Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 09:51:31 09/21/05
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On September 21, 2005 at 11:39:10, Majd Al-Ansari wrote: >I tried to buy Pocket Grandmaster but was declined because it is a restricted >program for some countries. I am in Kuwait so I guess we are on the restricted >list. First of all I didn't realize PGM was using such advanced technology such >as to make it restricted. And if this restriction list is made by the US, then >why Kuwait. I thought we were allies. 50% of our territory was reserved for >the US forces to prepare for Iraq, and now every single soldier going to Iraq >goes via Kuwait. I can't believe we are on a restricted list. Anyone have any >ideas how to get around this. Are the authors of this program aware of this >silly law ??? a few months ago, or half a year ? Peter Berger told us about his efforts to buy a computer at DELL. They told him he cannot by the computer because his name is on a terrorist list. Although - as they said - the name of the person Peter Berger was listed for netherlands, and peter is german and lives in germany, they cannot sell him the computer. I hope i have it in mind accurate: a few days later peter got a telephone call from somebody from the "homeland security". he asked : are you the terrorist Peter Berger - or not ?! What a question. This shows us that black lists exists, and it tells us that the people behind seem to be a bit stupid (who would answer the question : are you a terrorist? with yes ?) Whatever. maybe the thing Peter told us was a joke. And maybe your thing is a misunderstanding of the company. on the other hand...
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