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> A third individual, Saudi citizen Ahmed Almutairi, allegedly acted as an intermediary between Saudi officials and the Twitter employees. He is also charged with spying. Alzabarah and Almutairi are believed to be in Saudi Arabia. Analysts said it is the first time federal prosecutors have publicly accused Saudis of spying in the United States.
A third individual, Saudi citizen Ahmed Almutairi, allegedly acted as an intermediary between Saudi officials and the Twitter employees. He is also charged with spying. Alzabarah and Almutairi are believed to be in Saudi Arabia. Analysts said it is the first time federal prosecutors have publicly accused Saudis of spying in the United States. The case is a sign that the Obama administration is trying to take its war against terrorism to the Internet and social media, where it believes terrorists are increasingly active.

As the WSJ notes, it's hard to gauge exactly how important Twitter is to Saudi Arabia's cyber spying effort. Given the number of social media users in the country, however, Saudi's efforts are probably significant enough to warrant the investigation. The New York Times notes that there is a growing body of evidence showing that the Islamic State has been using social media to promote and recruit.

The revelation came in a complaint filed in Manhattan federal court by the FBI, which accused two men, including a Saudi citizen, of conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist group, namely the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. The men, the complaint said, were