Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]ditto! Ed El 06/04/2007, a las 02:52, Jayanand Govindaraj escribi?: > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >