http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,2282045,00.html

A masters student researching terrorist tactics who was arrested and detained for six days after his university informed police about al-Qaida-related material he downloaded has spoken of the "psychological torture" he endured in custody.

Despite his Nottingham University supervisors insisting the materials were directly relevant to his research, Rizwaan Sabir, 22, was held for nearly a week under the Terrorism Act, accused of downloading the materials for illegal use. The student had obtained a copy of the al-Qaida training manual from a US government website for his research into terrorist tactics.

The case highlights what lecturers are claiming is a direct assault on academic freedom led by the government which, in its attempt to establish a "prevent agenda" against terrorist activity, is putting pressure on academics to become police informers.

Yes - a contributor here published a google link to "al qaida training manual" which threw up links to a US gov publication.
I took it down because clicking it through actually becomes an arrestable offence, apparently
What a completely fascistic nightmare state we've become  

--Last edited by dh on 2008-06-04 00:47:08 --