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Prominent Jihad Forum Announces Arrest of Web Administrator

By Evan Kohlmann

The Al-Hesbah network media forum has released their sixth official public statement announcing the arrest of a chief web administrator known as Abu Musab al-Mohtaseb.  According to the document, "He was arrested... for spreading truth… The crusaders realized the importance of the threat posed by the Islamic media forums that uncovered their lies and stood in the way of their campaigns of misinformation and deception... due to several recent developments, [Al-Hesbah]’s administrators decided to reopen the network... taking all the precautions they can, in order to reassume their media role."

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See also: - IAI Calls for Resurrection of the Al-Hesbah Forum
- Al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia Denies Being Infiltrated