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Subject: Re: [Leica] Does this mean we can't talk about Leicas?????
From: Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@pacbell.net>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2003 10:52:28 -0800
References: <NDEIJCBGJPIEPDFEENCMEEAOCIAA.kitmc@acmefoto.com>

Kit

Looks like it to me.

Jerry (Brass) Lehrer

Kit McChesney | Acmefoto wrote:

> Surely this is reprinted from The Onion? ;-)
>
> K.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Kelly
> Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 11:27 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: [Leica] Does this mean we can't talk about Leicas?????
>
>  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.
>
> 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."
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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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