IV 

110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 224 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that corporate owners 

of websites that share user-posted videos should take action to remove 

jihadi propaganda. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 7, 2007 

Mr. SHUSTER submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 

corporate owners of websites that share user-posted videos should take action to remove jihadi propaganda. 

Whereas since the World Wide Web’s public release in 1991, 

the Internet has evolved into a revolutionary tool to facilitate the free access and distribution of information instantaneously and electronically to peoples all over the 

world; 

Whereas the Internet has created a global community that 

has become the cornerstone of commerce, speech, and 

culture for the Twenty-first Century; 

Whereas jihadi terrorist organizations throughout the world 

have taken advantage of the Internet’s anonymity, low 

cost, and lack of regulation to raise funds as well as 


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radicalize, recruit, and train potential members to join 

their organizations and participate in violent jihad 

against the West; 

Whereas terrorist organizations including Al-Qaeda have organized media operations such as as-Sahab, Sawt alKhilafa (Voice of the Caliphate), and the Global Islamic 

Media Front (GIMF) to create and distribute jihadi 

propaganda and training materials on the Internet; 

Whereas jihadi terrorist media operations continue to utilize 

video and media sharing websites such as YouTube, 

Liveleak, Google Video, and others to spread their message of hate, propagandize their insurgent operations, 

and facilitate the training of prospective terrorists; 

Whereas the use of the Internet by jihadi organizations who 

seek the destruction of America has been identified by 

the United States Central Command (CENTCOM); as 

well as private organizations including the SITE Institute 

(Search for International Terrorist Entities), the Society 

for Internet Research, and the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) as a major threat to American 

troops, homeland security and our success in the Global 

War on Terror; 

Whereas social networking video distribution websites generally reserve the right to remove objectionable material; 

and 

Whereas many websites have recognized the threat these videos pose and have taken steps to remove them from circulation: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that— 


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1 (1) terrorists view the Internet as a key tool in 

2 their ongoing jihad to recruit members, spread infor3 mation, and distribute propaganda for their cause, 

4 and, in doing so, they have turned the World Wide 

5 Web into a new battleground in the War on Terror; 

6 (2) in a time of war, terrorist videos amount to 

7 enemy communications; 

8 (3) while Congress should not regulate the 

9 Internet, the owners of websites that share user10 posted videos should exercise proper corporate gov11 ernance and take steps to remove enemy propaganda 

12 from their sites; 

13 (4) if the owners of these website suspect that 

14 a user on their site is a member of or affiliated with 

15 a known terrorist organization, they should cooper16 ate with law enforcement and the intelligence com17 munity to report questionable postings; and 

18 (5) Congress recognizes and applauds the work 

19 of the SITE Institute, the Society for Internet Re20 search, the Middle East Media Research Institute 

21 and others for their work in combating online jihad 

22 and creating a resource for public education of the 

23 terrorist’s use of the Internet in the War on Terror. 

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