[free-sklyarov] Please relax, and read this plea for compassi on

[Chris Savage]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jonathan Weesner [mailto:Jonathan at Weesner.org]
> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 7:52 AM
> To: free-sklyarov at zork.net
> Subject: [free-sklyarov] Please relax, and read this plea for 
> compassion
> 
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>I believe that somewhere in this confusing little picture, there is a 
>simple truth. A young Russian man has become trapped in a firestorm of
>controversial, untested, American legislation.... and he needs to go 
>home to his family.

I took a stab at describing the problem to a non-cyber-oriented person of my
acquaintance.  She was outraged that Dmitry was in jail.  Then she said
something like, "I wonder if this is political.  I heard on NPR in the last
six months or so about a young US citizen with a technology background
arrested in Russia on trumped-up drug/alcohol charges, but told he would be
released if he revealed what his company was working on."

I too vaguely recall such a case.  But putting aside my recollections, (a)
anyone know if it's true?  and (b) if it is, then this is not quite a Cold
War phenonmenon, maybe just a "Cool War" (apologies to F. Pohl) phenomenon.

Chris S.


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