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Understanding Online Radicalization: The Jihadi Forums

Ali Teymouri  "Rising terrorism arrests in America, particularly the breaking up of 22 plots between May 2009 and November 2010, have sparked questions about how young Muslim men become terrorists. Although radicalization has become a catch phrase in the media, little has been written about the methods, websites, and actors involved in the process.

"This series, “Understanding Online Radicalization,” seeks to shed light on how the Internet functions as a tool for radicalizing would-be terrorists. It will answer questions about the kinds of websites popular among jihadists, how these sites have used new media and technology, and how they appeal to young people.

"Understanding the world of online jihadists gives us insight into what motivates its participants and what drives some of them to act out their violent fantasies."

Jon Stewart, Bully

Jon Stewart

Andrew Klavan  "But while The Daily Show’s behavior may not be surprising, it is kind of disgusting, isn’t it? Stewart is at the height of his career and in a position of power. For him to have his minions take action that costs a 23-year-old up-and-comer his representation is bullying, plain and simple."

Video: Jon Stewart: “The embarrassment is that I’m given credibility”  "His comments hit on a question I’ve had for quite some time. What is it that enables liberal journalists and artists — actors, authors, filmmakers, comedians, etc. — to escape the “liberal” adjective before their artistic title, whereas conservative journalists and artists are almost always labeled as such? “Oh, he’s a conservative comedian.” “Yeah, she’s a conservative blogger.”"

SAY WHAT? Fox News Is Biased ... and the Other Media Outlets Aren't?

The Daily Show  "Chris Wallace defends Fox News' Republican contributors, calls MSNBC biased, and asks Jon to come on his show."  And of course, he did. Last night.

Chris Wallace schools Jon Stewart. "As Jon Stewart demonstrates, over and over and over again; his repeated insisting that he wasn’t being ruled by his biases kind of lost power with every counter-example that Wallace put up on the screen. But then, it’s rare on television that people are actually grilled on things."

Well... give him a break. He's a comedian. "Really? He’s kidding, right? A president can’t do much to affect the economy? "

•Threatening small businesses – our main jobs generating machine – with tax hikes doesn’t affect the economy?
•Piling thousands of pages of new regulations in hundreds of new rulemaking processes doesn’t affect the economy?
•Having a president who has referred to the private sector as “the enemy” doesn’t affect the economy?
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•Threatening American business with unneeded environmental regulations that will cost perhaps billions of dollars has no affect on the economy?
•Telling businesses that they are not going to be allowed to locate manufacturing facilities in states where workers cannot be forced to join unions won’t affect the economy?
•Pushing a bill that would allow unionization-by-intimidation in the private sector won’t affect the economy?

 "Stick to the comedy, Jon"   Neal Boortz

Flashback: Obama the Candidate Excoriates Pakistan for Holding Talks With Taliban (Video)

Gateway Pundit 

…But I do believe that we have to change our policies with Pakistan. We can’t coddle, as we did, a dictator, give him billions of dollars and then he’s making peace treaties with the Taliban and militants.

"Fast-forward to 2011—Afghan President Karzai yesterday confirmed that the Obama Administration is holding peace talks with the Taliban.

"Reminder: All of Obama’s statements come with an expiration date."