WTF, Over. [Why is the DoD list server being used by CAIR?]

UPDATE: DoD says:

E-mail subscribers of the American Forces Press Service today received a message, entitled "ISLAM-INFONET: 'Hardball' Host Withdraws From Controversial FL  Event," from a group not affiliated with the Department of Defense.  A processing error resulted in the unintentional distribution of that message. 

AFPS has taken steps to guard against a recurrence, and sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience.

Questions remain as to what manner of process produced this error. Human? Software? If I find out more, I'll let you know.

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No sooner did I sign up for three US Department of Defense mailing lists (DEFENSE-PRESS-SERVICE, DODNEWS and DODIMAGEGALLERY) then I received an eamil.

What did I expect? Well, what I did *not* expect was a press release from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR):

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In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

'HARDBALL' HOST WITHDRAWS FROM CONTROVERSIAL FL EVENT Convention will honor Indian official linked to Gujarat massacre

(WASHINGTON, D.C., 3/9/05) - A prominent national Islamic civil rights and advocacy group today applauded MSNBC "Hardball" host Chris Matthews' decision not to speak at a Florida convention that will honor an Indian official accused of complicity in the massacre of Muslim civilians. SEE: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036697/

A representative for Matthews told the Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) that a "scheduling conflict" will prevent him from attending the annual convention of the Asian American Hotel Owners Association (AAHOA) later this month in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of the Indian state of Gujarat, is a keynote speaker at the convention...

Posted on 09 March 2005 @ 16:45