History of the First Internet

U96 writes "Ever since the Gore claim to have "invented" the internet, its history has been the subject of misinformation and ridicule. The Institue of Internet History contains an accurate, in-depth examination of the early industrial origins of the internet. An interesting read..."

Comments

Re:Speaking of misinformation...

[gad_zuki!]

Wow, Americans must be politically astute people to nitpick over the phrasing of a failed presidential candidate!

Please explain some of the following also:

How the United States should react if Iraq acquired WMD. "The first line of defense...should be a clear and classical statement of deterrence--if they do acquire WMD, their weapons will be unusable because any attempt to use them will bring national obliteration." Condoleeza Rice, US National Security Advisor
January/February 2000 issue of Foreign Affairs
2/1/2000
We are greatly concerned about any possible linkup between terrorists and regimes that have or seek weapons of mass destruction...In the case of Saddam Hussein, we've got a dictator who is clearly pursuing and already possesses some of these weapons.. A regime that hates America and everything we stand for must never be permitted to threaten America with weapons of mass destruction. Dick Cheney, Vice President
Detroit, Fund-Raiser
6/20/2002
Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. Dick Cheney, Vice President
Speech to VFW National Convention
8/26/2002
There is already a mountain of evidence that Saddam Hussein is gathering weapons for the purpose of using them. And adding additional information is like adding a foot to Mount Everest. Ari Fleischer, Press Secretary
Response to Question From Press
9/6/2002
We don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud Condoleeza Rice, US National Security Advisor
CNN Late Edition
9/8/2002
Right now, Iraq is expanding and improving facilities that were used for the production of biological weapons. George W. Bush, President
Speech to UN General Assembly
9/12/2002
Iraq has stockpiled biological and chemical weapons, and is rebuilding the facilities used to make more of those weapons. We have sources that tell us that Saddam Hussein recently authorized Iraqi field commanders to use chemical weapons -- the very weapons the dictator tells us he does not have George W. Bush, President
Radio Address
10/5/2002
The Iraqi regime . . . possesses and produces chemical and biological weapons. It is seeking nuclear weapons. We know that the regime has produced thousands of tons of chemical agents, including mustard gas, sarin nerve gas, VX nerve gas. George W. Bush, President
Cincinnati, Ohio Speech
10/7/2002
And surveillance photos reveal that the regime is rebuilding facilities that it had used to produce chemical and biological weapons. George W. Bush, President
Cincinnati, Ohio Speech
10/7/2002

Thanks for your time patriot! Because people are dying in Iraq and I want to know why.

Re:Why? Ummm....

[gad_zuki!]

And which one of these guys started a "pre-emptive" war based on this "intelligence." None of them. The blood is on the hands of Bush and the neocons.

Thanks for pointing out that that the two party system is pretty shitty here in the US, though.

Re:Doesn't matter who 'created' it.

[FuzzyBad-Mofo]

Saying the smirking chimp was re-elected is inaccurate, since his first presidency was determined by the Supreme Court.

/nitpick

Re:wow, irony

[nomadic]

So let me get this straight: We can make fun of all the misspeaking that Dubya does, but we can't mock Gore for saying "I took the initiative in creating the Internet."?

I was criticizing the context. It would be like if someone criticized Dubya's way of talking, but they did it in a grammatically mangled sentence (and in this hypothetical situation they weren't being ironic).

Re:One internet? That's nothing!

[grytpype]

And when is Duhbya going to find all those stockpiles of nerve gas, anthrax, smallpox, and nuclear weapons in Iraq? You know, the ones that made us invade in such a farking hurry?

When Duhbya lies, people die.

But that's OK because he loves Jeebus real hard.

Re:Feel free to mark this as Redundant -- as long

[qadmon]

"that he took a lead role in the creation of the Internet -- which he did,"

Well one notes that Gore constantly re-invents himself daily if not overnite, during dream-walkabouts,during the middle of a debate, whenever he smokes a joint, after lunch, .....

So why couldn't he have invented the net then?

'So always remember the union label'....yar yar

Re:One internet? That's nothing!

[tsm_sf]

Because it was totally apparent bush fucked up in that statement. Pluralizing it would have been correct had he known what he was talking about.

Come on, we have a dumb-ass mini-mussolini running the country and you're wondering why people make fun of him?