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From: mentat@walt.cc.utexas.edu (Robert Dorsett)
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Subject: The Thought Police
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Date: 17 Mar 89 00:46:31 GMT
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In article <1596@csd4.milw.wisc.edu> roberts@csd4.milw.wisc.edu (Timothy P. P. Roberts) writes:
>	I am not a hater of Soviets nor Communist Chinese but I do Believe in
>discipline and state secrets.  While in the Marine Corps, I was based on a 
>military station with plenty of "secrets" as my everyday surroundings.  I am
>now a student of astrophysics and a little disgusted by SDI research.  However,
>I do Not and will never reveal information to public access that (while hurting
>SDI) would reveal secrets or just little known facts that any fool could tell 
>were damaging to U.S. Security.
>	Think twice if you were ground crew or involved with the SR-71 program
>before you set us straight about our whimsicle rumors.

Considering how meaningless "security" and technology restrictions are these
days (i.e., public-knowledge except the public shouldn't know about them),
I have no problem with people commenting half-remembered experiences.  More
to the point, I'd be surprised if the "opposition" didn't know all about a 25-
year-old airplane.




> Don't throw away your secret status by foolishly blabbing on the network.

I think we're mostly adults here.  I would be surprised if people working on 
the SR-71 did not have to sign a contract, providing for mucho penalties for
security violations.  Let the individuals make up their own minds on what
to post.  If they break the law, well--that's their own problem.  We don't
need someone to set us straight on what's "correct" to talk about.







Robert \
Dorsett, who's never had a security clearance, and hopes never to have one. :-)
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