Al-Qaeda has begun using new tactics to aid in it's fight against American invaders. Semi-professional videos have been appearing online and at stores all over Iraq (available under the table). These videos have content from propaganda to car bombs and snipers. In addition, web sites have begun to pop up that explain various things, including how to make a road side bomb, how to legally enter Iraq across the Syrian border, and how to financially support Al-Qaeda via PayPal.
Juba is a name that is becoming increasingly known. This name is becoming something like an Iraqi legend who is a sniper that fires only one shot, and has never hit anyone other than American soldiers. He supposedly uses a silencer as to maintain stealth. A video of one of his victims can be found here.
Upon analysis of these videos, there are questions raised as to who makes them. Director Phil Alden Robinson said "it was an attempt to look professional, but in fact it was pretty crudely done. They used a sort of phony film leader at the head, which is available from software. And they used some kind of cheesy animation and other effects, again, all available in consumer software. It was probably put together on a laptop computer. But it's an attempt to look like its a professional production." "I have a feeling this may have been done in America. I have that feeling because at the very beginning of the countdown leader says Adobe Premiere, which is a software which you use for video editing. There are also references to Tarzan and to Fox News and to green cards. it certainly feels someone who has some familiarity with American culture. It certainly is intended for American audiences. It's titles are in the English language and the references are American."
One web site, http://uruknet.info features articles that portray the darkest side of the American occupation of Iraq.
The Internet may be spreading Al-Qaeda/Jihad propaganda, but it is also allowing the rest of the world to see news of Iraq that is uncensored.
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