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Ma May
by CypherPunks Press 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* In August in Leesburg, Fla., a 28-year-old woman, in the midst of a domestic quarrel with her husband, 29, ordered the couple's two kids, ages 6 and 8, to shoot their father with their BB guns. The kids complied, resulting in five chest wounds, one arm wound, and one cheek wound. The woman is a dispatcher for the Leesburg Police Department.

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Ma Bell
by CypherPunks Press 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

* In April, the National Olympic Committee of the Caribbean island nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines suspended its Olympic coach Orde Ballantyne for four years after his mother ratted him out. She was head of the country's delegation at the Summer Games in 1996 and reported him for violating protocol by refusing to stand for the U. S. national anthem. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Send a message to notw-request(a)nine.org with the Subject line of Subscribe. To read these News of the Weird newspaper columns from the past six months, go to http://www.nine.org/notw/notw.html (That site contains no graphics, no photos, no video clips, no audio. Just text. Deal with it.)

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Protecting America's Infrastructures
by TruthMonger 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

> 25 November 1997 > Source: http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > [Federal Register: November 25, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 227)] > ======================================================================= > Critical Foundations: Protecting America's Infrastructures > AGENCY: Department of Commerce. > ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > A Statement of the Problem > > Certain national infrastructures are so vital that their incapacity > or destruction would have a debilitating impact on the defense or > economic security of the United States. What are the names of the public officials and employees who are stepping forward to accept responsibility for allowing the defense of the United States' physical and economic security to become vulnerable to destruction and debilitation? Will there be mass resignations, as a result of those in authority allowing this problem to develop? > These critical infrastructures > include telecommunications, electrical power systems, gas and oil > storage and transportation, banking and finance, transportation, water > supply systems, emergency services (including medical, police, fire, > and rescue), and continuity of government services. It sounds like fascist elements within the government have defined the problem in a manner which will justify oppressive government and corporate control of everything that its citizens need in order to survive. > Threats to these > critical infrastructures fall into two categories: physical threats to > tangible property (``physical threats''), and threats of electronic, > radio-frequency, or computer-based attacks on the information or > communications > components that control critical infrastructures (``cyber threats''). There are many more threats which seem to be self-servingly going unmentioned. Compromise of strong security by government interference. Government mandating of a 'single point of failure' in electronic techno-systems, in the rush to legislate and regulate the power of the government to monitor and control all human communications and interactions on the face of the earth. Government promotion of funneling everybody's electronic future into the same sticky web as the government's future, with the aim of forced march to Electronic Battan. (i.e. - putting Electronic day-care centers in government Electronic buildings.) > Because many of these critical infrastructures are owned and operated > by the private sector, it is essential that the government and private > sector work together to develop a strategy for protecting them and > assuring their continued operation. No it is not! It is not particularly essential unless the goal is to work toward a fascist wedding of corporate and government interests. Does this "strategy for protecting them" involve corporations being armed similarly to government armed forces, or are the plans already in place designed to increase the armed government presence within corporations? > Mission > > ... recommend a comprehensive national policy and > implementation strategy for protecting critical infrastructures and > assuring their continued operation; and propose any statutory or > regulatory changes necessary to effect its recommendations. So the basic plan was to develop critical infrastructures which would be accessible to teeNintendoage hackers and adults who enjoy sex, and then criminalize their behavior as a national threat? Did nobody notice if the rocket scientists promoting this scheme of Electronic Reality were all wearing Swastikas? > Overview of the Report's Findings > > 1. New Thinking is Required in Cyberspace. It is not surprising > that infrastructures have always been attractive targets for those who > would do us harm. In the past we have been protected from hostile > attacks on the infrastructures by broad oceans and friendly neighbors. > Today, the evolution of cyber threats has changed the situation > dramatically. In cyberspace, national borders are no longer relevant. Is this why the government is so desperate in its headlong rush to *make* its citizens physical and financial security dependent on government control of cyberspace? > Formulas that carefully divide responsibility between foreign > defense and domestic law enforcement no longer apply as clearly as they > used to and, in some instances, you may have to solve the crime before > you can decide who has the authority to investigate it. Or to shoot the Electronic goat-herding children. > 2. We Should Act Now to Protect our Future. The Commission has not > discovered an imminent attack or a credible threat sufficient to > warrant a sense of immediate national crisis. However, the Commission > found that our vulnerabilities are increasing steadily while the costs > associated with an effective attack continue to drop. The investments > required to improve the situation are still relatively modest, but will > rise if we procrastinate. Is the Commission naming the names of government officials and the government employees who are responsible for the defense of the United States falling into such a dismal state of vulnerability? Is the solution to replace all of the government officials, employees and regulators who allowed this situation to develop? > 3. Infrastructure Assurance is a Shared Responsibility. National > security requires much more than military strength. While no nation > state is likely to invade our territory or attack our armed forces, we > are inevitably the target of ill will and hostility from some quarters. > Disruption of the services on which our economy and well-being depend > could have significant effects, and if repeated frequently, could > seriously harm public confidence. This sounds like it makes a good case for the formation of an Electronic security version of our armed forces to monitor and control all of CyberSpace. > Because our military and private > infrastructures are becoming less and less separate, because it is > getting harder to differentiate threats from local criminals from those > from foreign powers, and because the techniques of protection, > mitigation, and restoration are largely the same, we conclude that > responsibility for infrastructure protection and assurance can no > longer be delegated on the basis of who the attacker is or where the > attack originates. Rather, the responsibility should be shared > cooperatively among all of the players. This sounds like a good case for treating all criminals, local and global, with the same iron hand of the military that we would use to counter threats from foreign powers. Does this mean that Jim Bell and Kevin Mitnick will be hung for treason? Will this 'sharing of responsibility' among "all of the players" involve restructuring governments and societies into a...how shall I put this...NEW WORLD ORDER? > Overview of the Report's Recommendations > > 1. A Broad Program of Education and Awareness. Spread Fear/Uncertainty/Disinformation? Send me a job application! > 2. Infrastructure Protection through Industry Cooperation and > Information Sharing. Sector-by-sector cooperation and information > sharing would take place in the context of partnerships between owners > and operators and government. Send Mussolini a job application! > These partnerships would identify and > share best practices. The National Institute of Standards and > Technology, the National Security Agency, and the Department of > Energy's National Laboratories would provide technical skills and > expertise required to identify and evaluate vulnerabilities in the > associated information networks and control systems. These are the fucking idiots who were supposed to already be doing these things, and they are the ones who got the nation into this current state which you are claiming is so dismal and dangerous. If these dweebs haven't been able to access the ClueServer up to now, it is unlikely they will be able to do so in the future. > 3. Reconsideration of Laws Related to Infrastructure Protection. > Some laws capable of promoting infrastructure assurance efforts are not > as clear or effective as they could be. Others operate in ways that may > be unfriendly to security concerns. Sorting them all out will be a > lengthy and complex undertaking, involving efforts at local, state, > federal, and international levels. The report identifies specific > existing laws that could be modified to support infrastructure > protection. The mountains of laws that have criminalized the majority of our citizens have not been effective in preventing our society from becoming a dangerous place, but additional laws, criminalizing even more citizens and their activities will? Right... How many more laws will be required to compensate for the bad and useless laws? > 4. A Revised Program of Research and Development. More government. > 5. A National Organization Structure MORE GOVERNMENT! > Office of National Infrastructure Assurance MORE GOVERNMENT! > Infrastructure Assurance Support Office MORE GOVERNMENT! > Information Sharing and Analysis Center MORE GOVERNMENT! > National Infrastructure Assurance Council MORE GOVERNMENT! > Lead Agencies MORE GOVERNMENT! > Sector Coordinators MORE GOVERNMENT! > Warning Center MORE GOVERNMENT! > William Reinsch, > Under Secretary of Commerce, Bureau of Export Administration. \ Reinsch...that's 'German', isn't it? {;>)========< / Why don't you all save a lot of trees and electricity and just declare martial law right now, instead of wasting everybody's time and energy attempting to justify a fascist future? You've got all the guns. You've got the press in your pocket. You can't even be bothered with telling *good* lies, anymore. What the fuck is the point of some lame game of InfoWar designed to provide some imaginary justification for turning the whole world into one large prison complex? Why don't the world leaders all get together and count up their weapons and then just distribute the citizens according to the results? Your spin-doctors can promote it as an act of mercy toward the citizens who will no longer have to die defending their imaginary freedom. The Truth? "We the people" already know that our predestined future is to serve in slavery under a fascist New World Order run by our government and corporate rulers. We're just pretending we don't know where society is headed, in order to trick you into moving more slowly. Pretty ironic, eh? But what the hell... If it saves the life of that single child everyone seems to be so worried about... (Personally, I think we should just 'whack' the little fucker.) TruthMonger ~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Xenix Chainsaw Massacre" http://bureau42.base.org/public/xenix "WebWorld & the Mythical Circle of Eunuchs" http://bureau42.base.org/public/webworld "InfoWar" http://bureau42.base.org/public/infowar3 "The Final Frontier" http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/carljohn "The CypherPunks Secret Conspiracy to Overthrow All World Governments" http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/carljohn/AP1-6.htm http://www3.sk.sympatico.ca/carljohn/AP7-10.htm

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For whom the Bell is sentenced...
by Toto 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I have come to believe that "assassination politics" is a political Rorschach (ink-blot) test: What you think of it is strongly related to your political philosophy. ~ Jim Bell, "Assassination Politics" It's a shame that Bell wasn't prosecuted and judged by people with a clearer conscience and more a more democratic political philosophy. Why are people invariably under the impression that it is someone other than themself that is putting them on The List (TM)?

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17 Dec '03

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Re: Further costs of war (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Subject: Re: Further costs of war (fwd) > From: dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM) > Date: Wed, 26 Nov 97 22:40:54 EST > This has little crypto relevance (unless someone drags in the fact that > some of the important ww2 naval battles were won by the us because they > broke jap codes). WARNING: blipvert mentality > In 1904/5 (what's a couple of years between punks) the japs beat the shit out > of the tzar, not Stalin, because of the tzarist army's supreme incompetence, > and also because of severe internal unrest in Russia (general strikes and > uprisings everywhere). It was still Russia. The claims of incompetence and internal unrest apply to both regimes. Is there some point you wish to review regarding this point? > Prior to that, the japs effectively beat Russia in 1875(?). Actualy, the Russians never beat the Japanese prior to Khalkal Gol. [deleted material, relevance unclear] > At lake Khasan (near the short Soviet-Korean border) the Japs demanded > (July/August, 1938) that the Soviets turn over some strategic hills, which > would have made a future attack on Vladivostok easier. Then the japs > just sent some troops to occupy the hills; it took the Soviets almost 2 > weeks to re-take them, which can be explained both by their incompetence > and by Blyukher working for the japs. Jap casualties were 650 dead and > 2500 woulnded. This was the battle of Chankufeng Hill (1938). My sources indicate the casualties were approx. 10,000 on each side. > Jap casualties were much higher at Khalkhin Gol. Strategically, the Japs were > trying to occupy a chunk of Mongolia that would allow them to cut off the > only railroad linking the Soviet far east with the rest of Siberia (which > passes right next to the Chinese border). The japs were bombarding the > disputed area of Mongolia in January-April 1939; invaded in May, and were > kicked out by the Soviet troops, led by Zhukov (note the correct spelling) > in late August. Their casualties were 55K, 25K of which were killed. But(!), the relevant point of this conflict is one simple point. The Russians didn't re-inforce *or* launch their counter-attack until *after* Sorge had assured the Russians that the Japanese would *not* re-inforce themselves (which they didn't). Further, it is important to note that Zhukov employed a massively superior force, including weapons, the likes of which had never been employeed by the Russians before. In addition, Zhukov is notable not for his strategic sense but his tenacity, he didn't care about casualties and did not withdraw once forces were committed. Even though it was clear that the Japanese would have withdrawn because of lack of reinforcements. It was a show battle from the military perspective. [deleted material, relevance unclear] > They recognized that they could have occupied Vladivostok in 1938 if > they had really tried; but eventually Russian reinforcements would > come and there would be hell to pay. Stalin demonstrated that unlike the > tzars he was willing to put up a fight over this relatively worthless > real estate. Only after he was shure that the Japanese wouldn't contest it. > Technically speaking, Moscow did fall. :-) Militarily speaking Moscow didn't fall. :-) There was no battle. The course taken by the Tzars in dealing with Moscow was a political move that would actualy provide them with more return than an actual battle. Remember, Moscow was the fort (ala Kremli), the capital was St. Petersburg. This strategy was discussed and discarded by Stalin as being politicaly unworkable. > By Oct 16, 1941, everyone and > everything were evacuated from Moscow, down to Lenin's mummy, and the Germans > could have walked in if they wanted to. Actualy they did walk in. Napolean spent six weeks at the Kremli before realizing the folly of his misunderstanding. He was waiting on the Tzarist forces fro St. Petersburg. By that time 3/4 of Moscow had been burned to the ground. > The Germans chose not to march in > because they feared mines and booby traps they encountered earlier in Kiev > (probably correct, too). While they waffled, Russian reinforcements arrived > from Siberia and drove them off. The Cossacks didn't arrive until shortly *after* the French began moving their van out of Moscow. > Mussolini's bloody invasion of Ethiopia was mostly a revenge for the > previous invasion by Italy which ended in a humiliating defeat. But it's irrelevant to this discussion. > I'd venture to say that other Hitler allies (Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria) > viewed him as a lesser eveil and didn't like him at all. Irrelevant to this discussion as well. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | | | We built your fort. We will not have it used against us. | | | | John Wayne - Allegheny Uprising | | | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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Re: Further costs of war (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Subject: Re: Further costs of war (fwd) > From: dlv(a)bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM) > Date: Wed, 26 Nov 97 23:55:33 EST > This has no crypto relevance. Actualy it does, it's just that the reason for this discussion has escaped your blipvert mentality. The reason this is relevant was the claim made by others that had the US *not* entered WWII then the situation would be significantly different than now. In particular it would be a more positive results. I draw exception to this and am willing to debate the point. > The japs didn't join the axis out fo the blue. The US was picking on the Japs > back at the Washington conference in 1921/2, It's interesting that as a direct results of this conference the Japanese took the time to put down their plans to secure (ie take over) the western Pacific. It relied on their typical "Great All-out Battle" strategy. An important point in this strategy was luring the US fleet into Japanese waters and defeating it. > he bulding up the navy, building new bases on Hawaii, Guam, Midway, Samoa, > etc, (in violation of the Washington conference), grabbing small pacific > islands that no one claimed before (jervis, Howland, Phoebe, Palmira). Actualy most of these islands were originaly Dutch, German, or Spanish. For example, the Philipines were Spanish. [data deleted] Vulis, this hasn't dawned on you yet but none the less, you are actualy agreeing with my position that it isn't possible for the US to have kept out of the war. The other participants simply didn't have the resources or the system to organize them with otherwise. > > period. Can't say that I've ever seen this issue in anything I've read. > > According to my books, the US stopped all Jap immigration into US and its > possession (i.e. Hawaii, Philippines, ec) as of May 1, 1925. Which books Vulis, books you have access to or books that you wrote? I made a request for more specificity. Which books in particular are you refering to? Further, for this to be relevant you must show that it was a change of state that mitigated the Japanese actions in some way. That last proviso is the bear... ____________________________________________________________________ | | | | | We built your fort. We will not have it used against us. | | | | John Wayne - Allegheny Uprising | | | | | | _____ The Armadillo Group | | ,::////;::-. Austin, Tx. USA | | /:'///// ``::>/|/ http://www.ssz.com/ | | .', |||| `/( e\ | | -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- Jim Choate | | ravage(a)ssz.com | | 512-451-7087 | |____________________________________________________________________|

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Algorithms
by emmanuel coutris 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

I search to program an encoder and decoder. I know the RSA encryption method but I don't know how to apply it to a file (I have programmed it only with numbers). Can you send me the way I can apply this algorithm to files (binary and text). Manu

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17 Dec '03

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Is Tim May guilty of illegally advocating revolution?
by Declan McCullagh 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

So I've been reading "Freedom and the Court" by Henry Abraham, and a passage in it made me think of Tim May and the cypherpunks list: "//Actual, overt// incitement of the overthrow of the government of the United States by force and violence, accompanied by the language of direct and imminent incitement, is not freedom of expression but a violation of Court-upheld legislative proscriptions; yet the //theoretical// advocacy of such overthrow, on the other hand, has been a judicially recognized protected freedom since 1957." [See Yates v. United States, 354 U.S. 298 (1957), particularly Mr. Justice Harlan's opinion for the 6:1 court.] (Emphasis in the original. --DM) Some civil liberties lawyers, incidentally, have told me that Internet messages almost by definition are probably not "direct and imminent incitement." Some excerpts from Yates v. United States: http://caselaw.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=US&vol=354&p… 9 The essential distinction [354 U.S. 298, 325] is that those to whom the advocacy is addressed must be urged to do something, now or in the future, rather than merely to believe in something. [...] Instances of speech that could be considered to amount to "advocacy of action" are so few and far between as to be almost completely overshadowed by the hundreds of instances in the record in which overthrow, if mentioned at all, occurs in the course of doctrinal disputation so remote from action as to be almost wholly lacking in probative value. Vague references to "revolutionary" or "militant" action of an unspecified character, which are found in the evidence, might in addition be given too great weight by the jury in the absence of more precise instructions. Particularly in light of this record, we must regard the trial court's charge in this respect as furnishing wholly inadequate guidance to the jury on this central point in the case. We cannot allow a conviction to stand on such "an equivocal direction to the jury on a basic issue." -Declan

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