[AP] Several websites belonging to the government of Syria are being hosted by servers in the United States and Canada, according to a report by Canadian researchers.The report says the operations raise legal questions because they may violate Canadian and U.S. sanctions against Syria. Syria has used police and military forces for the past eight months to put down a popular uprising.
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/11/17/world/middleeast/AP-CN-Canada-US-Syria-Websites.html
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-technology/syrian-websites-hosted-in-canada-us-20111118-1nlqv.html
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-technology/syrian-websites-hosted-in-canada-us-20111118-1nlqv.html