An interesting report from Pravda, of all places, concerning Microsoft caught our eye today. The newspaper, which was the U.S.S.R.'s flagship state-owned propaganda newspaper back in the day, reported today that Microsoft donated money to a charity that the FBI has since linked to al-Qaeda. From Pravda's English edition (including the poor translation):

Corporation Microsoft and its president Bill Gates are still haunted with troubles. This time the troubles don't concern accusations of monopolization of the operating systems market. As it turned out, the corporation sponsored bin Laden. Microsoft is not the only company blamed for financing terrorists, even popular PC producer Compaq sponsored terrorists as well. It is clear that both companies didn't even suspect that money transferred to the charitable organization Benevolence International Foundation is spent on training of al-Qaeda terrorists. The companies transferred not very large sums of money, Microsoft's transfer made up 20 thousand dollars. But as is known, many hands make light work.