What does the relevance of ACM have to do with the ethical obligations of professionals, be they computing, or otherwise?
It's like the way the notion of Conflict of Interest has been marginalized as illustrated by no-bid contracts awarded to corporations which have strong ties to high level government employees.
It's like hiring a former Monsanto lobbyist to be the head of the FDA. It is objectionable.
Just because some (mostly) Saudi nationals allegedly hijacked some airplanes 12 years ago that doesn't mean we have to discard our ideals in the name of some fictional "war" on an ideology.
It's like the way the notion of Conflict of Interest has been marginalized as illustrated by no-bid contracts awarded to corporations which have strong ties to high level government employees.
http://www.cs.cornell.edu/gries/howbushoperates/haliburton.h...
http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-250_162-575356.html
It's like hiring a former Monsanto lobbyist to be the head of the FDA. It is objectionable.
Just because some (mostly) Saudi nationals allegedly hijacked some airplanes 12 years ago that doesn't mean we have to discard our ideals in the name of some fictional "war" on an ideology.