Brits Wipe Out al-Qaeda

It looks like the Brits have struck back at the terrorist nerve center, wiping out al-Qaeda hard drives at the stroke of a keyboard with all the precision of a web enabled smart bomb.

The web has become the new battleground of terrorism, permitting a freedom of communication denied to such organizations as the IRA a couple of decades ago. Over the past fortnight Israeli intelligence agents have noticed something distinctly odd happening on the internet. One by one, Al-Qaeda’s affiliated websites have vanished until only a handful remain, write Uzi Mahnaimi and Alex Pell. Someone has cut the line of communication between the spiritual leaders of international terrorism and their supporters. Since 9/11 the websites have been the main links to disseminate propaganda and information. The Israelis detect the hand of British intelligence, determined to torpedo the websites after the London attacks of July 7.

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