From: Technotranscendence (neptune@mars.superlink.net)
Date: Sun Feb 16 2003 - 10:28:03 MST
On Sunday, February 16, 2003 11:09 AM Robert J. Bradbury
bradbury@aeiveos.com wrote:
> Journal Editors to Consider U.S. Security in Publishing
> Feb. 16, 2003, by Amy Harmon:
> http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/16/science/16SECR.html?pagewanted=print
>
> "More than 20 leading scientific journals have made
> a pact to censor articles that they believe could
> compromise national security, regardless of their
> scientific merit."
>
> Scary times indeed.
Indeed!
I also agree that the policy is to a large extent counterproductive. It
will hurt beneficial research more than harmful research. I also tend
to think these pretending the genie can be keep in the bottle tactics
will disarm more innocents than anything else. I'd rather see what's
coming then have governments or journal editors decide what I can see or
know. (I'm sure most on this list agree.)
I guess, to these people, "Ignorance is Strength."
Cheers!
Dan
http://uweb.superlink.net/neptune/
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