Someone Tell Obama’s Counterterrorism Crew About The Internet

Even with al-Qaida using the internet in more sinister ways, such as trying to recruit American Muslims to commit acts of violence in nearby malls and restaurants, the Obama White House’s new strategy to fight terrorism has not addressed terrorist activities online as much as it should.

The Obama White House’s new strategy to cripple al-Qaida vows to fight the terrorist network everywhere it operates. As long as it’s IRL. To read the strategy (.pdf), unveiled on Wednesday by counterterrorism adviser John Brennan, is to view a pledge to send armed drones and special operations...

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