Comments on: Divide And Conquer https://www.jihadica.com/divide-and-conquer/ documenting the global jihad Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:27:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.19 By: Will McCants https://www.jihadica.com/divide-and-conquer/#comment-412 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:27:33 +0000 https://www.jihadica.com/?p=403#comment-412 Hey Freude, I have been surprised at the resilience of Hunafa’s parent site, Kavkaz Center, particularly since the Russian state or private citizens launched a sophisticated cyber attack on Georgian websites. As Telnik says, let’s wait and see how long this one stays up.

Your second point regarding incorruptibility is interesting. I think it is more demoralizing to Jihadis than the public. The public expects militants to be pragmatic–look at the support for Hamas and Hizbollah, who publicly cut shady deals all the time. But Jihadi foot soldiers have stars in their eyes. That’s why a Taliban turn would hurt.

]]> By: Freude Bud https://www.jihadica.com/divide-and-conquer/#comment-411 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 17:51:52 +0000 https://www.jihadica.com/?p=403#comment-411 Very off-topic, but you have been watching the shut down of jihadi internet sites, and I wanted to see if you had any comment on the news that hunafa.com has been designated the official website of the Ingush state of the Caucasus Emirate, per http://thetelnik.com/. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

On topic: Jihadist appeal seems to arise from the notion of incorruptibility. As more are bought off it would seem to me that the premise of the movement itself is undermined in the eyes of the general public. But I have no expertise in this area.

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