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Israelis hack Ahmadinejad's blog

Israeli bloggers claim to have overloaded website of Iranian president, causing it to crash
Dudi Goldman

The Iranian website ahmadinejad.com, in which Iranian officials claim the Iranian President publishes a daily journal , was down for a few hours on Monday.

Following a report by Yedioth Ahronoth on Sunday about the site, Israeli hackers called for a joint effort to hack the site.
On Monday afternoon, the site was down for an hour and in the evening the site worked alternately.

Israelis bloggers claimed Monday that the site was down because of a joint effort by thousands of Israelis to enter the site simultaneously, causing it to crash.

Despite the effort, the site was operational late Sunday evening.

(08.15.06, 09:12)

August 14, 2006 12:51 PM PDT
President Ahmadinejad joins the blogosphere
Bloggers have been quick to point out the irony in news that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad--whose government has stepped up arrests and pressure on bloggers as part of a wider clampdown on the Internet--has launched his own blog.

The blog, which offers versions in Farsi, Arabic, English and French, kicked off Friday with an autobiographical entry that tells of Ahmadinejad's childhood, among other things. The site is also featuring a poll: "Do you think that the U.S. and Israeli intention and goal by attacking Lebanon is pulling the trigger for another word war (sic)?" With over 30,000 votes in so far, "no" has a clear lead.

Some are wondering whether Ahmadinejad's blog is a mere publicity stunt. Others are warning of an exploit, at least for those accessing the site from Israeli addresses. And others still are hopeful the blog is part of a growing trend among world leaders opening dialogs with constituents.


Blog community response:

"If it's genuine then it's a very good idea. Maybe it will inspire Bush and Blair to keep blogs, and if Olmert decides to join in as well, then perhaps they can sort out all these nasty world problems on-line...with our help of course."
--The Nether-World

"Ahmadinejad rambles a lot. I don't think he understands the new medium very well."
--Secular Blasphemy

"This seems to be the next step in the creation of a warmer, fuzzier image for the Iranian president; last Sunday he appeared for a one-on-one interview on Sixty Minutes dressed in a shirt with a collar. (It's only one short step to a tie, friends, and there goes the Islamic Republic)...I eagerly await Muamar Qaddafi's Friendster page."
--faithCommons

dyaoko wrote:how can he blog , while he has sent many other YOUNG STUDENT bloggers to prison JUST for Blogging !

thats a shame for bloggers world...a blogger who sends other bloggers to jail and blocks their blogs .