[lbo-talk] AJ news

[Doug Henwood]

At 3:56 PM -0500 4/4/03, CBS MarketWatcher wrote:
>ENGLISH AL JAZZERA SITE MAY BE LIVE
>
>Doha, Qatar (CBS.MW) - The English language Web site of Aljazeera was
>online early Friday.  A relaunch of  the week-old site
>(http://english.aljazeera.net/) followed hacker attacks which blocked
>its availability. "We hope very much it will stay, but there's no
>guarantee," Joanne Tucker, managing editor, told the Wall Street
>Journal.
>
>But there may be more trouble ahead.  Akamai Technologies (AKAM) gave
>Al Jazeera notice it will not  provide Web connectivity and hosting
>services.  Akamai was brought on after last week's troubles, but backed
>out. "We ultimately decided not to continue a customer relationship with
>Al Jazeera," an Akami spokesman told The New York Times.  Tucker said,
>"It doesn't derail us." She said the site can function as long as
>hackers don't focus on one server.  She said Akamai's decision to
>withhold services was due to "nonstop political pressure."
>
>At mid-morning, the site was not readily accessible.