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Cuba, Iran lash out at Internet freedom
Persian Journal ^ | Nov 18, 2005 | CNET News.com

Posted on 11/18/2005 11:18:20 AM PST by F14 Pilot

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To: princess leah

"How old is that old commie?"

Not old enough. He is suffering with I believe Parkinson's disease. I'm sure he's got plenty of programmed drones to take over for mother Cuba once he is dead. Sad for once was a beautiful island country.


21 posted on 11/18/2005 11:37:33 AM PST by poobear (Imagine a world of liberal silence!)
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To: F14 Pilot

Too often, the Internet is used for the "propagation of falsehoods," said Mohammad Soleymani, Iran's minister of communication and information technology.

"Soleymani called for the elimination of the California-based Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)--which approves new top-level domain names--in favor of United Nations control.

"Changing the current Internet governance to a participatory, legitimate and accountable system under an international authority is imperative," he said. "

What is a polite way to tell this guy to go sc**w himself?


22 posted on 11/18/2005 11:37:38 AM PST by WmCraven_Wk
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To: F14 Pilot

the rest of the world should pull the plug on places like this


23 posted on 11/18/2005 11:37:44 AM PST by injin
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To: poobear

Good web site!

http://www.therealcuba.com/index.htm


24 posted on 11/18/2005 11:38:33 AM PST by F14 Pilot (I hate CNN!)
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To: F14 Pilot
Too often, the Internet is used for the "propagation of falsehoods," said Mohammad Soleymani, Iran's minister of communication and information technology.

What's the matter - he doesn't like competition?

25 posted on 11/18/2005 11:39:08 AM PST by Steve0113 (Stay to the far right to get by.)
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To: EQAndyBuzz
As long as we can say "Communism is a dead ideology" and and "Castro is a rat fink", then there is too much freedom of speech. Any way who needs the Internet when we have NBC, CBS, ABC< and The New York Times.
26 posted on 11/18/2005 11:44:36 AM PST by oyez (Appeasement is death!)
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To: taxed2death

"What the hell does THAT mean?"

It means free speech REALLY messes up their plans. LOL! Control is a whole lot easier without it.


27 posted on 11/18/2005 11:45:49 AM PST by commonasdirt (Reading DU so you won't hafta)
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To: WmCraven_Wk
What is a polite way to tell this guy to go sc**w himself?

Who cares? I say the people who invented, built and maintain the Internet (Americans mostly) should just tell Soleymani, "F**K OFF!" Why sugar-coat it?

28 posted on 11/18/2005 11:46:58 AM PST by RebelBanker (If you can't do something smart, do something right.)
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To: taxed2death
"Too much free speech"?

What the he!! does THAT mean?

If they would just call is Sedition, we'd understand.

29 posted on 11/18/2005 11:48:02 AM PST by Doe Eyes
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To: F14 Pilot

Can't those tyrants control it in their own country? Doesn't China control theirs?


30 posted on 11/18/2005 11:49:43 AM PST by shield (The Greatest Scientific Discoveries of the Century Reveal God!!!! by Dr. H. Ross, Astrophysicist)
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To: F14 Pilot

Thanks, it was a gift from another FReeper. Spread it out there BEFORE these tyrants get their wish.

I have several others bookmarked. Gotta run for now, I'll send later.


31 posted on 11/18/2005 11:50:10 AM PST by poobear (Imagine a world of liberal silence!)
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To: taxed2death
Buy a prayer rug...face east
32 posted on 11/18/2005 11:53:08 AM PST by pointsal
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To: F14 Pilot

I wonder if Mugabe will do as well with the internet as he did with the farms that he took from the white farmers in Zimbabwe?


33 posted on 11/18/2005 11:55:39 AM PST by Fred911
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To: WmCraven_Wk

"Seems to me I heard that Hillary has already broached this subject. Imagine, Hillary and Mugabe in agreement on speech issues."

Anybody got the piece where Hillary wants to control the internet? Would love to see it.


34 posted on 11/18/2005 11:58:26 AM PST by CATravelAgent (Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.)
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To: July 4th; F14 Pilot; aculeus; Billthedrill; Tijeras_Slim; Petronski; hellinahandcart; ...
"Fidel Castro, the unflinching promoter of the use of new technologies . . ."

Can you possibly doubt it? One cutting-edge example,

Castro to Distribute Pressure Cookers

35 posted on 11/18/2005 12:01:15 PM PST by dighton
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To: F14 Pilot
Cuba, Iran and African governments lashed out at the U.S. government this week, charging that the Internet permits too much free speech and that the way it is managed must be reformed immediately.

Here's a pretty simple solution:


36 posted on 11/18/2005 12:01:56 PM PST by Recovering Hermit
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To: CATravelAgent

"Anybody got the piece where Hillary wants to control the internet? Would love to see it."

"Hillary's Secret War."

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45138


37 posted on 11/18/2005 12:03:20 PM PST by WmCraven_Wk
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To: F14 Pilot

Good.

Having Castro and Mugabe as spokesmen for the opposition sorta puts them in perspective, doesn't it?

Those two are too stupid to cloak their real intentions - putting an end to free speech.
They need to take lessons from Messrs. McCain and Fiengold.


38 posted on 11/18/2005 12:13:53 PM PST by Redbob
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To: F14 Pilot; Jersey Republican Biker Chick; najida; PaulaB; EX52D; teenyelliott; peacebaby; Millee; ..
Cuba, Iran and African governments lashed out at the U.S. government this week, charging that the Internet permits too much free speech and that the way it is managed must be reformed immediately.

Why does this strike me as hilarious!!!

TOO MUCH FREE SPEECH!!!

LOL!!!

And one tyrant said to the other, "The Americans are too happy! They laugh too much and say what they want. There is too much freedom."

39 posted on 11/18/2005 4:57:51 PM PST by Dashing Dasher (My Thanksgiving Turkey beat up France.)
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To: F14 Pilot

Bush should tell them to shove their concerns up their collective @$$3$


40 posted on 11/18/2005 5:25:30 PM PST by sagar
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