Iranian Parliament 2010. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
Terror Victims Seize Control of Iran’s Internet -- Washington Free Beacon
Court allow victims to control Iranian Internet
American victims of Iranian terrorism were permitted by a U.S. court to assume control over Iran’s Internet licenses and domains in recompense for crimes perpetrated by the regime in Tehran, according to court documents.
The decision means that Iran could effectively be kicked off the Internet once control of its “top level domains” are transferred to the American terror victims, who have sought more than a billion dollars in damages from Iran.
Court documents detailing the decision and requesting control over Iran’s licenses have been served to the U.S. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), which oversees web domains on behalf of the Department of Commerce.
The decision marks an unprecedented victory for American victims of Iranian terror operations, who have long petitioned the courts to grant them financial compensation and damages.
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My Comment: Whoever thought of this legal strategy should be commended. The Iranian government has invested a ton of money in promoting their message on the web. There are also the communications aspects of the web that are essential for the Iranian regime to communicate amongst themselves. Bottom line .... losing the web would be disastrous for Tehran on every level. These is a big negative in this action ..... this is only going to intensify the push among other threatened governments to have the world wide web administered by an international organization like the UN rather than the U.S. Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN).
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Damn you Mr WNU Ed, I was saving this tidbit of info to drop as a witty comment about Iran at a time of my choosing!
Yes, those smart people who should be commended are in fact an organisation I have mentioned previously in the comments section here.
Shurat HaDin - Israel Law Center
This is the organisation that is preparing indictments against leaders in both Fatah and Hamas for War Crimes in the ICC amongst other cases.
I believe in their cause so much so that I donate a small amount every month as part of my Tzedakah.
Their homepage can be viewed at:
www.Israellawcenter.org
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