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"ref": "2004, David Clarke, Technology and terrorism:",
"text": "It has become an article of faith that bin Laden and his associates routinely communicate through stegged messages posted on pornographic Web sites.",
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"ref": "2008, Steve Walker, “Sick evil perverted pedos now helping terrorists.”, in uk.legal (Usenet):",
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