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FF_Canuck
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 Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:48 pm Post subject: Official Taliban sites Illegally running in the US |
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Thought this was worth of attention: Official Taliban Website hosted in US
It seems that these websites are operated by Adil Watanmal on Geocities and Freewebtown. They contain press releases and working contact information for official Taliban spokesmen. This is in violation of US law, and though the providers are responsive to complaints, the more they get, the faster the sites go down. See the above link for details.
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Lar_drewstar
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 12:34 pm Post subject: |
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| im just wondering, couldnt it be said to be a violation of someones freedom of speech/press if we close down sites because they are operated by 'terrorists'? I mean since theoretically the government could label any organization a terrorist organization doesn't the fact they can decide what has to close down or stay up go against basic western principals? |
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FF_Canuck
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| Posted: Sat Jan 19, 2008 11:34 pm Post subject: |
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| I don't think so - the US is at currently at war with Al Qaeda and the Taliban. I don't see any violation of civil rights here. |
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| Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2008 9:23 pm Post subject: |
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| Allowing those websites to operate is a source of information that would not be available if they were shut down. Who knows, they might trip up and post something really useful for the intelligence community. I say let them be for all to see. |
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FF_Canuck
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| Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2008 1:05 am Post subject: |
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UPDATE: The websites are down!
Thanks to anyone who assisted. Turns out one of the Taliban sites was being hosted in Canada before it too was shut down. (h/t SDA) |
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| Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject: |
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| were they really terrorist sites or just info on the sites. |
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FF_Canuck
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| Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: |
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| They were genuine PR websites run for and by the Taliban. |
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