- Shannen Rossmiller
Shannen Rossmiller is an American judge, serving in
Montana , who has a controversial role as avigilante online terrorist-hunter, once part of the7Seas group. [http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/07/27/bbc_al_qaeda_internet/]A former high school cheerleader [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2001957222_montana16m.html] Dead link|date=March 2008] and mother of three [http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2675028] , Rossmiller poses as militant anti-American Muslim radicals online, hoping to attract the eye of those with similar mindsets. Whilst still a member of 7-Seas, [ [http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2004-05-13-netsleuth_x.htm USATODAY.com - 'Net sleuth' tells court of hunt that snared Guardsman ] ] she provided evidence that ultimately convicted National Guardsman
Ryan G. Anderson of attempting to defect to al-Qaeda. [Shannen Rossmiller, [http://www.meforum.org/article/1711 "My Cyber Counter-jihad"] , "Middle East Quarterly", Summer 2007]On
May 18 ,2002 , a "suspicious phone call" to Conrad City Hall saw Rossmiller placed under police protectionIn 2005, she offered the transient Michael Reynolds $40,000 to purchase fuel trucks to attack American pipelines, while posing as an al-Qaeda financier.
She appeared in the
BBC documentary entitled "The New al-Qaeda". [ [http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2006/200606/20060615.html CBC Radio | The Current | Whole Show Blow-by-Blow ] ]A publicist is currently seeking a book or movie deal based on Rossmiller's story. [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117968907.html?categoryId=2522&cs=1 Biz zeroes in on real-life terrorist hunter - Entertainment News, Weekly TV, Media - Variety ] ]
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