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Ahmadinejad's Website Hacked

Will it be blamed on Western devils lurking on the Internet?

By Polly Davis Doig, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 5, 2010 9:34 AM CST

(Newser) – Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who charmingly once declared that Iran is free of gays, must be fixing to make sure it's free of hackers, as well. Gawker reports that the Iranian prez's website, which is currently down, was hacked by someone who posted a message asking God... Read full story »

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Ahmadinejad's Website Hacked

Will it be blamed on Western devils lurking on the Internet?

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