Five Al Qaeda websites suddenly disappeared from the Internet two weeks ago. Al Qaeda has been issuing ‘official’ press releases via the Internet since 2003. Website administrators have blamed it enemies for the takedown. The Washington Post reported sources in the US intelligence services as denying involvement. However, the attacks appear to have had some effect on the loose organisation served by the sites. The websites are probably as avidly consumed by the organisation’s enemies as their supporters who rely heavily on the Internet to receive a diet of propaganda videos and documents.”]