According to a translation of a post on an Islamic extremist online-forum, Jihadists are planning an invasion of the social networking site Facebook. The translation was provided by Jihadica.com, they say the poster said, "We can use Facebook to fight the media. We can post media on Facebook that shows the Crusader losses."
The website "The Jawa Report" says that the poster, Umar Abd al-Hakim, using the forum Faloja, called the mission "Ghazwat al-Nusra2" (Aid Invasion2), and outlined a plan to infiltrate Facebook and to reach out to youths.The Jawa Report:: Jihadi Campaign to Invade Facebook (December 18, 2008)
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Campaign to invade Facebook called "Ghazwat al-Nusra2" (Aid Invasion2)The Jawa Report:: Jihadi Campaign to Invade Facebook (December 18, 2008)
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Posted by Umar Abd al-Hakim (aka Omar Abdul Hakim) on the Faloja forumThe Jawa Report:: Jihadi Campaign to Invade Facebook (December 18, 2008)
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The forum where the plans were outlined is password protectedThe Jawa Report:: Jihadi Campaign to Invade Facebook (December 18, 2008)
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Forum post says "American politicians have used Facebook to get votes, like the house slave Obama"The Jawa Report:: Jihadi Campaign to Invade Facebook (December 18, 2008)
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Outlines the organization of the campaign, explains the "seven brigades" and their jobsThe Jawa Report:: Jihadi Campaign to Invade Facebook (December 18, 2008)
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"Don’t worry about security as long as you don’t disclose your personal info and you use new email addresses to subscribe"The Jawa Report:: Jihadi Campaign to Invade Facebook (December 18, 2008)
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Al Qaeda has used the internet to organize and train in the past
