RE: [Leica] Does this mean we can't talk about Leicas?????

[Tim Atherton <tim@KairosPhoto.com>]

Hmmm... that would be funny if it weren't so close tot the truth.

This maybe a salon premium story, but you'll get the gist

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/02/11/patriot_act/index.html

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>  Department of Homeland Security
> "For a Safe and Secure NationT"
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> Clampdown on Internet Subversives 
> - President says "we must stop this evil spread of ideas"
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>  Washington 2/5/03
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> In a far reaching announcement today, President Bush announced that an
> imminent clampdown into the dissemination of subversive and dangerous
> ideas via the Internet. 
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> 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."
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> 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."
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> 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".
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> Charges will be levied after 31st March 2003. For any queries or
> comments, please contact our press office.
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> This article is http://www.homelandsecurity.gov@subj.com/dhs/ 
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