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Former CIA Head Calls for Limiting Access to the Internet
GMill writes "Former CIA head George Tenet has called for limiting access to the internet to only those who take security seriously and that the industry should 'lead the way' in restricting access. Somehow I don't think that this is a call to ban Microsoft products from the internet. What exactly does he want?"
The only problem W and his motely crew had with the Taliban was that it was the wrong religion and OSB was hiding there. Otherwise, we would never have taken them down and they'd be fast friends. Look at all the police states the US has such good relations with. I think there should be a constitutional admendment that the US government, US corporations, and US citizens are not allowed to have trade or diplomatic relations with countries not recognized as having a freely elected governing body running their country, nor allow products produced in those countries to be imported. The irony is that the US would have had to cut itself off from 2000-2004.
Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves.
Truly, truly, sad.
What more can one say when people (mods) are so brainwashed and misinformed.
You are being MICROattacked, from various angles, in a SOFT manner.
The US government is not paranoid about terrorism (though many citizens are, especially in the Red States). Terrorism is just a smokescreen. A boogyman that lets the government do as it pleases. A monster in the closet to be whipped out everytime the populace decides to get uppity or question the actions or motivations of those in charge.
I didn't state that the US Government was paranoid about it. I said that the United States was.
If only you had read one more paragraph before posting:
Terrorism is another scare tactic phase in our history where money is diverted to pay for unnecessary applications (both military and civilian) to protect us against a threat that we have no way to stay ahead of.
It's really amusing how many posts there are along the lines of "this just goes to show how evil Bush's apointees are!" Never mind the fact that George Tenet became CIA director 7/11/97 under President Clinton...
Yes, and Iraq was simply a paradise in the days of Saddam... free elections all the time, people could vote for whoever they wanted, and they could speak their minds openly. Saddam invited a lot of open debate and never even criticized, much less tortured, those who happened to disagree with him. Iraq was a model state for civil liberties. And Saddam's economic reforms were lauded by the people and made Iraq a truly prosperous, peaceful country. Tragic what we've done to it.
Though perhaps not practical, it would be neat to see a "driver's license" for the internet. Done "correctly", it could still be anonymous (which may be asking for the impossible if gov'ts are invovled).