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21 January 2005 Islamist groups develop new recruiting strategies By Jeffrey Cozzens Developments in propaganda and recruitment by Islamist groups are having an effect on the composition of new members joining radical movements in the West and elsewhere. Analysis of recent trends in the recruitment of members into militant Islamist groups suggests several significant developments that are having an impact on the composition of jihadist cells. These developments include the use of passive and active propaganda to spread the idea of jihad, an increase in the number of members 'joining' versus being 'recruited', the strategic importance of Western operatives and the increasing use of female operatives. Passive propaganda, carried out by groups associated with what Dr Marc Sageman, from the University of Pennsylvania in the US, has called the Global Salafist Jihad, is closely related to the root causes of Islamist violence. A good example of passive propaganda involves the use of websites to propagate Salafism as a means of countering the ills afflicting Muslim communities worldwide. These ills, both real and perceived, include the relative deprivation and social dislocation some Muslim immigrants attempting to adjust to life in liberal Western democracies have experienced, ranging from abhorrence of Western culture to a loss of collective identity. They also include global awareness of regional conflicts that pit Muslims against non-Muslims and the resultant globalisation of Muslim suffering - such as that being experienced in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the conflicts in Afghanistan and Chechnya and, especially, Iraq. For many in the Islamic world, the ills also involve alienation from Muslim regimes, whether because of their apparent failure to holistically rule by Sharia law, their often harsh internal security measures, or because of a believed deviance from Islamic piety in favour of excessive lifestyles. According to these propaganda websites, as well as chat forums and videos, there are two ways to remedy these grievances. The first involves working to re-establish the rule of the Khalifa in order to prepare for the future consolidation of the Islamic state and conquest of non-Muslim Dar al-Harb lands and by participating in jihad in non-Western conflict zones. The second is violent jihad against all 'enemies of Islam', as advocated by Al-Qaeda. Online videos of jihadists in combat often accompany such a call to arms, whether the conflict is in Afghanistan, Chechnya or Iraq. Note: the above is not the full item. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> DonorsChoose. A simple way to provide underprivileged children resources often lacking in public schools. Fund a student project in NYC/NC today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/EHLuJD/.WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
