<nettime> FC: FBI demands "Y2K secret Army briefing" video be yanked

[Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> (by way of Paul Garrin)]

The FBI has demanded that a web site with a video purporting to be a Y2K
military briefing be removed. The ISP has complied. The grainy 6-minute
video clip shows a plan to ignite race riots -- complete with staged
assaults on women -- after the Times Square ball drop.

Nobody has said the video -- placed online by artist Mike Z -- is illegal
to own or distribute. The FBI did not ask for a court order to shut down
the site and probably could not have obtained one. But the clip is annoying
to the US government, which took action to censor it.

Report:
http://www.villagevoice.com/issues/9947/boal.shtml

Discussion (thanks to Michael Sims):
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=99/11/24/013232&mode=nested

Mirror sites (I also have a copy):
http://moxy.wtower.com/mirrors/timesq.ram
http://www.angelfire.com/ma/mauicool7/timesq.ram
http://www.rumormillnews.com/

-Declan



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