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From: lvc@cbnews.ATT.COM (Lawrence V. Cipriani)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: I'm pro Russian
Keywords: Soviet, UUCP network
Message-ID: <2326@cbnews.ATT.COM>
Date: 25 Nov 88 18:19:41 GMT
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Reply-To: lvc@cbnews.ATT.COM (Lawrence V. Cipriani)
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but I'm anti Soviet!

Also, it is the GRU, the Soviet Military Intelligence, not the KGB,
that primarily spies on the West.  The KGB primarily spies on citizens
of the Soviet Empire.

So who exactly is going to be reading USENET in the Soviet Union.  Joe
Dissident?  Or a member in good standing of the Communist Party?  Who
do you think is allowed to have a ham radio in the Soviet Union?  Only
someone who is ideologically correct, that's who.

Still, the exchange from a USENET feed to the SU would be an interesting
experiment.  I'm sure they would like to participate in discussions with
immigrants (i.e. escapees) from the SU in talk.politics.soviet.

Why make it easier for Soviets to have access to technical information
or assistance?  How will a USENET connection enhance freedom in the SU?
I'm not being facecious, these questions deserve some attention.

-- 
Larry Cipriani, AT&T Network Systems, Columbus OH,
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