RIYADH - Four former militant supporters confessed on Saudi state television on Tuesday night how they organized the Internet operations of Al-Qaeda's campaign against the Saudi government. They were identified as Abu Azzam Al-Ansari, Abu Omar, Abu Akram and Umm Osama. Their confessions point to the danger posed to some 8 million Saudis who are Internet users, according to industry statistics. The number of jihadist websites has sharply risen from just 12 in 1998 to at least 5,000 today. Abu Azzam and Umm Osama both Egyptian explained how they set up the online magazines Sada Al-Jihad and Al-Khansaa promoting jihadist thought and carrying news of the militant campaign. Ansari was arrested last year, Asharq A-Awsat newspaper said on Wednesday, but Sada Al-Jihad has continued publishing. It was not clear when Umm Osama was...
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