November 11, 2007
Cyber Jihad of Loser's Super Cyber Dud
A planned cyber-attack by al Qaeda supporters against Internet sites today has its intended targets in the U.S. on guard.Rusty gets another quote on page 2.Robert Spencer, whose Web site Jihad Watch is a lightning rod for criticism from Islamist groups, said he is consulting with his technical advisers to ensure his page is inoculated from intrusion.
"Jihadists and their allies cannot compete in the arena of open debate, and so they resort to thuggish tactics to silence their opponents," Mr. Spencer said.
The plans were uncovered by several Web sites in October, one of which launched a counterattack earlier last week.
"Sheikh Osama [bin Laden] may Allah protect him said: '90% of the battle is through the media and the remaining is through weapons,' " according to a translation posted on the Jawa Report (http:// mypetjawa.mu.nu), whose host blogger goes by the handle of "Dr. Rusty Shackleford."
"From this blessed forum I call on to the formation of 'Jihadi Battalions to Attack the Internet' for the triumph of truth in the age of darkness so contribute with us in establishing these blessed Battalions," the announcement said.
A Homeland Security Department spokeswoman dismissed the threat as rumor and said the agency did not issue any warnings in advance.
Aaron Weisburd, who operates Internet Haganah and has shut down more than 1,000 jihad and al Qaeda sites, predicts the attack to be "unsophisticated and will have minimal impact."
"It may cause some problems on some Web sites, but it won't take down the State Department or military," Mr. Shackleford said.Indeed Master, morons."The reason why is that cyber-jihadists think they are clever, but they are really morons," Mr. Shackleford said.
