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U.S. Shuts Down Somalia Internet Access

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the proud-to-be-an-american dept.

BrianGa writes: "This article reports that Somalia's only internet company and a key telecom company have been forced to close because the United States suspects them of terrorist links."

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  1. Yikes.. by boaworm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Can it really be illegal to link to such stuff ? I mean.. what happens if someone searches on the Allmighty google and finds a terrorst link. Will the US shut down Google ?

    Ofcourse they can demand the links are removed, but just turning the power switch seems a bit too drastic imho.

    --
    Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities.
    Aristotele
  2. Re:Suspects?? by fosh · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    No, this was bin Laden and the rest of his crew escaping from Afganistan......

    Sorry for the confusion, I just assumed it was clear...

    --Alex

  3. Re:-1, Troll by Kazmat · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Who said anything about fuel? The kinetic energy of a falling engine is enough to do serious damage.

    And planes weren't designed for ramming into buildings. They're pretty good at it though, aren't they?