Little Big Attack on Cyber-Jihad("Spiegel" on Freerepublic, jveritas work against Cyber-Jihad)

Der Spiegel ^ | 16. August 2007 | Yassin Musharbash

[SolidWood]

Großangriffchen auf den Cyber-Dschihad

Von Yassin Musharbash

Am 19. Juli rief "jveritas" im Internet dazu auf, von ihm identifizierte Pro-Terror-Websites auszuschalten. Seine Idee war simpel: Die Hostingfirmen mit massenhaften Beschwerde-Mails dazuzubringen, die Seiten zu sperren. Und sie funktionierte auch - ein bisschen.

Seit einem Monat herrscht im dschihadistischen Internet ein kleines Erdbeben. Ein knappes Dutzend prominenter Websites (so weit ich zählen kann) ist ihm bereits zum Opfer gefallen. Das Qaida-nahe Diskussionsforum "Das Paradies": bis auf weiteres geschlossen. Die Bekennerschreibenabwurfseite "Welt-Nachrichten-Netzwerk": eine Cyber-Ruine. Das Terroristen-Blog der englischsprachigen "Globalen Islamischen Medienfront": nicht mehr existent.

Abgeschaltetes Blog von Terrorsympathisanten: Unter neuer Adresse schon wieder auferstanden Großbildansicht

Abgeschaltetes Blog von Terrorsympathisanten: Unter neuer Adresse schon wieder auferstanden Angefangen hat das Massensterben in der zweiten Julihälfte. Ein gewisser "jveritas" löste es mit einem Aufruf auf freerepublic.com aus, einem Treffpunkt von Internetaktivisten, News-Junkies und, wie es scheint, stramm bis rechts-konservativen US-Patrioten. "Wir sollten versuchen, jede bekannte Terroristen-Website auszuschalten, um eine schockierende Nachricht an die islamischen Terroristen zu senden und ihnen einen psychologischen Schlag beizubringen", schlug "jveritas" vor.

Gesagt, getan - schließlich war die Methode, die "jveritas" sich überlegt hatte, denkbar einfach: Weil viele dieser Webseiten von US-amerikanischen Firmen gehostet werden, sollten seine Mitstreiter sich dort beschweren. Zu diesem Zweck veröffentlichte er eine Liste mit URLs von Pro-Dschihad-Websites, dazu gehörigen IP-Adressen und den Adressen der Provider beziehungsweise Hoster. "Jveritas" formulierte sogar Beschwerde-Mails vor. Er fand schnell viele Helfer, die sich beglückt äußerten, selbst endlich einmal etwas gegen Terroristen tun zu können. Das Forum, in dem sie sich austauschen, umfasst mittlerweile 143 Seiten. Nach wenigen Tagen gab es erste Erfolgsmeldungen: "Gute Arbeit! Eine weitere Seite geschlossen!", hieß es etwa am 20. Juli über "Das Paradies".

[SolidWood]

German (usually leftist) Magazine "Spiegel" has an good (although with a bit lefty bias) article on Freerepublic and jveritas work against Cyber-Jihad!

Check it out! The article is in German. Maybe I'll translate it. Or use an online translator. Maybe some German Freeper can translate it.

This article is also featured on many German email sites such as GMX or web.de. Rather good PR for us!

[SolidWood]

PING

I hope it’s okay to post the original German article. It has yet to be translated.

[ConservativeMind]

For Google’s attempt:

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.spiegel.de%2Fpolitik%2Fausland%2F0%2C1518%2C500137%2C00.html&langpair=de%7Cen&hl=en&safe=off&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&prev=%2Flanguage_tools

[ConservativeMind]

Your prior work on Arabic translation appears to be rather admired by this author.

[Condor51]

I tried the Babelfish web page translator and it comes out in gibberish English and still leaves a lot of words in German.

Someone would need a lot of time to translate and retype it where it makes sense.

(my wife could but she's way too busy today)

[fish hawk]

This is America, speak English or go home.

[Larry Lucido]

Schaedenfraude! Or something like that..

[SolidWood]

This is America, speak English or go home.

What is this supposed to mean?

I am American and (obviously) I speak English. I also understand German and found this German article, which I didn't write. Had no time to translate it to English yet, but I'll try later.

I thought it would be interesting for fellow Freepers to see what the European press has say about us and our work, and this article was rather positive.

If it's not allowed on FR to post articles untranslated a Mod may pull it, or just leave the link.

[Eagles6]

Perhaps jveritas can help out with filling us in. I missed this and would like to help out.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for posting ....good to see JV getting some nice press.

[Liberty Valance]

Thanks for posting. I’ll wait for a ‘cliff notes’ translation by a Freeper. Probably won’t be long ...

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

News-Junkies....needs no translation....LOL

[Alas Babylon!]

Here is my suggestion to you, please do not take this in a bad way, but only in the constructive way I mean it:

If you don’t have time to translate it, then don’t post it until you do have time. That way the 95% of FReepers who aren’t well versed in German may understand it.

Otherwise, you’re really not helping, and instead confusing most folks.

[fish hawk]

If you don’t have the time or didn’t have the time to translate it, why are you still here? How many of us do you think speak German? At the least you should have waited until you had time before even posting the article. As a wild guess, I would say the less than one quarter of one percent here speak German. This article is useless. Please don’t post anything in Chinese.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks that helps!

[Dysart]

LOGBUCH AL-QAIDA
Large attack on the Cyber-jihad Of Yassin Musharbash On the 19 July, “jveritas” in the internet called in addition to turn off identified of it per-terror-websites. Its idea was simple: To block the hosting firms with abundant trouble-mail dazuzubringen, the sides. And it functioned also - a little. Since a month a small earthquake rules in the dschihadistischen internet. A tight dozen of prominent websites (so far I count can) fell it already to the victim. The Qaida-near forum “the paradise” : until further notice closed. The claim of responsibility dropping side „Welt-Nachrichten-Netzwerk” : a Cyber-ruins. The terrorist-blog of the English language “global islamic media front” : no longer existing. Disengaged blog of terror sympathizers: Under new address already again risen large picture view Disengaged blog of terror sympathizers: Under new address already again risen began that mass dead in the second July half. A certain “jveritas” released it with a proclamation on freerepublic. com, a meeting place of internet activists, News-Junkies and how it seems, tightly until to the right of-conservative-US-patriot. “We should try, each well known terrorist-websites to turn off, around a shocking message at the islamic terrorists to send and them a psychological blow to teach”, struck “jveritas” before. Said, done - in the end was the method, that had considered “jveritas”, conceivably simply: Because many of these web pages are hosted by US-American firms, its comrades should burden themselves-in-arms there. To this purpose, it published a list with URLS of per-jihads-websites, in addition proper IP ADDRESSES and the addresses of the providers or Hoster. “Jveritas” formulated even trouble-mails before. It found quickly many helpers who expressed themselves delighted to be able to do even finally once something against terrorist. The forum in which they exchange itself comprises meanwhile 143 sides. After few days, there were first success messages: “Good work! A further side geschlossen!”, was named it about on the 20 July over “the paradise”. Other activists see the initiative as a mistake Over the initiator “jveritas” is not much well known. Does a mail-address it (or it) have? not publishes. But “jveritas” seems the Arabic powerfully to its - in any case were translated under this Web-name already years ago Arabic, terrorbezogene documents out of Iraq into the English. Every American who would understand Arabic, had to help to fight the terrorists, demands “jveritas”. Under its postings stands as a signature: “God would protect our courageous troops and president bush.” There are fight already for years internet-activists, the dschihadistische websites - either, in that it also the providers and Hoster over its customers into the picture set, or in that they turn off the sides through hoes or “Denial of service” -attacks. Of the pioneers on this field, the group “internet Haganah”, harvested the initiative activated by “jveritas” to be sure only a verschnupftes nose hulls: Under the stroke, let the action be a mistake, for it would not be approximately so useful terrorist and terror sympathizers dazubringen to seek other communication ways, that “for us like the (forums) fora”. “Internet Haganah” leads therewith an old debate further: Does one should terror glorifying web pages around every case bekriegen and turn off - use or it as an information source? At least the messages services, on this side of how on the far side of the Atlantic, tend after initial uncertainty meanwhile sooner for the read along. Very so quickly the move in Gefilde to be realized more badly of the internet will not take place to be sure. Until now, shot down terror-web pages rose almost each time again, especially since the important - usually solely under a new address or on a new server. Sites attacked also two by “jveritas” and Konsorten are already again Online. The “large attack” on the Cyber-jihad - only an episode will remain it.

[SolidWood]

Note well taken. Won't do it again.

Sorry, but I was so positively surprised by this article that I couldn't hesistate to post it.

As I said a Mod may pull it, if it doesn't have a place here until it's translated.

Meanwhile I ask for your forgiveness.

[shield]

Use google translate

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I don't think you need foregiveness...your point ...as you stated wasn't the content ...but the fact that FR and JV's efforts were the topic of a German article....

In other words .....the information conveyed is not really the content of the article....

[jveritas]

Thank you very much for the ping. As you know shutting down the terrorist websites and forums has been a group effort and I think we have had some good results since July 19 when we began this campaign of shutting down terrorist websites.

From the PR point of view, it is very good because it make the terrorists on the internet very afraid that they are not safe and that we are not going to allow them to spread terrorists materials and recruit more terrorists.

I am glad that the media begins to talk about it.