Someone who's had dealings with the NSA and State over these issues saw some memos, but was not allowed to make copies of them, which indicated that State's lawyer's were very concerned that an ITAR case involving software *not* ever reach the courts, because they felt the government's case was very weak and that a probable loss would be a serious setback in other areas.
Is there any chance that these memos would be subject to release under the FOIA?
- Bill
I have no idea. I can provide the name of my source to someone who wants to pursue it further (seriously pursue it, the way John Gilmore and Lee Tien have pursued their FOIAs) and my source can say where he was allowed to view the docs but not make copies. That might provide clues. --Tim May -- .......................................................................... Timothy C. May | Crypto Anarchy: encryption, digital money, tcmay@netcom.com | anonymous networks, digital pseudonyms, zero 408-688-5409 | knowledge, reputations, information markets, W.A.S.T.E.: Aptos, CA | black markets, collapse of governments. Higher Power: 2^859433 | Public Key: PGP and MailSafe available. "National borders are just speed bumps on the information superhighway."