Comments on: Little Red Book ILL gets patron a visit from Homeland Security http://www.librarian.net/stax/1584/little-red-book-ill-gets-patron-a-visit-from-homeland-security/ putting the rarin back in librarian since 1999 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:23:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Roughtheory.org » Homeland Insecurity http://www.librarian.net/stax/1584/little-red-book-ill-gets-patron-a-visit-from-homeland-security/comment-page-1/#comment-19310 Roughtheory.org » Homeland Insecurity Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:34:32 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1584#comment-19310 [...] Not surprisingly, others had similar questions and, as the story bounced around the blogosphere, some of these folks set about investigating whether the story were a hoax. (I was lazier - after some initial internet searches to confirm that the newspaper and reporter appear to be real, and that the professors named in the article appear to exist and teach in relevant areas, I satisfied myself with emailing the problem to the good folks at Snopes.) [...] [...] Not surprisingly, others had similar questions and, as the story bounced around the blogosphere, some of these folks set about investigating whether the story were a hoax. (I was lazier – after some initial internet searches to confirm that the newspaper and reporter appear to be real, and that the professors named in the article appear to exist and teach in relevant areas, I satisfied myself with emailing the problem to the good folks at Snopes.) [...]

]]> By: jummy http://www.librarian.net/stax/1584/little-red-book-ill-gets-patron-a-visit-from-homeland-security/comment-page-1/#comment-768 jummy Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:09:23 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1584#comment-768 i saw that the item which allegedly lights up the red phone at the nsa is the little red book, and immediately thought, "rcp!" it'd be worth it to see if this unnamed student isn't active with the world can't wait campaign. the real reason why he's concealing his identity is probably that he's on record saying all kinds of incredible stuff. "i'm standing on the traffic island between the sunoco and the mall with my comrades because bush is teh hitlerr!!!" this is no doubt a hoax. i saw that the item which allegedly lights up the red phone at the nsa is the little red book, and immediately thought, “rcp!” it’d be worth it to see if this unnamed student isn’t active with the world can’t wait campaign. the real reason why he’s concealing his identity is probably that he’s on record saying all kinds of incredible stuff.

“i’m standing on the traffic island between the sunoco and the mall with my comrades because bush is teh hitlerr!!!”

this is no doubt a hoax.

]]> By: librarianishish is the new black » Blog Archive » Julskämt? http://www.librarian.net/stax/1584/little-red-book-ill-gets-patron-a-visit-from-homeland-security/comment-page-1/#comment-762 librarianishish is the new black » Blog Archive » Julskämt? Wed, 21 Dec 2005 10:03:28 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1584#comment-762 [...] Läs mer på librarian.net och ¡Bibliotecaria!. [...] [...] Läs mer på librarian.net och ¡Bibliotecaria!. [...]

]]> By: kathleen http://www.librarian.net/stax/1584/little-red-book-ill-gets-patron-a-visit-from-homeland-security/comment-page-1/#comment-743 kathleen Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:43:19 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1584#comment-743 Although this might yet prove a hoax it certainly is within the realm of possibility given the phone tapping and e-mail monitoring of domestic people w/o FISA oversight.============ Looks like "Inside Higher Ed" is confused as well. BIG BROTHER, €˜LITTLE RED BOOK' Federal interrogation of a student at UMass Dartmouth could chill academic research, scholars warn. http://insidehighered.com/news/2005/12/20/mao Although this might yet prove a hoax it certainly is within the realm of possibility given the phone tapping and e-mail monitoring of domestic people w/o FISA oversight.============
Looks like “Inside Higher Ed” is confused as well.
BIG BROTHER, €˜LITTLE RED BOOK’
Federal interrogation of a student at UMass Dartmouth could chill academic research, scholars warn.
http://insidehighered.com/news/2005/12/20/mao

]]> By: Jack Stephens http://www.librarian.net/stax/1584/little-red-book-ill-gets-patron-a-visit-from-homeland-security/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Jack Stephens Sun, 18 Dec 2005 19:55:11 +0000 http://www.librarian.net/stax/1584#comment-696 <em>the article alleges that the Department of Homeland Security monitors Interlibrary Loan requests</em>Not true: One of the professors alleges it, in a quote, complete with quotation marks, introduced by the word "apparently." the article alleges that the Department of Homeland Security monitors Interlibrary Loan requestsNot true: One of the professors alleges it, in a quote, complete with quotation marks, introduced by the word “apparently.”

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