[Gllug] Rackspace bends over for Feds - so much for linux principles?

[Christopher Hunter]

On Saturday 09 Oct 2004 7:21 pm, M.Blackmore wrote:
> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 10:58 AM
> Subject: BREAKING: Indymedia Servers Seized by FBI
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> BREAKING: Indymedia Servers Seized by FBI
> http://www.truthout.org/docs_04/100904W.shtml
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> The comment from the international journalists organisation is that this
> smack of political takedown as intimidation of independent information
> outlets. The context is one of repeated US Govt. shutdowns of
> independent media in the USA.

It's interesting to note that the American FBI were allowed to remove servers 
located outside their jurisdiction, inside the UK.  We really are becoming 
the 51st state!  It wasn't just Rackspace that accomodated the FBI, it was 
also our "government".

Chris

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