Hacking Iran's Website is an Act of War

Iran's website has been hacked and this is equivelant to an act of war.

According to the New York Times, Jan. 5th, 2010 Iranian President Ahmadinejad had his website attacked by hackers on Monday Jan. 4, 2010. The content had been altered and a re-direct was installed. The website was still down as of 7:00 AM Pacific Standard time USA.

The New York Times article written by Robert Mackey states that Iran uses heavy censorship measures. Mackey goes on to explain that internet technology expert Austin Heap in San Francisco helps people get around censorship software, even though Iran has passed laws stating that certain websites are not in its citizens best interests.

If Austin Heap was connected to the security breach of President Ahmadinejad's website, wouldn't he be guilty of an act of war? Wouldn't the U.S. bring charges against someone hacking the Whitehouse website?

Censorship is being done by the U.S. on the internet and isn't just being practiced by Iran or China, although; those countries may be more extreme examples of censorship, it is for the citizens of their respective countries to figure out along the line of their political processes. It is not for private citizens of the USA or other countries to commit acts of war upon China, Iran, or any other country which choses to place safeguards to help protect its citizens from content it has deemed harmful.

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Article By Curious Moon Publishing