SECOND UPDATE: 10 of the 11 posts from August 4 are now restored. I am grateful to all those who have given me tips to make this possible.
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UPDATE: Thanks to Jihad Watch reader Scott, I have just been able to restore five of the August 4 posts, and I hope more will be coming along soon. Please scroll down on the front page for any news you might have missed.
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I don’t know what happened, and those who do are not being exactly forthcoming, but last night Jihad Watch disappeared, to be replaced by a generic WordPress template. The site’s contents were gone for an hour or so, and when they came back, everything was here (as far as I can tell right now) except for the eleven posts from yesterday, August 4.
As far as I know, this was not something that involved hacking, so there is no reason to be unduly concerned. It was, however, a matter of some considerable irritation to me, as I had worked for many hours yesterday on some lengthy posts, including a new takedown of the Left-fascist administrators and students at Stanford and their disgraceful handling of the Hamzeh Daoud affair, and was sorry to see it all vanish in a puff of smoke, with no clear answers as to when or whether these posts would ever be restored. I was also told not to try to recreate these posts because then there would be duplication when they are restored, but since I got no answers as to when they would be restored, I may try to do this anyway, at least with some of them.
In any case, there is no reason to be upset about this. It is just one day of work, and who among us can say that we haven’t ever spent a day working hard for nothing? There are still 63,486 posts here, abundantly documenting the nature and magnitude of the jihad threat, and I am still holding out some hope that yesterday’s will turn up sometime as well; if they do, I will let you know. (And meanwhile I’m going to write about the latest developments with Hamzeh Daoud and Stanford in a forthcoming article for PJ Media, where I can be a bit more confident that everything will not disappear in a trice with explanation or timetable for repairs.)
I apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this has caused, and will keep you posted about new developments.

Isntlam says
I hope Robert has the entire site backed up at multiple locations.
J D S says
Yes..sure missed JW this morning..Just got settled ingo my recliner, put it in third gear to get a little news before church time ….. and ….poofđđ nuttin…Sure hope it can be fixed soon.
Susan B says
Jay Boo, good point I bought a soft copy so will see how that works.
Carol Morissette says
Agree 100%!
steveA56 says
If it’s any help, I happen to have one of yesterdays posts; the one about the Staten Island arsonist, with 26 comments.-
Video from NYC: Muslim sprays gas on floor, sets massive blaze at Staten Island gas station
AUG 4, 2018 10:59 AM BY ROBERT SPENCER 26 COMMENTS
âIn the January 6 issue of ISISâs monthly print publication, Rumiyah (meaning Rome, in a reference to an Islamic prophecy that foretells the downfall of Rome in the broader sense of infidels battling Muslims), an article titled, âJust Terror Tacticsâ cited the November 22-27 flames as an example of the effective use of fire for terrorism. Through arson, operatives can âimpose terror on an entire country,â the Sunni Islamist organization stressed. âThe whole world witnessed the devastating fires that ravaged Jewish settlements in Palestine, destroying around 700 Jewish homes,â the article said.â â Jerusalem Post, January 8, 2017
âMan arrested for setting blaze at Staten Island gas station,â by Joe Tacopino, New York Post, August 3, 2018:
A man caught on video nearly setting himself on fire after he sparked a blaze at a Staten Island gas station was arrested, cops said Friday.
Fakrol Islam, 26, was charged with arson and reckless endangerment for igniting the massive burst of flames outside a 7/11 at Richmond Avenue and Victory Boulevard early Monday morning, according to police.
Islam could be seen on video filling a portable gas tank and intentionally spraying the gas on the floor before lighting a piece of paper with a match.
A 21-year-old man nearby suffered minor injuries in the blazeâŚ.
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Steve says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:17 am
How many Jihad forest fires has he started?
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utis says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:55 am
This time there was video of pyrojihad. If only Sweden and Greece had evidence like that.
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mortimer says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:35 pm
PYRO-JIHAD ⌠catchy name for it.
Thatâs a good RESPONSE to the slander âIslamophobeâ.
Example: No Iâm not âIslamophobicâ ⌠are you a PYRO-JIHADIST?
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christianblood says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:20 am
Could this Muslim be from the âWhite Helmetsâ that Trump and Trudeau demanded that they be evacuated from Syria by Israel? See below as Netanyahu addresses this:
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KSC says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:22 am
He almost experienced âHell Fireâ. He was lucky that he didnât get any gas on himself.
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Agha Ali Arkhan says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:33 am
Islam creates the most feculent beings. Muslims are appalled at what these beings do in their name.
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rich says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:41 am
Yes. AndâŚno.
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Buraq says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:02 pm
@ agha ali arkhan
You wrote, deceptively: Muslims are appalled at what these beings do in their name.
This clown, Fakrol Islam, tried to burn down the gas station in the name of Islam, not in the name of any Muslims. Acts of violence committed against the infidel bring him closer to Allah, Islam teaches.
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StellaSaidSo says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:10 pm
Where are these appalled Muslims? Why do we rarely see them? With few exceptions, those who speak up are those who have had the good sense to leave the foul ideology.
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SAE says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:11 pm
Agha, the âappalledâ muslims you reference, sure are not speaking-up very loudly, nor in any impactful number whatsoever. In fact, they remain pretty much silent, therefore complicent in this evil scourge on humanity (and animals). These very obnoxious muslims, however, are the ones that speak-up (loud & proud, of what..I have no idea), and theyâre rhetoric is anything but being âappalledâ nor humble. Wake up America!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lYyvMBHCLB4&feature=youtu.be#
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mortimer says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:17 pm
Agha, where are the THOUSANDS of concerned Muslims you talk about?
ARE ANY OF THEM MARCHING AND PROTESTING? No.
ARE ANY OF THEM CREATING ORGANIZATIONS TO DERADICALIZE THE YOUTH? No.
Agha, you see, friend, talk is cheap. No Muslims are going to denounce jihadism.
In private, maybe, but never in public.
Muslims are simply unable to stop jihadism. It takes a VICIOUS DICTATORSHIP to crack down.
If you feel so strongly, you should contact the FBI and volunteer to help them catch jihadists. But I donât think you will.
Agha, your INACTIONS speak louder than your words.
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mortimer says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:23 pm
Agha, you used the word âfeculentâ, referring to excrement, I presume. I think a better word would be âTRUCULENTâ ⌠definition:
1. Disposed or eager to fight or engage in hostile opposition; belligerent.
2. Showing or expressing bitter opposition or hostility; aggressively defiant: a truculent speech against the new government; a truculent glance.
3. Disposed to violence; ferocious or cruel.
Sentence: ISLAM CREATES TRUCULENT PEOPLE.
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revereridesagain says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:40 pm
Nope, Mortimer, âfeculentâ is applicable considering how many Muslims live in African nations whose âcustomâ of outdoor defecation has earned them the distinction of âfecularized environmentâ. Considering all the b.s. in Islam, Iâd say it applies across the board.
But âtruculentâ applies as well.
Other than that small quibble, WHAT MORTIMER SAID!
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revereridesagain says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:40 pm
Not just African, either, come to think of it.
somehistory says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:38 am
Since an innocent person was burned, this terrorist should also be charged with attempted murder.
Itâs great he was caught on camera doing the foul deed.
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mortimer says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:20 pm
Islamic terrorist seek death, so when they are caught, the GOVERNMENT should execute them after a fair trial.
I used to be a complete abolitionist, but I changed my mind because JIHADISTS actually WANT TO DIE.
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FYI says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:42 am
What would the Leftard psychiatrist/politician/cop say about this?
âLook! this has nothing to do with islam;thatâs just being racist and islamophobicâ
Really? Mr ISLAM has nothing to do with ISLAM?It would appear that ISLAM has indeed been involved.
What[sarc} could possibly be the motivational indspiration for MR ISLAM to do something k2:191 that iSLAMâs koran tells him he can do:
âslay the unbelievers wherever ye find themâ
koran 2:191
I wonder what would âpopeâ francis say?
âthis has nothing to do with muslims.Why,Catholics are always burning down Gas stations.There was a catholic in Naples in 1954 who set fire to one and another in Sicily in 1914..thank goodness there is no such thing as islamic terrorism.Authentic islam and the proper reading of the koran show it to be opposed to every form of violence,especially blowing up gas stations.I may be a marxist and a secret atheist but I know my religionsâ
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Victor Hafichuk says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:57 am
Agha Ali Arkhan, I find your comment either ignorant at best or deceptively disingenuous in defense of an ideological movement hellbent on conquering the world by whatever means deemed necessary, whether by âhook or by crook.â
Muslims need to know and come to terms with the source inspiration of these âfeculent beings.â That is Islam, as unequivocally declared in detail by their prophet Muhammad, their âholyâ books, the Quâran and the Hadiths, and by their many thousands of mullahs, imams, and ayatollahs.
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SAE says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:13 pm
FYI, sad but true.
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mortimer says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:27 pm
FYI, I will say it again: ISLAM has NOTHING, NOTHING to do with ISLAM.
And Fakrol Islam has NOTHING, NOTHING to do with Islam either.
(sarc/off)
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Victor Hafichuk says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:44 am
What we are witnessing are the maggots at work devouring the putrid remains of the rotting West. Carrion is the food of all sorts of pathogens, predators, and parasites.
The hope is that as the gangrenous material is excised, whatever living tissue will be spared, and not only spared but restored to vibrant health and regeneration.
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mortimer says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:28 pm
Resonding to VH: Koran 8.60 âTURHIBUNNAâ (terrorize them).
Thatâs an ETERNAL decree from Allah⌠NOT a âtemporaryâ decree.
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j_not_a says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:49 am
I wouldnât be the least bit surprised if a mooslum or mooslums started those forest fires in Greece.
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mortimer says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:33 pm
j-not, it is of course, VERY possible that jihadists are lighting fires to ECONOMICALLY SABOTAGE the dirty kafirs.
Greece said it wonât take more migrants.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3464711/Greece-warns-won-t-warehouse-souls-desperate-migrants-try-hang-Athens-square-neighbouring-countries-shut-borders.html
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utis says
Aug 4, 2018 at 11:58 am
Hey, Comrade DeBlasio, howâs New Yorkâs cultural enrichment going? Maybe youâll get New Yearâs Eve fire festivals like Europe. Lucky running dog.
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Cheryl s. says
Aug 4, 2018 at 12:08 pm
The only charges were for arson & reckless endangerment? Are you kidding!
He should be headed to the scaffold for a public hanging as an example of the consequence afforded to all those who wage war for allah on American soil. Unfortunately, there is no justice in the marxist ground zero, NYC for these soldiers of Allah who are busily fulfilling their duty to wage war on humanity through rape, murder, torture, arson, poisoning, beheading in the name of their leader, mohammad.
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aingel strong says
God record keeping .. well done that man.
gravenimage says
Steve, thank you so much for posting this.
The comments appear to be partial, because I posted comments on this story, and they do not appear here. Still, partial is much better than the nothing we had previously.
gravenimage says
Steve, I restored those comments to the restored story here:
https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/08/video-from-nyc-muslim-sprays-gas-on-floor-sets-massive-blaze-at-staten-island-gas-station#comment-1958206
Thanks again.
simpleton1 says
Thanks Robert for the update about the change.
Still be careful, as some how it is not automatically recognizing me, or may be not identifying commentators yet as per the Email and name.
Damm frustrating for you, and good to know that you are back on deck, even though a wave of whatever swept over and some things went overboard, but no real damage, and the ship is still a float, and chugging on with information, knowledge, experience and truth.
Thank you RS., posters, commentators for your dedication, persistence, and on going work.
All are inspirational, so that we may communicate, support, and spread truth about the ideology of islam.
j_not_a says
Wow so that’s what happened yesterday. When all my posts disappeared, I thought I had been banned and couldn’t figure out why!
gravenimage says
No worries there, j_not_a. Your comments are a great contribution here. đ
j_not_a says
Thanks so much, gravenimage, yours even more than mine!
PRCS says
The system is not recognizing me by ID or email, either.
Also, I note that the red rectangles pertinent to posts are much smaller.
gravenimage says
Yes–I’ve notice those issues as well, PRCS.
gravenimage says
Simpleton1, I’m still having the same problem, as well. Moreover, the “Contact Us” box is not working, and instead of the JW logo on the tab, there is now an odd “G” logo. I hope the problems are not continuing, but they may be.
Also, I echo your admiration of Robert Spencer and of the Jihad Watch posters.
Overman says
Looks like someone at WordPress might have a little grudge. Or their system just mucked things up yesterday.
gravenimage says
Apparently WordPress updated their sites yesterday. It may not have been anything more nefarious than an unintended bug. No reason at this point to assume it was intentional.
overman says
Yeah GI, your probably right. l’m just being paranoid LOL
gravenimage says
I understand your concerns, overman. Jihad Watch really is under cyber attack all the time.
Rarely says
test
christianblood says
This must be a PDG (Pro-ISIS, Deep State Globalist) attack on the JihadWatch forum!
gravenimage says
It could be–or it may not be. Not every computer glitch is an attack.
And if this *was* an attack, it would more likely have been made by Jihadists–a group Christianblood has been oddly giving a pass to regularly lately.
mortimer says
I would like to read what is happening at Stanford. It is disgraceful that free speech is under attack at an institute of higher learning.
Those who give money to such POLITICAL ECHO CHAMBERS should reconsider their bequests. They are financing a fascist agenda without realizing it.
The New-Hyperliberal-Globalist-Left is no longer liberal in any sense, because they throw out liberal values when they do not fit the globalist agenda.
The queerest thing is how these people are doing the bidding of the richest people on earth. Do they not know they are being used? Are they that delusional?
No Muzzies Here says
History of Jihad arrives Tuesday. Looking forward to reading it.
gravenimage says
+1
Krishna says
Oh that’s why when I check the site morning it had lot of page changes
Krishna says
Oh that’s why when I checked the website at morning the site had lot of changes
Carol the 1st says
I notice the by Year links to past articles and comments is missing. I wish that weren’t the case.
Nois Lamm says
If they can have a judge renew DACA, they will surely have one cut this guy loose or get it reduced to ‘vandalism’.
Indiana Tom says
Seemed like things were funky and flaky last night on posts. So why do we have to fill in Name and Email blanks all the time?
utis says
That happened to me too. And when I went to read Robert’s article on the early Indian holocaust, I got that WordPress display. I thought the India post annoyed some fanatic or dhimmi, and WordPress caved to them. At least Jihadwatch is back, and doing what we need to be done.
Indiana Tom says
Seems like my comments do not appear for a while, if they ever do.
gravenimage says
That is one problem I have not been having. But other posters have mentioned this, as well.
Linda says
I’m just glad the site is back up today. I went to it last night and got the generic template.
Halal Bacon says
someone had mentioned a painting inside an Italian church – perhaps one of the first draw mohamhead, so here it is, that is mo top right being tortured in hell
http://www.travelingintuscany.com/images/art/giovannidamodena/inferno1700.jpg
overman says
l did post this earlier, but hasn’t appeared. Possibly an inside job – some lefty working for WordPress.
Yes the name and email isn’t there either.
gravenimage says
We can’t assume this was intentional. WordPress has been a good platform for Jihad Watch.
Halal Bacon says
So when did the Catholic Church change their opinion on Islam?
The fresco is in an inaccessible part of the church and is now only visible at an angle from a distance; this old black-and-white image is one of the few official photos ever taken that shows a straight frontal view of the figures.
Giovanni da Modena placed Muhammad in the top part of the image, on the immediate right of the monstrous Lucifer. Muhammad is represented as an elderly man with a long beard, naked and tied, lying on a rock while a demon tortures him. Muhammadâs identity can be recognized also thanks to the caption âMachometâ just beneath the pictorial representation of his tormented body.
http://www.travelingintuscany.com/images/art/giovannidamodena/machomet450.jpg
Carol the 1st says
The painting is from 1410. Let’s hope it doesn’t become a target. It’s interesting that the tormentor is grabbing “Machomet” by the NECK (Allah himself!?) since numerous hadiths report that Moe said he felt like his aorta was being severed (and Allah had ‘reportedly’ said that if Mohammed bore false revelations then he would cause his aorta to be severed).
I Googled to confirm but first had to wade past less ‘enlightening’ versions along this line:
The Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, died in Medina on June 8th 632 AD from a high-fever. Muhammad fell ill, suffering from head pains and a high fever and eventually succumbed to this illness, dying in his wife, Aisha’s, arms.
How sweet!
gravenimage says
Halal Bacon and Carol, this fresco has *already* become a target:
“Al-Qaida plot to blow up Bologna church fresco”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/jun/24/arts.artsnews
Carol the 1st says
I see Dante has placed Moe in the 9th Circle of Hell which is reserved for those guilty of TREACHERY:
“BETRAYERS OF SPECIAL RELATIONSHIPS are frozen in a lake of ice. Satan, Judas, Brutus, and Cassius are here.”
Looks like a good fit to me! I hope he wears it and finishes his “sentence”.
Carol the 1st says
The wall fresco was inspired by Dante’s poem.
Lucifer/Satan is actually the big digestion tube in the center (so my error – it must have been a minion after Moe’s throat off to the right).
Carol the 1st says
I suspect this special place in Hell will find room for treacherous Pope Frankie someday!
Susan B says
This is a test, my post have not been going through, and will JW emails and updates start to be activated again soon?
Indiana Tom says
Been having problems with posts appearing later or not appearing at all.
overman says
Yeah, l’ve posted twice but they haven’t appeared. Robert, are you sure it’s not a hack job, or possibly an inside job (wordpress).
Susan B says
I have no tech savvy skills, however, I now keep getting a message that there is a unknown device on my computer and have no idea where or what it is or if I should remove it. All of this crap seemed to happen around the same time??? Anyone out there that can throw some light my way?
Still no emails coming through from JW. This evil crap is getting really scary. The good news is that the islamist and their globalist enablers are running scared from JW. The truth is really is going to be their undoing.
Since there are no emails to respond to, the best thing to do for, uneducated me, is to go into the individual postings and look for new comments. My comments are still not going through to WP.
Mary says
I have the same problem first my emails were going to my spam folder and now they are totally gone.
overman says
My posts are only just appearing now. Although, l have to put name and email in every time l post. Looks like some idiot at wordpress has reset everything without the proper options – either incompetently or deliberately.
Susan, l think the ‘Unknown Device’ is to do with driver issues. The link below might help.
https://dowser.org/unknown-device-windows-fix/
Susan B says
Thanks overman, the unknown device problem has now been fixed.
ibrahim itace muhammed says
It could be an attack from fascist evil Zionists because Mr Spencer is not performing well to serve them
Rarely says
What about Yemen? How’s that minor event being caused by the Zionists, the US, Israel and/or the Jews?
overman says
+10
Rarely says
Idiot.
Mary says
Shut up Ibrahim
gravenimage says
What a vicious moron.
libertyORdeath says
Dont feed the troll
Yokel says
The Wayback Machine at Arichive.Org has much of the output:
https://web.archive.org/web/20180804212939/https://www.jihadwatch.org/
gravenimage says
Thank you, Yokel–I’m sure this will be very useful.
urbanfrog says
Pls, i need this article “the shocking history of jihad against india”
Robert Spencer says
I just restored it. Try it now.
gravenimage says
Glad that story is back up.
Linda says
I’m glad the site is up again.
Billy Chickens says
I wondered what had happened. I was looking for your post on Barcelona where migrants beat up an American in a park. There was a video which I still don’t see on your site today…or did I see that on another blog? The video(s) are still on YouTube.
Also, I had trouble posting comments on your site yesterday.
gravenimage says
Here’s that ugly story, Billy:
“American tourist severely assaulted by African migrants in the heart of Barcelona”
https://voiceofeurope.com/2018/08/american-tourist-severely-assaulted-by-african-migrants-in-the-heart-of-barcelona/
Not sure whether that story was covered here at Jihad Watch.
Billy Chickens says
Just made a comment which is not posted. I had trouble yesterday as it would not recognize my name and email address.
Your post on Barcelona is still missing….the one where migrants attacked the American tourist. The video is still on you tube though.
Linda says
My comments are not registering.
Ibrahim itace muhammed says
It could be a cyber attack by fascist evil Zionists because Mr Spencer is not performing well to serve them.
Ibrahim itace muhammed says
It could be a cyber attack by fascist evil Zionists because Mr Spencer is not performing well to serve them
Rarely says
lol
Wellington says
Most likely, Ibrahim. That was my first thought as well. So glad to see we’re on the same side once again.
gravenimage says
Ha ha
j_not_a says
Thanks for that, idiotbrahim! I needed a good laugh today! At least you’re good for something!
Carol the 1st says
Don’t forget “FLEECYing” and LAUNDERING!
Lookmann says
The culprit must be the one ‘offended’ by one of the posts and resourceful enough to take down an entire day’s work.
Wonder who that might be !
Indiana Tom says
Testing. Have been having problems posting as of late.
j_not_a says
Still trying to post, not working. Testing.
Debra Vieira says
Wow this is getting frustrating.
Susan B says
Missing from the JW website currently available are the last two email notifications I got;
“British Police Asked if Iraqi Paedophile Can Date 12-Year-Old to Be âCulturally Sensitive,â” Aug 4 at 5.19pm
and “jihad against India”, Aug 4 at 5.53pm. Neither notice could access JW website. Are these two post any more damaging to islam than any other post? What happened to them.
gravenimage says
Both are back up now–but the older comments are lost.
somehistory says
I had noticed for a few days that some of my comments would appear when posted, but would later be gone from the thread. Just thought perhaps I had written something unapproved.
Last night, I tried a few times to access the site, but received a 502 error message, not a “wordpress” as others did.
I noticed when reading over some of the threads, that some comments I remember as being there are not now…mine and others.
Who knows? It could be an accident or it could be deliberate. Whichever, I’m glad it’s up today.
somehistory says
I may try that if problems continue. thanks for the advice.
gravenimage says
Somehistory, from all of your fine comments I have read over the years, I’m sure none of them have been intentionally removed.
somehistory says
Thank you so much, g. That makes me feel a lot better.
gravenimage says
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eduardo odraude says
Few things more frustrating than losing hours of intellectual work.
There must be an easy way to save your work as you go …
Calling David Wood! But I know you have your own big fish to fry…
RichardL says
For two weeks or so my browser doesnât complete the address anymore. I have to type jihadwatch.org. Not always but often. I am using DuckDuckGo
j_not_a says
I’m thinking probably so.
Carol the 1st says
Odd that this happens as RS releases video to describe how he plans to get more into videos but that he isn’t very tech savvy and so will need help. Minions perhaps – or just Robert experimenting??
Mac-101 says
This is definitely deliberate. I can’t say I remember anything other than the regular Islamic expose yesterday. However, if one can think of something that was brought to their attention that they did NOT know before, perhaps this was to erase that. It could easily be a name or a link to some other article that THEY did NOT want anyone to see.
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That bein said, most likely a Leftist insider job messin things up. Most programmers are Libs and THEY love Islam as much as THEY love Satan.
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I hope everyone postin here KNOWS that the Agency have ALL you write and see recorded for time immemorial now. I was thinkin the sign in on each post now is to insure some other 3rd party can easily track these posts and source and come avisitin at their convenience.
gravenimage says
Mac, we don’t know yet what caused this.
Mac-101 says
Very True. The site has been actin up funny for a day or so before this. It isn’t Rocket Science for the people in charge of programmin to say they had some bugs in the new program or security measures that they were changin yesterday.
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As I understand it they said “Not our fault”. LOL! Perhaps it’s incompetence coverin their behind. If so man up and say they ain’t got it right. There is no shame in messin something up if you keep at it and don’t quit and git er right in da end!
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Since Saturdays posts went missing, I would have to assume that someone was workin on Saturday doin programmin work if it was an honest mistake. Do they work on Saturday?
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Inquiring minds wanta know. LOL!
Mac-101 says
Thanks JAY, I guess your machine hasn’t been hacked numerous times. I gota git mine “wiped with a cloth” about twice a year due to scumbags”.
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Why hasn’t Sheriff Joe and his 7 or so “Document experts” who claimed Obama’s birth certificate has 8 or 9 layers of Photoshopin been indicted for alleging Government documents were tampered with/forged when they were not? How hard is it to prove one way or the other?
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I assume you KNOW Amazon now has da gubermint contract to maintain and store ALL CIA/NSA/DIA and other gubermint Top Secret files on their CLOUD? At least according to the MSM!
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But we will just have to say our elected officials are just plain ignorant about how violent Islam is and how it is dedicated to replacing the COnstitution with the Caliphate and implement Sharia Law on ALL who are left!
StellaSaidSo says
I agree, Mac. Given the amount of mischief currently being perpetrated against conservative voices online, a degree of suspicion is entirely reasonable.
RodSerling says
Robert,
You should be able to recover yesterday’s work easily, because numerous other people copy your posts and post them on their own sites. Try using the Wayback Machine links from “Yokel” (see above), which have parts of the articles, copy the titles of your articles, and enter each title into the search bar. Numerous copies at other sites should come up.
gravenimage says
I unfortunately found that none of the links work on the Wayback Machine page–still, its a start, as is steveA56’s copy of the story, above.
Seems it would be a good idea for Robert Spencer to keep a copy of Jihad Watch for his own archives.
RodSerling says
Hi Graven,
Hope you are doing well. After reading your comment, I realized I omitted one important word in my post: “to”. As in, Robert should use The Wayback links provided by Yokel to copy the titles of his articles, then enter the titles into a search engine. Why? Because all kinds of fans, copycats, bot-sites, bloggers, discussion boards, etc., regularly post the entire text of Jihadwatch articles on their sites. Here’s one example of an August 4, 2018 Jihadwatch post, slightly garbled in spots:
https://u-s-news.com/muslim-migrant-who-honor-murdered-daughters-husband-additionally-praised-9-11-and-killed-one-other-daughters-husband/
gravenimage says
Thanks for the additional information, Rod.
I’ve already forwarded a couple of found stories.
I’m doing well, except for seeing the savagery of Jihad every day. Great to see you posting again, as well.
Mac-101 says
” including a new takedown of the Left-fascist administrators and students at Stanford and their disgraceful handling of the Hamzeh Daoud affair, ”
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Just reread Robert’s article. I doubt that this would be enough for someone to attempt to block this site. I would think they’d wait for bigger fish to fry. But you never know if a Stanford Lib Techie would be highly offended by this. Ya just can’t figure out what might trigger snowflakes! LOL!
Susan B says
Mac-101how about the two stites that are not showing up on this site.
âBritish Police Asked if Iraqi Paedophile Can Date 12-Year-Old to Be âCulturally Sensitive,ââ Aug 4 at 5.19pm
and âjihad against Indiaâ, Aug 4 at 5.53pm. Neither notice could access JW website. Are these two post any more damaging to islam than any other post? What happened to them.
Mac-101 says
This is so well known I wouldn’t think so. But just look how ALL the talkin heads are scared to talk about what is in Podesta’s emails and Rich Seth! Whatever happened about Hillary and Huma’s top secrete State Dept emails mixed in with da Wiener’s Kiddie Porn on his personal laptop? Best I know both thee traitors still have their clearances!
RCCA says
Stanford: Muslim student who vowed to âphysically fight zionistsâ resigns as RA, student paper paints him as martyr
This story has disappeared also. Not shown in the wayback machine either.
I suspect a hack by a Stanford student. But that could just be the byproduct of how I feel about Stanford students.
gravenimage says
RCCA, that story does show up on the Wayback Machine here:
https://web.archive.org/web/20180804212939/https://www.jihadwatch.org/
It is the first story on the right. Sadly, the link to enter the story does not work–nor do any of then. This is just a shot of the JW home page on August 4. Still useful, though.
And here’s the original story JW worked from:
https://www.jta.org/2018/08/05/news-opinion/stanford-student-threatened-zionist-students-resigns-residential-assistant-post
Simon says
Robert Spencer,
Your site went down for about an hour and in the transition some comments were lost.
I suggest given the controversial content of your site that that your site may now be under the Surveilance and control of a law enforcement agency, using a “Man In the Middle” attack.
If this is the case then all content including comments by users, and the identities including the registering email addresses of your users will be in the hands of the ‘Man in the Middle’.
I suggest you have a Web Sucurity expert run diagnostic tests to confirm or reject this possibility.
Did the outage affect just your site or was it a widespread problem. If just your site, then this could be more suggestive.
NSA, may want to know who is making certain comments. Not necessarily NSA, but they have such capabilities.
Mac-101 says
Simon, I’m a computer illiterate. Surely the NSA has already been monitoring this site and if they wished to insert a program to extract data, couldn’t they have done it in a more unnoticeable manner? THEY have been collecting ALL electronic data from ALL users around the world for a decade now. Haven’t they?
gravenimage says
Good news! Robert Spencer has found several of the stories–eight of the eleven so far–and they are being reposted now. They are still dated August 4th.
Alas, none of the old comments survive–but you can leave new comments there.
Lydia Church says
Glad things are okay again!
But I can’t help but be a bit suspicious…
gravenimage says
Things are not entirely back to normal–a lot of people still seem to be having trouble posting. Seems to be getting better, though.
Glen says
Robert, I am a web developer. There are some plugins you can use for WordPress to automatically back up your database as often as you want and store it somewhere else other than the server your website is on. The one I use (BackupWordPress) can be set to backup your database as frequently as once an hour and store it somewhere else. If this is not set up already, I’m sure your web developer can do this.
Robert Spencer says
If you would be interested in working on Jihad Watch, please contact me at director@jihadwatch.org.
Lydia Church says
Another thing that is fishy… I did not see any emails in my box for August 5th. I thought maybe something had expired, so I signed up again. So far, there has been no new notification in my email about subscribing. It has been about an hour now. I can always access the website either way, but I wanted to let you know about this in case this is happening to others. I was also signed in, but now notice that I have to type in the info. each time I leave a comment all over again, which made me think the same thing about expirations.
So someone may be messing with the list of people signed up.
gravenimage says
There still seem to be a lot of glitches.
Arthur says
The computer giveth. The computer taketh away.
I know how it feels!
Carol the 1st says
Pull the plug and these pesky devices often come to their senses!
Flavius Claudius Iulianus says
My experience tells me this is nothing malicious. Failures happen all the time in IT. If a database crashes then it is usually only ‘restorable’ back to last backup. The delta (image difference from the last backup to the crash) is usually lost.
They may have had an unrecoverable db crash and went to the last backup they could find. Now they may be looking for a backup that is more recent. (There may be several mirrors out there, I don’t know their strategy.)
A word to the wise: don’t rely on some third party to keep/backup your data (writing, images, etc). This is especially true for internet based services like youtube and facebook. I’ve heard several bemoan the loss of “all their work” because youtube or facebook nixed them. I say to these people that they should have known better. There’s no excuse for being careless about backups and valuable data.
Do I need to write about “the Cloud?”
Rock solid memory disks (NOT memory sticks!!!) are cheap and super-reliable, and should be used in a double backup strategy: one held locally and the other off-site. Do the backup schedule based on how critical the data is. Timestamp (date and time) the backup so you know how big the delta is when you do have a crash.
gravenimage says
Thanks, Flavius.
marc says
You nailed it @Flavius Claudius Iulianus, I ran a recommended update, reference some caching issue that I thought could be to blame for users being forced to re-log in continually, reached for a confirmed good backup, restored to a new server, something was not jiving with the DB (no corruption found), some references to the customized version of the theme and installed plugins, useless 500 errors referencing fastcgi (which is a dumb mod I never modified), restored theme etc. to yet another server, rather than restoring using backup, used myphpadmin hoping for more meaning errors, but it restored AOK.
this DB is huge more than 50k posts and 2m comments along with all the meta.
I think the initial frustration on the restore not working out was the proxy was setup as partial https, but the restore was to a full https config.