Photo Gallery Tracking the Terrorists
Ben Venzke is the head of IntelCenter, a business that monitors terrorist groups for militaries, law enforcement agencies and intelligence groups in the US and the West. "We're involved in nearly every hostage-taking situation," said Venzke.
SITE is a rival outfit. This photograph was taken at company headquarters, the location of which is secret. An employee evaluates a Taliban statement posted on the Web.
Josh Devon, only 29 years old, is number two in command at SITE. Together with counter-terrorism legend Rita Katz, he founded the organization shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
A statement claiming responsibility for a terror attack. SITE sends updates on terror groups a number of times each day.
An edition of the Koran lies on most desks in the SITE office. A lot of jihadi statements contain references to passages in the Koran.
A pad of notepaper with translations of a communique from a terrorist group. German companies and media also subscribe to the site.
An employee works on the newsletters that are sent to subscribers. SITE employs about a dozen people and a handful of staff in foreign countries -- among them translators in the Middle East.
SITE co-founder Rita Katz has played a role in more than one arrest. This certificate is from the FBI.
Online jihadis have noticed that someone is watching. SITE and IntelCenter are often victims of cyber attacks. Here, for example, Venzke is accused of dealing in "stolen property."
Rita Katz wrote a book called "Terrorist Hunter," which came out anonymously in its first edition. Katz was born to a Jewish family in Iraq and speaks fluent Arabic. Before the Sept. 11 attacks, she infiltrated terrorist groups to research how they were funded. The book is also an account of how she fled for America via Israel after her father was executed by the Saddam regime.
Leather chairs and maps: It is not uncommon for law enforcement agents to come to this room for a briefing.
