Censorship!

Here's some info on censorship. tedstrong.com opposes censorship vehemently. But it appears the White House and Mr Bush are fighting for censorship. Check out what I saw on Reuters:

Science Body Objects to Information Lock-Down

WASHINGTON - Since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the White House and federal agencies quietly have asked researchers to remove or block access to information that once was freely shared. Some of this may be necessary, but the government has acted unilaterally and often against its own rules, the presidents of the National Academies of Science said.

The U.S. government's top independent advisers on issues relating to science, medicine and engineering objected on Friday to moves by the Bush administration to close access to scientific information, especially on the Internet.

"Restrictions are clearly needed to safeguard strategic secrets; but openness also is needed to accelerate the progress of technical knowledge and enhance the nation's understanding of potential threats," National Academy of Sciences President Bruce Alberts, National Academy of Engineering President William Wulf and Institute of Medicine President Harvey Fineberg wrote in an open letter...

-- Reuters, Oct 18 2002 10:59PM