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Facebook Case Shows Dangers of Auto-Generation Technology as Support for Islamist Extremism
September 20, 2019
Facebook is the subject of a whistleblower complaint filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the social media giant’s use of auto-generation technology that inadvertently produces content helpful to networking and recruitment by Islamist extremist groups IS and al Qaeda, underscoring the dangers of the technology tool when it comes to preventing the online spread of Islamist radicalization and recruitment.
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Lawyers for US Consulate Worker in Turkey Turn to ECHR for Defense Against Turkey’s Islamists
September 20, 2019
Attorneys for a Turkish translator at the US consulate in Istanbul have applied to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) for a hearing on the two-year detention of the consular employee.
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Islamic Extremist Groups Make Common Cause in Geopolitical Destabilization of South Asia
September 20, 2019
Regional and international intelligence available from South Asian governments and US military sources indicates that the Taliban and al Qaeda are expanding their tactical and operational collaboration.
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Taliban Strike With Impunity in Lethal Attacks to Sabotage Elections in Afghanistan
September 18, 2019
The Taliban launched two lethal suicide bombing attacks in the Afghanistan, targeting a government site and a location close to the US Embassy, as the Islamist extremist group carries out a campaign of intimidation to sabotage forthcoming presidential elections and to terrorize the population into supporting the country’s conversion into a sharia state.
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Taliban Turn to America’s Foes After Afghanistan Negotiations with US Suspended
September 18, 2019
A delegation from the Islamist extremist Taliban is traveling to Russia to start a junket of visits to America’s strategic foes, including Iran and China, after Taliban violence against US and Afghan government forces provoked the United States to suspended negotiations for a US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan.