October 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

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by info＠giganetstore.com 11 Oct '01

11 Oct '01

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Giuliani Takes $10 Million From WTC Victims to Ass-Kiss Israel
by Eric Cordian 11 Oct '01

11 Oct '01

Rudy snatches a $10 million donation away from the windowed, orphaned, maimed, and crippled WTC victims, because the donor dared to criticize the Oh-So-Most-Holy-State of Israel, and Amerikan foreign policy. http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/nm/20011011/ts/attack_donation_dc_1.html ----- NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani on Thursday rejected a Saudi prince's $10 million donation for victims of the World Trade Center after the prince criticized U.S. policy in the Middle East. Prince Alwaleed bin Talal toured the site of the Sept. 11 destruction with the mayor, offered to donate $10 million and said, ``The government of the United States of America should re-examine its policies in the Middle East and adopt a more balanced stance toward the Palestinian cause.'' ... -- Eric Michael Cordian 0+ O:.T:.O:. Mathematical Munitions Division "Do What Thou Wilt Shall Be The Whole Of The Law"

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Feingold amendment text URL (was Re: CDT: congressional action call - before Friday morning, October 12, 2001)
by citizenQ 11 Oct '01

11 Oct '01

I would -prefer- to read the text for myself too, and I'm pissed off at CDT, EFF, Congressional Record, and you for that matter, for not being on the case earlier. If it came down to it I think I'd trust CDT EFF et. al. enough -it's not like trusting Ashcroft or Shrub- but of course you're right. The amendment text is at http://www.cdt.org/security/011011s1510feingold.pdf > > CDT is on the right track, but I'd be hesitant to call my senators and > endorse Feingold's amendments until I knew what they said. The CDT > alert is silent on details. That's a shame, since they could have > easily included a summary of the amendments (which I really will put > online soon, along with their text). > > -Declan > > > On Wed, Oct 10, 2001 at 11:14:37PM -0700, citizenQ wrote: > > Dear Activist: > > > > Things are moving very fast on Capitol Hill. Legislation to expand > > government surveillance will be considered by the Senate (and > > maybe the House) on Thursday, October 11. > > > > In the Senate, Sen. Russ Feingold is planning to offer amendments > > Thursday morning that will address some of the privacy concerns > > raised by the pending bills, by requiring government surveillance to > > be more focused and subject to meaningful judicial controls. CDT > > supports the Feingold amendments. > > > > You can make a difference. Call your Senators in Washington right > > away and let them know that you think civil liberties should be part of > > the balance as we move forward to protect our country from terrorism. > > Urge them to support the Feingold privacy amendments > > > > BACKGROUND > > > > Following the horrendous attacks of September 11, it is clear that US > > anti-terrorism efforts need to be improved. Unfortunately, there has > > been little time to develop a response that is effective and does not > > unnecessarily infringe civil liberties. Legislation moving quickly > > through Congress involves some fundamental changes in the > > surveillance laws. Most of the changes are not limited to terrorism > > cases, but concern all crimes and all intelligence investigations. > > > > Among other things, the bills would: > > > > * Allow FBI to seize any and all stored records (medical records, > > educational records, stored e-mail) in intelligence cases without a > > search warrant. > > > > * Allow computer system operators to authorize government > > surveillance without a court order (the computer trespasser > > provision). > > > > * Authorize roving taps in intelligence cases without clear guidelines, > > allowing government to monitor pay phones, library computers, cell > > phones without first determining who is using the device. > > > > * Allow secret searches (searches without notice at the time of the > > search) in all criminal cases. > > > > * Extend government surveillance under minimal standards to broad > > categories of Internet data - all "routing, addressing and signaling > > information" (the "pen register" provision). > > > > For full background the current civil liberties issues with the bill, > > please see CDT's latest policy post -- > > http://www.cdt.org/publications/pp_7.10.shtml > > > > Also, the New York Times on October 10 explained the current > > situation in the Senate and Sen Feingold's concerns-- > > http://www.nytimes.com/2001/10/10/national/10RIGH.html > > > > > > WHAT YOU CAN DO--MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD > > > > 1. Call your your Senators > > > > [www.vote-smart.org can tell you who your sens are (duh)] > > > > Tell the person who answers the phone that you hope your Senator > > will support the Feingold privacy amendment to the terrorism bill, so > > that it adequately protects civil liberties when giving the government > > new surveillance powers. > > > > Use these words if you feel tongue-tied: > > > > Staffer: Hello, Sen. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX office. > > > > You: Hello. I'm a constituent calling to urge the Senator to support the > > Feingold privacy amendments to the anti-terrorism bill. Government > > needs to fight terrorism, but the bill fails to protect privacy. I'm > > concerned about the provisions on Internet surveillance and roving > > wiretaps. I support the Feingold amendments setting clear limits on > > government surveillance. > > > > Staffer: I'll tell the Senator. Thanks, bye! > > > > 2. Let CDT know how it went! Go to > > http://www.cdt.org/action/feedback.cgi?membid=casr > > and use the feedback form to tell us what happened. Or you can > > send an email back to me at mclark(a)cdt.org. > > > > 3. Lastly, please forward this message to other individuals interested > > in protecting privacy and free expression on the Internet. They can > > find information about their Senators at http://www.cdt.org/action/. > > But they need to act right away. Forward this message until > > Friday morning, October 12, 2001. > > > > PLEASE NOTE: We are asking you to call your Senators in > > Washington because studies have shown that this is the most > > effective way to make a difference over a short period of time. By the > > time the office reads your email or letter it will probably be too late > > and a call into the district office does not have the same impact when > > the Senator is in Washington. > > > > -- > > To subscribe to CDT's Activist Network, sign up at: > > http://www.cdt.org/join/ > > > > If you ever wish to remove yourself from the list, unsubscribe at: > > http://www.cdt.org/action/unsubscribe.shtml > > > > If you just want to change your address, you should unsubscribe > > yourself and then sign up again or contact: mclark(a)cdt.org > > -- > > Michael Clark, Grassroots Webmaster > > mclark(a)cdt.org > > PGP Key available on keyservers > > > > Center for Democracy and Technology > > 1634 Eye Street NW, Suite 1100 > > Washington, DC 20006 > > http://www.cdt.org/ > > voice: 202-637-9800 > > fax: 202-637-0968

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Al Jazeera and Paki TV live on 'net
by citizenQ 11 Oct '01

11 Oct '01

http://www.aljazeera.net/live.asx server too busy. http://www.ptv-news.com.pk/live_page.htm Cute pic of bears playing now with lots of audioi crosstalk. Jamming?

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firing a high-powered combat rifle in an airport could do more harm than good
by Optimizzin Al-gorithm 11 Oct '01

11 Oct '01

[Formatted for legibility, line wrapping. Please take the few moments necessary to ensure posted material is readable. KMSelf] Notice how its not an evil "assault rifle" but a "combat rifle" now... http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-000079569oct05.story?coll=la%2Dheadlin… RESPONSE TO TERROR L.A., S.F. Airports to Get National Guard Safety: Soldiers armed with loaded M-16s will boost security, starting today. The rifles will be fired as a last resort, a spokesman says. By PETER Y. HONG, TIMES STAFF WRITER National Guard troops with M-16 assault rifles are to report for guard duty at Los Angeles International and San Francisco airports today, in a move Gov. Gray Davis called "a symbol of the changes that have occurred at airports to enhance passenger safety." But experts warn--and Guard officials acknowledge--that the show of force against terrorism must be executed with great care to avoid harming those it is meant to protect. John Reppert, a retired Army general who is a research center director at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, said the presence of the National Guard may be most important as a symbol. "Frankly, in my opinion, the reason they are there is to restore confidence to the public," Reppert said. Carrying M-16s, for instance, is useful for intimidating wrong-doers and reassuring skittish travelers, he said. But actually firing a high-powered combat rifle in an airport terminal could do more harm than good. "I would not want soldiers to use an M-16 in a public place," Reppert said. "Opening fire in an airport terminal is dramatically different from doing so in a village." The harder bullet used by the assault rifle is more likely to ricochet than a round fired from a pistol, Reppert said, which could harm bystanders. It might even be wise to keep the M-16s unloaded, Reppert said. "As a commander, I would be very nervous about a soldier carrying a loaded gun. For one thing, he might drop it." It is also "unlikely people are going to come in and try to shoot their way to an airplane," he said. It is common for soldiers on guard duty to keep their guns unloaded, with ammunition ready in a pouch. The sentries guarding the USS Cole when it was bombed in October 2000 told the Washington Post they did not have ammunition in their guns, and did not think it made a difference in the surprise attack. But Maj. General Paul D. Monroe Jr., the top officer of the California National Guard, said the M-16s carried at LAX will be loaded. To fire the weapon, the soldier must charge it by pulling a handle and then release the safety mechanism, a process that takes about two seconds, Monroe said. Maj. Stanley Zezotarski, a California National Guard spokesman, noted, however, that Guard troops would fire their weapons only as a last resort, and would typically let armed airport police officers take the lead in situations where shots might be fired. Guard troops today use their weapons sparingly, he said, pointing out that 22 shots were fired by the National Guard during the 1992 Los Angeles riots, though more than 20,000 were fired by the Guard in the 1965 Watts riots. <snip>

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White House has 'no information' on rumors of bin Laden capture
by FogStorm 11 Oct '01

11 Oct '01

http://sg.news.yahoo.com/011011/1/1k8si.html Thursday October 11, 10:30 PM White House has 'no information' on rumors of bin Laden capture WASHINGTON, Oct 11 (AFP) - The White House has "no information" on rumors that Osama bin Laden, blamed here for September 11 terror strikes on the Pentagon and the World Trade Center, has been captured, spokesman Ari Fleischer said Thursday. "I have no information on that," Fleischer told reporters.

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Re: FBI: More Attacks Soon
by FogStorm 11 Oct '01

11 Oct '01

On Thursday, October 11, 2001, at 01:33 PM, Meyer Wolfsheim wrote: >> http://www.fbi.gov/pressrel/pressrel01/skyfall.htm > > "Skyfall", eh? Designated as such by Special Agent C. Little perhaps.

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[BIOWAR] Al Qaida biological warfare factories attacked (fwd)
by Dynamite Bob 11 Oct '01

11 Oct '01

>On a similar "pulling out all the stops" note, I'll betcha a nickel that >the early indicators of biological weapons use and the potential for >nuclear and chemical attacks means that the CIA gets first dibs on >prisoner interrogations with no restrictions on methods. Worse ---the CIA will bring in Mossad...

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FBI warning
by citizenQ 11 Oct '01

11 Oct '01

For Immediate Release October 11, 2001 Washington D.C. FBI National Press Office Certain information, while not specific as to target, gives the government reason to believe that there may be additional terrorist attacks within the United States and against U.S. interests overseas over the next several days. The FBI has again alerted all local law enforcement to be on the highest alert and we call on all people to immediately notify the FBI and local law enforcement of any unusual or suspicious activity.

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AOL-TV: "Cheney is probably running the show. Leave him alone"
by citizenq＠hushmail.com 11 Oct '01

11 Oct '01

No shit - right there on the screen. Watch for character generator operator fired for leaking secrect information.

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