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UK Academics Arrested For Researching al-Qaida

D Afifi writes "Two political researchers at the University of Nottingham, in the UK, have been arrested under the Terrorism Act for downloading Al-Qaida material from a US government website. The material was to be used for research in terrorist tactics. There has been a huge public outcry, with university staff planning a march to demonstrate against the attack on academic freedom. Yet, one of the students, an Algerian, is still held in custody under immigration charges and is being fast-tracked for deportation."

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  1. Re:Spread it around? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    No sorry, could only find it in British.

  2. Guns don't kill people; people kill people.. by brxndxn · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean.. Information doesn't kill people; people kill people!!! It's what you do with the information that counts!

    I got curious once and looked up how to make a hydrogen bomb. Does that make me a terrorist? NO. Because I only use my hydrogen bomb for personal self-defense!

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  3. Re:No surprise... by Dunbal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Surely you mean Airstrip One.

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  4. Re:No surprise... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    "Maybe in the central US we get a different class of immigrants than those Britain deals with"

    So as you admit not having a clue, please refrain from talking.

  5. Re:Spread it around? by syousef · · Score: 4, Funny

    Short version:

    1. To go to heaven you must be martyr
    2. To be martyr you must blow yourself up
    Handy hint for 2: Make sure to kill many infadel when blowing yourself up.
    General hint: If you have attempted 2 and are reading this, you failed. Do not go to heaven. Do not collect 200 denar.

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  6. Re:Another line a long line of insults by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Considering that oil is at record highs


    It's not like Bush and his buddies are in businesses that directly benefit from record oil prices and supporting the deployed military.
  7. Re:they need to spread fear... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    And also proof that you're more likely to be struck by lightning then die in a terrorist attack. And do you remember who it is who throws lightning bolts?

    That's right, Zeus.

  8. Re:Spread it around? by Stormwatch · · Score: 2, Funny

    No sorry, could only find it in British.
    That was just Corny.. err.. Cornish!
    For the millionth time, it's courny!
    Wouldn't it be maize-y?
  9. Re:No surprise... by mikesd81 · · Score: 3, Funny

    You get taken away to some non-existent place for questioning.

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  10. Re:No surprise... by Jim+in+Buffalo · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh, absolutely. I just realized last year on my 40th birthday what dirty rotten scoundrels the governments are. Totally ruined my party.

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  11. Re:Spread it around? by Hal_Porter · · Score: 3, Funny

    Dear Mr Neoform,

    Thank you for reporting a dangerous terrorist to DHS. Unfortunately we are not allowed to torture US citizens at this point due to recent court cases and Presidential order [REDACTED]. Please waterboard yourself and post any information you find out out using the form at the site. By waterboarding yourself you consent to being waterboarded under Presidential orders [REDACTED], [REDACTED] and [REDACTED].
    God Bless America,

    autoresponder@dhs.gov

    Please note that if you received this document in pdf form, attempting to read classified information by highlighting sections marked [REDACTED] and pasting them into a text editor is high treason under Presidential order [REDACTED] and is punishable by [REDACTED] or if after June 1st 2007 is treason under Presidential order [REDACTED] and is punishable by [REDACTED]. If you are not a US citizen, you may additionally by guilty of [REDACTED].

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  12. Re:CSo3k by jasonmanley · · Score: 2, Funny

    To quote David Letterman, when interviewing Bill O'Reilly ... "I'm not smart enough to debate you, but I have a feeling that 90% of everything you say is crap"

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  13. Re:There is NOTHING wrong with this by Sir_Lewk · · Score: 4, Funny
    "3.1047801194719389972802126153426e-6 percent"

    Holy crap, have you never heard of significant digits?!?

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  14. Re:George Orwell: 1984 full text by RiotingPacifist · · Score: 2, Funny

    Careful reading the link from the UK, I hear you can get arrested and/or deported for reading certain websites over there.

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  15. Re:Spread it around? by RiotingPacifist · · Score: 4, Funny

    I just read that does that mean the po...

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  16. Re:No surprise... by Gordonjcp · · Score: 2, Funny

    We were talking about a group that wishes to completely transform the country culturally, religiously and racially.

    I'd rather have the Muslims than the Daily Mail readers.

  17. Re:No surprise... by zmooc · · Score: 2, Funny

    First of all, smoking weed is not legal in the Netherlands, they just don't bother to arrest you for it. Second of all, I structurally fail to smoke enough weed to blur the police state. And believe me, I try like noone else...

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