Web sites ready for al Qaeda 'morons'
http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071111/NATION/111110 033/1001 <http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071111/NATION/11111 0033/1001&template=printart> &template=printart November 11, 2007 By Audrey Hudson - A planned cyber-attack by al Qaeda supporters against Internet sites today has its intended targets in the U.S. on guard. 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." "If you are operating one of the targeted sites, and I probably am, this may cause some disruption in site availability. I have tried to move my regular readers over to a mailing list to avoid this problem. Frankly, I hardly care if my site is online on any given day. It's not central to the work I do," Mr. Weisburd said. Pamela Geller, who runs Atlas Shrugs, said she has warned her peers to back up their blogs as a precaution. "It's another front in the global jihad. Litigation jihad, academic jihad, cyber jihad, finance jihad," Mrs. Geller said. "Frankly, I don't think they're all that good." Mr. Shackleford said he expects an attack will be tried against the Jawa Report as well as Jihad Watch, but it will be "pretty weak and easy to defend against." "It may cause some problems on some Web sites, but it won't take down the State Department or military," Mr. Shackleford said. "The reason why is that cyber-jihadists think they are clever, but they are really morons," Mr. Shackleford said. DEBKAfile, an online counterterrorism Web site, said the cyber-jihadists will offer "would-be martyrs, who for one reason or another are unable to fight in the field, to fulfill their jihad obligations on the Net." "These virtual martyrs are assured of the same thrill and sense of elation as a jihadi on the battlefield," DEBKAfile said. One message board called al-Jinan acted as the main page for attackers to download software called "Cyber Jihad 3.0" for the attacks, but another, unidentified blogger initiated a counterattack and shut down the page last week. (F)AIR USE NOTICE: All original content and/or articles and graphics in this message are copyrighted, unless specifically noted otherwise. All rights to these copyrighted items are reserved. Articles and graphics have been placed within for educational and discussion purposes only, in compliance with "Fair Use" criteria established in Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976. 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