[Foundation-l] Re: Indymedia and FBI

[Delirium]

Walter Vermeir wrote:

> Delirium wrote:
>
>> Like where?
>>
>> Note that the hard drives seized were not in the US---they were in 
>> the UK.  So having backup UK servers wouldn't help us in such a case.
>>
>> -Mark
>
>
> Yes, but the UK is not a good example. When the UK can gain something 
> from the EU the are Europeans. But many times the act like the are 
> part of the USA.  The UK is even part of the ECHELON network. 

Well, the interplay of governments these days is pretty strong, and not 
just US/UK.  The current rumor going around the Indymedia folks is that 
the server seizure was actually requested by the Swiss government, and 
the US merely implemented the request.  Apparently Indymedia posted some 
photographs of undercover Swiss police officers during a protest, was 
asked to take them down, and didn't.

So if the US, UK, and Switzerland are all colluding, I can imagine a 
good part of the rest of the world is too.

-Mark