] "The Massachusetts Institute of Technology walked away
] from a $404,000 study because the government wanted to
] restrict participation by foreign students. Other
] universities are balking at demands that the government
] check research in the name of national security before
] scientists can publish or even talk about it."
...
] "The Bush administration and scientists alike are
] struggling with how to balance openness against the fear
] that all sorts of research could help terrorists "

I still don't understand why we just don't stop pissing everyone else off. That might be a good first start to reducing terrorism. Duh.

Could fear of terror muzzle science?