U.S. Targets Al-Qaida In Chatrooms, Banner Ads

by Dina Temple-Raston, NPR

For some time now al-Qaida has been attracting recruits through the Internet. The group has launched jihadi chatrooms and online magazines, and their recruitment efforts have been fairly successful. Now the State Department is fighting back with something they call the "Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications."

Broadcast Dates

• All Things Considered, May 24, 2012