About Contact Archives RSS Columns Photos

Terrific: Jihad videos now available on cell phones

By Michelle Malkin  •  January 5, 2008 01:13 PM

Get your jihad on the go:

Al-Qaida video messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri can now be downloaded to cell phones, the terror network announced as part of its attempts to extend its influence.

The announcement was posted late Friday by al-Qaida’s media wing, al-Sahab, on Web sites commonly used by Islamic militants. As of Saturday, eight previously recorded videos were made available including a recent tribute to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the former al-Qaida in Iraq leader killed by U.S. forces in Iraq in June 2006.

In a written message introducing the new cell phone videos, al-Zawahri, al-Qaida’s No. 2 figure, asked followers to spread the terror group’s messages.

“I asked God for the men of jihadi media to spread the message of Islam and monotheism to the world and spread real awareness to the people of the nations,” al-Zawahri said.

Know a jihadi who doesn’t want to wait for slow downloads? Tell him the good news:

Video and audio tapes from various Islamist groups including al-Qaida are available on militant Web sites but require a computer and a fast Internet connection — often rare in the region — to download.

But the eight videos currently available to download to cell phones by al-Sahab range in size from 17 megabytes to 120 megabytes, requiring phones to have large amounts of free data capacity. Al-Sahab has promised to release more of its previous video messages in cell-phone quality formats.

Next stop: Facebook, Twitter, and beheadings in high-definition!

Posted in: Al Qaeda, Jihadists

See what others have said

Note from Michelle: This section is for comments from michellemalkin.com's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that I agree with or endorse any particular comment just because I let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with my terms of use may lose his or her posting privilege.

Trackbacks

  1. gps trace

Trackback URL

Comments

  1. #1
    On January 5th, 2008 at 1:16 pm, On-my-soap-box said:

    I sure hope these can be blocked by phone services here. The day our provider allows these videos to be uploaded, we will be looking into a new provider.

  2. #2
    On January 5th, 2008 at 1:19 pm, madchef said:

    Is there a hacker out there that can place a worm, virus or some kinda spyware on these sites?

  3. #3
    On January 5th, 2008 at 1:22 pm, William Amos said:

    I have a question for democrats. Is it illegal to wiretap this cell phone calls or is this another violation of FISA ?

    Give us your answer Obama or Hillary ?

  4. #4
    On January 5th, 2008 at 1:43 pm, nyc123me said:

    yeah.. hy aren’t these script kiddies being encouraged to hit terror sites? too scared probably.

  5. #5
    On January 5th, 2008 at 2:08 pm, brooklyn red said:

    Well cell phones DO come with GPS tracking now don’t they ;)

  6. #6
    On January 5th, 2008 at 2:15 pm, madchef said:

    I would like to know the web adress of these sites so that I can forward them all of the SPAM that I get.
    Who knows, maybe they are interested in penis Inlargment, dating services, or home loans.

  7. #7
    On January 5th, 2008 at 2:55 pm, scooter56 said:

    On January 5th, 2008 at 2:15 pm, madchef said:

    I would like to know the web adress of these sites so that I can forward them all of the SPAM that I get.
    Who knows, maybe they are interested in penis Inlargment, dating services, or home loans.

    those came from al-Qaida……..

  8. #8
    On January 5th, 2008 at 3:10 pm, see-dubya said:

    scooter56:

    Kim jong Il, actually.

  9. #9
    On January 5th, 2008 at 3:11 pm, see-dubya said:

    So here’s an interesting debate question: your plane takes off, and the guy next to you pulls out his cellphone (or laptop) and starts watching one of these videos.

    What do you do, John Doe?

  10. #10
    On January 5th, 2008 at 3:17 pm, madchef said:

    Tough crowd today, nobody seems to have a sense of humor. I just meant that it would serve the Jihadist pricks right to swamp them with offensive SPAM.
    Geesh!

  11. #11
    On January 5th, 2008 at 3:20 pm, ajmontana said:

    To easy a question see-dubya, especially if I’m enjoying the hot coffee from the attendant. oppsie! Of course asking politely for him to turn it off first wouldnt be a bad idea.

  12. #12
    On January 5th, 2008 at 3:22 pm, see-dubya said:

    madchef–

    I gotcha. If yo were serious, though, you might start reading the Jawa Report (it’s in MM’s blogroll.) Fun bunch of guys and they make a party of mocking and harassing online jihadis.

  13. #13
    On January 5th, 2008 at 3:25 pm, ajmontana said:

    I shouldnt have said easy question make that interesting….

  14. #14
    On January 5th, 2008 at 3:27 pm, scooter56 said:

    On January 5th, 2008 at 3:11 pm, see-dubya said:

    So here’s an interesting debate question: your plane takes off, and the guy next to you pulls out his cellphone (or laptop) and starts watching one of these videos.

    What do you do, John Doe?

    I always drink heavily on planes, and then take a nap. I would do the same if he was playing a High School Musical DVD or Pat Robertsons 2008 Predictions video.

  15. #15
    On January 5th, 2008 at 3:30 pm, huggybear said:

    Brings new meaning to the phrase “blow me up on my cell” [as the kids say]. Personally, I’d like a “lelelelelelelelele!” ring tone.

  16. #16
    On January 5th, 2008 at 4:09 pm, zorro said:

    On January 5th, 2008 at 3:11 pm, see-dubya said:
    So here’s an interesting debate question: your plane takes off, and the guy next to you pulls out his cellphone (or laptop) and starts watching one of these videos.

    What do you do, John Doe?

    I whip out my digital camera, snap the bas!ard’s photo and forward it the FBI.

    On the bright side, as Brooklyn Red touched upon, I would wager a steak dinner that the NSA has a way to track the downloads…

  17. #17
    On January 5th, 2008 at 4:23 pm, shooter said:

    What do you do, John Doe?

    I stick him(her?) with my plastic fork!!
    .
    They better be tracking these, seriously.

  18. #18
    On January 5th, 2008 at 6:41 pm, Christian Soldier said:

    A British blogger will be arrested when he returns to England-for speaking the truth about Islam.

    Sites are blocked in various places of the world.

    Why can’t we trace these evil people and stop them by using our existing technology?

    Answer: our leaders do not have the will.

  19. #19
    On January 6th, 2008 at 1:29 am, secondsight said:

    They can’t have it both ways. Either the jihadists are a distributed ad hoc group of instant volunteers or they are top down hierarchy, subject to removal of the head to kill the body. I’m leaning towards the latter. Let’s start killing the heads to kill the snakes.

  20. #20
    On January 6th, 2008 at 4:06 am, AlohaGuy said:

    Next stop: Facebook

    MyGoat maybe.

    Michelle, how about a “Never Submit” (in Arabic) ringtone?

  21. #21
    On January 6th, 2008 at 8:19 am, USpace said:

    .
    Michele,

    People better not try making these in Britain or they may get arrested like the UK blogger Lionheart will when he steps back onto British soil. Check out Atlas Shrugs and many others on this.

    http://lionheartuk.blogspot.com/

    The world needs you to post on this Michelle, THIS IS HUGE! Go for it!

    We can’t stop, WE MUST NOT STOP fighting for Free Speech and Justice! We will fight for Lionheart!

    The ‘Bushies’ would never advocate these legal shenanigans but some of the PIAPS people and Dhimmicrats do and would.

    This ‘Racial & Religious Hatred Act’ is a load of crap. Hopefully it will be scrapped someday when the lawyers start being pressured to use it against Islam’s obvious and much more virulent hate speech.

    This planned arrest is terrible news for Lionheart, Britain and the world.
    Probably the Luton Pakistani Muslim Heroin and crack gang (which is also involved with forcing non-Muslim teen girls into sex-slavery) who he has helped expose pressured the dhimmi pigs to arrest him.

    Too many in the dhimmidiot government in Britain are pathetic and corrupt.
    The EU is showing itself to be very evil in practice as well as most misguided and extremely stupid and ignorant of reality.

    This suppression of free speech will actually cause more violence and hatred of course.
    This case will also serve to educate the masses even more about the evils of Sharia and the importance of standing up to Islam.

    This must be made very public, we should all tell all our friends about this. Spread the word! God bless Lionheart, I believe he will prevail.
    The lawyers on the Right MUST be supported to start fighting this BS more.

    Both ‘The Left’ and ‘The Right’ should be ticked off about this.

    We should tell all the Radio Gods about this. Maybe they’ll rant about it on their shows.

    .
    absurd thought -
    God of the Universe says
    outlaw most bloggers

    license all the rest
    monitor their writing

    .
    absurd thought -
    God of the Universe says
    eliminate FREE speech

    the truth may not be spoken
    if criminals are exposed

    .
    absurd thought -
    God of the Universe says
    outlaw self-defense

    exposing violent crimes
    shall be deemed hate speech

    .
    absurd thought -
    God of the Universe loves
    corrupt politicians

    offer immigrants welfare
    get their votes to keep your jobs

    .
    absurd thought -
    God of the Universe says
    be traitorous garbage

    just destroy your country
    screw your great-granddaughter
    .

    http://lionheartuk.blogspot.com/

    http://haltterrorism.com/

    http://absurdthoughtsaboutgod.blogspot.com/

    :)
    .

You must be logged in to post a comment.

Remember the Cole: 8 years

October 12, 2008 01:40 PM by Michelle Malkin

53 Comments | 2 Trackbacks

Not forgotten.

Mall bomb jihadist sentenced to 35 years

September 30, 2008 03:02 PM by Michelle Malkin

28 Comments | 0 Trackbacks

Explosion at US embassy in Yemen

September 17, 2008 06:01 AM by Michelle Malkin

65 Comments | 2 Trackbacks

Not all is well in GOP land

September 3, 2008 01:02 AM by Michelle Malkin

131 Comments | 2 Trackbacks

Curb your enthusiasm.

Meanwhile, back on the War on Terror…

September 2, 2008 10:53 PM by Michelle Malkin

35 Comments | 1 Trackback

Pay attention.

The Jeep Jihadi pleads guilty

August 12, 2008 11:38 AM by Michelle Malkin

98 Comments | 6 Trackbacks

Allah’s will.

bin Laden driver found guilty by military tribunal

August 6, 2008 10:41 AM by Michelle Malkin

40 Comments | 8 Trackbacks

Gitmo justice.

Outstanding: fugitive Al-Qaeda fixer/microbiologist Aafia Siddiqi caught, shot, extradited

August 5, 2008 07:27 AM by see-dubya

67 Comments | 7 Trackbacks

Big fish. UPDATE: KSM’s niece!?! (by marriage.)

Educating the ignorant Kumbaya candidate

July 16, 2008 08:16 AM by Michelle Malkin

188 Comments | 16 Trackbacks

Get thee understanding.


Categories: Al Qaeda, Jihadists


Power Line

» Will it be a rout?

protein wisdom

» Felon Franchise