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On Monday 05 May 2008 19:27, RKent20551@??? wrote:
> Here is a story of interest from the AP (link below.) Many nations ban or
> filter individual websites, but Cuba is one of the few countries which
outlaws
> access to the entire World Wide Web, except for a few "trusties."
>
> Many people will be surprised to discover that the American Library
> Association, of all organizations, is dominated by a faction which denies
and ignores
> what is happening on the island. For the incredible details, see the Recent
> News section of our website at: (http://www.friendsofcubanlibraries.org).
>
> Anyone who would like to publicize the rotten state of affairs in the ALA is
> welcome to work with us. Many people, including ALA members who are being
kept
> in the dark by the pro-censorship faction, need to find out what is going
on.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Friends of Cuban Libraries
> http://www.friendsofcubanlibraries.org
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Cuba puts first computers on sale to the public
>
> By WILL WEISSERT – 2 days ago HAVANA (AP) — Cubans are getting wired. The
> island's communist government put desktop computers on sale to the public
for
> the first time Friday, ending a ban on PC sales.... Except for some trusted
> officials and state journalists, most Cubans are banned from accessing the
> Internet at home. So many of these new computers may never be connected to
the Web.
Woah! So the sneakernet underground in Cuba was entirely using either
government-approved (i.e. non-home) computers, or black market hardware?
>
> http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gG4bvAubvtUQd99TVnEOPW_CdpuQD90E1DQO0
