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23 Oct 2002 @ 20:36, by Sandi Hunter
SECURITY: BLANK IT
In the name of keeping sensitive information out of the hands of
terrorists, the Bush administration has restricted access to a broad
range of scientific research -- removing Internet links, deleting
information from websites, and even requiring federal librarians to
destroy a CD-ROM about public water supplies. The information
lockdown is making it tough for scientists to get their work done and
for the public to keep an eye on government goings-on; for example,
researchers at the University of Michigan lost access to a U.S. EPA
database that was crucial to their three-year study of
hazardous-waste facilities. Environmental organizations are dismayed
by the limited, expensive, or nonexistent access -- as are the
National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and
National Institute of Medicine. The heads of the three independent
academies sent a letter to President Bush Friday criticizing his
administration's creation of an ill-defined category of "sensitive
but unclassified" research that has been used to withdraw thousands
of reports and papers from the public eye.
straight to the source: CNN.com, Associated Press, 15 Oct 2002
straight to the source: New York Times, William J. Broad, 19 Oct 2002
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Category: News
2 comments
21 Nov 2002 @ 11:37 by sharie : Access denied
Call me suspicious, but I think access was shut down so people can't share info and figure out what these billionaires are up to.
24 Nov 2002 @ 00:39 by spiritseek : Warning
alarm going off in my head here. Looks like we will see more of this coming.
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