Index: modules/statistics.module
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RCS file: /cvs/drupal/drupal/modules/statistics.module,v
retrieving revision 1.204
diff -u -p -r1.204 statistics.module
--- modules/statistics.module	25 Aug 2005 21:14:17 -0000	1.204
+++ modules/statistics.module	26 Aug 2005 22:35:21 -0000
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function statistics_link($type, $node = 
 
   $links = array();
 
-  if ($type != 'comment' && variable_get('statistics_display_counter', 0)) {
+  if ($type != 'comment' && variable_get('statistics_display_counter', 0) && user_access('access statistics')) {
     $statistics = statistics_get($node->nid);
     if ($statistics) {
       $links[] = format_plural($statistics['totalcount'], '1 read', '%count reads');