[Why War? Discussion] Alert: Diebold Attacks Why War?

[micah]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: OCT. 3CONTACT:   Why War?                    info at why-war.comWHY WAR? THREATENED BY DIEBOLD ELECTION SYSTEMSIn the latest development in the battle for a fair 2004 presidential election, Diebold Election Systems has struck at Why War? (http://www.why-war.com).Diebold, which develops the electronic election systems used in over 30 U.S. states, is attempting to pull Why War?'s internet connection because the student antiwar organization posted a copy of Diebold's internal memos - memos which prove that Diebold knowingly developed an election system which provides no security against vote fraud.Aside from offering concrete proof that Diebold was aware of the insecurity of its system, the internal memos also reveal that during the 2000 Presidential election a Diebold machine gave Al Gore negative 16,022 votes.  Why War? believes the American public should take seriously the claim by the CEO of Diebold that he is, \"COMMITTED TO HELPING OHIO DELIVER ITS ELECTORAL VOTES TO THE PRESIDENT NEXT YEAR\" (see Salon article below).It is, therefore, of utmost importance that the public is able to read these memos in order to educate themselves about the horrendous potential vote fraud that Diebold may facilitate in the 2004 election.  It is Why War?'s position that this concern for democracy outweighs any complaints of copyright infringement presented by Diebold.Why War? has responded to Diebold's legal threat by removing the internal memos from the why-war.com domain, and mirroring them elsewhere.Those individuals who wish to continue to push for a fair election are strongly urged to download and share the memos with their friends.The memos can be downloaded here:Please learn more about this issue by visiting one of these excellent websites below: