>My understanding is that this is intended to "close off" the internet internally here in this country in times of serious national security such as the attempt by hackers to bring down our power grid, financial system, or spread viruses throughout the U.S. to any system attached to the internet, etc...
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>However, for all we know it could be the ability to take control of the internet and force all users inside the U.S. to go to the newest 'national security' website where we will be fed a rich diet of how to proceed in the national emergency (but probably propaganda)... which reminds me: where is Dragan in this discussion??? I must've missed his posts :o)
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>Update: having problems posting today....clicking on SAVE becomes a 2 minutes timeout....(and information seems to disappear)

Then that's probaby what Mr Kuhn refers to as the Gubmint testing it's strategy :-}

>>>The federal government would have “absolute power” to shut down the Internet under the terms of a new US Senate bill being pushed by Joe Lieberman, legislation which would hand President Obama a figurative “kill switch” to seize control of the world wide web in response to a Homeland Security directive.
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>>I assume the 'world wide' in the above is not meant to be taken literally :-}
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>>>http://www.prisonplanet.com/new-bill-gives-obama-kill-switch-to-shut-down-the-internet.html
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>>>So we've got a Dem (Rockefeller) and a so-called Ind (Leiberman) supporting this...how much longer until the social conservatives of the Reps jump on board. Especially if it's to "protect the children".
>>>http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/jun/15/epidemic-growth-of-net-porn-cited/
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>>>UGH!