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What the gubmint's been up to
On the one hand: Pittsburgh International could become the nation's first major airport to get the OK to abandon the post-September 11 rule that says only ticketed passengers are allowed past security checkpoints. (via ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
deusinnomen)
On the other hand: Legality of government protecting "state secrets" based on government lies 50 years ago. (Long article/story, but worth the read.) (vialearath)
And how about this? Viadjkangal, US Preparing for Military Draft in Spring 2005. (Actually, that's not new news, it's just a variation on the "required military service" link I posted a little while ago. It does, however, add that higher education is no longer a shelter, and that college students could only delay service by a semester or two.)
On a lighter note: An ironic Google search. (viavinz_klortho)
Egad! From a Conversatron thread: When a low-margin winery loves a target demographic very very much...
deusinnomen)On the other hand: Legality of government protecting "state secrets" based on government lies 50 years ago. (Long article/story, but worth the read.) (via
learath)And how about this? Via
djkangal, US Preparing for Military Draft in Spring 2005. (Actually, that's not new news, it's just a variation on the "required military service" link I posted a little while ago. It does, however, add that higher education is no longer a shelter, and that college students could only delay service by a semester or two.)On a lighter note: An ironic Google search. (via
vinz_klortho)Egad! From a Conversatron thread: When a low-margin winery loves a target demographic very very much...