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Al-Massari shuts down website
 A Saudi exile under threat of expulsion from Britain for running a militant web site said yesterday that he had shut his Internet page down, claiming he acted on his own and that British authorities had not contacted him.Mohammed Al Massari, the Saudi dissident whose web site featured videotape of suicide bombings in Israel and Iraq and anti-Western and pro-Al Qaeda propaganda, posted an Internet âobituaryâ announcing his site had been a victim of the âmurder of âfreedom of opinion and expressionâ by the oppressive regime lead by Tony Blair, the liar and well-known war criminalâ. Al Massari, 58, who took refuge in London more than 10 years ago, said his web site had been âopen to anyone who wanted to post a message,â suggesting in a telephone interview with the Associated Press from London that he did not necessarily endorse everything that appeared there. He said he had temporarily shut the web site while awaiting clarification on his status in Britain. Otherwise, he claimed to have had no contact from the authorities, just âmedia reports and noiseâ about his activities. Posted by: Dan Darling 2005-08-28 |
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