Attempts to stifle research whose findings differ from a political
position have happened for a long time.  The Bush administration has
been guilty of these activities to a far greater extent than previous US
administrations.  I expect future administrations to be less likely to
stifle research, but I expect the practice to continue.

Regards,
Brian Epstein
Sr Regulatory Compliance Engineer
Veeco Instruments
ph:  805-967-2700 ext 2315
fx:  805-967-7717
ce:  805-591-9587

-----Original Message-----
From: Leadfree [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Werner Engelmaier
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2006 10:43 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [LF] JCAA/JGPP Lead-Free Solder Project summary

Hi Timothy,
Unfortunately you are wrong when you say "NIST has been doing good
things,
but they are a technical outfit somewhat shielded from the politics
(unfortunately, and fortunately)."
I know of good people that had to leave NIST because their technical
findings
in an investigation did not align with the prevalent political view.

Werner

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