Driving bad guys back into the shadows is not such a bad thing
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Submitted by MC Ricky D, Jan 15, 2010 08:41

That second point by danstermeister is an oft-heard critique of CT efforts online: that this will drive them further underground and we won't be able to monitor. If you take the position that online jihadi propaganda, proselytization, and interaction is increasingly important in jihadi recruitment, then why is it bad to drive them back into the shadows online? Key principle of COIN - separating the insurgent from the population.

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