Shannen Rossmiller

Intercepting and translating his communications, it was a lot of work. At the same time, Shannon starts talking with this guy named Ayad Yolku. He seemed to know people who conducted the 9-11 attacks. By this point, since Kasser is still quiet, she can keep up using his username on the forum.

Intercepting and translating his communications, it was a lot of work. At the same time, Shannon starts talking with this guy named Ayad Yolku. He seemed to know people who conducted the 9-11 attacks. By this point, since Kasser is still quiet, she can keep up using his username on the forum.

Nobody had noticed there was a one instead of an I, so she just kept posting as Kasser, drawing in certain people and having private chats with this lookalike account. She starts messaging this Ayad guy as Kasser, and it was working quite well. It also helped that she could confirm that she really was Kasser because she had access to his email.

Nobody had noticed there was a one instead of an I, so she just kept posting as Kasser, drawing in certain people and having private chats with this lookalike account. She starts messaging this Ayad guy as Kasser, and it was working quite well. It also helped that she could confirm that she really was Kasser because she had access to his email.

After gaining some trust with Ayad, she sent him the malware that Brent made and asked him to take a look at it and open it, and he did. He installed the keylogger on his computer, and now she could see what he was typing and every little thing he did on his computer. Keep in mind, Shannon had to play multiple characters, and this meant choosing her words very slowly and carefully.

After gaining some trust with Ayad, she sent him the malware that Brent made and asked him to take a look at it and open it, and he did. He installed the keylogger on his computer, and now she could see what he was typing and every little thing he did on his computer. Keep in mind, Shannon had to play multiple characters, and this meant choosing her words very slowly and carefully.

Since 9-11, I took on the task of learning the Arabic language. And it's still an ongoing process, but it's fascinating. I just absolutely love it. And it's a challenge as a female. Of course, the identities that I've created and operated under in the various different Internet sites over the years, they're as males, as radicalized jihadist males. And so obviously I couldn't speak.

Since 9-11, I took on the task of learning the Arabic language. And it's still an ongoing process, but it's fascinating. I just absolutely love it. And it's a challenge as a female. Of course, the identities that I've created and operated under in the various different Internet sites over the years, they're as males, as radicalized jihadist males. And so obviously I couldn't speak.

I couldn't get on and be chatting online. you know, verbally with any of these people. So everything I've done has been either in writing and translating and reading, which has served me well because not being a native speaker or having had a whole host of different, you know, formal training, I have had, you know, intense language training, but...

I couldn't get on and be chatting online. you know, verbally with any of these people. So everything I've done has been either in writing and translating and reading, which has served me well because not being a native speaker or having had a whole host of different, you know, formal training, I have had, you know, intense language training, but...

That, being able to just, you know, read it, write it, take my time in constructing my replies and what I want to say and how I want to proceed with any given communication stream that I'm working in, it's worked out well, the fact that I don't need to speak it because, frankly, who would I speak with? They wouldn't speak to me, so...

That, being able to just, you know, read it, write it, take my time in constructing my replies and what I want to say and how I want to proceed with any given communication stream that I'm working in, it's worked out well, the fact that I don't need to speak it because, frankly, who would I speak with? They wouldn't speak to me, so...

She sat at her computer downstairs in the computer room in rural Montana, watching all the messages coming in, seeing what people were typing. She was trying to put all these pieces together, but it was a lot of work. She was looking for any intent to harm so she could act on that. There was certainly a lot of data here now, and it was just a matter of finding the right stuff.

She sat at her computer downstairs in the computer room in rural Montana, watching all the messages coming in, seeing what people were typing. She was trying to put all these pieces together, but it was a lot of work. She was looking for any intent to harm so she could act on that. There was certainly a lot of data here now, and it was just a matter of finding the right stuff.

Obviously, things people say in private is a lot more serious than whatever they post publicly or in chat rooms. While Operation Whirlpool hummed along, Shannon was still wandering around these chat rooms and forums, and one board was called Brave Muslims. It usually buzzed in Arabic, but in October 2003, she spotted a new post in English. It stood out.

Obviously, things people say in private is a lot more serious than whatever they post publicly or in chat rooms. While Operation Whirlpool hummed along, Shannon was still wandering around these chat rooms and forums, and one board was called Brave Muslims. It usually buzzed in Arabic, but in October 2003, she spotted a new post in English. It stood out.

Users said their name was Amir Abdul Rashid, and he was hinting at ties to Al-Qaeda and that he was making big plans. The big plans part was suspicious to her. Shannon was very curious about him. He said that he was their brother from the far side of the world, but he would be closer to them soon. The more Rashid's message evolved, the more uneasy she got.

Users said their name was Amir Abdul Rashid, and he was hinting at ties to Al-Qaeda and that he was making big plans. The big plans part was suspicious to her. Shannon was very curious about him. He said that he was their brother from the far side of the world, but he would be closer to them soon. The more Rashid's message evolved, the more uneasy she got.

He was going on talking about defecting to the other side. Shannon felt something serious in his tone. So she replies to him saying his plans sound interesting. By this point, her personas were pretty well established and it made it easy for him to believe her. She was posing as a recruiter and organizer for Al-Qaeda.

He was going on talking about defecting to the other side. Shannon felt something serious in his tone. So she replies to him saying his plans sound interesting. By this point, her personas were pretty well established and it made it easy for him to believe her. She was posing as a recruiter and organizer for Al-Qaeda.