[Aliska]

From Politico. The first report I heard on the radio was a short blurb which implied that Caroline Kennedy did it so it is an acceptable practice.

Politico has a good writeup about it, you can go there and search to read all of it:

The mission in Japan is implementing all the recommendations, including the recommendations with respect to email traffic, "as we speak," Kirby said. "They've taken the recommendations very seriously."

[Alas Babylon!]

Not picking on you, just Politico...

Ah, I see, “recommendations”!

So, the IRS “Recommends” I pay my taxes, right?

And the police “recommend” I do not rob liquor stores?

I love how laws and regulations or higher-up government officials are recommendations.

The problem with this is that SECURITY LAWS are not EVER recommendations, they are US Code 10 laws, and violators are punishable, 10 years in jail, $10,000 fine.

I used to teach government communications and computer security regulations, and those were never recommendations—just law.