William X. Walsh wrote:
>
> Tuesday, August 24, 1999, 3:35:05 AM, Michael Sondow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > The following Ministerial Media Release is available at:
>
> > http://www.dcita.gov.au/cgi-bin/trap.pl?path=4226
>
> > ACLU president insults Australia
> > The President of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Nadine
> > Strossen,
> > yesterday described Australia as a "global village idiot" because it
> > has
> > tried to protect children from illegal material on the internet.
>
> > Terry O'Connor, Minister's office
>
> Always nice to see them taking comments and twisting them like this
> :)
Yes, they don't seem to realize the respect accorded the ACLU and
that, by attempting to demean it, they are just hurting themselves.
I thought "global village idiot" was a particularly apt phrase,
didn't you?
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