NSA targets porn surfing radicals
Posted by: Timothy Weaver on 11/28/2013 11:35 AM
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The NSA spied on Islamist radicalizers in an attempt to discredit them by revealing their porn browsing history.
The released October 2012 document argues: "Assessment report on radicalization indicated that radicalizers appear to be particularly vulnerable in the area of authority when their private and public behaviors are not consistent."
The targets are reportedly involved in online recruiting via YouTube, Facebook and other social media websites.
Hoping to undermine their credibility if exposed, the leaked document lists the radical arguments advanced by each surveillance target.
One target's radical argument is that "Non-Muslims are a threat to Islam," and a vulnerability listed against him is "online promiscuity." Another target, a foreign citizen the NSA describes as a "respected academic," holds the offending view that "offensive jihad is justified," and his vulnerabilities are listed as "online promiscuity" and "publishes articles without checking facts."
A third targeted radical is described as a "well-known media celebrity" based in the Middle East who argues that "the U.S. perpetrated the 9/11 attack." Under vulnerabilities, he is said to lead "a glamorous lifestyle." A fourth target, who argues that "the U.S. brought the 9/11 attacks on itself" is said to be vulnerable to accusations of “deceitful use of funds."
The document expresses the hope that revealing damaging information about the individuals could undermine their perceived "devotion to the jihadist cause."
Such surveillance measures were practiced on such civil rights leaders as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, labor movement activists and others back in the 60s and 70s.
The released October 2012 document argues: "Assessment report on radicalization indicated that radicalizers appear to be particularly vulnerable in the area of authority when their private and public behaviors are not consistent."
The targets are reportedly involved in online recruiting via YouTube, Facebook and other social media websites.
Hoping to undermine their credibility if exposed, the leaked document lists the radical arguments advanced by each surveillance target.
One target's radical argument is that "Non-Muslims are a threat to Islam," and a vulnerability listed against him is "online promiscuity." Another target, a foreign citizen the NSA describes as a "respected academic," holds the offending view that "offensive jihad is justified," and his vulnerabilities are listed as "online promiscuity" and "publishes articles without checking facts."
A third targeted radical is described as a "well-known media celebrity" based in the Middle East who argues that "the U.S. perpetrated the 9/11 attack." Under vulnerabilities, he is said to lead "a glamorous lifestyle." A fourth target, who argues that "the U.S. brought the 9/11 attacks on itself" is said to be vulnerable to accusations of “deceitful use of funds."
The document expresses the hope that revealing damaging information about the individuals could undermine their perceived "devotion to the jihadist cause."
Such surveillance measures were practiced on such civil rights leaders as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, labor movement activists and others back in the 60s and 70s.
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