North Carolina Web Site Said to Be 'Gateway Drug' To Terror

[Rush Limbaugh]

North Carolina Web Site Said to Be 'Gateway Drug' To Terror

Revolution.Muslimpad's sleek, modern style includes collections of the latest videos of U.S. military Humvees exploding from roadside bombs in Iraq, as well as pro-jihad messages aimed at radicalizing readers.

But terror experts say it is unique because it is written in English for a Western audience and makes accessible radical Islamic content and context found mainly on Arabic-language sites.

"This Web site is one of the premiere English-language sites promoting terrorism," said cyberterrorism expert Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Jewish human rights group the Wiesenthal Center.

On Thursday Cooper presented a report on Capitol Hill on the dangers Internet sites like Revolution.Muslimpad pose to young, impressionable Muslims. His report, "Digital Terrorism and Hate 2.0," references the Web site four times as an example of how Islamic extremists recruit for Al Qaeda.

[finneys13]

http://revolution.muslimpad.com/

Seen some of LJ's/Constantine's/whatever he is called today's which are no better than this Islamic website.

Still wrong of course, but there is a freedom of speech in America, isn't there?

[Rush Limbaugh]

Still wrong of course, but there is a freedom of speech in America, isn't there?

You went to the site didnt you. So I guess its alive and well.

[Centurion-Lucius-Vorenus]

My Eyes are open now to the divine will of Allah ! Let us all join in the holy Jihad against the Great Satan ! INSHALLAH !

[Erik]

But terror experts say it is unique because it is written in English for a Western audience and makes accessible radical Islamic content and context found mainly on Arabic-language sites.

So this is the ONLY site of its kind.
Somehow I find that very hard to believe, but if FOX"news" says so.....

In any case, there are dozens of such sites in my country.
I'm pretty sure radicals and would be terrorists visit them all the time.
But I strongly doubt anyone would be "turned over" by them, just like I doubt anyone would ever stop believing in evolution because of some creationalist site.
I think these kind of sites are just a place for equal minded people to read what they already know and fully agree with, but for some strange reason are still drawn towards.
Good thing we have TWC!

[Gary88]

how is this political news? what are we debating exactly?

[Rush Limbaugh]

What would you call it? It looks political to me. How about we debate should this site be allowed . Or better yet its content.

[Erik]

how is this political news? what are we debating exactly?

Well, there is a reason for:

6) Every thread must begin with some question or framework for the discussion you wish to initiate. You may not start a new discussion topic solely by posting a copy of an existing news story, image, quote from a web site, or other source information.

But rules don't apply to libertarians like Rush, so let's just leave it there.

[Rush Limbaugh]

) Every thread must begin with some question or framework for the discussion you wish to initiate. You may not start a new discussion topic solely by posting a copy of an existing news story, image, quote from a web site, or other source information.
But rules don't apply to libertarians like Rush, so let's just leave it there.

Well I never sawe that and plenty of people then are guilty of this infraction. My apologies. Ill be sure to start a converstation myself next time. But your right us libertarians dont have much use for rules. Especially picky ones.

[Gary88]

well i consider its contents disgusting but then freemdom of speech is one of the bastions of free society

[Rush Limbaugh]

What about the laws against sedition?

[finneys13]

Should close various fundamentalist Christian and Jewish websites too when we are on it.

[Joker85]

Should close various fundamentalist Christian and Jewish websites too when we are on it.

Do those websites champion and distribute snuff films?

[humvee2800]

If im not mistaken freedom of speech is limited when it comes to directly threatening and trying to cause violence.