Barnes & Noble offered al-Qaeda bomb instructions as a free download
Barnes & Noble took this down after this story first ran at PJ Media, but the message is clear nonetheless. Last August, while you could get al-Qaeda bomb instructions as a free download from Barnes & Noble, Jihad Watch applied for their Affiliate Program, by which we would have sold my books at this site via Barnes & Noble, but we were refused. Like the entire Leftist establishment, Barnes & Noble is much more concerned about opposing foes of jihad terror (you know, alleged propagators of “hate speech”) than about opposing actual jihad terrorists. Their longtime offering of al-Qaeda bomb instructions brings that fact into sharp relief.
“Al-Qaeda Bomb Instructions are a Free Download at Barnes & Noble,” by Bridget Johnson, PJ Media, January 17, 2018 (thanks to Creeping Sharia):
Key propaganda texts from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula are posted for free download on the Barnes & Noble website, including the inaugural issue of a magazine linked to the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.Reviews posted on the e-books indicate that they’ve remained on the bookseller’s website for years, despite clearly indicating in the titles that al-Qaeda materials are being offered.There are two listings for “Al-Malahem Media Foundation presents A Special Gift to the Islamic Nation The first Magazine issued by al-Qaida in the English language.” That refers to the 2010 debut of AQAP’s English-language Inspire magazine; the site notes that the free Nook book is “digitized from 2010 volume.”The first issue of Inspire includes the infamous “Make a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom” article from “The AQ Chef” that sparked the trend of publishing detailed, open-source instructions to jihadists on constructing explosive devices. “We are conveying to you our military training right into your kitchen to relieve you of the difficulty of traveling to us,” states the article. “…In one or two days the bomb could be ready to kill at least ten people. In a month you may make a bigger and more lethal bomb that could kill tens of people.”The step-by-step picture instructions walk would-be jihadists through constructing an explosive device with ingredients including matchstick heads and sugar, details how to fill it with projectile shrapnel, and shows how to wire it up with a timer.Using a pressure cooker instead of a pipe “is the most effective method,” al-Qaeda advises….UPDATE 1/18/18: Shortly after this story’s publication, Barnes & Noble appears to have removed the content from their website.
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