[LINK] Aust. Near-Neighbour Denies Freedom of Speech

[Adam Todd]

At 07:34 PM 11/05/2007, Roger Clarke wrote:
>Fiji's war on bloggers
>SMH/ AAP
>May 11, 2007 - 4:46PM
>http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/fijis-war-on-bloggers/2007/05/11/1178390538794.html
>
>The military in Fiji is moving to shut down access to 
>anti-government weblogs after unsuccessful attempts to find those 
>responsible for the sites.
>
>Senior military commander Colonel Pita Driti has told Pacific Radio 
>that access to the sites would be closed down this afternoon.
>
>Internet technology in Fiji is provided through only one provider, 
>Fiji International Telecommunications Limited (FINTEL).
>
>A FINTEL spokesman confirmed he had met with members of the the 
>interim administration this morning and been asked to shut off 
>access to the weblogs.
>He said they asked that access be cut off to the blog for "national 
>security" reasons.

Yeah I guess civil unrest and truth might be a national security issue!

But blocking the blogs at the Fiji border doesn't prevent the rest of 
the world, all 99.99999999999999999999% of it, reading, writing and 
discussing Fiji - to which it will be oblivious!

But then old saying:  "See Nothing, Know nothing."


(sigh)