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Man Attacked In Ohio For Providing Iran Proxies
David Hume writes "electronicmaji is reporting on the Daily Kos that the individual known as ProtesterHelp (also to be found on twitter) was attacked in Ohio for providing network security for Twitterers in Iran, setting up private networks to provide secure proxies, calling for media networks to remove the Iranians Twitterers' information from their broadcast, and providing counter-intelligence services (including Basiji and Army Locations) within the Twitter community. ProtesterHelp was allegedly attacked by a group of men while walking to class in Ohio. The men, who appeared to ProtesterHelp to be either Iranian or Lebanese, drove up beside him and threw rocks at him while shouting, 'Mousavi Fraud.' ProtesterHelp further reported that his personal information has been leaked, and is currently being spread both online and inside of Iran amongst the government." Relatedly, Wired is also reporting that Google and Facebook have rushed out support for Persian. This move has allowed many pro-democracy groups to connect and translate their message to a broader audience.
if only they allowed concealed carry on campuses, we'd have a few less rock throwers in this country. . .
. . .provided the fact he has a gun, and knows how to use it of course
US's fault? It's 9/11 all over again. Obama should be making a live announcement shortly about our military response to this unprovoked attack.
No, but it certainly begs the question, why do we let people like this into our country in the first place?
My state (Minnesota, USA) has a terrible reputation for taking in Somali "refugees." In the last 2 years apparently these "refugees" children have begun an exodus to return to Somalia to fight in the war...
These people come to our country and tell us how to act. They come to our country and refuse to assimilate into our society. Then shit like this happens.
I'm not calling for closing of the borders, but much stricter rules and guidelines are clearly required to prevent people like this from ever even visiting here. Now, If you are reading this and you are one of these assholes that came here and insist on forcing your culture on us, I honestly, sincerely, from the bottom of my heart, wish you would leave this country before we kill you and start a war with your homeland that you can never win.
"Be prepared, son. That's my motto. Be prepared." --Joe Hallenbeck
Sounds like that girl who claimed that an Obama supporter beat her up just before the last election....
I'm sure someone threw some rocks at this guy (no - I'm really not), but I doubt it was a concerted effort to silence him... or even folks from Iran.
It may even be a prank by some other college kids who were A) drunk or B) don't like this kid anyway(or C) a lie).
In any case, no blood no foul, right? That is why we help Iranians in a potential civil war through our twitter accounts instead of sending them material aid that might actually be able to help them in case things start getting really ugly.
If you really want to help them, start translating the anarchist cookbook into the local language, or smuggle copies of it into the country.
Remember folks:
Sticks and stones may break my bones,
but computers can never hurt me.
Tanks and guns can kill me dead,
but twitter will never harm me.
Planes and bombs can level my village,
but a netwar is just crackers having fun.
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All together now: "The religion of peace".
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