Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Wish I could see it. Cheers Jayanand On 4/6/07, Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> wrote: > > The week of April 15, US Public Television will broadcast what they call > "A Major Public Television Event". > > Its website is here: > > http://www.pbs.org/weta/crossroads/ > > This will be six days of documentaries, 2 hours each evening, with titles > like "The men and ideas behind al Qaeda" and "The case for war: in defense > of freedom". > > On Friday April 20 at 9pm (coastal times), there is a 1-hour show titled > "Security vs Liberty: the other war". It was produced by ABC News on > contract for PBS. It explores the clampdown on freedom in the name of > security, including the Patriot Act, warrantless wiretapping, and so on. > The > web page for that segment is here: > > http://www.pbs.org/weta/crossroads/about/show_security_vs_liberty.html > > I was extensively interviewed for this film, and the producers tell me > that even though my name does not appear in the outline of the show, there > are several minutes of conversation with me on the topic of the National > Security Agency's wiretaps of the AT&T facility in San Francisco. It seems > that I am nearly the only person who has seen this setup, who understands > the technology, and who wasn't going to get fired for talking to ABC News > about it. > > "If the war against terror is truly the long struggle our > leaders say it will be, then so too will be the struggle > to set the right balance between security and liberty. This > program provides compelling human stories as well as > valuable information that will help Americans better come > to grips with the difficult choices we face." > -- from the show's promo material > > I'm not sure I have the fortitude to watch 12 hours of public television > in one week, but I know I'll watch the Friday Night segment. I hope that in > the final edit I don't make a fool of myself. > > Brian Reid > LUG Saloonkeeper and novice photographer > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >