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2013-09-29 Terror Networks

Al Qaeda Opens First Official Twitter Account

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Posted by trailing wife 2013-09-29 00:01|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda

#1 @WhiteHouse 'Ima in yer interwebz LOL!'

Posted by Raj 2013-09-29 00:25|| 2013-09-29 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 The account, @shomokhalislam, issued 29 tweets, followed one account, and attracted 1,532 followers as of Friday afternoon. U.S. officials said among its followers are several high-profile digital jihadists.

Hopefully Fred has approved the NSA overtime requests.

Posted by Besoeker 2013-09-29 04:23|| 2013-09-29 04:23|| Front Page Top

#3 #ThanksfortheLibyanweapons

Posted by Frank G 2013-09-29 09:44|| 2013-09-29 09:44|| Front Page Top

#4 #sand

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-09-29 10:30|| 2013-09-29 10:30|| Front Page Top

#5 #ThatsSo20thCentury

Posted by gorb 2013-09-29 11:02|| 2013-09-29 11:02|| Front Page Top

#6 #DYEJ

Posted by Zebulon Henbane1966 2013-09-29 12:13|| 2013-09-29 12:13|| Front Page Top

#7 So what is it called now, a hashishari tag?

Posted by swksvolFF 2013-09-29 17:58|| 2013-09-29 17:58|| Front Page Top

#8 Sniff, sniff, IS THERE NO LOVE IN AL-QAEDA FOR THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ + SHAM???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2013-09-29 23:23|| 2013-09-29 23:23|| Front Page Top

#9 They pulled the plug on it.

Posted by newc 2013-09-29 23:37|| 2013-09-29 23:37|| Front Page Top

#10 They did indeed, newc. According to the Daily Mail:

o The suspension comes less than a week and fifty tweets after the account went live
o It also comes only hours after a media report saying Twitter refused to comment Saturday on why the account was still live
o Followers were mostly journalists and curious onlookers

Posted by trailing wife 2013-09-29 23:43|| 2013-09-29 23:43|| Front Page Top

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