December 2001 - cypherpunks-legacy

Re: Customer Acts Odd? U.S. Wants to Know
by Bill Stewart 17 Dec '01

17 Dec '01

At 09:54 AM 12/10/2001 -0500, R. A. Hettinga wrote: >http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/10/national/10CUST.html?searchpv=nytToday&pa… >WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 - Federal agents are planning to fan out across the >country this week in an effort to recruit American businesses in the war on >terror, urging companies to notify the government of suspicious customers. >[...] >The terrorists' shopping list, the Customs Service says, includes missiles, >grenades, grenade launchers and other munitions; aircraft parts; computer >encryption devices; and components of biological, chemical and nuclear >weapons, as well as items that might be used to manufacture or deliver >such weapons. [...] >..... certain signs of suspicious activity, including these: >... >6A buyer has little or no understanding of the product he or she is >requesting or the commercial activity in which he or she is supposedly >engaged. ... >6A buyer has no interest in the customer service offered with a product or >rejects the manufacturer's offer to train employees in proper use of the >product. Suspicious? Those are simply *routine* in the telecom and computer businesses :-) You'd think that they'd find it suspicious of customers *did* read all the manuals, closely, in great detail. It's less common now after the dot-com crash than during the heat of tulip-bulb mania, but if customers really understood technology there'd be less need for data sales people to bring along systems engineers to wave their hands and tell them what to think, or for companies to hire lots of customer support people to explain how to reset the coffee-cup holders on PCs, or for trade rags and internet sites to keep hyping new trends. Meanwhile, the technologies and economics are constantly changing in the business, so even if a customer or vendor understood what they were doing three months ago, that doesn't mean they still understand it today. Now, I don't sell missiles or grenade launchers, but computer encryption devices are part of my stock in trade - they're letting customers move from dedicated private lines and semi-shared frame relay and ATM networks to shared Internet connections and still get the privacy and security they got from the more expensive networks, and tools for cracking computer security devices are also routine commercial product, just like pressure gauges for checking car tires or chemical emissions detectors for car exhaust.

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Re: Paper tigers
by osama_ben-laden＠hushmail.com 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

On Tue, 9 Oct 2001 05:30:09 +0000, osama_ben-laden(a)hushmail.com wrote: >It will be revealed that he who used biologicals to attack the press was not acting in our name. These will not be the pages upon which we will write death. We have other messengers and our tidings will soon be delivered. > >Grace and gratitude to God. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A49502-2001Dec15.html Capitol Hill Anthrax Matches Army's Stocks 5 Labs Can Trace Spores to Ft. Detrick By Rick Weiss and Susan Schmidt Washington Post Staff Writers Sunday, December 16, 2001; Page A01 ... Genetic fingerprinting studies indicate that the anthrax spores mailed to Capitol Hill are identical to stocks of the deadly bacteria maintained by the U.S. Army since 1980, according to scientists familiar with the most recent tests. Although many laboratories possess the Ames strain of anthrax involved in this fall's bioterrorist attacks, only five laboratories so far have been found to have spores with perfect genetic matches to those in the Senate letters, the scientists said. And all those labs can trace back their samples to a single U.S. military source: the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Disease (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick, Md. "That means the original source [of the terrorist material] had to have been USAMRIID," said one of the scientists.

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Listen up you federal piles of FUCKING DOG SHIT!
by mattd 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

All low federal,state or fucking martians surving this site are given fair warning. If from this day forth you continue to spy on this site with malicious intent then it will come out and I may not be able to save you.Your freezedried motherfuckers,LAY the FUCK OFF!

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I want robb London DEAD! I want his family DEAD!
by mattd 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

The above subject line is a crudely inserted attempt to entrap famous aussi cypher-terrorist,suspected pedophile,shoplifter,piethrower and international arms trafficker, proffr1. This was done by the victorian police who lied to gain entry to taylors home,stole his dell cs latitude and threatened to charge him with threatening the chief commissioner,attending demonstrations and being an anarchist.

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Intro to Cypherpunks
by mattd 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

Dear visitor,may I offer my intro without risk of intruding? I fear you may not be able to make yourself understood by the worthy ape who presides over this website.In fact he speaks nothing so much as double dutch,so unless you authorize me to intercede for you he wont guess what you want to talk about. There,I dare hope he understood me,that nod must mean he yields to my arguments.He is making haste with prudent deliberation.You are lucky he didn't grunt.When he refuses to someone,he merely grunts.No one insists.Being master of ones moods is the privilege of the larger animals. Now I shall withdraw,fellow surfer,happy to have been of any help.Ill stay a while with you if you like,we're all the same here.Yes? Well then lets share a cleansing ale together,Salud! What's that? His silence is deafening,you say,your absolutely right,its deafening like a primeval forest,heavy with threats.His business, such as it is,is entertaining surfers of all nations who come here,who knows why.With such duties you'd think there might be some fear that his ignorance could be awkward.Like a cro-magnon man top the tower of babel he should be out of his element.Yet this one's unconscious of all that.He goes his own sweet way and nothing touches him. One of the rare sentences I've heard from his mouth proclaimed that you could take it or leave it. Take or leave what? No doubt our friend. I am drawn to such creatures that are all of one piece.Everyone I know that's studied humanity is irresistibly led to nostalgia for the primates,at least they have no ulterior motives.Our host does have some though they are well hidden.As a result of not understanding what's said in his presence,he's adopted that distrustful disposition.See that look of touchy dignity as if he at least suspected that all is not perfect among us.That disposition makes it difficult to discuss much with him that doesn't affect capitalism.I also blame society as you can see from perusing the archives a little. Societies police spoilt the simple frankness of his nature.Mind you I'm not judging him,I consider his mistrust perfectly justified and would share it wholeheartedly if I were not talkative by nature,In fact I should end this conversation now before we talk all night.See you soon? OK. Later.

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GETTING AN EDUCATION WITHOUT DEBT!!!!! 810095
by i6261＠chanteur.com 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

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Cypherpunk Ban
by John Young 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

NOV 02 2001 United States District Court for the Western District of Washington Report on Offender Under Supervision Name of Offender: Carl Edward Johnson Case Number: CR98-05393 Name of Judicial Officer: The Honorable Robert J. Bryan Date of Original Sentence: 06/11/99 Date of Report: 10/29/01 Original Offense: Retaliation Against Judicial Officer; Obstruction Of Justice by Threat of Death Against Judicial Officer; Threatening Communication in Interstate of Foreign Commerce; Threatening Communications in Interstate of Foreign Commerce. Original Sentence: 37 months BOP; 3 years TSR Type of Supervision: Supervised Release Date Supervision Commenced: 08/06/01 Special Conditions Imposed [x] Substance Abuse [x] Financial Disclosure [ ] Restitution [x] Mental Health [ ] Fine [ ] Community Service [x] Other: No new credit; all employment shall be subject to approval by the Probation Officer; shall not use the Internet or a modem without the permission of his Probation Officer and shall provide his Probation Officer with the name and the Internet address of his Internet account use; shall not possess or use any computer encryption software or programs, retailers [sic], or anonymizers. NONCOMPLIANCE SUMMARY The probation officer believes that Carl Edward Johnson has violated conditions of supervision by: Violation Number Nature of Noncompliance 1. Failing to report the names and addresses of two Internet service providers, in violation of a special condition of supervision. 2. Using the Internet to access the "Cypherpunk" website after being specifically instructed not to use the Internet for this purpose, in violation of standard condition number 3. U.S. Probation Officer Action; On October 18, 2001, this officer received intelligence information which indicated Mr. Johnson was accessing the Internet using two Internet accounts which had not been provided to this officer. Mr.Johnson was using these accounts to insert himself back into a "Cypherpunk" web site he had been accessing during the instant offense. During the probation intake with Mr. Johnson on August 20, 2001, he was instructed to use the Internet for the purpose of researching his medical condition and legal matters only, He was specifically instructed not to access the Cypherpunk website. Of particular concern was the content of Mr. Johnson's e-mails, which contained derogatory comments about federal officials. On October 22, 2001, this officer, along with the investigating agent in this matter, conducted an unannounced home visit at Mr. Johnson's residence. Mr. Johnson was asked if he had provided this officer with all Internet accounts he was currently using, to which he stated he had two new accounts he forgot to report to this officer. He accurately provided the account addresses and stated he would not forget in the future. Mr. Johnson was questioned in regard to his recent postings to the Cypherpunk website after being instructed by this officer not to use the Internet for this purpose. Mr. Johnson became highly agitated at this point, yelling obscenities and banging his fists on the table. After he calmed down, however, Mr. Johnson stated he misunderstood and did not realize he was restricted from going into this site. He further explained that his messages, in regard to federal officials, were simply commentaries to other people's messages. Mr. Johnson was reprimanded for the inappropriate nature of his e-mail messages and again specifically directed not to access the Cypherpunk website or make any postings to that site. It is noted that a thorough inspection of Mr. Johnson's residence was conducted during this home visit which did not yield anything unusual. The Probation Office is giving Mr. Johnson the benefit of the doubt when he says he misunderstood this officer's instructions. We will continue to monitor him closely, and are recommending that no further action be taken at this time. Should Mr. Johnson's noncompliant behavior continue, the Court will be immediately notified and further sanctions will be requested. Respectfuly submitted, [signed] Lornie G. Vanous Senior U.S. Probation Officer APPROVED: William S. Corn Chief U. S. Probation Officer BY: [signed] Catherine E. Sandstrom Supervising U.S. Probation Officer LGV/lv 10/31/01 Attachment: Presentence, Report __________________________________________________________________ THE COURT DIRECTS: [x] No Action Approved [ ] Submit a Request for Modifying the Condition or Term of Supervision [ ] Submit a Request for Warrant or Summons [ ] Other [signed Robert J. Bryan] Signature of Judicial Officer 2 NOV 01 Date ------------------------------------------------------------------ United States District Court for the Western District of Washington November 2, 2001 MAILING CERTIFICATE OF CLERK Re: 3:98-cr-05393 True and correct copies of the attached were mailed by the clerk to the following: Robert Louis Jacob London, Esq. U S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE STE 5100 601 UNION ST SEATTLE, WA 93101-3903 FAX 553-0755 Floyd G Short, Esq. U S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE STE 5100 601 UNION ST SEATTLE, WA 98101-3903 FAX 553-2502 Todd Maybrown, Esq. ALLEN, HANSEN & MAYBROWN, P.S. STE 3020 600 UNIVERSITY ST SEATTLE, WA 98101 FAX 447-0839 USPO - Tacoma US PROBATION OFFICE ROOM 1310 1717 PACIFIC AVE TACOMA, WA 98402-3231 FAX 1-253-593-6378 Judge Bryan ------------------------------------------------------------------

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Sebald-Shor synchronicities
by mattd 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

>>It's rare to read a book that isn't comparable to any others that I've read. Sebald covers every topic imaginable as we walk with him through Suffolk -- from Darwinism, to Borges, to Leopold's Congo, to herring fishing. This all occurs from taking small steps through Sufflok, and by noticing the details of everything that surrounds him, and by showing how everything is connected. I really think that Sebald has created a new kind of philosophy with this book; it's part existentialism, part metaphysical, and totally unique. Rings of Saturn review at Amazon. >>In her book "Reading in Detail: Aesthetics and the Feminine" (Methuen, 1987), she argued that men, in taking the universal view, have historically tended to de-emphasize the importance of details. She suggested that details were considered ornamental or mundane, and as such, were deemed women's stuff. But at the same time, theorists like Jacques Derrida, the French philosopher whom Dr. Schor knew and interpreted in her writings, were coming to consider traditional visions of universal truth irrelevant. To them, the truth was in the meaning of details. "Does the triumph of detail signify a triumph of the feminine with which it has long been linked?" she asked. "Or has the detail achieved new prestige by being taken over by the masculine, triumphing at the very moment when it ceases to be associated with the feminine?" She relentlessly challenged conventional understanding in her teaching and writing as well as in a feminist journal she helped found in 1989 at the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women at Brown University. Even the name of the journal "differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies" reflects her idiosyncratic outlook. She suggested putting the "s" in italics to make people think. (The lowercase "d" was chosen by graphic designers.) "She had this amazing way of making the familiar look unfamiliar," said Elizabeth Weed, the other founding editor. Dr. Schor was born on Oct. 10, 1943, in Manhattan. Her father, Ilya, was a painter, goldsmith and artist of Judaica. Her mother, Resia, was also an artist. They had fled from Poland to Paris to escape the Nazis, eventually reaching New York, by way of Lisbon, on Dec. 3, 1941. From nyt piece on the passing of naomi shor.Devils in the detail.

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Americans like killing, but hate being killed
by measl＠mfn.org 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

What's funny is how fast this would change if we were just to get a few more bodybags back... http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/12/15/ret.assassination.poll/index.html (CNN) -- A majority of Americans support giving government agents the power to assassinate terrorists despite a U.S. policy forbidding such actions, according to a Newsweek poll released Saturday. In addition, more than three-quarters of 1,003 people surveyed -- 78 percent -- said they favored using military force against Saddam Hussein's forces in Iraq, with 75 percent supporting operations against terrorist targets in other Middle Eastern nations and 66 percent backing those in countries outside the region. -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin(a)mfn.org If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------

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Anarchy in the UK.
by mattd 16 Dec '01

16 Dec '01

Police chief volunteers for the soft drill. Subject: patriot games Police chief hits back over Omagh. http://www.observer.co.uk/nireland/story/0,11008,619650,00.html Henry McDonald, Ireland editor Sunday December 16, 2001 The Observer The police chief at the centre of the row over the Omagh bombing last night launched a savage attack on 'highly unreliable' informants who claimed the RUC had ignored advance warnings of an attack. In his first newspaper interview since the controversy began, Sir Ronnie Flanagan - who had said publicly he would 'commit suicide' if allegations of incompetence were proved. ALSO The coming crypto-pedo crackdown. Subject: The Pedo-crackdown Police want new powers to lock up paedophiles. Martin Bright, home affairs editor Sunday December 16, 2001 The Observer Senior police officers last night called for powers to lock up dangerous paedophiles without charge to avoid a repeat of the Sarah Payne murder case. Sir John Stevens, the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, believes that the authorities should have the power to 'section' high-risk paedophiles in the same way as schizophrenics can be removed from the community for treatment if they are judged a serious risk to themselves or others. More on... http://www.observer.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,619619,00.html The dickheads are getting desperate as JOG might say.

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