NASA to install Anonymous Remailers

NASA's very own Sean O'Keefe, the other day, announced in a effort to break
the culture of silence, NASA is going to install Anonymous Remailers. This
way NASA Engineers and Scientist will have the ability to discuss real and
important issues in an unbiased and frank manner without fear of
retribution from NASA's Management. No longer will Engineers and Scientist
have to live in fear or be too "uncomfortable" to raise their hands and
say, "Something's not right!" or "Something doesn't look safe!"

The Anonymous Remailer will implemented through a NASA Web site and "file
anything anybody sees as being off, it will make it really easy for anybody
to participate and voice their concerns anonymously ...". After filing
anybody concerns, NASA Managment will recieve a copy with the header
appropriately scrubbed of the writer identity. This way top NASA management
can be kept abreast of everyone's concerns, from the upper most rocket
scientist, to the lowlist of janitor, he will recieve them all, without
ever really know who's e-mail who's.

"I thought about just having all the NASA and Contractor e-mail servers
just add me to the recipients list of everyone's e-mail, but then my
secretary pointed out all the chain letter she sends. She was really
helpful, she mentioned Usenet, and how some people use anonymous remailers,
and I thought that's just what NASA needs!"

Additionally, anyone who's not worried about their careers at NASA, can use
NASA's longtime safety-reporting hot line and printed forms. Although, the
system has been around since the Challenger accident, it's essentially
brand new, as it's never been used.

Long time NASA advocate, James Oberg, was reportedly seen shaking his head
and heard muttering something to the effect, "Where have I heard that
before?"

In other developments, Columbia Accident Investigation Board member John
Logsdon says that the problem appears to be that NASA's culture has
regressed several millennia, back to the stone age. Although NASA tends to
refer to this as being in family, "it's a particular culture, has its own
rules and its own behavior patterns."

Kennedy say, "Me work Maintaince"
Marshall say, "Me work Foam."
Johnson say, "Me work Orbiter."
Kennedy, "Me launch Orbiter :-) foam hit orbiter? :-0 FOAM HIT ORBITER!"
Marshall, "Not my problem, :-? Orbiter problem, Johnson fix ;-\ "
Kennedy, " :-0 FOAM HIT ORBITER!!!!!!"
Marshall, " :-( foam hit orbiter :-(
Johnson, "Not my problem, :-? Maintaince problem ;-/"
Marshall, " :-( foam hit orbiter :-( "
Johnson, " :-( foam hit orbiter, Kennedy fix :-)
Marshall, " :-( But, :-( But, ME, NO MAKE SKY CAVE CALL!!! :-("

Although much of this cultural attitude developed under the direction of
Dan Goldin. Some say, "There were people afraid to tell Mr. Goldin things
he didn't want to hear"...

Yeah, that should work, Anonymous Remailer, thats the ticket.

Craig Fink

For the real article:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/space/0....ap/index.html