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Subject: Re: [Leica] Does this mean we can't talk about Leicas?????
From: Christer Almqvist <chris@almqvist.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 19:45:50 +0100
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Where can we send donations for this screening program? Will spam be 
gone soon too?
Chris


>Department of Homeland Security
>"For a Safe and Secure NationT"
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>Clampdown on Internet Subversives
>- President says "we must stop this evil spread of ideas"
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>  Washington 2/5/03
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>In a far reaching announcement today, President Bush announced that an
>imminent clampdown into the dissemination of subversive and dangerous
>ideas via the Internet.
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>Announcing this new initiative alongside director Tom Ridge, the
>president said: "We must stop this evil spread of ideas. Far too many
>people are being exposed to thoughts and concepts that challenge those
>things this administration stands for. The Internet is clearly an
>example of outmoded liberal ideas gone badly out of control."
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>Director Ridge added: "It is unfair for the federal government to pass
>the burden of this onto tax-payers and citizens. Instead, we are
>proposing that the cost be shared between web site publishers and those
>minority of the population who visit such things. Screening this
>information is expensive and those costs must be passed on."
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>The proposed charges will be in the region of $100 per web page to be
>analysed for content and 10 cents per page viewed by visitors, this
>charge will go towards an upgrade to the Carnivore systems already in
>place. Sites belonging to government agencies are exempt, as are sites
>belong to Fortune 500 companies - Director Ridge said "We can trust
>major corporations to always act in the interests of the United States,
>so we do not propose to screen their content. However, in the current
>climate of terrorist threats we must consider everyone else to be a
>potential subversive".
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>Charges will be levied after 31st March 2003. For any queries or
>comments, please contact our press office.
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>This article is http://www.homelandsecurity.gov@subj.com/dhs/
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