Osama bin Laden

A couple of days back, the Debka.com claimed to have picked up an Osama Bin Laden message calling for an electronic Jihad against western and anti-Muslim websites.  

This so called news has caused a storm in the water glass as it passed around the news channels.

Personally, I find it highly unlikely that such a Jihad is on its way now. And I list several reasons (not conclusive list, feel free to add your own!):

• Debka.com is a military intelligence news website, which have a strange way of coming up with news no one else have heard about. True, they do have a (large) network, but equally true – they do have their own agenda.
• The so called cyber terrorism or cyber war has been going on for years. You may even download your own Jihad tool and start hammering away right now. It is nothing more than a hacking tool, branded as a weapon.
• It is highly unlikely that a publication like this is ONLY picked up by one source. In the past, when Osama has something to say, he calls Al Jazzera. Why not this time?

I call this to be a hoax – a poor attempt by war lovers and anti-Muslims to “prove” the dangers of the Muslims. A PR stunt.

Some links:

The original Debka story

Analysis by PC World