Return-Path: <sentto-279987-2428-1001598530-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com> Delivered-To: fc@all.net Received: from 204.181.12.215 by localhost with POP3 (fetchmail-5.1.0) for fc@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 27 Sep 2001 06:51:06 -0700 (PDT) Received: (qmail 30695 invoked by uid 510); 27 Sep 2001 13:50:27 -0000 Received: from n1.groups.yahoo.com (216.115.96.51) by 204.181.12.215 with SMTP; 27 Sep 2001 13:50:27 -0000 X-eGroups-Return: sentto-279987-2428-1001598530-fc=all.net@returns.onelist.com Received: from [10.1.1.220] by hh.egroups.com with NNFMP; 27 Sep 2001 13:50:10 -0000 X-Sender: fc@big.all.net X-Apparently-To: iwar@onelist.com Received: (EGP: mail-7_4_1); 27 Sep 2001 13:48:50 -0000 Received: (qmail 4440 invoked from network); 27 Sep 2001 13:48:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (10.1.10.26) by 10.1.1.220 with QMQP; 27 Sep 2001 13:48:49 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO big.all.net) (65.0.156.78) by mta1 with SMTP; 27 Sep 2001 13:50:10 -0000 Received: (from fc@localhost) by big.all.net (8.9.3/8.7.3) id GAA12298 for iwar@onelist.com; Thu, 27 Sep 2001 06:50:09 -0700 Message-Id: <200109271350.GAA12298@big.all.net> To: iwar@onelist.com (Information Warfare Mailing List) Organization: I'm not allowed to say X-Mailer: don't even ask X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL1] From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net> Mailing-List: list iwar@yahoogroups.com; contact iwar-owner@yahoogroups.com Delivered-To: mailing list iwar@yahoogroups.com Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:iwar-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com> Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 06:50:09 -0700 (PDT) Reply-To: iwar@yahoogroups.com Subject: [iwar] [fc:Accused.Of.Backing.Bin.Laden,.Chicagoans.File.Suit] Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Accused Of Backing Bin Laden, Chicagoans File Suit By Steven Bonisteel, Newsbytes, 9/27/2001 <a href="http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170540.html">http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170540.html> A "poison pen" e-mail that accused two local businessmen of being supporters of suspected terrorist Osama Bin Laden is cutting a wide swath through a Chicago-area community. On Monday, Irshad Khan and his uncle, Jafar Khan, filed a defamation lawsuit, saying an e-mail being forwarded among area residents earlier this month inaccurately alleged that the two kept a poster of Bin Laden on the wall of the Mobil gas station they own in Naperville, Ill. Named in the suit is Benedictine University, an independent Roman Catholic institution in neighboring Lisle, along with Benedictine's director of public relations, and three "Does" yet to be identified who the Kahns' lawyers believe fueled the rumor by word of mouth and e-mail. Today, the university said it has suspended its employee, Andri Kuhn, pending an internal hearing, adding that Benedictine "has stood against racism in all forms for more than 114 years." The lawsuit, filed in Circuit Court in Dupage County, claims the rumor that the Kahns were Bin Laden supporters appeared to have been started by one of the "Does" - an employee of a nearby automobile dealership identified only as "Greg." The suit says that "Greg" told acquaintances that the Kahns kept in their gas station a photograph and a flag celebrating the man suspected of masterminding the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S. The Kahns' lawyers said that the pair denied they displayed any such support for Bin Laden, and that 22-year-old Irshad was born and raised in the Chicago area, while his uncle has been a U.S. resident for 22 years. The suit claims that, on Sept. 17, an individual known so far only as "Marie" send an e-mail to an unknown number of recipients that read: "It has been brought to my attention that the Mobil station on the corner of Aurora and Ogden had a poster of Bin Laden out in front of the station and flag apparently designating support for Bin Laden." "Auto dealerships have already cut off their ties with this gas station and I am urging you to do the same," the letter continued. "I did get this information first hand by someone who saw it just so you know." "It is one thing to be unfairly treated just because of your race or religion, but if you are going to advertise your support of this atrocity, then I think you deserve to go out of business," the suit describes the e-mail as saying. "Please pass on this e-mail so we can show this gas station that Americans don't stand for this." The lawsuit says that, two days later, while using the e-mail systems of Benedictine University, Kuhn forwarded to at least 28 individuals an "edited" version of an e-mail similar to the one from "Marie." Kuhn's letter added that the story had been verified by "a guy from the Jaycees I belong to in Naperville." That same day, the suit says, an individual known only as "Trish" sent an e-mail to Exxon Mobil Corp. saying she was "appalled that a station in the USA would post a picture of Bin laden out in front..." "This is not bogus," that letter continued, "it is verifiable with the Naperville Police and the Naperville Jaycees." "Is this something that Mobil Oil would allow?" that letter read. "If so, cancel my credit card." The suit also claims that, since the e-mail began circulating, the Kahns had seen a "substantial decrease" in business at the gas station. The pair are seeking a judgment "in excess of $100,000" for the alleged defamation and are seeking compensation for money lost by their business because of the rumors. In a statement today, the university said its lawyers were still examining the lawsuit, but that "what is known is that an ... employee took the personal step of passing along an e-mail that allegedly contained false information." "Whatever the cause, it is clear that the University's e-mail system was used in a manner contrary to clear policy," it said. Reported by Newsbytes.com, <a href="http://www.newsbytes.com">http://www.newsbytes.com> . ------------------------ Yahoo! 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