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SF just made this comment THAT is why you are on the fringe on this subject. Even your Republican leaders acknowledge the need to placate the moderate Muslims.

Are you Born Again or something? Is that why you can’t tolerate moderate Islam? To which I will reply with this Michelle Malkin piece: tracked back here

***scroll for updates…1230pm EDT Looks like the problem may be resolved, though several blogs still down…Glenn Reynolds confirms the attack originated in Saudi Arabia, as I suspected…Mary Katherine Ham of downed blog hughhewitt.com is guest-blogging over at Wizbang…***

Many Hosting Matters-hosted blogs are down–including Instapundit, Power Line, Hugh Hewitt, and tons of others large and small. Hosting Matters’ own website is also down.

Blogger Chuck Simmins e-mails:

Denial of service attack on Hosting Matters. Most, if not all, their hosted sites are down. Attack is originating internationally.
Haven’t been able to confirm. But stay tuned.

***update: LGF, a Hosting Matters blog on a different server than the others, confirms***

I’ve received quite a few emails this morning from people having trouble getting to blogs like Power Line and Captain’s Quarters.
The reason for the problem: Hosting Matters is experiencing a Denial of Service attack. They’re working to block it now.

More info on DoS attacks: Wikipedia: Denial-of-service attack.

UPDATE at 4/28/06 8:43:47 am:

Although LGF is also at Hosting Matters, we were moved to a different network after experiencing a similar attack. (That’s why we’re still up.)

UPDATE at 4/28/06 8:48:17 am:

I may have spoken too soon; some parts of the LGF system are beginning to act a bit flaky.

On a possibly related noted, Aaron’s CC blog has been hacked several times over the last month, reportedly by cyberjihadis mad at his provocative images. His site is also down, though I’m not sure it’s a Hosting Matters blog. Does anyone know?

Another update 1157am EDT. Chuck Simmins sends a link to the Hosting Matters support site…

Well, we know who the target is, and we know where the likely source of the attack originates…and I sincerely doubt that country’s leadership has the least bit of concern for extraditing over something like this.
Stacy – Hosting Matters, Inc.

Just fyi: The cyberjihadis who have gone after the Aaron’s CC blog reportedly originate from Saudi Arabia.

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I greatly appreciated all the blogosphere’s support when the cyberjihadis took down my site down over the Mohammed Cartoons. If you’re down, please send me an e-mail and I’ll keep a list here of all those affected. We are all affected by cyberterrorist tactics, wherever they may originate.