On Tue, 22 Oct 1996, Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM wrote:
A typical ignorant U.S. attitude towards Cuba... I received e-mail from Cuba over the Internet back in 1989. They're not afraid of it. The U.S. is.
Wrong. Both are. -Declan // declan@eff.org // I do not represent the EFF // declan@well.com // June 20, 1996 HAVANA (Reuter) - Cuban authorities have approved access to the Internet and other global information networks but will limit such access according to national interests, official media said Thursday. The ruling Comunist Party newspaper Granma said regulations adopted earlier this month outlined the need for access to Internet and other world information networks, while observing interests such as ``defense and national security.'' The policy of establishing who had access would be defined by Cuba's interests, giving priority to individuals and bodies with most relevance to the country's life and development, the newspaper said. It did not specify who such people might be, but they are likely to come from approved state organizations and academic and research centres. Information divulged from such global networks should be trustworthy and in line with Cuba's ``ethical principles'', Granma said. A committee regulating the policy on global information networks would be drawn from ministries that will include the Interior Ministry, the Justice Ministry and the Armed Forces Ministry, Granma said. [...]