Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim We all (most of us) knew that, but BD Colen's link was not a spoof. Ask him about it. Jerry Jim Hemenway wrote: > Folks this isn't real > > The server address, www.homelandsecurity.gov@subj.com, makes you think > that it's an official government address, but it's not. In > fact, the www.homelandsecurity.gov section is actually interpreted as a > username at the server subj.com. > > Go to the url: > > http://www.homelandsecurity.gov@subj.com/dhs/ > > Look at the sidebars about F16s for schools program and NSA secret > hideout > > Jim - http://www.hemenway.com > > Kelly wrote: > > > > Department of Homeland Security > > "For a Safe and Secure NationT" > > > > > > > > > > > > Clampdown on Internet Subversives > > - President says "we must stop this evil spread of ideas" > > > > Washington 2/5/03 > > > > > > > > In a far reaching announcement today, President Bush announced that an > > imminent clampdown into the dissemination of subversive and dangerous > > ideas via the Internet. > > > > 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." > > > > 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." > > > > 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". > > > > Charges will be levied after 31st March 2003. For any queries or > > comments, please contact our press office. > > > > This article is http://www.homelandsecurity.gov@subj.com/dhs/ > > > > > > > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html