I'm opposed to what the outed blogger was doing, but the outing is curious. The statements below are from a message I sent to the New York Times.

A statement in today's NYT article “An Internet Jihad Aims at U.S. Viewers” makes it appear that the NYT's Privacy Policy was violated. The statement is, “Mr. Khan produces his blog anonymously, but was identified by The Times through the e-mail account he used in previous online discussions.” The most likely inference is that the email address was used for participation in discussion at a NYT site, and would fall under the NYT Privacy Policy.

If the online discussions spoken of were not at a NYT web site, that fact should be made clear. If they did occur elsewhere, there could still be issues as to whether an administrator of any source blog or forum violated its privacy policy, and whether The Times was a beneficiary of a breach of privacy policy. If a source's web site had a posted privacy policy at the time the story went to press, the NYT correspondents and editors can be construed to have known the privacy position.

The bloggers who had been investigating the outed blogger might consider that he is likely to be as closely surveilled by government agencies as anyone in the country is, and that citizen actions, like irresponsible media reporting, can derail legitimate targeted surveillance.

Rusty should have checked with Scooter about reporters and outings. It's one of those 6 Degrees of Separation things.

I would like this Samir Khan's home address posted so that all the Charlotte, NC, area race fans can have a go at the one I say is largely responsible for the death of Dale Earnhardt!
Khan may have rights, but he does not have the right to give aid and comfort to our enemy. I would like to see him jailed, punished, and deported to Saudi Arabia asap.

Gene Simmons

Khan outed himself long ago.

For Gene Simmons,

Call directory information in Charlotte and ASK for the phone number and address for a Samir Khan.

But I would strongly discourage you from taking any vigillante actions against a blogger. The world is full of people with radical or malicious or weird views, and as the U.S. is the third most populous Country in the world, we've got to expect to have our fair share, if not more, of people who hold OPINIONS that we find abhorrant or even evil. As "blogging" qualifies as a type of "press", this mans obnoxious opinions have every right to be written and allowed to fester on the internet. The Sedition Acts are well established, and while I agree that it's hypocritical and obnoxious to immigrate somewhere merely to advocate destroying the very liberties that allow one to express one's views freely in the first place... as long as he restricts himself to blogging, no GOVERNMENT agency has grounds to stop him.

This said, THE CITIZENS of Charlotte, N.C. have every right to themselves consider this persons public comments to be "fighting words", more than deserving of a fist fight. Again, without advocating such a response in this case, were someone to beat the scoundrel, and were I on a jury asked to determine whether Samir Khan's assailant was guilty of assault and battery, or rather innocent due to Mr. Khan's incitement via his use of "fighting words", I'd absolutely refuse to vote his attacker (in the case of a fist fight) guilty. Were Mr. Khan lynched or shot or knifed, then I'd refuse to accept this justified due to his obnoxious and odious speech or publications.

I certainly due believe that if Mr. Khan is a naturalized U.S. citizen, or here on a visa, that he has demonstrated that he either perjured himself whilst taking the oath of citizenship in the former case, or else has violated the conditions of his visa in the latter case. So I would suggest that a naturalized U.S. citizen who's demonstrated beyond a reasonable doubt that his desire is to destroy the Republic, should have his citizenship revoked using due process, and then be deported. Likewise should Mr. Khan have given false documentation or misrepresented himself or his intentions during his interview and application process for citizenship or resident alien status... after a due process review and appeal, he should be deported.

In sum... we cannot resent people for aiding and abetting our enemies from within our own borders if some Federal Agency or Department knowingly allowed someone hostile entry (which is VERY common). Senator Clinton, whilst Co-President, advocated Presidential Pardons for members of The Weathermen terrorist cell responsible for bombings INSIDE the U.S. So perhaps before worrying about some wacko with a computer in Charlotte, we should concern ourselves with the Democrats likely Presidential candidate and her financial and/or political actions regarding ACTUAL CONVICTED or ADMITTED terrorists...

Justice and Retribution are meant for CRIMINALS and wrong-doers...Our "peace-loving: & "understanding" society is what made 9-11 HAPPEN nd makes criminal/homicidal/murderous acts happen ALL OVER the globe! The Khan-man might be a terrorist-wanna-be -- but it is the TRUTH that he is a SUPPORTER and "supporters" are EVERY BIT a terrorist as the gang-bangers all around as well!! The Red, White & Blue "Ostrich" needs to pull its Head out of the proverbial sand once & for all!

I'm with Gene Simmons , I'd like to know his address so i could do the world a favor and put him out of his misery.