The Globe and Mail published an embarrassing feature story on the weekend focusing on terror groups' use of the Internet and a "Canadian connection." A story on terror group use of the Internet would have made for an interesting (albeit unoriginal) story, so it appears that the Globe tried to generate greater interest in the story by adding a Canadian connection.  The article begins with "Welcome to Yarmouth, Nova Scotia – pivotal battleground in the global jihad."

Why does the Globe think Yarmouth is a pivotal battleground in the global jihad?  Because Register.com, a leading domain name registrar, uses Yarmouth as the base for those want to register domain names anonymously.  It is difficult to overstate the extent to which this claim is misguided. 

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