HostingAnime or Hosting Anime is a free web hosting service which is supposedly based in Westchester, California. The company rents webspace from a Houston, Texas-based server known as Everyone's Internet. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Westchester is the name of some places in the United States of America: Westchester, Los Angeles, California Westchester, Florida Westchester, Illinois Westchester County, New York There are also some places written West Chester: West Chester, Ohio West Chester, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... State nickname: The Golden State Other U.S. States Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) Official languages English Area 410,000 km² (3rd)  - Land 404,298 km²  - Water 20,047 km² (4. ... Houston redirects here. ... State nickname: Lone Star State Other U.S. States Capital Austin Largest city Houston Governor Rick Perry Official languages None. ... In computing, a server is: A computer software application that carries out some task (i. ... Everyones Internet is a Houston, Texas-based internet service provider. ...

The company has raised some controversy amongst some Internet-users for hosting many suspected al-Qaeda-run websites which advocate jihad against the United States and other US-led occupation forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... Jihad (ǧihād جهاد) is an Islamic term, from the Arabic root ǧhd (to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle), which connotes a wide range of meanings: anything from an inward spiritual struggle to attain perfect faith to just cause in a political or military sense. ...

HostingAnime has been the internet service provider for the al-Qaeda websites which show the beheading images and video of Paul Johnson, Kim Sun-il, Eugene Armstrong and Jack Hensley. The company cites "free speech" as a justification for hosting such content. An Internet service provider (ISP) is a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. ... Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ... Beheading. ... Paul Marshall Johnson, Jr. ... Kim Sun-il (September 13, 1970 – June 22, 2004) was a South Korean translator working in Iraq for Gana General Trading Company, a South Korean company under contract to the U.S. military. ... Eugene Armstrong, in orange, seated, before his decapitation by the five men standing over him. ... Categories: Stub | 1955 births | 2004 deaths ... Freedom of speech is the right to freely say what one pleases, as well as the related right to hear what others have stated. ...

In 2004, they won a court victory declaring it perfectly legal for them to host such content, even though the Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Department of Justice have knowledge of the sites being hosted. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has stated that the company is allowed to host such sites because the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of speech. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Official FBI Seal The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. ... Official FBI Seal The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Page I of the Constitution of the United States of America Page II of the United States Constitution Page III of the United States Constitution Page IV of the United States Constitution The Syng inkstand, with which the Constitution was signed The Constitution of the United States is the supreme... A public demonstration Freedom of speech is the liberty to freely say what one pleases, as well as the related liberty to hear what others have stated. ...

HostingAnime is registered under a false address and owner name. Reynalds reported that the contact address provided for HostingAnime is 8939 S. Sepulveda Blvd. Westchester, California 90045. According to the building manager at that location, HostingAnime is not a tenant but a web-hosting company known as Namecheap, HostingAnime's internet service provider, does maintain offices there. An Internet service provider (ISP) is a business or organization that offers users access to the Internet and related services. ...

As of November 16, 2004, HostingAnime has suspended all militant-linked webpages on its servers. This was due to the purchase of HostingAnime by new owners.

External Links

• Official Site
• HostingAnime's Change of Heart
• Article on HostingAnime's False Registration
• Article on HostingAnime
• NameCheap
• Everyone's Internet

Still in Use (Currently Inactive Actually)

• http://www.hostinganime.com/emarah (Global Islamic Media Center)
  
• http://www.hostinganime.com/qa1425/
  

Former al-Qaeda Affiliated Websites

http://www.hostinganime.com/sout18 (Paul Johnson's captors)
http://www.hostinganime.com/neda3/sout/ (Paul Johnson's captors)
http://www.hostinganime.com/iraqnews3/ (Armstrong, Henley & Bigley's captors)
http://www.hostinganime.com/iraqnews2/ (Site containing Armstrong, Henley & Bigley)
http://www.hostinganime.com/iraqnews1/ (Kim Sun-Il's captors)
http://www.hostinganime.com/abu-hafs/ (Threat towards European nations with soldiers in Iraq)
http://www.hostinganime.com/haramin/ (Al-Haramin Brigades website)
http://www.hostinganime.com/faroq/Osama2usa.htm (A bin Laden Speech to the U.S.)
http://www.hostinganime.com/qaedoon/ (Returns 403, 23/09/2004)
http://www.hostinganime.com/seer/ ("Martyrs" of the Arabian Peninsula)
http://www.hostinganime.com/sear/ (Same Content as Above)
http://www.hostinganime.com/abuhagar/abuhager.htm (Site Glorifying Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin's "Martyrdom")
http://www.hostinganime.com/battar/ (Former Notorious On-line Terrorist-training Website)
http://www.hostinganime.com/kataeb/ (Death Brigade Squad)
http://www.hostinganime.com/gim/GIMfaroq.htm (Global Islamic Media Center that had the latest bin Laden speeches and propaganda)
http://www.hostinganime.com/abuhafs (Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades' intentions on striking Italy)

The following list is a work in progress - these still need verifying:

http://www.hostinganime.com/e3dad123/film.htm
http://www.hostinganime.com/e3dad123/files.htm
http://www.hostinganime.com/neda5/
http://www.hostinganime.com/neda4/
http://www.hostinganime.com/neda3/
http://www.hostinganime.com/neda2/
http://www.hostinganime.com/meshawir/
http://www.hostinganime.com/sout19/