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http://www.politechbot.com/p-03894.html TIPS informant program: On hold or already underway? Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 23:55:41 -0400 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: FC: TIPS informaant program: On hold or already underway? From: Declan McCullagh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Let's get the chronology right. The Sydney Morning Herald publicized the TIPS informant plan one month ago:http://www.politechbot.com/p-03749.html Then came the odd Salon report about America's Most Wanted (http://www.politechbot.com/p-03861.html), a suggestion last week that it was mistaken (http://www.politechbot.com/p-03867.html), and a possible explanation (http://www.politechbot.com/p-03879.html). A top Justice Department official defended TIPS ("We're not looking for a community of snoops") in a presentation to the American Bar Association annual confab over the weekend:http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/story/0,1282,-1939951,00.html And the Associated Press reported that, because of the controversy, TIPS "will not be put into effect until Congress returns in September. The idea is to allow time for consultation with lawmakers." See:http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/08/10/operation.tips.ap/index.html But an anonymous Politechnical forwards an article that says otherwise. The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that the component of the TIPS program aimed at truckers is going forward as scheduled, saying that "2,000 truckers nationwide are authorized to report activity to a toll-free number..." See:http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/3830417.htm So which is it? Is TIPS on hold or not? Or is the "Highway Watch" program technically unrelated, though practically very, and dangerously, similar? -Declan <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 |
