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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."
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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Surely you mean Airstrip One.
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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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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.
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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