IP: U.S. State Dept. on Internet Embargo

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

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> Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 16:33:34 -0400
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> From: Ari Schwartz <ari () cdt org>
> Subject: Fwd: U.S. State Dept. on Internet Embargo
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> > ¶   RUBIN: It is no longer going to be muddy when I'm finished with you.
> > ¶   QUESTION: Good. Good. And I may have a follow up depending on what your
> > answer is.
> > ¶   RUBIN: We are aware of press reports that the executive order passed two
> > weeks ago limits Internet access to the population of the Federal Republic
> > of Yugoslavia, and there is no truth to allegations that we are attempting
> > to cut off the flow of information to Serbia.
> > ¶   While the executive order proscribes commerce with the Federal Republic
> > of Yugoslavia -- that is proscribes -- in a range of areas, information and
> > access to information are exempted from such sanctions. In fact, full and
> > open access to the Internet can only help the Serbian people know the ugly
> > truth about the atrocities and crimes against humanity being perpetrated in
> > Kosovo by the Milosevic regime.
> > ¶   The Serbian people deserve to access independent and objective
> > information, whether by the Internet or other media. We encourage the people
> > of Serbia to use the Internet and other open media to challenge the
> > misinformation they are receiving from the Milosevic press within the
> > Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
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> Ari Schwartz
> Policy Analyst
> Center for Democracy and Technology
> 1634 Eye Street NW, Suite 1100
> Washington, DC 20006
> 202 637 9800
> fax 202 637 0968
> ari () cdt org
> http://www.cdt.org
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