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January 25, 2012

22:48 • 1 year ago

To give you an idea of how lavishly Kim Dotcom spent his money: Here are the 2011 New Years’ fireworks the MegaUpload founder funded in Auckland, New Zealand. He spent $500,000 in U.S. money on this display. And this isn’t even the whole thing! It’s like three and a half minutes — the full thing is like 10 minutes long! Ars Technica has an amazing piece explaining the guy’s long history, from criminal association to lavish spending to great success … to criminal association. Great read.

January 30, 2011

20:24 • 2 years ago

This is terrorism, right? Guy attempts to bomb huge Islamic center

Tags: dearborn fireworks islam Islamic Center of America michigan muslim Roger Stockham terrorism 763 • Permalink

who Roger Stockham, a 63-year-old California resident, was arrested last week in Michigan on felony charges over a “bias-motivated attack.”
what Stockman reportedly was arrested outside of a mosque with a very large number of consumer fireworks. They could’ve hurt a lot of people.
where Dearborn, Michigan, near one of the largest Islamic centers in the entire country. 30 percent of Dearborn residents are of Arab origin. source

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