INTERNET TERROR (from ATSNN), page 1

I've written in previous posts that the internet is an example of a society without censorship. The Associated Press has finally picked up on that and decided to write an article of their own regarding the internet as a terrorist tool.

Internet Emerges As Potent Terrorist Tool
story.news.yahoo.com

...the plight of the British construction worker and his two murdered American colleagues has also raised new concerns about terrorists' tremendous ability to set agendas in an Internet age that makes their messages � even in the form of shocking beheading videos � all but impossible to stop.

The Internet has also been used over the last several years to deliver claims of responsibility for terrorist actions, to issue demands or threats, and in other ways.

"The Internet allows the terrorists to circumvent media editors and to influence events by directly creating a melodrama that can influence the emotions of the general public," said Magnus Ranstorp, director for the Center for the Study of Terrorism and Political Violence at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.

Please visit the link provided for the complete story.

This article proves the point that the internet is where the true "breaking news" comes from. We are receiving information before the mass media airs it. This is why I have a bit of disgust for statements about censorship. The FCC has no control over us at this time. There would have to be a New World Order in order to control our information sources. Have a gambling/porn/shock site? Set it up from a server in Southeast Asia.

Regarding the internet beheadings, they are difficult to watch, but our newfound lust for information creates a reaction that has us click the link. The most sought-after videos at this time are terrorist videos, and the terrorists know that. They are not stupid. They have ivy-league graduates amongst them with degrees in psychology, computer science, et. al.

Our eyes used to be glued to the television. Now ours are glued to a forum post that an anonymous woman from the midwest wrote. Where will you point and click next?

Dot.

[edit on 24-9-2004 by dotgov101]