Very Interesting site. It came to my attention from another Blog. He says the FBI is trying to shut him down.
Internet Haganah
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December 24, 2003
FAQ: Database of ... web sites
Internet Haganah's core mission is to address the use of the internet by Islamic extremists, their supporters and apologists, and by those who seek the destruction of Israel. From time to time we also call attention to groups, individuals and associated web sites from the Left or Right of the political spectrum, where we observe them making common cause with the global jihad, or where we observe jihadists making common cause with them.
Calling our database "a database of terrorist-affiliated web sites" is simply no-longer accurate, and in many cases what we are trying to communicate might be better described as "affinity". Both terms, affinity and affiliation, have different meanings in different contexts and to different people. We're moving away from the notion of affiliation altogether.
Given the nature of terrorist organizations, even when a site is clearly presented as the official online presense of a particular group, proving a link between the site and the group is often not possible until, for example, the webmaster is captured or killed.
Webmasters of the sites we track do, from time to time, get captured or killed.
Note that not all web sites we mention on this site get added to our database, and very definitely note that not all web sites that get mentioned on this site are in any way associated with terrorist activity.
Some sites are official sites of designated terrorist groups. Some sites promote or celebrate the activities of particular groups or individuals. Some sites provide moral, religious or ethical justifications for actions that the rest of us consider to be terrorism. Some sites provide forums that enable people who support Islamist terrorism to share information. As a rule, forums are characterized by the participants in the forum, whether that jives with the vision or intent of the person running the site, or not. Some sites are of interest only because of one particular aspect of the site. Some sites are merely obnoxious.
The issue freedom of expression is dealt with elsewhere, but suffice it to say here that a web site exists in the public domain, and the public has a right to know about, and to express their concern over what they find online. The First Amendment says, in sum, that "...the Congress shall make no law..."
We are not the Congress, and we're not making laws. We're also not trying to break any laws. We find appealing to people's sense of decency to be considerably more effective than any illegal activity we've seen used against web sites.
See also these FAQs: sending email and libel. We don't knowingly post false information. If you think we have, make your case and we'll stand corrected.
Posted by aaron at December 24, 2003 07:16 AM
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