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Re:Bruce Schneier: Has U.S. started an Internet war? by grecy on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @04:38PM (#5901916)
Of course, it was actually called the Department of War until 1947.

Calling it defense is just semantics.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_War...

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Re:Bruce Schneier: Has U.S. started an Internet war? by fossuser on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @05:33PM (#5902224)
At least it isn't called the Department of Peace.
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Re:Bruce Schneier: Has U.S. started an Internet war? by hga on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @05:47PM (#5902283)
Our government wasn't using _Nineteen Eighty Four_ as a guidebook back then....
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Re:Bruce Schneier: Has U.S. started an Internet war? by jessaustin on Tuesday June 18, 2013 @06:07PM (#5902377)
I guess now we know what our kids will call it.
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Re:Bruce Schneier: Has U.S. started an Internet war? by sneak on Wednesday June 19, 2013 @03:16AM (#5904136)
Easier to type out "minipax" on a smartphone, btw.
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