-Caveat Lector- no, not mine, but Hitler's, can be read at: http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,32835,00.html where we get an update on the attempt by the state of Bavaria in Germany (led by the Simon Wiesenthal Center) to ban Internet sales of "Mein Kampf" to Germany. So far, amazon.com has responded by refusing Nov. 17 to sell the book to anyone outside the U.S. (according to this article), while BarnesAndNoble.com has stated it will not comply unless it is furnished a list of all books that are banned. A German Justice Ministry spokesman stated: "Until they get this list, they said they can't do anything, and that's of course wrong. In Germany it's not allowed to sell hate literature, literature of the Nazis. They have to decide on their own. They don't need a list. Of course there is no such list. Newer books are I think more dangerous than Mein Kampf by Hitler. We don't want to have this literature in everybody's hands. So it has to be forbidden." (The spokesman went on to say that it is not the book itself that is forbidden, but the distributing it to just anyone that is forbidden--apparently a bookseller can decide to sell it to a serious student, for example--and that is why Internet distribution is considered so dangerous.) On the other hand, the author of the article points out: "Hitler was the one who believed in suppressing ideas. One of the earliest and most chilling indications of that were the infamous book burnings on 10 May 1933. Could Hitler have had such an easy time consolidating his power had the free dispersal of information not been suppressed?" At least it appears that, unlike the Compuserve case in Germany, nobody is threatened with jail for distributing something on the Internet this time. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance�not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
