DDos attack and no mention of the Russkies?
DDoS attack brings Qatar's Al Jazeera website to its knees
Qatar-based news network Al Jazeera yesterday said it was being targeted with systematic hacking attempts. DDoS assaults affecting Al Jazeera's websites and digital platforms follow a recent hack of the state news service that resulted in the promotion of false news and is blamed, in part, on an ongoing diplomatic crisis in …
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Friday 9th June 2017 14:26 GMT Anonymous Coward
The Enemies of a free press, and of freedom in general, have launched an attack on Qatar. The stated reasons don't say so, but the existence of a well-reputed world-class media organisation looks like the most likely real reason for a grievance.
They seem to be headed by the Saudis, and have Trump's support.
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Monday 12th June 2017 05:05 GMT Yes Me
free press
Yes, it's all to do with Al J being a very good unbiased news site (and TV channel). Less biased than *any* US news channel or the BBC, and of course a million times better than RT. It's nothing to do with Sunni vs Shia. It's to do with the Arab states hating freedom of speech and even more so, hating unbiased investigative journalism. (And that certainly includes Egypt as well as the Gulf states.) Something that Trump, Putin and the Saudi princes can all agree on!
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