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U.S. Indicts Saudi Student For Website Contents

Posted by timothy on from the is-it-fire-in-a-crowded-theater dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A student ( studying for his doctorate) has been charged by the U.S. government for setting up a website, moderating a email list listing it as 'material support' for the terrorist. How fine is the line between First Amendment rights and 'material support'?"

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  1. Well that's a whole new kettle of fish. by Big+Sean+O · · Score: 5, Informative

    Of course, the media doesn't have time to RTFI(ndictment).

    The indictment says this guy was on a student visa and while he was here we was helping Islamic non-for-profits that have ties to terrorist groups. Student visas are for studying, not running websites for non-for-profits.

    The charges are all immigration violations which say he lied when he signed this immigration applications. Making false statements to the US is a crime. The government alleges he lied because he knew he his visa wouldn't be approved with accurate statements of his work for these not-for-profits.

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