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UK Woman Charged As Terrorist For Computer Files

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the more-you-know dept.

Terror Alert Brown writes "Reuters is reporting that a UK woman has been charged as a terrorist because of computer files on her hard drive. According to the article, these files included 'the Al Qaeda Manual, The Terrorists Handbook, The Mujahideen Poisons Handbook, a manual for a Dragunov sniper rifle, and The Firearms and RPG Handbook.' She was picked up in connection with the plot stopped in August to detonate explosives in airplanes flying out of Heathrow airport. Now might be a good time to delete any copies of the Anarchist's Cookbook you once read for amusement and still have floating around on your hard drive."

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  1. Other Evidence? by pembo13 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Was there any other actual evidence besides some agent just saying she was involved?

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  2. Re:RPG Handbook? by Mad+Marlin · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Rocket propelled grenade.

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  3. "Terror Alert Brown" is terror@sony.com by Myria · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Anyone notice that the email address of Terror Alert Brown is terror@sony.com? Maybe I should be rootkit@sony.com...

    Melissa

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