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Good news - the FAS (Federation of American
Scientists) weapons
files are back this morning (Dec 5) after being
closed on Dec 3.
Perhaps the Christian Science Monitor article on
Monday helped see
together with Internet protests.
Public and press vigilance for freedom issues
is alive and well,
and increasingly alert at this time as
anti-terrorism measures mix
the prudent with over-zealous and potentially
sinister. This seems
to be a kind of active freedom that we have to shout for when it is
threatened - no room
for complacency.
One thing the FAS incident has done is
encourage me to visit their
other sections on secrecy, responsibility
etc. Links from their home
page at http://www.fas.org These are well worth
checking.
The links re DU are mostly back at:
except Chapter 2 on health effects.
The links re smart (guided) weapons systems
are back from the index
This includes links to all the hard
target systems that use advanced
penetrators with the dense metal that the
UK and US governments
still decline to identify and which I suspect
may be, or include depleted
uranium. See GBU-24, 28, 32, 37 and
AGM-86C/D, 154C, 65G etc.
and links in my reports about suspected
use of DU in the Afghan war.
Freedom of the Net is becoming an issue like
freedom of the press.
Freedom with responsibility perhaps. But a
freedom to use and defend.
Thank you FAS. Thank you Internet lists for
supporting them.
Dai Williams, UK
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