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> > > At 11:43 AM 9/18/2001 -0500, Basil Kruglov wrote: > > > >On Tue, Sep 18, 2001 at 12:23:58PM -0400, Smith, Rick wrote: > >> Has anyone started to deny all traffic to/from Afghanistan ? > >> > >> Wouldn't that be worth it ? > >> > >> Or did I miss that post? > > > >Do they even have Internet? > > > >http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/af.html > >Internet Service Providers (ISPs): NA > > It is my understanding that the free flow of ideas and > discussion of same > is detrimental to an extremist or dictatorial government. > Such governments > rarely (ever?) survive open discussions and flow of ideas. > > Either that, or their beliefs are so strongly held, so pure, > so obvious > that other ideas / beliefs need not even be examined. > Apparently the "boys > and girls" are simply told what to believe, and the reasoning > behind or, or > counter arguments to it, are irrelevant. No discussion or > substantiation > is necessary, "people with clue" told them so. > > > I vote for #1. What does the rest of NANOG think? > #1, (provided the open minded people over there do enjoy access to such a free flow of information, something I can't tell from my horizon.) mh > > >-Basil > > -- > TTFN, > patrick >
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