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Hater Depot
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 Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:11 pm Post subject: Jihadi sites being hosted on US servers |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/08/AR2009040804378.html?hpid=topnews
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On March 25, a Taliban Web site claiming to be the voice of the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" boasted of a deadly new attack on coalition forces in that country. Four soldiers were killed in an ambush, the site claimed, and the "mujahideen took the weapons and ammunition as booty."
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Most remarkable about the message was how it was delivered. The words were the Taliban's, but they were flashed around the globe by an American-owned firm located in a leafy corner of downtown Houston.
The Texas company, a Web-hosting outfit called ThePlanet, says it simply rented cyberspace to the group and had no clue about its Taliban connections. For more than a year, the militant group used the site to rally its followers and keep a running tally of suicide bombings, rocket attacks and raids against U.S. and allied troops. The cost of the service: roughly $70 a month, payable by credit card.
The Taliban's account was pulled last week when a blogger noticed the connection and called attention to it. But the odd pairing of violently anti-American extremists and U.S. technology companies continues elsewhere and appears to be growing. Intelligence officials and private experts cite dozens of instances in which Islamist militants sought out U.S. Internet firms -- known for their reliable service and easy terms that allow virtual anonymity -- and used them to incite attacks on Americans. |
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Sleepy in Seoul
Joined: 15 May 2004
Location: Going in ever decreasing circles until I eventually disappear up my own fundament - in NZ
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| Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| Upholding a long and venerable tradition of American companies making money from killing other Americans. |
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bacasper
Joined: 26 Mar 2007
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This is just a pretext for the government to begin clamping down on the internet. They continue to warrantlessly wiretap our phones. Now it's time to control our information access.
As the economy continues down the tubes, the government can no longer control the populace through the mass media. More people are getting news from the internet and seeing just how the megarich are stealing ever more from them.
All fascist governments use scapegoats to justify consolidation of power. It won't be long before they scare us with yet another boogeyman to justify a China-like control over internet access.
Wait, watch, and see. |
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moosehead
Joined: 05 May 2007
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| Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2009 1:14 am Post subject: Re: Jihadi sites being hosted on US servers |
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| But the odd pairing of violently anti-American extremists and U.S. technology companies continues elsewhere and appears to be growing. Intelligence officials and private experts cite dozens of instances in which Islamist militants sought out U.S. Internet firms -- known for their reliable service and easy terms that allow virtual anonymity -- and used them to incite attacks on Americans. |
hmm. strong language.
very vague, tho. people who let their emotions run high will run right past the scare-mongering tactics used here and jump on board the "let's limit access to isp's to whomever we say..."
uh huh...  |
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tfunk
Joined: 12 Aug 2006
Location: Dublin, Ireland
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| Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 5:34 am Post subject: |
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| Sleepy in Seoul wrote: |
| Upholding a long and venerable tradition of American companies making money from killing other Americans. |
One of my websites was hacked into a few years ago. It must have taken me a week to notice it because I only used it as a test site. There were pictures of Iraqis killed by American soldiers and text in a language I don't understand. My webhost didn't know about it. |
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