Jihadist Message Boards

The case of 17 people arrested on terror charges in Canada highlights the importance of the internet in the cat-and-mouse game between intelligence officials and suspected terrorists.  Jihad message boards have become a significant communication channel that is closely monitored by law enforcement.    As you can see from this still from one of the jihadists’ message boards, information on how to make explosives, including ammonium nitrate, which the suspects purportedly wanted to use in their attacks, could easily be found online. There are also several "Jihad Encyclopedias" and guides with detailed information about weapons and explosives, as the manual linked here which was taken from another jihadist message board shows. The videos and documents are usually posted by one of the users on one website then distributed to several others to incite terrorism and make it easy for young men to carry out attacks.