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Large Hadron Collider Scientist Arrested For al-Qaeda Ties

Posted by timothy on from the now-that's-gratitude-for-ya dept.

mindbrane writes "A scientist working as a subcontractor on a peripheral LHC project has been arrested as a terrorist. The CBC is running a story outlining the arrest of a man on Thursday in south-east France for suspected al-Qaeda links: 'CERN officials said the man, whose name has not been revealed, was working under contract with an outside institute and said he had no contact with anything that could have been used for terrorism. He had been at CERN since 2003, officials said. ... The news that someone with terrorist connections might have worked at the facility is likely to cause concern because of both the high profile of the giant physics experiment and also the technology in use, which has made some members of the public nervous.'"

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  1. Six degrees of separation by AmonTheMetalhead · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Everyone can be linked to Al Qaeda

  2. so you don't have to DO anything anymore? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    so you don't have to DO anything anymore to get arrested? He was arrested for "al-Qaeda ties"? what does that mean exactly? Did he kill anyone? Did he plot to kill anyone? Did he know about a plot to kill anyone? It sounds like his sister's friend's neighbor had a cousin who was friends with someone in Al Qaeda back in 1990.

    Also, from TFA: "The news that someone with terrorist connections might have worked at the facility is likely to cause concern because of both the high profile of the giant physics experiment and also the technology in use, which has made some members of the public nervous"

    So people are concerned about someone (with terrorist connections) MIGHT have worked at the facility?!?? OMG that's a reason to start rounding up everybody with brown skin!
    Geesh

  3. Re:Better news article - More to this by westlake · · Score: 4, Insightful
    First off, it's hard to believe guys like this decide to blow things up.

    It isn't hard to believe at all.

    Intellectuals of a certain type have always been attracted to games of espionage, treason and conspiracy - and "game" is, I think, the right word here:

    Cambridge Five, Whittaker Chambers

    Most probably don't expect to be around when things blow up - but now and again you may find an exception: 2001 Anthrax Attacks

    These guys are so smart.

    The geek really ought to have learned by now that the smart and the arrogant make stupid mistakes. Hans Reiser