I forwarded the content of something I was e-mailed, from a legitimate source I might add (knowing the people in ICAHD personally, I know that they don't usually go around spreading unsubstantiated rumors). I am sorry that it said MER.org, which was in the original letter I forwarded...perhaps the author of the original e-mail made a...oh my god no....mistake. (I never really registered that it could be confusing to others, and for that I am sincerely sorry. I merely forwarded what was already written in the letter). I am sorry that I took it for granted that people would know who they are, but I guess I am Middle East centric, and it is a known site in the circles here.
I knew the site still existed, but after checking, I could see that it had not been updated since last month. Hence, I wasn't sure what the situation of the original letter was. It was from a source I trusted, but it didn't jive 100 percent with the evidence. That is why I forwarded the letter here. In case anyone else knew anything (I mistakenly thought that you were a helpfull bunch of people). I was trying to find out if anyone knew anything about WHY they had suspended, at this point in time, their service. The question is whether there were personal/technical reasons for the suspension, or whether it had anything to do with outside pressures.
I wasn't neccesarily trying to inform anyone with the e-mail, but trying to ask for information myself. Remind me not to do it in the future with you bunch.
thanks,
Bryan
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=----- Original Message ----- From: "budge" <budge at el-pleasant.org> To: <lbo-talk at lists.panix.com> Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 7:00 PM Subject: Re: Activists curtailed in USA (MER and Women in Black)
> On Thu, 15 Nov 2001 at 5:25pm Bryan Atinsky wrote:
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> > I know that MER.org is not their address. The address is
> > http://www.middleeast.org/mernew.htm
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> Then why send the bogus one along? Really. I'm sure there
> must be a good reason for spreading bogus info, but I'm too
> stupid to figure it out.
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> And about the rest of the FUD? Their site is up and
> running, their domain hasn't been de-listed or dropped by
> the hosting provider, and there is just this piece of
> disinfo from your original forward:
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> "But because it strongly criticized American policy in the
> region, it's been suspended."
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> What the hell is this supposed to mean? "suspended" as far
> as I can tell means they don't feel like putting up fresh
> content. It sure doesn't mean their site has been taken
> down.
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> no Onan
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