US Geeks Recycle GNU/Linux Boxes for Ecuador

An anonymous submitter writes: "According to this article on Salon, geeks involved with Indymedia are recycling 300 GNU/Linux boxes to send to independent media activists in Ecuador. The machines will be used to create free public computer labs across South America, networked with donated wireless 802.11b cards. Anyone wanna chip in to help cover the shipping costs?"

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Do NOT get involved with this

[Anonymous Coward]

If you are not familiar with IndyMedia, it is an extreme leftist "news" organization that is essentially committed to the destruction of America. Basically it blaims all of the world's problems on America and glorifies terrorism, like Yassir Arrifat and Osama bin Laden. It has suggested that President Bush is responsible for the 9/11 terrorist attacks. It is extremely anti-semetic (to the point of being Nazist) and consistently attacks Israel.

If you want to cut a check to these people, be my guest, but you should at least know what your money is going to support.

Re:Do NOT get involved with this

[shario]

Extremely leftist? Maybe by American standards :-)

The rest of the world, who think Republicans and Democrats are quite extremely right-wing, would classify them quite moderate left-wing.

And yes, policies of President Bush Jr. (and Sr.) are most certainly one very important reason for last fall's WTC incident.

Re:Do NOT get involved with this

[duffbeer703]

I always find smug europeans amazing.

Europe loves to criticize the US, but is too dependent on the benefits of being Americas lackey to take any action on it's own.

It's very easy for German and French politicians to hurl insults and compare the US gov't to Hitler or some crazed Roman Emperor. It's alot harder to offer constructive alternatives or action.

Italy, Germany, the UK, Russia, Sweden, every nation in Europe allowed the bloody Yugoslavian civil war to drag on and on -- all the while blasting US policy towards rouge states like Iraq. In the end, who took action? The US.