Saturday, May 02, 2009
Falun Gong software
The new Falun Gong software seems to be allowing freedom to millions throughout the world, in allegedly repressive countries like Iran and China, according to "Reporters without Borders".
Interestingly enough, the United States government and the Voice of America have financed some of the circumvention technology efforts, and a coalition is organizing to push for more Congressional financing of anti-filtering efforts, bringing together dissidents of Vietnam, Iran, the Uighur minority of China, Tibet, Myanmar, Cuba, Cambodia, Laos, as well as the Falun Gong, to lobby Congress for the financing. 'What is our leverage toward a country like Iran? Very little,' said Michael Horowitz, a fellow at the Hudson Institute. 'Suppose we have the capacity to make it possible for the president of the United States at will to communicate with hundreds of thousands of Iranians at no risk or limited risk? It just changes the world.'"
IMO: I don't know a lot about Falun Gong but it sounds like a good idea. The software can readily he found here. Other freedom software can be found here. Two BBC websites recently described Falun Gong, but as always BBC tend to be somewhat pusillanimous.
Interestingly enough, the United States government and the Voice of America have financed some of the circumvention technology efforts, and a coalition is organizing to push for more Congressional financing of anti-filtering efforts, bringing together dissidents of Vietnam, Iran, the Uighur minority of China, Tibet, Myanmar, Cuba, Cambodia, Laos, as well as the Falun Gong, to lobby Congress for the financing. 'What is our leverage toward a country like Iran? Very little,' said Michael Horowitz, a fellow at the Hudson Institute. 'Suppose we have the capacity to make it possible for the president of the United States at will to communicate with hundreds of thousands of Iranians at no risk or limited risk? It just changes the world.'"
IMO: I don't know a lot about Falun Gong but it sounds like a good idea. The software can readily he found here. Other freedom software can be found here. Two BBC websites recently described Falun Gong, but as always BBC tend to be somewhat pusillanimous.
# posted by uv : 3:12 AM
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