UPDATE: OmniHack acknowledges that it mistakenly added Jihad Watch to its list, and apologizes. (Thanks to Tobias.)
Even though they are targeting Jihad Watch, it seems as if OmniHack is opposing the Islamic State. Another OmniHack tweet links to this list of “New ISIS Targets to DDos,” and the list includes Jihad Watch.
Morons (although to be sure, despite Omni Hack’s opposition to the Islamic State, it is not at all clear from their Twitter feed that they’re opposed to jihad terror in general). But they are not alone. Since the rise of the Islamic State I have received an increasing number of emails from Muslims who misunderstand what side this site is on (misunderstanders of Jihad Watch!), asking me how they can join a terrorist group. I have been receiving five or ten such emails weekly for months now. They all go to the FBI, such as it is.
Anyway, Jihad Watch is under more or less constant attack from supporters and enablers of jihad terror who cannot stand the fact that we tell the truth about jihad terror. But we have some of the most sophisticated and powerful security devices available in place, and are standing firm. I will keep telling unwelcome and unpopular truths as long as I am still breathing.
(Thanks to Ryan Mauro for alerting me to the above tweets.)


Champ says
What’s the matter Morons? ..does the TRUTH about islam hurt? Well, the TRUTH is getting out there and it cannot be stopped–deal with THAT!
Charli Main says
I hope and pray that you are right Champ, given the relentless covert campaign by the British Government to shut down sites like JW, that they claim are preaching racial and religious hatred against Muslims.
Speaking the truth about the activities and behaviour of Muslims in Britain is HARAM. Lying about the ” enormous” contributions that Muslims make to British society is HALAL.
dumbledoresarmy says
That’s why, from time to time, I encourage my fellow jihadwatchers to make sure that they have found – and joined, even if only as a financial member – a suitable resistance and awareness-raising organisation (e.g. , in America, ACT for America or SIOA or Spencer and Geller ‘s SION or all three, in Australia Q Society, in the UK Gavin Boby’s Law and Freedom Foundation or Paul Weston’s Liberty GB political party) so as to be able to find and work face-to-face with like-minded people on home turf.
And also why I have taken the trouble to establish private communication – including snailmail address – with a few of the people here whom I most trust: both from other countries and also a couple of my fellow Australians.
That way, even if – which heaven forbid – this website got attacked and taken down, I could still stay in touch – even if it had to be by slooooow old-fashioned postcards and letters! – with significant folks in the counterjihad both in Australia and elsewhere…**outside of cyberspace**.
I commend the same approach to others. The method I’ve used is a bit cumbersome but the only one available to the tech-handicapped likes of me: if you have come to trust and like another poster (from your own country, or another) and want to be able to converse in private, after seeing a consistency in their character and views over a *long* period of time, you raise the matter with them here and if they are agreeable, each person then contacts Mr Spencer, naming the poster s/he has agreed to get in touch with, and stating that you are happy for your details to be sent to that person (since Mr Spencer and marc are the only people who know the contact details that match our particular monikers; which is of course the way to make sure someone nefarious is not *pretending* to be us in order to get another poster’s contact details). One does not, of course, expect this to happen quickly, given that poor Mr Spencer and his tech assistant are frantically busy.
It does come down to boots on the ground.
This is a wonderful forum for learning stuff and general brainstorming and sharing experiences so as to build a bit of morale and promote understanding (which may, further down the track, percolate upward and bear fruit in political and national alliances!) amongst different non-Muslims in many lands who are all suffering and have suffered from jihad, but in the end, each of us has to find who we’re supposed to be working with and what we’re best able to do to resist Islamisation in our *own* countries. Where the rubber hits the road.
I may add that in general the fewer specific details any of us – especially the most active folks – divulge about they are doing personally to counter Islamisation, may be the better, for the Enemy lurks here; the walls have ears, as the old saying goes. Let the Enemy posters and lurkers sweat and fret and stew about what we Islamoaware kuffar might be getting up to when we’re in realspace not cyberspace!
Bradamante says
Your idea about how to get in touch with people in real life is brilliant, assuming we don’t wear Mr Spencer out with this.
I’ve often felt a wish to be in touch with more of “our side” in real life, but as you said, it has to be done very, very carefully. I am in real-life contact with a small number of people.
Wellington says
I agree with you, Champ, about the truth getting out there. Long term I still remain optimistic. For those who aren’t, I would point out that far, far more people today across the world know how awful Islam is than just twenty years ago (even ten years ago though a decade ago was post-9/11).
Yes, short term the West is still in trouble; no doubt. But getting rid of mankind’s best disguised totalitarian ideology of all time will take some time, like another thirty years or so. And frankly, I am exceedingly tired of those who think that if Islam can’t be severely thwarted in the next few years, mankind is doomed. (Even worse are those who think we’re already doomed.)
No, mankind isn’t doomed, but the price to be paid once and for all for marginalizing this liberty-crushing religion will be a high one. Besides, what’s the alternative? Giving up? No way. Fight to the end. We should never give up. And we should never think that being dominated by Muslims is better than death because it isn’t. Better dead than ruled by those who follow Mo’s warped creed. In this one respect, and enjoying here turning the tables on the death cult which is Islam, one should love death more than life under Islamic rule.
Hope you are doing well, Champ. Take care.
pumbar says
Indeed, I might go even further and say that the destruction of this foul creed may actually foster more common causes and entente building amongst us.
Champ says
Thank you, dear Wellington! 🙂
TH says
I thought that was the case, as I have noticed that on several occasions it has been difficult to open the site.
Keep up the good work and only “the truth will make us free”.
terry says
Robert Spencer,
To you and your whole team, thanks, from the bottom of my heart, for this very important site!
John Stefan Obeda says
God the Holy Trinity Who is all for truth bless you Robert with strength, stamina, and especially a sharp mind that continues to remember so many details. God bless your family, our countries, and especially the una sancta. You’re a strong encouragement to all of us. Well, I have to include: God also help us to pray for the welfare of our enemies. (Yet, I have to admit, if an Islamist is coming at me with his sword to cut off my head, and were I to have a gun in my hand and know how to use it, I would do him the favour of meeting his 72 virgins, each virgin being 4 feet tall and 400 pounds, as someone told me).
Jaladhi says
Earlier, I tried to post a comment and it just disappeared in cyberspace, couldn’t retrieve it to post it again. Here after, save it before clicking on “post comment” – just in case it is lost and you don’t have to write it again.
BlueRaven says
My guess they use the word ‘Jihad’ on search engines to go after them. Most likely they may not even know JihadWatch is very much on their side.
mortimer says
Maybe Omnihackers just see the word ‘jihad’ and assume this site is in favor of jihad?
In that case, they are indeed MORONS.
If they are trying to stop the exposure of ISIS, they are also MORONS, since Jihad Watch is exposing ISIS.
Since they are unaware that Muslims want to take control of the internet (including what they do) and punish internet independence, Omnihackers are MORONS.
pumbar says
A lot of anonymous are straight out of the education system or are resident in the Middle East. I’d think they know entirely what this site is about and want it taken down through DDOS attacks.
Jack HOLAN says
Robert,
Thank you for providing an education unavailable elsewhere. What is most important to is is Robert, Websites can always be rebuilt. One thing I don’t understand , how in the World does someone not know what side you are on after reading a posting? Very slow upstairs that’s all I have to say
Darren says
What do you expect from readers of the pedophile prophet’s quran? The quran needs a surgeon generals warning on it stating it will cause brain damage if you are exposed to it for too long.
Mirren10 says
” Since the rise of the Islamic State I have received an increasing number of emails from Muslims who misunderstand what side this site is on (misunderstanders of Jihad Watch!), asking me how they can join a terrorist group. I have been receiving five or ten such emails weekly for months now. They all go to the FBI, such as it is.”
Oh dear, I know I shouldn’t laugh, but I must confess to spitting my tea over the keyboard, when I read that ! How very stupid one has to be, not to realise Jihad Watch is *anti-jihad* ! This is one of the things that makes me realise islam will never win ultimately; they’re too thick.
On the other hand, Robert, it’s an ill wind, and all that ! Maybe the FBI will designate Jihad Watch as an FBI friendly site, since it’s apparently acting as a honeypot for numbnut wannabe jihadists. You might even get a government grant ! 🙂
As for this Omnihack, they’re obviously as thick as mohammedans, and just googled jihad, and thought ( I use the term loosely) anything with the word jihad in it was ipso facto on the side of the IS. Ah me, the world is full of fools …
dumbledoresarmy says
Seconding that!
Sometimes netspeak is the only way to say it: ROFLMAO.
gravenimage says
Moronic anti-Islamic State hackers target Jihad Watch
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Do these idiots think that Jihad Watch *supports* the Islamic State? A single glance at the site or casual Googling would tell them that this is not so.
And, as noted, there is no real indication that they oppose Jihad in general.
In any case, these tools are no allies of ours. What morons.
Tim says
Just keep changing the password every 2-3 months to your hosting account and login with a ridiculous string of characters, something like – 3#Cjfk#W!EGsPetBG745ubcZ – and they will keep on trying until they turn grey!
If you do it meticulously at a set date, say, every two months it will be easier to keep a track of and you can just keep the new passcode copied in your notes.
gravenimage says
I’m no expert, Tim, but I believe that many of the attacks against JIhad Watch are highly targeted and sophisticated—and very nasty—and that it takes far more than just a frequent change of password to defend against them.
Kudos to JW site tech manager Marc Louis for keeping things running in the face of constant cyber assaults.
pumbar says
There’s nothing sophisticated about a denial of service attack Graven. Most of these so-called “hackers” are just script kiddies that downloaded a few pieces of software.
marc says
We have had constant DDoS attacks from some pretty large bot nets over the last year that are really water off a ducks back. yesterday they tried something new (zero day) which shook us up a bit for half an hour before we figured out how to mitigate. anonymous had some new toys as it was November 5th.
Brute force password attacks are really irrelevant here.
Salah says
“But we have some of the most sophisticated and powerful security devices available in place.”
The truth about Muhammad has been hidden for 14 centuries. Now it’s over thanks to the new technology, especially the internet. Now we can unveil the filth of Islam from a safe distance. They can hardly reach us, at least not yet.
That’s why I keep saying: “The sword of Islam is getting shorter by the day.”
And as we all know, without its sword Islam is dead.
Muhammad Unveiled:
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2010/12/perfect-man-of-islam.html
Brian says
These morons are about as computer illiterate as the anonymous group with their high tech ms dos attacks lol Im sure your quaking in your boots Robert thanks for all you do sir.
Darren says
If anyone in the islamic state is reading this, your prophet muhammad (may pigs sh*t on his corpse) was a pedophile child rapist, who was a closet homosexual. Your advanced culture is pathetic, and have you r*ped any goats recently you sick savages? muhammad the perfect man was a gutter rat who couldn’t even read. Your religion just like your prophet (may pigs sh*t on his corpse) is false.
Andrew GB says
I’ll second that. Only just registered but been following for a while.
Jacksonl03 says
Check
Arthur says
I admire the technical achievement represented in keeping this site up and running! Keeping a website going is enough trouble without defending against evil hackers. Surely, your experience running this site could make you highly valued for a corporate security job–tested as you have been. Thanks to all responsible for being guardians of free speech! It is much appreciated!!
marc says
I wish that was true, putting “I look after security at the controversial Jihad Watch site” on your resume doesn’t work for some reason. But yes, it’s been an education.
KiwiKaffir says
More power to you Robert!
Kafir says
Way to go Robert! And you know you have our backing 100%.
TNT says
Way to go Robert ,
We are with you 100%
Jen says
Since the rise of the Islamic State I have received an increasing number of emails from Muslims who misunderstand what side this site is on (misunderstanders of Jihad Watch!), asking me how they can join a terrorist group.
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Hilarious! This is what happens when you read the Qur’an too much.
They saw the word ‘jihad’ and got really excited (probably finding the blog after Googling about jihad), saw all these horrific stories of people being killed by their ‘brothers and sisters’, and thought WOW! This Robert guy is really awesome for putting a spotlight on what we do! Without much further reading on the site itself and feeling thoroughly inspired, they frantically search for Robert’s email and send him a message enquiring about joining a terrorist group.
Apparently, those who join terrorist groups also suffer from a low IQ.
duh_swami says
I won’t bore you with details, but my computer was attacked at the very same time I was linked to JW when it was under attack.
It was through type pad, where my screen name and password were made unintelligible. Another time my computer clock was altered years off causing my ‘certificates’ to expire.
It took me a while to figure out the problem was the clock.
I reset it and my certificates were good again. I don’t really understand this certificate business, but if they expire you can’t access much of anything…make sure your clocks are correct.
Darren says
I can feel for you. I’ve been being stalked by hackers all over the world for over a year. I’ve had 3 sep computers hacked. I was told they were going to try planting child porn on my computer to get me thrown in jail. My brother due to my hacker fan club had his credit card hacked and used in Springfield Illinois, they bought chicken of all things.
I’m going to pay him money to file an FBI report if I have to since it’s related to my hacker fan club. It get’s even more crazy, people broke into my house put a camera that records everything to cloud so they could make a reality TV show out of watching me. I’ve had countless emails hacked and then the hackers bragged about hacking my emails. A bunch of even crazier stuff happened as well straight out of a bad movie.
voegelinian says
“Morons (although to be sure, despite Omni Hack’s opposition to the Islamic State, it is not at all clear from their Twitter feed that they’re opposed to jihad terror in general).”
Even if they were (in their minds and rhetoric) opposed to jihad terror in general, one could still explain their having a bee in their bonnet about Jihad Watch — and it would not be at all uncommon: namely, they would be part of the majority in the West who respond to the worsening problem of the global revival of Islam by fretting about what this might mean for the majority of Innocent Muslims whom we, the ever-prone-to-be-bigoted West, might harm if we expanded our defense against terrorism beyond the Tiny Minority of Extremists Who Are Twisting Islam.
In this context, the typically PC MC Westerner would tend to see Jihad Watch as conducive to a generalized “Islamophobia” that tars “all Muslims” with a broad brush.
voegelinian says
(And if anyone doubts that this PC MC anxiety about the Innocent Muslims is prevalent in the West, he has only to see its frequent signs & symptoms, in one form or another, among Jihad Watch commenters, even veteran commenters, over the years.)
Petey says
ROBERT PLEASE keep this info for future reference. If your passing this on to the FBI, then I wonder if out of political correctness this information is being buried in some back file somewhere. God forbid a future Boston Marathon Bombing suspect who would appear on your list, but for some reason not on the FBIs radar, this would be VERY embarrassing for the government…and we all know how the different News outlets crave scandal and cover-ups
Mulakush says
RE: I will keep telling unwelcome and unpopular truths as long as I am still breathing.”
This is commendable. It shows how much courage and determination Robert Spencer has.
However, I have suggestion to make. JW is very important and should continue to flourish even after Robert is gone. I hope that a succession plan is in place and appropriate grooming is in progress.