Iowa Company Supplied Internet Services for Terrorists
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa A Cedar Falls-based technology company has discovered its Internet services were used as Web sites operated by Islamic terrorist organizations.
FBI Special Agent Jeff Tarpinian in Omaha has confirmed that authorities had been contacted by FastServers.net officials, but he declined further comment.
The company's president says FastServers.net notified the FBI when it learned last week the sites were being used by terrorist groups.
The company provided wholesale Internet services through retail customers that were used by Arabic-language Web sites operated by Hamas, a militant Palestinian group; by a group which has been responsible for Middle East suicide bombings; and for message forums used by al-Qaida supporters.
The company official says one of the Web sites has been shut down, and the company is awaiting instructions from federal authorities whether the other Web sites should be taken offline.
When I read this article it brought to mind that Red Cross or Homeland Security (can't remember which agency) that had advertised for more help in specific areas of the country. We talked about this a few threads back.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa which is on the "volunteers wanted" list, is only 61 miles from Cedar Falls.
Cedar Rapids was the city that had the 1st mosque in the United States, back at the turn of the century. Also was the 1st exclusive Muslim Burial ground in the United States.
For some reason, finding these Islamic terrorists in Cedar Falls just isn't surprising me.
JG, you probably already made this connection but I'm reading from back aways in the thread.