Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 19th Oct 2005 11:36 UTC
Internet & Networking A new resolution introduced in the US Senate offers political backing to the Bush administration by slamming a United Nations effort to exert more influence over the Internet. At the heart of this international political spat is the unique influence that the US federal government enjoys over Internet addresses and the master database of top-level domain names - a legacy of the Internet's origins years ago. The Bush administration recently raised objections to the proposed addition of .xxx as a red-light district for pornographers, for instance, a veto power that no other government is able to wield.
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i like how you have declared them innocent from the comfort of your computer. impressive.

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2005-10-11

I'm not : the US army dropped the charge. Go and try to read and learn.

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i like how you have declared them innocent from the comfort of your computer. impressive.
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I like how you pass off sending innocent people to jail and torture from the comfort of your computer

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innoent people are not captured in combat out of unform.

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