Terrorist Propaganda Tool: Alleged Al Qaeda Newscast on the Internet

Sept. 27, 2005 — -- A video newscast, alleging to be an al Qaeda production, was broadcast over the Internet for the first time this week. Although it lacks the trademarks of the usual al Qaeda productions, the broadcast – called the "Voice of the Caliphate," a reference to the 7th century Islamic Empire – is still a potentially powerful propaganda tool.