[JohnathanRGalt]

I dissagree with the statement that Federal law enforcement won't take action because they see 'material support or resources' as meaning money -- fundraising activity as the only violation of the law that can be prosecuted.

No, not even blatent fundraising by Qassam will induce the authorities to take action. By the way, their fundraising link is still up on the Martyrs Brigade site five months after it was reported to the FBI.

Could it be that they are forcing the ISPs to host the sites because they enjoy watching videos of Jews getting killed.?

[JohnathanRGalt]

Jehadi website ping: (let me know if you want on or off)

[facedown]

I don't think the intelligence gathered by watching people access these sites is worth the lives lost when one such visitor goes on a killing spree.

I've never bought this explanation for the authorities not taking down some of the more virulent sites. I suppose one could make a First Amendment arguement here but that's pretty thin under the circumstances. I don't think we'd have allowed a German SS site to operate during WWII even if we thought we could glean some info from it.

[monday]

This is standard Federal law enforcement procedure. They are more interested in making arrests then in preventing crime.

Incidently this isn't a first amendment issue. These sites are undoubtably violating the ISPs terms of service agreement. No privately owned business is ever compelled to publish material that it deems offensive.

The fact that these sites are still up is proof positive that the Federal gov't is requesting they remain up. The small fees paid to the ISPs would never make up for the amount of negative publicity that continuing to host these sites is generating.