Thursday, June 17, 2004

Jumping to conclusions

A California website was apparently the source of the video showing the kidnapped American engineer.

The origin of the video was traced to Silicon Valley Land Surveying Incorporated, a California land surveying and mapping company, said Spiegel online, the internet service for the respected German weekly.

The magazine said that according to its research the move was the first time al-Qaeda had "hijacked" a website to broadcast its propaganda.

The network usually spreads its message through Islamist sites but this time, Spiegel maintains, hackers created a special file at the company's web address at least an hour before global news agencies broke word of the video.

The magazine said that company chief Tim Redd had refused to comment.
  News 24 article

Of course it's possible. But why would they hijack a website in California to put the video on? The reports when the video came out all said it was released on an Islamic website. Sounds a little curious to me. I think maybe Mr. Redd needs to be questioned a bit.

At any rate, have a look at the wonderful people from the kidnap victim's home town.

....or do what you want....you will anyway.

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