Friday, September 28, 2007

Four Horsemen Alert: FBI Chief Discusses 'Shadows of the Internet'

Claudia Parsons writes for Reuters AlertNet:

A London student known online as "Irhabi 007" served as a vital communications link in three militant plots that had once appeared unrelated, FBI Director Robert Mueller said on Friday.

Mueller disclosed details of the student's role as a way, he said, of illustrating the importance of the Internet as a communications channel in modern terrorism and the challenges authorities face in tracking down militants.

"The threat exists not only in the mountains of Pakistan, but also in the shadows of the Internet," Mueller told the Council on Foreign Relations in a speech.

More here.

Note: Background on the "Four Horsemen of the Information Apocalypse" can be found here.

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