Signs of a Web clampdown, stateside

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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff and Sen. Joe Lieberman of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee are looking for Web “nodes” that threaten to “radicalize” Americans. I believe this will lead to more overt censorship actions by the feds and the major internet media companies, some of which have pulled videos and sites before.

clipped from washingtontimes.com
Chertoff warns of Web of terrorism
The committee is examining what Mr. Lieberman called “extremist propaganda” on the Internet and other “nodes” where radicalization may be occurring, including universities and mosques.”We do know that universities and madrassas can be sites for radicalization,” Mr. Chertoff said.

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