[46993] in Cypherpunks
Re: Zimmermann case is dropped.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (hallam@w3.org)
Thu Jan 11 19:44:10 1996
To: sameer <sameer@c2.org>, cypherpunks@toad.com
Cc: hallam@w3.org
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 11 Jan 96 15:29:11 PST."
<199601112329.PAA15617@infinity.c2.org>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 96 19:29:22 -0500
From: hallam@w3.org
> We've made no progress. Phil has lots lots of time and gained
>lots of grey hairs, and everyone who donated to his defense fund lost
>money.
No progress? At least Phil is not going off on a trip to Alcatraz to
make small ones out of big ones. Thats a big plus in many peoples books.
One of the most overdue reforms of the US government is the renaming of
the FBI building to remove the name of J Edgar Hoover. The abuse of power
under his administration of the FBI continues to poison the US polity
by providing clear proof to many citizens that their government cannot be
trusted. While the abuses of Hoover continue to be commemerated in this
fashion there can be little public confidence in any claims of reform.
> The US can still harass people if they want, and make their
>life hell.
Not just the US government. There are many crooks out there who have attempted
or are attempting worse. At least with the government there are means to
bring it to heel eventually.
Phill
