Intercepted by the CIA? Do they regularly pre-screen POTUS's
incoming international e-mail, or what?
MacN
On Mon, 5 Feb 2001, Blank Frank wrote:
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> It proved that, in an electronic age, all
> communications were traceable and
> attributable, Mrs Bowman said in a
> statement.
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> Bush alert over pupil's prank
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> The threats to George W Bush prompted a major
> alert
> A UK schoolboy sparked an international
> security alert after he sent an e-mail to the
> White House, threatening to kill United
> States President George W Bush.
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> The 14-year-old pupil at Blake High School
> in Cannock, Staffordshire sent the threats
> from a school computer.
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> He was investigated and interviewed by the
> Special Branch, after the e-mail was
> intercepted by the US Central Intelligence
> Agency.
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> The teenager, whose name has not been
> disclosed, was not suspended, but was
> severely reprimanded by the police and
> school authorities.
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> A spokesman for Staffordshire County
> Council said the e-mail was sent in
> November last year, at the time of the US
> elections.
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> 'Several involved'
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> "Several boys were involved in this, but
> only one was reprimanded by police
> officers who went to his home," the
> spokesman said.
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> The council was in the process of drawing
> up guidelines for schools on internet
> security measures, he said.
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> "We hope to keep incidents like this to a
> minimum in the future," he added.
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> The school's head teacher, Heather
> Bowman, described the incident as "a
> thoughtless prank".
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> It proved that, in an electronic age, all
> communications were traceable and
> attributable, Mrs Bowman said in a
> statement.
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> "The school is well aware of its
> responsibilities and has good monitoring
> and security systems in place, which are
> constantly being updated," she added.
>
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/education/newsid_1153000/1153922.stm
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