More likely a 9 year old kid from Des Moines...
Posted on 03/28/2003 2:04:41 AM PST by James_UK
Hackers cripple al-Jazeera sites
The site was briefly hijacked by US hackers The websites of the Arabic television news channel Al Jazeera have come under electronic attack from hackers. Some visitors to the site were diverted to a pornography site, while others found a page with an American flag and the message "Let Freedom Ring".
The Arabic and English-language sites of al-Jazeera have suffered internet disruptions since the television station showed pictures of dead and captive American soldiers in Iraq.
The TV channel has described the electronic onslaught as a vicious attack on the freedom of the press.
Flood of data
The al-Jazeera sites are slowly recovering from the hack attacks, but experts say it could take at least until Saturday before service returns to normal.
Al-Jazeera accused of bias towards Iraq The TV channel's websites have suffered a string of assaults which have effectively crippled its internet presence.
It has been subject to a technique known as a denial of service attack, with hackers flooding the site with meaningless data in an effort to squeeze out legitimate traffic.
At one point a group calling itself the "Freedom Cyber Force Militia" hijacked visitors to al-Jazeera's English website and sent them to a different webpage with the message "God bless our troops".
Its sister website in Arabic was sending surfers to a porn site.
Influential station
"It has been hacked," said Jihad Ali Ballout, a spokesman for al-Jazeera.
He described the attack as "a frontal, vicious attack on freedom of the press" and urged anyone with information about the hackers to contact authorities.
The channel said it hoped to have the Arabic site back up soon, but admitted that its English-language service might now be delayed for several weeks.
Al-Jazeera, a Qatar-based network, is widely considered as the Arab world's most influential news organisation.
The TV channel has angered US and British officials for broadcasting videotape of dead and captured US troops in Iraq
US Secretary of State Colin Powell has gone as far as accusing it of portraying the invasion of Iraq in a negative light and exaggerating Baghdad's military achievements.
More likely a 9 year old kid from Des Moines...
Too bad they don't use their "influence" for peace - but too late.
Screw 'em. We got kids smarter then their best when it comes to computers.
http://www.aljazeerah.info/ appears to be an active english Al Jazeerah site. I have never had a problem connecting with it to check on the Arab spin on current events in Iraq.
First, make more prevalent use of repeated all caps such as:
> IT'S THE JEEEEWWWWSSS!!!
It really helps to bring out the cruchy goodness in anti-Semitism.
Next there is an unwritten rule that when you invoke Vietnam you have also use the term quagmire as shown in the following:
>AGGGGHHHHH!!! The voices are telling me it's a QUAGMIRE like VIETNAM!!!!!
Lastly, you forgot to call us all sheeple like this:
>Oh you think you know it all you SHEEEPLE!!!!
Take these simple steps and you too can be a crusty old irrelevant banned freeper.
I guess if that's where you're coming from, it's wise to pack as much of that crap as possible into your first and last post...
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