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Domains Blocked By US Treasury 'Blacklist'
yuna49 writes "Adam Liptak of the New York Times reports today about the plight of a Spanish tour operator whose domain names have been embargoed by his domain name registrar (eNom). They pulled his domains after they discovered the tour operator's name on a US Treasury blacklist. It turns out he packages tours to Cuba largely for European tourists who can legally travel there, unlike Americans. The article cites 'a press release issued in December 2004, almost three years before eNom acted. It said Mr. Marshall's company had helped Americans evade restrictions on travel to Cuba and was "a generator of resources that the Cuban regime uses to oppress its people." It added that American companies must not only stop doing business with the company but also freeze its assets, meaning that eNom did exactly what it was legally required to do.' The only part of the operator's business in the United States is his domain name registration; all other aspects of his business lie outside the United States."
*gets out his eraser and starts removing that "Land Of The Free" line from all the songbooks...*
;)
Sorry, that's also illegal.
j/k
The enemies of Democracy are
Damn you, PATRIOT ACT! Got me every way I turn!
I like to place meaningful quotes in my sig, so people will know that I know what meaningful quotes are.
Bush doesn't have a moustache...
I like to place meaningful quotes in my sig, so people will know that I know what meaningful quotes are.
If the country really were in that state, it would be illegal to point out the hypocrisy of the administration.
or even to use all of those words in the same sentencAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaa
If you can read this, I forgot to post anonymously.
Not in public perhaps but look carefully at some of his interviews and you will see detachable whiskers and a diabolical monocle in the breast pocket of his jacket at all times!
You know, you never see Bush and Castro in the same picture ... like Clark Kent and Superman ...
You know, you never see Cheney and Castro in the same picture ... like ... nah - if Castro pointed a gun at your head and pulled the trigger, drunk or not, you'd be dead ...
You know, you never see Condaleeza Rice and Castro in the same picture ...
have you seen pictures of his wife?
ever wonder why his daughters were always getting drunk?
they know the truth.
i thought once I was found, but it was only a dream.
It's called an embargo, not censorship. And it's what's necessary and just to put pressure on Cuba to stop being a vicious dictatorship and actually respect its citizens' human rights. I'm not being sarcastic.
Move self from chair. Jump up. Set self on chair. Gravity says "no".
PS: In case gravity said "yes", don't worry, lack of atmospheric pressure will say "no".
Prisons? Aren't those a French invention?
I thought we were calling them "Freedom Houses" now.
The enemies of Democracy are
We all know that communism oppresses the upper-class when what is so obviously correct is for the rich to oppress the poor. Like here in the US! Health care for the poor only makes them suffer longer lives...
Damn right!
If all that landmass jumped off a cliff, the chaos caused to the world climate would be horrible. Might as well join them on the crazy ride down that ridiculously huge cliff they've found.
Of course it is a swing state:
I is shaped like a penis...