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Internet Haganah on WaPo front page
2005-04-25
Aaron Weisburd and Internet Haganah get a reasonably respectful treatment on the front page of today's Washington Post.

Note that the FBI objects to his work on the grounds that "while the agency encourages citizens to report alleged wrongdoing, it believes any attempt to stop criminals should be left to the government." Also, Weisburd said an analyst from a federal agency recently wrote him a scathing letter calling him a 'grave threat to national security' because his work was interfering with its investigations.

I like the work that Aaron does and I toss some change in his PayPal jar from time to time.
Posted by:seafarious

#12  Personally, I thought the 38mm gun phrase was just a typo.
Posted by: badanov   2005-04-25 11:15:02 PM  

#11   WaPo:For his protection, Weisburd keeps a loaded 38mm pistol in the house.

All right, Aaron, return the GAU-8 to my garage by Thursday midnight, and I'll tell Guido to only break ONE of your legs...
Posted by: Old Patriot   2005-04-25 10:59:46 PM  

#10  "... any attempt to stop criminals should be left to the government."

Tell that to the people on Flight 93. Or, for that matter, the other flights. Where was the government then?
Posted by: Jackal   2005-04-25 10:20:33 PM  

#9  A 38mm?? Did it come with it's own turret???
Posted by: Anonymous6035   2005-04-25 5:15:33 PM  

#8  "Some U.S. officials think that they can learn more about terrorist operations by monitoring suspicious sites as they operate. Weisburd said an analyst from a federal agency recently wrote him a scathing letter calling him a "grave threat to national security" because his work was interfering with its investigations."

I call bullshit. This stupid attitude is what brought us 9/11 and the first World Trade Center bombing. Those are just the tip of the iceburg. This attitude is why we need to close the doors on the FBI and just keep it's Labs. This mind aset has allowed US citizens the be murdered and maimed by criminals as the FBI sat by and "observed." Who ever these "Law Enforcement" people are they need reeducation or replacemet.

Show me in the constutition where I have no right to self defense or to track down criminals if I act within the law. You wont find it and these "Law Enforcement" peckerwoods violate the constutition with impunity daily. Take a clue whom ever said this STFU, and do your job right, don't worry about what citizens who are with in the law do. They really don't like it when you cop the same shit attitude they have with them.

The guy needs to lose the back up calibre and get a 45.
Posted by: Sock Puppet 0’ Doom   2005-04-25 2:48:33 PM  

#7  Great Britain.
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-04-25 12:10:18 PM  

#6  any attempt to stop criminals should be left to the government.

Where do I call for 24/7 burglar/mugger stopping coverage?
Posted by: Mrs. Davis   2005-04-25 11:57:14 AM  

#5  Aaron is what I would call a good hacker and he must also be a very strong man to carry a 38mm (1 1/2") gun!

WaPo:For his protection, Weisburd keeps a loaded 38mm pistol in the house.
Posted by: SwissTex   2005-04-25 11:56:43 AM  

#4  And a note to Aaron...the version of the story with your 38mm handgun was on my front doorstep this morning in the dead tree edition.
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-04-25 11:49:48 AM  

#3  because his work was interfering with its investigations

Yes, I understand that they're closing in on a group of 19 men who are planning on hijacking 4 airplanes and ramming them into prominent American buildings. Should have it all wrapped up by September 2011.
Posted by: Dreadnought   2005-04-25 11:41:16 AM  

#2  Thanks Aaron. Do you feel the article was fair?
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-04-25 11:36:55 AM  

#1  The guy who called me a threat to national security was complaining about a site that was shut down as a result of inquiries from the Washington Post, not as a result of anything Internet Haganah said or did. He's one of the people who the government relies on to keep them informed regarding what the bad guys are up to on the internet. File under "your tax dollars at work".
Posted by: Aaron Weisburd   2005-04-25 11:27:01 AM  

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