and spread real awareness to the people of the nations," al-Zawahri said.Videos playable on cell phones are increasingly popular in the Middle East. The files are transferred from phone to phone using Bluetooth or infrared wireless technology.Clips showing former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's execution in December 2006 showed up on cell phones soon after his death. In Egypt, images showing police brutality have been passed around via cell phones including one video that showed an arrested bus driver being sodomized with a stick by police in the fall 2006.Video and audio tapes from various Islamist groups including al-Qaida are available on militant Web sites but require a computer and a fast Internet connection — often rare in the region — to download.But the eight videos currently available to download to cell phones by al-Sahab range in size from 17 megabytes to 120 megabytes, requiring phones to have large amounts of free data capacity. Al-Sahab has promised to release more of its previous video messages in cell-phone quality formats.The terror network has been growing more sophisticated in targeting international audiences. Videos are always subtitled in English, and messages this year from bin Laden and al-Zawahri focusing on Pakistan and Afghanistan have been dubbed in the local languages, Urdu and Pashtu.In December, al-Qaida invited journalists to send questions to al-Zawahri. The invitation was the first time the media-savvy al-Qaida offered outsiders to "interview" one of its leaders since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape in the new year.

[Guest guest]

I have to say that these opposite views are representitive of the

ridiculous and yet seriousness of the Arab ideals. I like both

comments. The Arab culture runs so counter to so many other cultures

in systemic ways that we will never be able to negotitate (as per Tom

solution). Their desires are laughable in an almost slapstick manner

(in a final solution kind of way) per Ravens notion. All I can say

is if we could combine the pragmatic approach with exposing the

ridiculousness of the intentions then we might have a decent

solution. (but what would be the fun in soling the problem????)

wrote:

>

> I can scarcely wait for the " Al Quaido Quicky Commando Comedy Hour "

> with Balmy Obama and his trusty sidekick, Ed McTerror.

>

> <Raven rolls her eyes>

>

> Raven

>

Tom wrote:

> >

> > This is actually a good thing for intelligence officials.

> >

> > Everyone who uses a cellphone can be monitored, and everyone who

> uses

> > a cellphone can be tracked by satellite.

> >

> > So whoever downloads that can be tracked and followed.

> >

> > It'd be an interesting idea (he says sarcastically) to send a

> > recursive pulse through the batteries of the cell phones of the

> > people who download this tripe and blow them all up whenever they

> put

> > their phones to their ears.

> >

> > That would get rid of all the terrorists and sympathizers in one

> > swoop.

> >

> > Tom

> > Administrator

>