PGP author under fire for terrorist use of crypto

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Mr. May - you have a wonderful sense of humour.  Thanks you for this
mornings laught.  And it made a good point.

regards
joe

On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, Tim May wrote:

> On Friday, September 21, 2001, at 10:12 AM, Matthew Gaylor wrote:
> 
> > Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2001 12:57:18 -0400 (EDT)
> > From: Craig Phillips <craig at benden.net>
> > To: Matthew Gaylor <freematt at coil.com>
> > Subject: PGP author under fire for terrorist use of crypto
> >
> > Matt:
> >
> > Don't know if this is of interest or not.  It appears that Phil 
> > Zimmermann
> > is taking heat directly over the whole crypto - terrorist thing.
> >
> > Details at:
> >
> > <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1234-2001Sep20.html>
> >
> > Regards
> >
> >
> 
> 
> www.blissninnytimes.com/headlines:
> 
> "A descendant of the inventor of the "Venetian blind" window covering 
> has expressed shock, sorrow, and regret for the evil deeds of his 
> great-grandfather. He says he cries every day as he thinks about the 
> misdeed that the curtain industry has made possible.
> 
> Harvey Wimpelbert, heir to the Venetian Blind Company fortune, has 
> apologized to the world for his family's involvement in helping 
> terrorists, pornographers, and other criminals  to "hide behind the 
> curtains my family helped foist upon the world."
> 
> "I support the government's demands that curtains be banned so that the 
> legitimate needs of law enforcement may be met. Everyday I cry for 
> several hours over the horrors that are being committed out of the view 
> of our noble policemen," he sobbed.
> 
> "People who place curtains or blinds over their windows obviously have 
> something to hide," said Homeless Defense   Minister Ridge.
> 

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