August 2002 - cypherpunks-legacy

RE: A faster way to factor prime numbers found?
by Matthew X 15 Aug '02

15 Aug '02

>>AFICT, the proposed algorithm is for a test for primality and does not represent an algorithm to factor composites.<< Lucky >>Yes, the paper is quite readable. The "futuristic" conjecture is that primes can be proved in O(log^3(n)) time, but the algorithm as presented is O(log^12(n)) time. The authors admit that present probabalistic algorithms are faster. However, it presents a new way to think about the problem, so it opens the door for a lot of new research. Time will tell if that leads to new factoring algorithms. Is Pollard still interested? Maybe somebody should drop off the paper and a new computer at his house :-) << Dr Mike. Writings on the wall ptrei.Even without idquantique,the most trusted name in security

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Anarchists in Japan.
by Matthew X 15 Aug '02

15 Aug '02

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Dr livingstone I presume...
by Matthew X 15 Aug '02

15 Aug '02

Hi there...http://www.asial.com.au/ "...The Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank has estimated that the overall cost of the September 11 attacks to the U.S. economy was between $100-$125 billion, or one percent of the nation's GDP. Over the next decade government and the private sector combined will spend somewhere between $500 billion and $1 trillion dollars on homeland security. This figure could be even significantly higher if the U.S. experiences additional major terrorist attacks in the coming months and years. Among the areas projected to enjoy the greatest growth potential in the security sector are biometric systems, business continuity systems and services, aviation security, chem-bio defence, and new technologies for non-invasive inspection of containers and other cargo. Construction security is also booming. Dr. Livingstone (pictured right) Chairman & CEO of GlobalOptions, author and world-renowned crisis management expert will be presenting at the Security 2002 conference. More info on Security 2002 conference More info on Dr. Livingstone

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Elephants graveyard.
by Matthew X 15 Aug '02

15 Aug '02

White House Writers Group White House Writers Group consists of former White House speechwriters who provide a range of communication services including speech writing; drafting and placing opinion-editorials; writing and staging presentations; and planning and strategy. http://www.globalops.com/alliances.html Globalops? GlobalOptions Inc., headquartered in Washington, D.C., is a multi-disciplinary, international, risk management and business intelligence company. Our staff of professionals includes former intelligence and law enforcement officers, veterans of America's elite military units, and legal and crisis communications specialists. We provide a broad spectrum of unique services and innovative solutions to commercial, government, and individual clients. Never before have all these services been assembled under a single umbrella to provide a comprehensive approach to solving difficult business and government problems. Recent assignments include the protection of fissile material in Russia, corporate crisis management, the recovery of assets, due diligence in major merger and acquisition (M&A) cases, undercover investigations of NAFTA violations, and coordination of all legal defense efforts associated with the largest civil RICO action in U.S. history. GlobalOptions' Advisory Board is chaired by former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral William Crowe, and is comprised of many distinguished individuals, including a former CIA Director, a former British Trade Minister, and a number of retired ambassadors and military leaders. http://www.globalops.com/index.htm

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Bnet interactive -Click here to rate all films by Robert Hansen.
by Matthew X 14 Aug '02

14 Aug '02

Try not to set off automatic NSA search and locate scanning software. http://www.foreignfilms.com/person.asp?person_id=49748 Kaerlighed Ved Forste Hik (1999) Add to my favorites Email this page to a friend Also known as: Love At First Hiccup (USA) Starring: Robert Hansen, Sofie Lassen-Kahlke Genre: Comedy (add) Set in: Small town, Denmark (add) Keywords: heart warming, sex (add) Runtime: 80 minutes Country: Denmark Language: Color: Color This film was added by: thenextwhitlam

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Al-Jazeera considered harmful.
by Matthew X 14 Aug '02

14 Aug '02

http://www.arabnews.com/Article.asp?ID=17751Misusing freedom of expression Abdullah Farraj Al-Sharif/Al-Madinah Freedom of expression has long been absent in the Arab world. While all Arab intellectuals emphasize the need for it, they do not accept the wild lies and prevarications dished out regularly by the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera on a round-the-clock basis. The station chooses guests with dubious qualifications to participate in what is arguably the worst kind of talk show. Guests rant and rave, reminding viewers of a brawl. The participants are never concerned with the authenticity of evidence used to support their arguments. Such shows, which are not often broadcast by other stations in other parts of the world, spew hatred and hostility all around. Viewers wonder at the apparent contradiction in the way the station presents programs and in what its goals really are. Its motto is Opinion and the Other Opinion but the stations performance has proved that the other opinion has no place in its broadcasts. When a topic is discussed Iraq, for example the discussion rambles on interminably. Viewers who may or may not know anything about the topic participate by telephone. The moderator puts questions to them but they are not allowed to express a dissenting opinion. Questions are phrased in such a way that the desired answer is implied and it is thus clear what the participants are expected to say. The trick usually works as unsuspecting participants initially agree with the moderator and later when the trap has become obvious, the participant protests that he or she has not been allowed to state his views. At this point the moderator jumps in to say angrily, We are discussing the likelihood of Americas attacking Iraq and not the stations style of presentation. The stations objective becomes quite clear to those who watches it for some time. It aims at the total surrender of all Arab interests to American policies. The station seems to follow a skillfully-devised scheme, which is much worse than either covert or overt Zionist schemes, to deprive Arabs of all their legitimate rights. The viewers, who see through the stations evil designs, are at a loss to explain why a Gulf country continues to finance a station which has ruined good relations with a number of Arab countries because of its baseless criticisms and allegations. If the station is impartial in its treatment, one wonders why it never discusses the state of affairs in Qatar. Is Qatar an ideal and infallible state while all other Arab states and governments and countries deserve to be condemned? Though I have been frank in my opinions about the way the station operates, I want to stress my keenness to maintain our close family and cultural ties with our brothers in Qatar despite the efforts of the TV station to ruin them. 14 August 2002 http://www.cursor.org/aljazeera.htm

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Police special unit to watch for army coup.
by Matthew X 14 Aug '02

14 Aug '02

Fiji Times - First Newspaper To Be Published In The World Today -they are actually being so close to the International date line. The fiji village. Police Forces sets up special unit to monitor Military The police force will soon set up a special unit to monitor the military to avoid the chance of another coup. more http://www.fijivillage.com/ RR. Every country should have one of these units,if they have to have a police force.

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2 Pak shaker.Get it India.
by Matthew X 14 Aug '02

14 Aug '02

http://www.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=13796 RAW, India's equivalent of CIA, is involved in acts of terrorism ... indianterrorism.mybravenet.com/RAWFacts.htm - 3k - Cached - Similar pages ... intelligence agencies continue, Harrison said. "The CIA still has close links with the ISI (Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence).". ... rawa.fancymarketing.net/cia-talib.htm - 7k - Cached - Similar pages Muzi.com | LatelineNews : CIA says China helped Pakistan's ... ... Muzi.com : Muzi (English) : News : CIA says China helped Pakistan's missile program GB Big5. ... latelinenews.com/ll/english/81839.shtml - 19k - Cached - Similar pages How the CIA created Osama bin Laden ... MAK was a front for Pakistan's CIA, the Inter-Service Intelligence Directorate. The ISI was the first recipient of the vast bulk ... www.greenleft.org.au/back/2001/465/465p15.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages CRG -- Cover-up or Complicity of the Bush Administration? The ... ... Also bear in mind that Pakistan's ISI remained throughout the entire post Cold War era until the present, the launch pad for CIA covert operations in the ... www.globalresearch.ca/articles/CHO111A.html - 33k - Cached - Similar pages 2/19/96 INT/ASIA: PAKISTAN'S BOMB VS. TRADE ... destruction. The CIA says China has secretly shipped 5,000 ring magnets to Pakistan's nuclear laboratory at Kahuta. The magnets ... pathfinder.com/time/international/ 1996/960219/china.trade.html - 7k - Cached - Similar pages "...Critics of the ISI say that it has become a state within a state, answerable neither to the leadership of the army, nor to the President or the Prime Minister. The result is there has been no real supervision of the ISI, and corruption, narcotics, and big money have all come into play, further complicating the political scenario. Drug money was used by ISI to finance not only the Afghanistan war, but also the ongoing proxy war against India in Kashmir and Northeast India. The Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee deals with all problems bearing on the military aspects of state security and is charged with integrating and coordinating the three services. Affiliated with the committee are the offices of the engineer in chief, the director general of medical service, the Director of Inter-Services Public Relations, and the Director of Inter-Services Intelligence. Staffed by hundreds of civilian and military officers, and thousands of other workers, the agency's headquarters is located in Islamabad. The ISI reportedly has a total of about 10,000 officers and staff members, a number which does not include informants and assets. It is reportedly organized into between six and eight divisions: FROM http://www.fas.org/irp/world/pakistan/isi/ Elsewhere in India, the ISI offers monetary rewards , sex, and other attractions to cultivate agents. http://www.ipcs.org/issues/articles/191-ip-krishna.htm Espionage, euphemistically called the second oldest profession of the world finds a mention in the Indian Vedas, one of the most - if not the most - ancient of the human texts. http://www.defencejournal.com/feb-mar99/raw-at-war.htm RAW hijacking trauma. Indian lies about IC 814 "hijack" exposed! ... statement added. Pakistan News Service/Information Times, December 28, 1999. Is Indian RAW Agent SBS Tomar Behind the Hijacking Drama? ... indianterrorism.mybravenet.com/Nepal3.htm - 14k - Cached - Similar pages India's shadowy policies against Nepal should be condemned by the ... ... 2000 RAW official on hijacked flight IC 814: Asiaweek BY OUR POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT A stunning new bit of information on the Indian Airlines airbus hijacking ... indianterrorism.mybravenet.com/Nepal1.htm - 13k - Cached - Similar pages [ More results from indianterrorism.mybravenet.com ] Arrested ISI agent played key role in hijacking of IA plane Arrested ISI agent played key role in hijacking of IA plane. DH News Service Deccan Heral April 27, 2000: Previous message: The Marxist ... www.hvk.org/articles/0400/61.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages Pak diplomat was involved in the hijacking of IA plane ... Sources told 'The Times of India' that intelligence agencies had a opened dossiers on suspected ISI agents and their activities long before the hijacking of ... www.hvk.org/articles/0401/59.html - 8k - Cached - Similar pages [ More results from www.hvk.org While CIA's have been known to start wars,a 'bay of pigs' is considered unlikely.Northwoods maybe,not bay of pigs.

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SS "tawdry and sometimes illegal." GET OUT!
by Matthew X 14 Aug '02

14 Aug '02

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14617-2002Aug13.html Since July 1998, the number of special agents has grown by 705, for a total of 2,939 -- a 32 percent increase. The service's budget has exploded since 1999, growing 75 percent to a proposed $1.05 billion next year. Drawbacks? Jacksons games? "In June, U.S. News & World Report catalogued tawdry and sometimes illegal activities by Secret Service agents over 25 years, involving sex, drugs, theft, brawling, inebriation and corruption. Four agents assigned to Vice President Cheney fought in a San Diego bar, and agents on assignment at the Salt Lake City Olympics came under investigation about a possible sexual assault on a minor in February. Last month, an agent was suspended after he scrawled "Islam is evil, Christ is king" on a Muslim prayer calendar during a search of a Michigan suspect's home." Fergeddaboudit!

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Straight up the Crypto.
by Matthew X 14 Aug '02

14 Aug '02

http://online.securityfocus.com/infocus/1617 "Cryptography is increasingly becoming the centerpiece in the attempt by corporate interests to protect their intellectual property. This is particularly true in the case of the TCPA (Trusted Computing Platform Alliance) or Microsoft's Palladium. Furthermore, the attempt to apply cryptography to protect copyrighted material against unauthorized reproduction is still creating tremendous debate, particularly regarding the CBDTPA (Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act), not to mention the BPDG (Broadcast Protection Discussion Group). The general idea behind all of these groups and concepts is to mandate strong security through crypto hardware, which greatly benefits the entertainment industry, while potentially threatening the Open Source community..." http://www.cryptonomicon.net/

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