by Bliar » Tue Nov 01, 2011 2:25 pm
Guest wrote:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8862335/David-Cameron-wanted-internet-blackout-during-riots.html
David Cameron wanted to shut down internet services during the riots this summer, it has emerged, but the Foreign Secretary cautioned a blackout would be seized on by countries such as China and Syria as evidence of British hypocrisy on free speech.
William Hague issued the warning against silencing Facebook, Twitter and the BlackBerry network at a meeting of COBRA, the government's crisis response committee, on 9 August, after vandalism and looting had spread across London to Birmingham, Manchester and elsewhere.
Two days later Mr Cameron nevertheless gave a speech in the Commons in which he said the government was “working with the police, the intelligence services and industry to look at whether it would be right to stop people communicating via these websites and services".
According to John Kampfner, the chief executive of the free speech lobby group Index on Censorship Mr Cameron was keen to impose restrictions as the crisis deepened and public concern grew.
But sources said that Mr Hague opposed shutting down internet services at the COBRA meeting, despite widespread claims they were being used to encourage and organise disturbances. He said it would undermine pressure on repressive regimes to allow access to political web content and reduce their spying on citizens.
The Foreign Secretary's fears quickly proved justified. The state-run Chinese news agency, Xinhau, published an editorial during the week of the riots charging the British with hypocrisy.
And here's a real thigh slapper.
Memo extracts
President Bush to Tony Blair: "The US was thinking of flying U2 reconnaissance aircraft with fighter cover over Iraq, painted in UN colours. If Saddam fired on them, he would be in breach"
Bush: "It was also possible that a defector could be brought out who would give a public presentation about Saddam's WMD, and there was also a small possibility that Saddam would be assassinated."
Blair: "A second Security Council Resolution resolution would provide an insurance policy against the unexpected and international cover, including with the Arabs."
Bush: "The US would put its full weight behind efforts to get another resolution and would 'twist arms' and 'even threaten'. But he had to say that if ultimately we failed, military action would follow anyway.''
Blair responds that he is: "solidly with the President and ready to do whatever it took to disarm Saddam."
Bush told Blair he: "thought it unlikely that there would be internecine warfare between the different religious and ethnic groups." [Channel 4 News]
Just make it up as you go along and provide substantial lies and arm twisting and you will make a case for anything when so many thick fools believe everything Liebour says.
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/WMDlies.html
[quote="Guest"]http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/news/8862335/David-Cameron-wanted-internet-blackout-during-riots.html
David Cameron wanted to shut down internet services during the riots this summer, it has emerged, but the Foreign Secretary cautioned a blackout would be seized on by countries such as China and Syria as evidence of British hypocrisy on free speech.
:pmsl: :pmsl: :pmsl: :pmsl: :pmsl: :pmsl:
William Hague issued the warning against silencing Facebook, Twitter and the BlackBerry network at a meeting of COBRA, the government's crisis response committee, on 9 August, after vandalism and looting had spread across London to Birmingham, Manchester and elsewhere.
Two days later Mr Cameron nevertheless gave a speech in the Commons in which he said the government was “working with the police, the intelligence services and industry to look at whether it would be right to stop people communicating via these websites and services".
According to John Kampfner, the chief executive of the free speech lobby group Index on Censorship Mr Cameron was keen to impose restrictions as the crisis deepened and public concern grew.
But sources said that Mr Hague opposed shutting down internet services at the COBRA meeting, despite widespread claims they were being used to encourage and organise disturbances. He said it would undermine pressure on repressive regimes to allow access to political web content and reduce their spying on citizens.
The Foreign Secretary's fears quickly proved justified. The state-run Chinese news agency, Xinhau, published an editorial during the week of the riots charging the British with hypocrisy. :pmsl: :pmsl: :pmsl: :pmsl:[/quote]
And here's a real thigh slapper. :pmsl:
Memo extracts
President Bush to Tony Blair: "The US was thinking of flying U2 reconnaissance aircraft with fighter cover over Iraq, painted in UN colours. If Saddam fired on them, he would be in breach"
Bush: "It was also possible that a defector could be brought out who would give a public presentation about Saddam's WMD, and there was also a small possibility that Saddam would be assassinated."
Blair: "A second Security Council Resolution resolution would provide an insurance policy against the unexpected and international cover, including with the Arabs."
Bush: "The US would put its full weight behind efforts to get another resolution and would 'twist arms' and 'even threaten'. But he had to say that if ultimately we failed, military action would follow anyway.''
Blair responds that he is: "solidly with the President and ready to do whatever it took to disarm Saddam."
Bush told Blair he: "thought it unlikely that there would be internecine warfare between the different religious and ethnic groups." [Channel 4 News]
Just make it up as you go along and provide substantial lies and arm twisting and you will make a case for anything when so many thick fools believe everything Liebour says. :pmsl:
http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/WMDlies.html :thumbsup: