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[Mary Axford <mary.axford@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

from Politics Online:

 Bloggers' 'Victory' Over Iraq War Memos
(BBC) Since early May, left-leaning blogs have been trying to get 
mainstream media to pay attention to one - and now two - leaked secret 
memos from meetings that Prime Minister Tony Blair had with key cabinet 
members and intelligence figures in the summer before the war in Iraq.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas /4099120.stm

International News

Britons Warned Of Large-Scale E-Mail Attack
(Washington Post) Cyber-security officials in Britain issued an 
unusually dire alert yesterday, warning that hackers are targeting 
e-mail-borne viruses against government agencies and high-profile 
British corporations with the aim of stealing sensitive and lucrative data.
http://www.washingtonpost.co m/wp- 
dyn/content/article/2005/06/16/AR2005061601445.ht ml?referrer=emailarticle

Hoaxers Ruin Net Fund-raising Event
(Chennai Online News Service) A fund-raising event involving India's 
batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar and Australia's Shane Warne during the 
tsunami appeal match between the MCC and an International XI at the 
Lord's has been cancelled because of Internet hoaxers, organisers said 
here today.
http://www.chennaion line.com/colnews/newsitem.asp?NEWSID=% 
7B6438F348-E254-47A0-84AE-4DE1E5A583BC% 7D&CATEGORYNAME=National

Internet Boom Alters Political Process In Iran
(USA Today) Internet usage is growing faster in Iran than anywhere in 
the Muslim Middle East, according to a recent Stanford University study.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/worl d/2005-06-12-iran-election-internet_x.htm
Related Articles:
Iran Election Candidate Supports Satellite/Internet Censoring
http://www.iranfocus.com/modules/news/arti cle.php?storyid=2353
Vote or Boycott? Iran's Online Debate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp- 
dyn/content/article/2005/06/16/AR2005061600452.ht ml

Lebanon: Political Web Sites Offer Lebanese Open Platform to Express Views
(Daily Star) Thanks to a new wave of political Web sites and discussion 
groups, with the click of a mouse, Lebanese are discovering new avenues 
to express their views and displeasure with their leaders. (June  13, 2005)
http://w ww.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp? 
edition_id=1&categ_id=2&article_id=15832

Microsoft Bans 'Democracy' For China Web Users
(MSN) Microsoft's new Chinese internet portal has banned the words 
"democracy" and "freedom" from parts of its website in an apparent 
effort to avoid offending Beijing's political censors.
http://news. moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp? 
feed=FT&Date=20050610&ID=4884671
Related Article:
Microsoft Under Fire For Censoring China Blogs
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jht ml? 
type=technologyNews&storyID=8789406&src=eDialog/ GetContent

		
	E-Government News

Estonia Eager To Lead World In E-voting
(Baltic Times) Parliament's constitutional committee has introduced 
amendments to a bill that would put Estonia on the forefront of online 
elections, making the Baltic state the first country in the world where 
voters wouldn't have to leave home to cast their election ballots.
http://www.baltictimes.com/art.php? art_id=12897

JAPAN: Government Eyes Policing Of Internet
(Asia Times) The government may go after what it regards as harmful 
information on the Internet following last week's bombing of a Yamaguchi 
Prefecture classroom by a youth who claimed he learned how to make 
explosives from a Web site, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda said 
Tuesday.
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/artic le.asp?parentid=25744

Mozambique Gears Up For E-Government
(itweb.co) The Mozambican government has implemented an e-government 
pilot project connecting 15 national public administration entities in 
Maputo.
http://www.itweb.co.z a/sections/business/2005/0506170939.asp? 
A=AFN&S=All%20Africa%20News&O=E&CiRestriction=

HotSite Of The Week

Downing Street Memo
This week's HotSite is DowningStreetMemo.com, a website set up in part 
by Democratic Congressman John Conyers who sponsored an online petition 
to try to get the White House to answer questions about a British memo 
related to the invasion of Iraq. The Downing Street "Memo" is actually a 
document containing meeting minutes transcribed during the Prime 
Minister Blair's meeting on July 23, 2002- eight months prior to the 
invasion of Iraq.

On Thursday, June 16, Congressman John Conyers delivered his letter to 
the President with the signatures of over 540,000 Americans and 122 
members of Congress. Not content to stop there, Conyers has pledged to 
keep his campaign going, and to personally see to it that every 
additional signature is delivered to the White House.

Signatures grew to over 560,000 as of 6-17-05

More:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4099120.st m
Related:
AfterDowningStreet.org
http://w ww.afterdowningstreet.org/
John Conyers:
http://www.h ouse.gov/conyers/






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