The title of al-Faruq al-`Iraqi’s post on Ekhlaas is more exciting than the content. Faruq, like countless corporate PR offices, has discovered that Wikipedia entries can be edited by users (although it seems much easier to do on Arabic Wikipedia). As proof, he points readers to his addition of two sections (“supervisory positions” and “the stance of the leaders of jihad toward him”) at the end of the Arabic entry on Abu `Umar al-Baghdadi, the head of the Islamic State of Iraq.
Faruq appeals to his comrades to start editing the profiles of prominent Jihadi leaders on Wikipedia “since many people refer to this site to obtain information on a specific person.”
Document (Arabic): 6-29-08-ekhlaas-how-to-raid-wikipedia
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[...] Chris One more reason to be careful when using wikis for research: you never know who might be the source. [A poster on a jihadist bulletin board], like countless corporate PR offices, has discovered that [...]
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