Article in Ha'aretz: Virtual soldiers in a holy war. Snippet: "For the radical fundamentalist Islamic movements, the Internet is a gift from heaven," says Reuven Paz, who researches these groups. "I call it `the open university.' It's available to anyone who is interested." The radical Islamic movements' use of Western technology - created by the culture they are railing against - is nothing new. From his headquarters in Paris, the Ayatollah Khomeini once produced and distributed audio-cassettes throughout Iran, with sermons that called on the Iranian masses to rebel against the shah's regime. ... ... "For Al Qaida and its supporters, the Internet is a terrific substitute for the loss of their bases and territory in Afghanistan, from which they used to be able to operate quite comfortably." ...
