<< Just as you don't allow children to view pornography, you don't allow soldiers to view a modern day Tokyo Roses.
In a democracy, you should be able to read whatever you want, whether it agrees with government rhetoric or not. Where is the harm in reading both sides of an issue or debate? What is there to hide? The analogy with children and pornography is not relevant. Children are not allowed to view pornography in any form, including the internet. This is legislated in law. There is no law, however, stating that an adult cannot read about a particular issue or debate. Denying an adult the ability to read about issues that are freely available is tantamount to a dictatorship. Preventing someone from doing something which is not legislated against in law is a denial of freedom and is therefore illegal and undemocratic. You'd be the first to criticise a Democratic leader for doing this, and you know it. Regards Dominic Burford BSc (Hons) MBCS CITP | Senior Software Engineer | Pegasus | t: +44 1536 495000 | d: +44 1536 495074 | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.pegasus.co.uk -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: 26 October 2006 04:43 To: ProFox Email List Subject: Re: [OT] Military blocking opinion websites Yes, there is filter software that filters out many things. I don't know if this is decided on at a top level, or whether it is done at a local level. I makes sense that the US Military would not want subversive and traitorous sites to be available to any soldier. It is a security risk, plain and simple. Just as you don't allow children to view pornography, you don't allow soldiers to view a modern day Tokyo Roses. --- Ed Leafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Oct 25, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Michael Oke, II wrote: > > > and we are to believe that the posting is real > because? ... > > And your evidence that it *isn't* real is....? > > Military censorship has been noted several times by list members who > cannot access links because their browsers are blocked. Perhaps they > could verify the veracity of these claims (assuming, of course, that > they are able to read the article in question). > > -- Ed Leafe > -- http://leafe.com > -- http://dabodev.com > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions > of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This > statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too > stupid to see the obvious. > Right Wing Gear http://www.cafepress.com/rightwingmike _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Pegasus Software Limited is an Infor company. This e-mail is from Pegasus Software Limited. The e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom it is addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error you must not copy, distribute or take any action in reliance on it. Please notify the sender by e-mail or telephone. Pegasus Software Limited utilises an anti-virus system and therefore any files sent via e-mail will have been checked for known viruses. You are however advised to run your own virus check before opening any attachments received as Pegasus Software Limited will not in any event accept any liability whatsoever once an e-mail and/or any attachment is received. This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
