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Al-Qaeda Hacker Caught
anaesthetica writes "The Washington Post is carrying a story on a young man suspected to be the al-Qaeda hacker 'Irhabi 007'. From the article: 'Celebrated for his computer expertise, Irhabi 007 had propelled the jihadists into a 21st-century offensive through his ability to covertly and securely disseminate manuals of weaponry, videos of insurgent feats such as beheadings and other inflammatory material... The Internet has presented investigators with an extraordinary challenge. But our future security is going to depend increasingly on identifying and catching the shadowy figures who exist primarily in the elusive online world.'"
I reckon it's just another desperate exercise in propaganda by the Americans for the Americans. It's just information, or is it a thought crime? In other news: tune into Fox news tonight, Bush tears up the constitution. Rice, Cheney, Wolfowitz and Rumsfeld take turns pissing on its remains.
The enforcement of copyright law is a good thing. Some of the specifics of copyright law may be bad, but enforcement is good. The way to fix the problems you perceive with copyright law is to change the law, not to inhibit its enforcement.
Saying this is bad because it could help enforce copyright is like arguing that illegal immigrants should be given driver's licenses. It's absurd. Enforce the laws, and change them if they break things.
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