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Indymedia.org is next - Bush Executive Order Begins Shutting Down Terrorist Webs |
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by chainlettersender
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30 Sep 2001
Modified: 01 Oct 2001 |
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President Bush recently signed a new law that lets the FBI, CIA & OHS seize assets "without any notice and/or any real un-reasonable evidence of ANY company or person that helps, supports, or does anything that can be called or labeled terrorism or is found to be connected to terrorism in any way or means possible". Word has spread about several Internet companies that have had their assets seized using this new law. |
President Bush recently signed a new law that lets the FBI, CIA & OHS seize assets "without any notice and/or any real un-reasonable evidence of ANY company or person that helps, supports, or does anything that can be called or labeled terrorism or is found to be connected to terrorism in any way or means possible". Word has spread about several Internet companies that have had their assets seized using this new law.
In light of the foregoing and the recent tragic events in the United States, the Cosmic Entertainment Company board of advisors has deemed it advisable and in the best interests of the Company to temporarily shut down the IRAradio.com web site until the turbulence and uncertainty facing our nation has decreased. THE COSMIC ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY DOES NOT AND WILL NOT SUPPORT TERRORISM OF ANY KIND!
www.iraradio.com |
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"real un-reasonable evidence?" |
by Joe Futrelle
futrelle (nospam) shout.net (unverified) |
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01 Oct 2001
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What does "real un-reasonable evidence" mean? This wording is utterly baffling to me. |
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More on IRAradio.com, but let's not lose our heads |
by Paul R.
paul (nospam) mediageek.org (unverified) |
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01 Oct 2001
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From Infoshop.org (http://www.infoshop.org/inews/stories.php?story=01/09/29/3210498)
Bush’s moves to seize the assets of businesses allegedly supporting terrorists have led to the shutting down of radio stations and web sites, including those which provide information about political conflicts in Northern Ireland, Latin America and elsewhere. According to a news alert issued by WBAI Radio, the listener-supported station in New York City, the government’s measures have resulted in the silencing of Radio Free Eireann, a program that has covered developments in Northern Ireland for 20 years, carrying interviews with such guests as Bernadette Sands, the sister of Irish Republican Army hunger striker Bobby Sands, Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern, and representatives of Sinn Fein.
Radio Free Eireann is broadcast weekly by WBAI, but it has been forced to shut down because the web site that archives all of its programs—Iraradio.com—has been taken down. This occurred after the web service provider was threatened with seizure of its assets if it continued to host “terrorist” radio programs. Travis E. Towle, the founder and CEO of Cosmic Entertainment Company, which produces Iraradio.com, was told by his Internet service provider, Hypervine, that it had been “strongly advised” to take the web site down.
A Hypervine representative read Mr. Towle a statement that, under an Executive Order signed by President Bush, the newly created Office of Homeland Security can seize all assets “without any notice ... of any company or person that helps, supports, or does anything that can be called or labeled terrorism, or is found to be connected to terrorism in any way...”
These threats have also caused Cosmic Entertainment to close the web sites archiving two other WBAI radio programs, “Our Americas” and “Grandpa Al Lewis Live.” “Our America” is a news magazine covering Latin America. “Grandpa Al Lewis Live” features commentary by the actor who starred in “The Munsters” and “Car 54 Where are You?”
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I want to note that currently Urbana Indymedia runs on an independently operated server, and can be run from a server right at the IMC in downtown Urbana. This doesn't mean we shouldn't take seriously the threats to civil liberties being enacted by the Bush Administration. A two pronged approach of protest and lobbying combined with taking control over your own digial assets (i.e. don't rely on a hosting company which can chicken out at a turn) is probably smart.
--Paul |
