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# Said Namouh, 35, has been arrested in Canada. He is suspected of being associated with the Global Islamic Media Front which is a propaganda website for al Qaida. "Documents" have been seized from his home.

# More about the Moroccan-born Namouh.

# Related story at Spiegel.

# Vienna GIMF arrrests: "The GIMF has an aggregating function with the terrorist material in that they re-format and alter (it) to make it more attractive."

# Terror goes digital: "It started with a single memo, dated June 20, 2000. Abu Huthayfa, a member of al-Qaeda's inner circle, was writing to his mentor, Osama bin Laden, about the importance of public relations."

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