Terrorist Chatter in Norway

Chatter (terrorist)

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"Chatter is an old term from signal intelligence, used more generally after the turn of the 21st century in the United States "war on terror". Intelligence officials, not having better metrics, monitor the volume of communication, to or from suspected terrorists, to determine whether there is cause for alarm. They refer to the electronic communication as chatter.
Monitoring "chatter" is an example of traffic analysis, a sub-field of signals intelligence. Intelligence specialists hope to learn significant information by methodically monitoring when and with whom suspects communicate. Even if they cannot decrypt what suspects are saying to one another, a change of traffic may raise alarm, since a large increase may indicate increased preparation for action, while a sudden decrease may indicate the end of planning and the imminence of action. These considerations do not apply when the targets of analysis follow the military practice of maintaining a steady flow of encrypted communications whether they are needed or not."

It was reported on CNN this evening that there has been increased terrorist chatter in Norway recently.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to Norway and today’s victims. We suffer with them but our resolve is not broken, nor is theirs. Our sense of justice and common humanity are sickened, but we will prevail.