Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/12

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Subject: [Leica] Does this mean we can't talk about Leicas?????
From: Kelly <j2kelly3@swbell.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 12:27:01 -0600

 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/ 
  


 



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