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'It was developed, maintained, and started by US Universities'

Actually, it was a DARPA project (defense) - so the U.S. military actually developed the original "internet"

University access came later.
Posted by: Dave P.   Posted on: 11/18/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Cuba, Iran lash out at Internet freedom  Loverock Davidson | 11/18/05
LOL! Thanks, Loverock!  GuyAlanDye | 11/18/05
ROTFLMAO  B.O.F.H. | 11/18/05
Hating freedom and fun...  Still Lynn | 11/21/05
Who cares what they think!  DemonX | 11/18/05
TYPICAL AMERICAN MENTALITY!  fabricio | 11/21/05
TYPICAL AMERICAN MENTALITY!  fabricio | 11/21/05
Generalizations abound  Boot_Agnostic | 11/21/05
typical provincial mentality  G Fedorchuk | 11/30/05
Screw em  csa0307 | 11/18/05
cubain citizens have no access to it (internet)  dthomas1 | 11/18/05
So they DO have it, correct? (NT)  reynos | 11/19/05
Boy they sure are updated!....  1469 | 11/19/05
Yeah...  A_Pickle | 11/18/05
And that's why the US is not letting them run it.  el1jones | 11/18/05
Average(World) is never extreme  Nigel Johnstone | 11/18/05
Some grain of truth in what they say, though...  techboy_z | 11/18/05
But that's not what they're complaining about  John L. Ries | 11/18/05
GOOD!  G Fedorchuk | 11/30/05
[Sorry, this message has been censored]  b8zs4@... | 11/18/05
Yeah, sure  regloff@... | 11/18/05
the usual nationalistic crap, from the same "bottom of statistics countries  ranjix@... | 11/18/05
Lesson in history.  DemonX | 11/18/05
Get your own Internet  bookedit | 11/18/05
We need to care about what they say  tlacuilo@... | 11/18/05
The comments speak for themselves  John L. Ries | 11/18/05
What did you expect....  jgmsys@... | 11/18/05
SO WHAT  cbeck80@... | 11/18/05
Eff Them...  regloff@... | 11/18/05
Actually...  Dave P. | 11/18/05
Some practical advice.  osreinstall | 11/18/05
Not really anonymous  DemonX | 11/18/05
That is true but it is a saying.  osreinstall | 11/18/05
Actually...  Dave P. | 11/18/05
Yes, yes, yes, Cuba managing the internet  Boot_Agnostic | 11/18/05
Take a closer look at Bush & Co and you?ll understand Cuba, Iran, etc. (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/18/05
Another vague post?  IT Scion | 11/18/05
Did you ever try to open your mind/to see things as they are? (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/18/05
"I'm smiling next to you, in silent lucidity"(nt)  IT Scion | 11/18/05
Oh, you believe that smiling for no reason makes you smarter. (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/18/05
Oh you believe you are writing profound insights.(nt)  IT Scion | 11/21/05
IT Scion, you probably think that nobody is smarter than you, right?  Vily Clay | 11/21/05
I'd be happy to Vily but...  IT Scion | 11/21/05
You lost the challenge =you proved you have no brains. Sorry, IT Scion (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/22/05
'Bush & Co' ?  rjhenn_z | 11/19/05
Did you seek for a solid replacement for your MAYBE (e.g. SURE)? Try here?  Vily Clay | 11/19/05
Swinging both left and right...  reynos | 11/19/05
Hey if you don't take a side they can't unserstand you.  IT Scion | 11/21/05
IT Scion, how often do you make unsupportive claims?  Vily Clay | 11/21/05
Amaizing how you always accuse others of your tactics(nt)  IT Scion | 11/21/05
But you do not understand what is it. Why you have to talk? (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/22/05
Easy answer  IT Scion | 11/18/05
What the hell are thy complaining about???  nigelfarman@... | 11/18/05
China already censors the Internet with Cisco's help  reynos | 11/19/05
It?s simple ? fighting against Evil with Evil creates bigger Evil. (NT)  Vily Clay | 11/19/05
Who cares what THEY think?  STS1SS | 11/18/05
Contribute before you participate  robertk2 | 11/18/05
'Functional' vs 'dysfunctional' economies? Enron? Worldcom? Global warming?  reynos | 11/19/05
The article is a hodgepodge out of context...  reynos | 11/19/05
SELF-CONFESSING DICTATORSHIPS  hedaash | 11/19/05
Empirenet!  alxnsc@... | 11/20/05
Yes, well, every country is like that...  reynos | 11/20/05
Only a repressive regime would restrict freedom of expression  delaaguilerae@... | 11/20/05
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