Pat Dollard’s “Night Watch” Ep. 1 Jihadis, Bitcoin, and Anonymous/Lulzsec

Pat Dollard debuted his new series “Night Watch” tonight. Structured as a two part educational series Dollard hosts an investigative piece on his site Mondays and then follows up with a radio show the next day expanding on the topic. This week we look at th3j35t3r’s campaign and revelations showing that Anon/LulzSec are not just pranksters but rather lost boys cleverly manipulated by Islamic radicals. Who’da thunk it? Well, The Jester did…the last man standing and the only voice of reason.

I am honored to be the first guest host with Pat Dollard on Night Watch. Our topic was the virtual currency known as Bitcoin and how it is being used by radicals like LulzSec with a clear ideological goal. These radicals are using young and impressionable computer savvy hackers (or script kiddies) to achieve their ideological goals and are using this digital crypto-currency to help fund their operations. The transactions are anonymous and so are the “hackers”. So what happens when you can create your own money and you’re being manipulated by Islamic radicals? Speakers up!

Listen Here! <—Listen NOW!

and find the initial print article HERE

UPDATE! 8/10/11

This podcast was only possible due to the diligence of The Jester (@th3j35t3r). All of the info that I cited in this show came from his research. To back up the claims that Pat and I made you must look at his research. Link here-start with first post and work your way down the page. Pay special attention to the Scribd DOC-this is what ties Anonymous/LulzSec to Islamic radicals (again-his work not mine)

It also seems that the man himself has found the podcast and approves. th3j35t3r endorses Pat Dollards Night Watch I am honored at his approval. I must’ve told his story pretty well. And I hope to be able to continue to tell his story accurately. While the world brushed off Anon/LulzSec as a bunch of goofy kids, Jester was the only one that stood against them, investigated them beyond what law enforcement could, and gave everyone the information we all needed to approach this topic objectively…Something our media could not do.

One Love

DMS

dacoinminster 3:25 AM on August 10, 2011

Despite the sensationalist title, the guest speaker seems to understand bitcoin fairly well. However, there’s no actual evidence of Islamic terrorists using bitcoin in this story or any other. The story claims that lulzsec tweeted that they donated to the Taliban, a claim I cannot find any support for anywhere else.

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Will Sterling 2:53 PM on August 16, 2011

Know what untraceable currency is used by Jihadi radicals in their plots to undermine the US? Dollar bills. Dollar bills, not Bitcoins were used by all of the 9/11 hijackers. Just because a form of currency can’t be tracked by the police state, doesn’t make it a bad thing. In theory bitcoins take both the government and banks out of the transfer of money from peer-to-peer. This is a revolutionary idea, if adopted. But fearmongers want to nip it in the bud. Whose side are they on? Clearly, not the side of freedom.
- Douglas Stewart 3:05 PM on August 16, 2011
  
  Hi Will,
  
  Thanks for comment. Im with you. As a Libertarian I love the idea of a decentralized currency that cannot be manipulated by central banks. Most people heard the podcast and thought I was just ripping Bitcoin based on its structure. I wish I had more time on the podcast or thought to explain my thoughts more clearly. That is my fault. So I would like to let you and all know that I use Bitcoin, I think it is revolutionary, and I also think it provides a great check on currencies that are state manipulated (which are all of them). Because the podcast was sort of politically based I was only stressing that a very small minority could use them nefarious purposes. But the vast majority of users, like myself, use it for legitimate purposes. Also, the overwhelming majority will continue to use it for legitimate purposes. I guess my personal feelings about Bitcoin were not clear from the podcast and that was my mistake-I shouldve offered that in the beginning. But I thank you for your comment and you have helped me for the next time I need to address this topic. Thanks again
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