This by Evan Kohlmann on the CT Blog yesterday 8/9:

Participants on key Arabic-language Al-Qaida chat forums on the Internet have announced their intent to launch collective cyberterrorist attacks tomorrow, August 10, aimed at interrupting or denying service to other pro-Israeli websites–namely the “Internet Haganah” cyberterror watchdog site run by Aaron Weisburd. […]

. . . and of course the events of today, 8/10. As much as I used to track this stuff in the past for the life of me I cannot recall if this is either a rare or not the first instance of warning about the physical via the cyber? Granted, there is a lot of noise in cyberspace . . . Where is Sundri Khalsa when you need her?

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Michael Tanji

Michael Tanji spent nearly 20 years in the US intelligence community. Trained in both SIGINT and HUMINT disciplines he has worked at the Defense Intelligence Agency, the National Security Agency, and the National Reconnaissance Office. At various points in his career he served as an expert in information warfare, computer network operations, computer forensics, and indications and warning. A veteran of the US Army, Michael has served in both strategic and tactical assignments in the Pacific Theater, the Balkans, and the Middle East.