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Re: [Fwd: [IP] Feds: VoIP a potential haven for terrorists]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nils Ketelsen)
Mon Jun 21 09:04:46 2004
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:03:50 -0400
From: Nils Ketelsen <nils.ketelsen@kuehne-nagel.com>
To: nanog <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <40D2EB8E.5020904@outblaze.com>; from suresh@outblaze.com on Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 06:48:06PM +0530
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
On Fri, Jun 18, 2004 at 06:48:06PM +0530, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> WASHINGTON--The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday lashed out at
> Internet telephony, saying the fast-growing technology could foster
> "drug trafficking, organized crime and terrorism."
"But the change is real. I don't think anybody would argue now
that the Internet isn't becoming a major factor in our lives. However,
it's very new to us. Newsreaders still feel it is worth a special and
rather worrying mention if, for instance, a crime was planned by people
over the Internet. They don't bother to mention when criminals use the
telephone or the M4, or discuss their dastardly plans "over a cup of tea",
though each of these was new and controversial in their day."
--- Douglas Adams, 1999
--- complete Article at http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html
