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U.S. Authorities Shut Down WordPress Host With 73,000 Blogs (Big Bro)
Torrent Freak ^
| 7-16-2010
| Written by enigmax
Posted on 07/20/2010 5:25:13 AM PDT by Red Badger
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The Internet was great while it lasted...............
To: sully777; vigl; Cagey; Abathar; A. Patriot; B Knotts; getsoutalive; muleskinner; sausageseller; ...
Thought you might be interested...............
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:26:34 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him on speed dial...............)
To: Red Badger
You are way behind the power curve on this story. There have been multiple posts on this and lots of wild speculation. Today comes the news that the hosting site owner pulled the plug after receiving information from the FBI that some of the hosted blogs were being used by Al Qaeda to support the propaganda rag Inspire and to provide hit lists, bomb making instructions, recruiting info, etc.
Nice try though.
To: centurion316
Two questions:
Why didn’t the FBI pull the blogs in question down?
And where is the court order?
But don’t worry, your library card is safe. Liberals got your back ....
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:33:04 AM PDT
by
Tarpon
(Obama-Speak ... the fusion of sophistry and Newspeak. It's not a gift, it's just lies.)
To: Red Badger
The Internet was great while it lasted...............I am sure FR is on the list, eventually.
When they came for the Jews I did not complain, for I was not a Jew.....
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:36:33 AM PDT
by
240B
(he is doing everything he said he wouldn't and not doing what he said he would)
To: centurion316
Oh is that the story they’re pimping this time?..........
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:37:43 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him on speed dial...............)
To: Red Badger
And your source of information is?
To: centurion316
...some of the hosted blogs were being used by Al Qaeda...Yeah, right.
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:42:19 AM PDT
by
FReepaholic
(The problem is they do not fear us.)
To: centurion316
You are playing to a tough crowd this morning. lol
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:44:28 AM PDT
by
verity
(Obama, the BS and rhetoric President)
To: 240B; Red Badger
I am sure FR is on the list, eventually.
Copyright violators, "Torrent Freaks", and thieves in general give tyrants the excuse they're looking for to squelch the freedom of speech and of the press.
We need to fight these lawbreakers every bit as hard as we do the overbearing government.
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:44:45 AM PDT
by
LearsFool
("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
To: Tarpon
Get back to me when you have caught up with this story. Tin foil is on Aisle 3.
To: Red Badger
Updates this morning indicate the govt didn’t shut down the server. Burstnet did. The charge is that the server contained bomb making instructions and Al Qaeda communications.
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:48:31 AM PDT
by
saganite
(What happens to taglines? Is there a termination date?)
To: Red Badger
This prepares the public to accept illegal seizures over things like criticizing this corrupt administration.
To: centurion316
By that logic, if someone were to place a personal ad in a newspaper that contained coded info similar to the info in the blogs in question, the govt could shut down all newspapers.
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:50:32 AM PDT
by
IMR 4350
To: verity
Not too tough. This story has been going on for days and those who haven’t been paying attention won’t be doing themselves any favors spouting their half-baked opinions.
To: centurion316
The government can do anything in the name of “security” and get away with it..............
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:52:25 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him on speed dial...............)
To: centurion316
Around here, paying attention does not preclude half-baked opinions.
I am reminded of an instructor who once said: "I am going to tell you what I am about to tell you; then I am going to tell you; and finally I am going to tell you what I told you. And some of you will still get it wrong." [CGSC-1977]. lol
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:58:27 AM PDT
by
verity
(Obama, the BS and rhetoric President)
To: Tarpon
“Why didn’t the FBI pull the blogs in question down?”
perhaps because they wanted to see who visited the sites????? maybe they inserted some malware into the documents which allowed them to track the computers.
just wild speculation
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posted on
07/20/2010 5:59:15 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: Red Badger
Looks like big brother just got a two fer.
Protecting hollyweird’s royalties on movies and getting practice in shutting down servers in the name of national security.
Looks a lot like China and google.
But these are folks who idolize mao.
To: IMR 4350
I don’t think so. The government has been going after terrorist web sites since 9/11. My concern is that the Holder DOJ will put a stop to it.
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