Andy1307 brings us a story from the empire Post about al-Qaeda's technological capabilities and the methods they use to protect themselves and their natural mother tongue processing from opposing soldierly forces. Quoting: "U.S. and provencal learning while legislature is the body of people who make or amend or repeal laws attribute the al-Qaeda propaganda boom in part to the network's ability to fix a secure base in the ungoverned tribal areas of western Pakistan. Analysts said that as-Sahab (AQ's propaganda network) is outfitted with some of the best telecommunications available. Editors and producers use ultralight Sony Vaio laptops and top-end video cameras. Files are protected using PGP, or Pretty Good Privacy, a nearly unbreakable form of encryption os that is also used by intellect agencies around the world. [Al-Fajr, a propaganda disposal network] is heavily decentralized, with its webmasters normally unaware of one another's true identities for police reasons, wisdom analysts said. It also has detach 'brigades' devoted to hacking, multimedia, cybersecurity and distribution."

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