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."

Re:Spread it around?

[Anonymous Coward]

No sorry, could only find it in British.

Guns don't kill people; people kill people..

[brxndxn]

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!

Re:No surprise...

[Dunbal]

Surely you mean Airstrip One.

Re:No surprise...

[Anonymous Coward]

"Maybe in the central US we get a different class of immigrants than those Britain deals with"

So as you admit not having a clue, please refrain from talking.

Re:Spread it around?

[syousef]

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.

Re:Another line a long line of insults

[Anonymous Coward]

Considering that oil is at record highs

It's not like Bush and his buddies are in businesses that directly benefit from record oil prices and supporting the deployed military.

Re:they need to spread fear...

[Anonymous Coward]

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.

Re:Spread it around?

[Stormwatch]

No sorry, could only find it in British.

That was just Corny.. err.. Cornish!

For the millionth time, it's courny!

Wouldn't it be maize-y?

Re:No surprise...

[mikesd81]

You get taken away to some non-existent place for questioning.

Re:No surprise...

[Jim in Buffalo]

Oh, absolutely. I just realized last year on my 40th birthday what dirty rotten scoundrels the governments are. Totally ruined my party.

Re:Spread it around?

[Hal_Porter]

Dear Mr Neoform,

Thank you for reporting a dangerous terrorist to DHS. Unfortunately we are not allowed to torture US citizens at this point due to recent court cases and Presidential order [REDACTED]. Please waterboard yourself and post any information you find out out using the form at the site. By waterboarding yourself you consent to being waterboarded under Presidential orders [REDACTED], [REDACTED] and [REDACTED].
God Bless America,

[e-mail]

Please note that if you received this document in pdf form, attempting to read classified information by highlighting sections marked [REDACTED] and pasting them into a text editor is high treason under Presidential order [REDACTED] and is punishable by [REDACTED] or if after June 1st 2007 is treason under Presidential order [REDACTED] and is punishable by [REDACTED]. If you are not a US citizen, you may additionally by guilty of [REDACTED].

Re:CSo3k

[jasonmanley]

To quote David Letterman, when interviewing Bill O'Reilly ... "I'm not smart enough to debate you, but I have a feeling that 90% of everything you say is crap"

Re:There is NOTHING wrong with this

[Sir_Lewk]

"3.1047801194719389972802126153426e-6 percent"

Holy crap, have you never heard of significant digits?!?

Re:George Orwell: 1984 full text

[RiotingPacifist]

Careful reading the link from the UK, I hear you can get arrested and/or deported for reading certain websites over there.

Re:Spread it around?

[RiotingPacifist]

I just read that does that mean the po...

Re:No surprise...

[Gordonjcp]

We were talking about a group that wishes to completely transform the country culturally, religiously and racially.

I'd rather have the Muslims than the Daily Mail readers.

Re:No surprise...

[zmooc]

First of all, smoking weed is not legal in the Netherlands, they just don't bother to arrest you for it. Second of all, I structurally fail to smoke enough weed to blur the police state. And believe me, I try like noone else...