From: jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Jul 1996 13:22:07 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com (Cypherpunks)
Subject: Re: Freeh Testimony 7/25/96
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At 03:08 PM 7/26/96 -0400, David Lesher wrote:

>Further, the more interesting aspects were what Freeh said under
>interactive questioning by the Senators. He artfully avoided
>many of their direct questions, but found himself on the rocks
>on others.
>
>He seemed rather surprised at the tenor & thrust of the questioning;
>He could not have thought this would be a cake-walk but he sure
>acted that way.

Here's a question I'd like somebody to ask Freeh:


"There are some people who believe the development of uncompromised good 
encryption and easy communication, represented by the Internet, will lead to 
a world with drastically less _need_ for government, and a world that will 
be essentially ungovernable by centralized governments.  You are a 
representative of government, first and foremost.  Your job and salary and 
pension may be on the line if these predictions are true.  To what extent is 
your position on key-escrow/GAK designed to resist or prevent such an 
eventuality?"


(He'll probably answer that he doesn't understand the question..."

Jim Bell
jimbell@pacifier.com