another paranoid fantasy and impending preemptive strike by Bubba, or by the NWO? BTW, I really do not care how the NWO is defined --big government serving its own interests works just as well, so forget flaming me on the NWO. please do keep in mind, however, that the CFR has a undue amount of influence in Washington and the CFR is the bastion of established wealth. this is a blatant statement that our government ("of and for the people") has every intention of fully controlling the content of * everything * we see. The five media conglomes already toe the line in the interests of the NWO. What the NWO failed to consider in their plans was the explosion of the net, and * free * information --the inability of the ruling order to control the news, and stifle mass market criticism before it becomes a topic of general discussion. Bubba's mouthpiece uttered the classic incompetent government under attack mentality response to the problem: "...hey, joe criminal uses sophisticated computer encryption to plot his crimes. why must we be subject to criminals? let's ban all communication [we can not control]...." the suggestion that if commerce was permitted secure cryptography, secure servers, and able to develop its own safety net, the incentive would then not be worth the cost of the mob cracking the codes (they would be reduced back to the usual reliance on an inside job which, will be harder and harder with better security) No, but that solution does not serve the purpose of statist governments controlling * everything * personally, I am even more pessimistic than that: America is being destroyed by the actions of our leaders and their puppet-meisters: 1. the rewriting of educational textbooks by grant dependent university professors. 2. the rewrite of history to reflect not only the politically correct views, but to reflect history as the elite wish to see it --even to the point of rewriting quotations of Thomas Jefferson to suit their purpose. 3. the destruction of the means of investment by permitting an "unregulated" economy built on the greed of a elitist "core" of stock brokers who block consumer actions until their own manipulations have set the pace for their own gains. 4. the destruction a solvent government by the debt-based economy of the Federal Reserve Bank which is not even owned by the central government. 5. the destruction of the educational system by reverting to education by the lowest common denominator. how can young adults who graduate from high school with an education which leaves them functionally literate enough to take a driver's license and mathematically skill only well enough to balance a check book be consider "educated, well-informed" citizens? 6. the destruction of any work-incentive by the establishment of a welfare society. the message today is that it is "socially acceptable" to accept the dole; in fact, it is preferable to demeaning oneself with entry-level work. Is it any wonder why the U.S. has dropped below #20 in the educational sweepsteaks of "Western" culture. The result is a population base which is Joe-Six-Pack * at best, * functional to the point of being able to turn on a TV for 18 hours a day --the average viewing time of the American public is now 7.2 hours * per day, * according to one recent report. Another reports states that the average 6 year old today has seen >2,000 murders... is there any question why there is no value on life? bubba is acting with "fear" as his motto. Dole wants to literately wipe out drugs, even to the point of putting a soldier on every street corner. are we down to this? 1935 will go down in history! For the first time a civilized nation has full gun registration! Our streets will be safer, our police more efficient, and the world will follow our lead in the future! --Adolf Hitler 46. The U.S. government declares a ban on the possession, sale, transportation, and transfer of all non-sporting firearms. ...Consider the following statement: I would fire upon U.S. citizens who refuse or resist confiscation of firearms banned by the U.S. government. --The USMC 29 Palms Combat Arms Survey The survey was given to virtually all special combat units of the Marine Corps (including my son), USArmy special units, Navy Seals, &c. depending on which survey, there were 42 to 54 questions; the government told the men that the major giving the "quiz" was doing a master's paper, or some such poppycock. The government's intent is clear, the above is how they intend to enforce it, and either we stop it now, or there will be no stopping it. guns are a part of it since it denies the ability of "We, the people..." to take offensive action against the government with even reasonable _personal_ firepower --never mind the sophistication of the government arsenal. The only thing in the peoples' favour is that guerilla warfare is extremely difficult to deal with. Why has it gone this far? because Joe-Six-Pack will sell all his freedom in return for the promised security. whose is the Judas goat? the captive press. there is no need to subscribe to conspiracy theories --there are enough facts of the table that conspiracies are irrelevant. but, the statement that a "wired world will 'diminish national sovereignty' is absolutely true --governments might just be fully accountable. one of the few things we all share: the utter, corrosive contempt for our elected officials. =------- Forwarded Message Follows from Edupage of 10 Sep ------- =WIRED WORLD WILL "DIMINISH NATIONAL SOVEREIGNTY" =A leading Clinton Administration official on information security and =cryptography matters says that traditional notions of sovereignty, =national security and warfare will be undermined by the year 2020, =when the whole world is "wired" and e-cash is the norm. The result =will be less powerful governments in relation to criminal =organizations such as the Mafia and international drug cartels, says =Michael Nelson, who adds that organized crime members are already =some of the most sophisticated users of computer systems and strong =encryption technology. In addition, computer crackers will pose a =more significant threat. In response, Nelson advocates resolving the =issue of whether unauthorized access of a computer is an "act of =trespass" or an "act of war," and prosecuting the intrusions =accordingly. (BNA Daily Report for Executives 6 Sep 96 A14) = (Courtesy of Edupage)