Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Lawnorder? - -- Jim - http://www.hemenway.com Slobodan Dimitrov wrote: > > I think we should have a homeland security home guard, with properly > appointed uniforms. Kinda like the Greens in Germany. Ouch, damn that > knee jerk! > We could have block captains, monthly meetings, those kinds of things. > We have the infrastructure in place like home owners associations, > fraternal orders, AARP, you name it could be retooled. The D.A.R.E. > program could be expanded to oversight on the neighbors, not just one's family. > Ach du liebe! One can only dream for the return of order! > Slobodan Dimitrov > > bdcolen wrote: > > > > THIS is REAL - and it should scare the s*%t out of every American - > > liberal, conservative, libertarian or vegetarian - who has the least > > interest in seeing the things America stands for preserved and > > protected. If THIS is enacted, al-Quaida will have won: > > http://www.public-i.org/dtaweb/report.asp?ReportID=502&L1=10&L2=10&L3= > > > > B. D. > > > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Kit > > McChesney | acmefoto > > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 5:21 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Does this mean we can't talk about Leicas????? > > > > Oh, we know THIS one isn't real, Jim, but the OTHER one, surely is (from > > the Center for Public Integrity!). Unfortunately, it's an > > all-too-real-sounding parody (of course, that is the nature of parody!). > > > > Take a look at the following, the report on Homeland Security: > > > > www.public-i.org > > > > KM > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Jim > > Hemenway > > Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 2:48 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Does this mean we can't talk about Leicas????? > > > > 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 > > > > -- > > 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