From: Dale Thorn <dthorn@gte.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Feb 1997 19:07:31 -0800 (PST)
To: "Sh.Hanabusa" <hanabusa@bnn-net.or.jp>
Subject: Re: Dear Cypherpunks /from NHK Clew
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I'm sorry I can't drive the 500 miles to the meeting, but in Los
Angeles, the USA's #2 city, there are NO meetings.  Sad but true.
People in Los Angeles just don't comply with censorship as well
as those in the Bay Area, apparently.

Anyway, please don't base the whole story on what goes on at the
meeting, since the people who show up at the meeting are the ones
who most agree with John and Sandy.  Do you know what I mean?

There's an assumption in the USA, which even the cypherpunks share,
that the rogue elements of the government are to be considered
"innocent until proven guilty", even after the fact when they are
caught and never prosecuted.  Someday, when we have enough research
data on this current series of events, we will be able to expose the
money trail which demonstrates the motivations of the "list" owners.
In the meantime, I trust you'll not be taken in by the sweet-talk
you'll get in San Francisco.

Sh.Hanabusa wrote:
> We are a film crew from NHK, Japanese Public Television (Japan's largest
> TV network). As you may have all seen the announcement posting, we would
>  like to attend tomorrow's CP physical meeting for filming.
> We consider the "Crypto War" you are all fighting, not only a U.S domestic
> issue. It is a historic process which would effect the basic order/system
> of the global network society for the 21st century.
> In the midst of the ongoing changes of the idea of how a nation, a corporation
> and an individual ought to be, we would like to portray your assertions and
> proposals through the discussions of tomorrow's CP meeting, demonstrations,
> speeches and booings(just kidding..).
> We assure you all that we will do our best not be of your distractions.
> (I know you won't, but) I hope you don't show up with a tie and a three
> piece suit just because you'll be on TV...  ;-)
> We look forward to the usual (or perhaps more than ever) Cypherpunkish
> meeting tomorrow!