May 9, 2008


Hasan Elahi

Every once and a while I’ll notice a search for a person other than Victoria Beckham or Sheila Ryan brought someone to clusterflock. Today the name was Hasan Elahi, who India brought to our attention last year. His story is so intriguing I figured it was worth a reminder.

The Bangladeshi-born American says the US government mistakenly listed him on its terrorist watch list — and once you’re on, it’s hard to get off. To convince the Feds of his innocence, Elahi has made his life an open book. Whenever they want, officials can go to his site and see where he is and what he’s doing. Indeed, his server logs show hits from the Pentagon, the Secretary of Defense, and the Executive Office of the President, among others.

posted by Deron Bauman in government, internet, law, web sites 

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2 Responses to “Hasan Elahi”

  1. India on May 9th, 2008 at 9:54 am

    Yah, he was on The Colbert Report the other day.

  2. Cindy Scroggins on May 9th, 2008 at 9:55 am

    He was on The Colbert Report this week. I love his way of demonstrating the absurdity of Homeland Security.

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