Re: Department of Homeland "Security", Special Interests vs. the Public Interest

From: Jeff Liebermann (jeffl_at_comix.santa-cruz.ca.us)
Date: 09/04/03 

Date: Thu, 04 Sep 2003 06:45:33 -0700

On Wed, 03 Sep 2003 15:46:53 GMT, <jcalasa@not-for-mail.com> wrote:

>>From <http://www.computerworld.com/printthis/2003/0,4814,84434,00.html>
>
> The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) is criticizing
> a decision by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to use
> Microsoft Corp. software, arguing that recent computer virus and worm
> attacks against Microsoft products are evidence that such a decision is
> a poor choice.
>
>With so many examples of the Department of Homeland "Security" being
>primarily a "department of payback" to Republican campaign contributors
>rather than truly concerned with security this latest comes as no
>surprise.
>Jason

Well, why else would they contribute? You might wanna consider that
the CCIA is dominated by Sun and Oracle, and therefore have more than
a passing interest in bashing Microsoft. I'm wondering if the other
members approve of their comments. See:
  http://www.ccianet.org/membership.php3
Hmmm... AT&T was a member but isn't listed.

As for payback, you might wanna look at the table at:
  http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.asp?Ind=B&Cycle=2000
which lists contributions by major communications amd electronics
companies (including "soft" money) for 2000.

Interestingly, in 2004, Microsoft has so far donated the bulk of their
contributions to the Democrats. They usually ride the fence with
50/50.
  http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.asp?Ind=B&Cycle=2004 

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