On Mon, 17 Nov 1997, Joichi Ito wrote:
issue and gave them the recommendation. It is likely that some pressure from the US government is being put on Japanese ministries such as MITI,
Some pressure? A simple little phone call is all it took, for Japan INC, to knuckle down to the NSA.
necessary to write off all Japanese as stooges. Also, I disagree that there is "no apparent prospects for them _ever_ becoming available." This is not
Japan INC, won't make those chips, untill either: 1: the NSA tells them to go ahead and make the or 2: Japan thinks it is ready to declare war on the US, again, and needs those chips for military conquest. I vote for option 2 happening far sooner than option 1. Just how soon do you think Japan will be willing to declare war against the US, with a hope of winning it? xan jonathon grafolog@netcom.com There are operating systems that were not dreamed up, in Redmond. Some of them even are bug-free.