Index: statistics.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/statistics.module,v
retrieving revision 1.196
diff -u -p -r1.196 statistics.module
--- statistics.module	7 Jun 2005 18:54:37 -0000	1.196
+++ statistics.module	9 Jun 2005 17:13:10 -0000
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ function statistics_exit() {
  * Implementation of hook_perm().
  */
 function statistics_perm() {
-  return array('access statistics');
+  return array('access statistics', 'access statistics counter');
 }
 
 /**
@@ -90,15 +90,15 @@ function statistics_perm() {
  */
 function statistics_link($type, $node = 0, $main = 0) {
   global $id;
-
   $links = array();
-
-  if ($type != 'comment' && variable_get('statistics_display_counter', 0)) {
+  
+  if ($type != 'comment' && user_access('access statistics counter') && variable_get('statistics_display_counter', 0)) {
     $statistics = statistics_get($node->nid);
     if ($statistics) {
       $links[] = format_plural($statistics['totalcount'], '1 read', '%count reads');
     }
   }
+  
   return $links;
 }