Media Appearances Washington Post: From al-Qaeda, an English-Language 'Magazine'
Washington Post: From al-Qaeda, an English-Language 'Magazine'
Last Updated (Sunday, 25 July 2010 15:55) Written by Administrator Sunday, 25 July 2010 15:32
With glossy photo spreads, pseudo-celebrity interviews and how-two articles, "Inspire" has the feel of a modern magazine. But the first issue of al-Qaeda's new online publication is unlike anything you'll find on a supermarket aisle. The centerpiece article was submitted by a radical cleric tied to a string of recent terrorist plots, and the instructional content consists of a piece written by "the AQ chef" about how to "make a bomb in the kitchen of your Mom." Inspire is an ambitious bit of propaganda by al-Qaeda's Yemen-based affiliate. The magazine is the terrorist network's first English-language online publication, designed to reach a wide audience in Europe and the United States. The first issue was posted Monday by Flashpoint Partners, an organization that monitors jihadist Web sites.
