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Let The Misinformation Begin

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This is comforting.

Feds pull suspicious .gov site
By Declan McCullagh

“WASHINGTON–In a move that raises questions about the security of governmental domains, the Bush administration has pulled the plug on a .gov Web site pending an investigation into the authenticity of the organization that controlled it.”

Powerful New U.S. Intelligence Service (AONN DSI)

I happened to notice your AONN post when researching programs related to highly secret government intelligence operations/ programs and trained government assassins. I did some digging, made some phone calls, conducted some research and discovered some very fascinating facts. AONN under a secret Department of Defense/ Pentagon charter in connection with the Central Intelligence Agency Law Enforcement Group (yes, believe it or not, the CIA has a law enforcement arm/ aspect/ network (even though it is not part of the CIA charter, per se).

cache of AONN.gov

Some Bans Are Bad

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This is what happens when you don’t have a written constitution.

Internet Hate-Speech Ban Called ‘Chilling’
Council of Europe’s Internet restrictions raise uneasy questions about civil rights online.
By Michelle Madigan

“WASHINGTON–As European leaders move to ban Internet hate speech and seek support from the United States, civil liberties groups charge that the proposal would violate free-speech rights.”

GOP Bribing Geeks

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“Vote Republican. It’s easier than thinking”

Support Bush, Win a Mouse Pad
GOP Team Leader site beckons digital lobbyists to churn out mass e-mail for points, prizes.
By Daniel Tynan

“John Pinckney of Muncie, Indiana, thinks President Bush is ‘demonstrating genuine leadership’ in steering the nation’s economy. So do Kyle Klink of Rochester, New York; Stephanie Johnson of Milton, Massachusetts; and Michael Snyder of Merced, California. In the past two weeks, they and three dozen others have published identical letters to media sites, including the Boston Globe and Chicago Tribune–with the help of some online political maneuvering. “

Lame and pathetic. What’s next, a free lobotomy?

Some Bans Are Good

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Internet Tax Ban Efforts Resume
Congress considers several bills barring Net sales taxes, access taxes, and more.
By Kyle Stock

“WASHINGTON–Online shoppers may get a tax break, as members of Congress move to ban taxes on Internet access, taxes on Internet transactions involving several jurisdictions, and discriminatory taxes that treat Internet purchases differently from other types of commerce.”

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U.S. to Collect Data on Travelers

“WASHINGTON – The government wants detailed information about every person who comes to or leaves the country by commercial plane or boat, and for the first time will require U.S. citizens to fill out forms detailing their comings and goings.”

“Rules proposed yesterday by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) seek more information from travelers than under current law and extend the requirements to U.S. citizens and others previously exempted. They also include a system to allow quicker cross-checking databases and matching records of arrivals and departures.”