-Caveat Lector-
By Jon Dougherty
© 2001 WorldNetDaily.com
America Online, the nation's leading Internet service provider, has lifted
its blackout of a popular e-mail-based conservative journal after weeks of
denying AOL subscribers delivery.
Mark Alexander, editor of The Federalist, a weekly e-journal of conservative
thought, said Tuesday in a statement that the publication's technical
supervisor was contacted by officials from AOL's technical support
operations.
"AOL admitted that they had, indeed, blocked The Federalist's IP -- which
explains why some 20,000 subscribers using AOL and their affiliates,
Compuserve and Gateway, have not received the publication for weeks,"
Alexander said.
Alexander said AOL did not provide an explanation as to why it began
blocking delivery of the e-journal, but the statement said the popular ISP
assured staffers "it would not happen again."
Nevertheless, Federalist editors and staff believe they know why AOL blocked
delivery. They suspect it was due to criticism published in The Federalist
of recent anti-Christian comments made by CNN founder Ted Turner.
"Suffice it to say that the blackout occurred after The Federalist published
the latest Christian-bashing comments from AOL Time Warner executive Ted
Turner," said the statement.
"On March 9, 2001, in Federalist #01-10, the publication quoted Turner's
comment to a group of CNN personnel observing Ash Wednesday with an ash mark
on their foreheads: 'What are you, a bunch of Jesus freaks?' Turner
admonished. 'You ought to be working for Fox,'" said the statement.
The blockage of the e-journal to AOL subscribers began the following week,
officials said.
"We applaud the efforts of thousands of our loyal readers on AOL. Without
our knowledge, there was quite a protest brewing, and that protest has
produced favorable results! For now, at least, the matter is resolved,"
Alexander said.
The e-journal, which is compiled each week by an anonymous national
editorial board, boasts "a wide spectrum of reliable information from
reputable research, advocacy and media organizations."
"Its content is carefully selected to provide constitutional conservatives
with a brief, informative and entertaining survey and analysis of the week's
most significant news, policy and opinion," said information posted at the
e-journal's website.
The e-journal is free to subscribers and is sent out twice per week -- on
Tuesdays as a "Federalist Brief" and a full edition every Friday.
Alexander said editors do not give out or sell subscriber names and e-mail
addresses.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
Jon E. Dougherty is a staff reporter and columnist for WorldNetDaily, and
author of the special report, "Election 2000: How the Military Vote Was
Suppressed."
<A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/">www.ctrl.org</A>
DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER
==========
CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic
screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are
sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis-
directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with
major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought.
That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and
always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no
credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply.
Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector.
========================================================================
Archives Available at:
http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html
<A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html">Archives of
[EMAIL PROTECTED]</A>
http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/
<A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/">ctrl</A>
========================================================================
To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email:
SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email:
SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Om
