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A Chinese Call to Hack U.S.
by Jim Choate 11 Apr '01

11 Apr '01

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42982,00.html -- Adapt, Adopt, Improvise! - Anonymous Venimus, Vidimus, Delevimus - 1st Linux Motto, Anonymous Tivoli Certification Group, OSCT James Choate jchoate(a)tivoli.com Senior Engineer 512-436-1062

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Cracks Happen; Protect Thyself
by Jim Choate 11 Apr '01

11 Apr '01

http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,42984,00.html -- Adapt, Adopt, Improvise! - Anonymous Venimus, Vidimus, Delevimus - 1st Linux Motto, Anonymous Tivoli Certification Group, OSCT James Choate jchoate(a)tivoli.com Senior Engineer 512-436-1062

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Jeff Gordon: Agent, investigator, witness, "stalkee"
by Declan McCullagh 11 Apr '01

11 Apr '01

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42962,00.html Bell Trial: Victim as Prosecutor by Declan McCullagh (declan(a)wired.com) 10:35 a.m. Apr. 10, 2001 PDT TACOMA, Washington -- The government's prosecution of an Internet essayist accused of stalking federal agents raises unusual ethical questions because the alleged victim is also the chief investigator, experts say. Jim Bell is charged with two counts of trying to intimidate Jeff Gordon, an agent in the Treasury Department's tax administration office. Gordon conducted repeated investigations of Bell, including the current one, and is the government's chief witness and courtroom technical expert. Legal ethicists say that Gordon's deep involvement in a case in which he claims he feared for his life -- and the fact that as a prosecution witness he was not sequestered -- is uncommon during criminal trials. "It sounds very odd to me," said Robert Drinan, a professor of law and ethics at Georgetown University. "It sounds awful." "It doesn't quite add up.... It reminds me of a police officer suing his superiors, and getting himself assigned to the case," Drinan said. [...]

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OPT: UCITA & Cypherpunks - We got a plan...
by Jim Choate 11 Apr '01

11 Apr '01

Well, actually it's a plan to make a plan ;) We intend the following: - Identify the several bills (UCITA, UEITA, etc.) that are currently in the Texas legislature for consideration. We believe this count is currently at five (5). - Identify pro and con sources of information. - Identify pro and con members of the legislature. - Compare and contrast the various 'positions' and develop an appropriate 'cypherpunk' responce. - Begin an information campaign that will hit both the traditional and alternative media in Texas, in particular in the major cities (ie Houston, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and El Paso). We discussed letters to media as well as a potential video. - Identify each of the steps that the bills will need to go through in their consideration in the legislature. The intent is to identify 'key players' who can be contacted for maximum 'bang for the buck' so to speak. - Develop a presentation and arrange appointments with legislators to attempt an 'education campaign'. - Pray for deliverance from the pestilence of God-$ (not that Cypherpunks have any objection to making money, it's the now) To help resolve these issues, in addition to the monthly Cypherpunk get together, we will institute a bi-weekly meeting to work further on these goals. I will be making the meeting location and time announcements on the Austin Cypherpunks and ucita-tx mailing lists only!!!!! We also intend to 'beef up' the SSZ homepage. One idea was to create a 'bulletin board' (eg WWWBoard) so that interested parties could participate in a more long-lived manner than a simple mailing list. We also intend to re-write the 'form letter' on the 'Fight UCITA in Texas!' webpage. The feeling was that it was too long and not as well worded as it needed to be. Currently the mailing lists and resources are: Austin Cypherpunks http://einstein.ssz.com/cdr austin-cpunks(a)einstein.ssz.com (closed to outside submissions) UCITA-TX Mailing List http://einstein.ssz.com/ucita ucita-tx(a)einstein.ssz.com (closed to outside submissions) Note that the mailing list itself is non-partisan. The same can't be said for the webpage and most certainly not the cpunks. Ta ta. ____________________________________________________________________ To speak algebraically, Mr. M. is execrable, but Mr. G. is (x+1)-ecrable. Edgar Allan Poe The Armadillo Group ,::////;::-. James Choate Austin, Tx /:'///// ``::>/|/ ravage(a)ssz.com www.ssz.com .', |||| `/( e\ 512-451-7087 -====~~mm-'`-```-mm --'- --------------------------------------------------------------------

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The Deconstruction of James Dalton Bell
by Eric Cordian 11 Apr '01

11 Apr '01

Ah, I see Declan has posted his impressions of Day 5 on Wired News. http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,42951,00.html > Jim Bell's Strange Day in Court > by Declan McCullagh > Bell's lawyer, Robert Leen, twice asked U.S. District Judge Jack > Tanner to halt the proceedings because his client had a "major mental > disorder." Gosh, don't you just love how federal public defenders "help" their clients, by calling them crazy in front of the jury. Reminds me of all those patronizing press conferences given by Tim McVeigh's lawyer during the trial, in which he coyly explained that even human refuse like McVeigh deserved the rubber stamp of due process, all the while holding his nose, and acting like it pained him greatly to even be near the guy. Until Leen gets his MD, and Bell is his patient, he's not qualified to diagnose anyone. > He said that his attorney "communicated a threat" against Bell and > Bell's family during the meeting, and "threatened to cut me off after > 30 minutes if I mentioned" accusations against fellow prisoners. One wonders why the article describes Bell as "Agitated," "Embittered," and "Combative," rather than by a more value-neutral term like "Angry," unless the reporter is also playing the diagnosis game here. > During cross-examination, Bell invoked his Fifth Amendment right against > self-incrimination when asked about $2,000 a month in trust fund income > not reported on a statement that he signed in November 2000 to qualify > for a court-appointed lawyer. Why was this line of questioning even permitted? It is a meta-issue, has nothing to do with the charges, and seems only a shameless attempt to further poison the jury. > The Vancouver, Washington resident said he was coerced into taking a > plea agreement on July 18, 1997, in which he admitted to obstructing IRS > agents, writing "Assassination Politics" and stink-bombing the carpet > outside an IRS office. It would seem to me that since writing "Assassination Politics" was not illegal, it should not be mischaracterized as a crime confessed to on a plea agreement. The press does this all the time of course, reporting that defendants "admitted" things in their plea agreements, which were not the subject of any criminal charges, thus juxtiposing certain acts and illegality in the mind of the reader. Statements of fact in a plea agreement which are only background should not be deliberately confused with the crimes being confessed to. Would we say Bell "admitted" to having a chemistry diploma, or "admitted" to living at a certain address? I think not. > London suggested that there were two types of U.S. citizens: Those who > were federal agents and those who are not. Some animals are more equal than others, I guess. > Because Bell repeatedly said he would not violate the law, Leen had > hoped to raise a First Amendment defense -- essentially saying that > because the law protects advocacy of violent acts, the jury can find > Bell to be not guilty as charged. Of course, the point that is missed here is that "Assassination Politics" and Bell's attempt to document federal harrassment of him after his release, are two completely unrelated things. This is a big trend in prosecutions these days, so much so that if one is outspoken in ones beliefs, one cannot commit any acts that seem to support those beliefs, and vice versa. Someone who advocates government overthrow and plays paintball on the weekends, is looking at a long prison sentence. It is safe to do either, but not both. The "threats" and "acts in support of the threats" can be completely unrelated, and the government will still win the case. > Leen asked the judge to incorporate a First Amendment defense in > instructions to the jury. But Tanner nixed that idea. He said he did not > believe Bell was engaged in political speech. Hmmmm. Is it "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of political speech...?" Obviously Judge Tanner has a different version of the US Constitution than I do. > Bell has complained that the media was "boycotting" his trial. Well, at least what media is not manufacturing consent for his conviction is boycotting his trial. -- 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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Jim Bell verdict is in
by Declan McCullagh 11 Apr '01

11 Apr '01

The jury convicted Jim Bell on two counts of stalking cypherpunk Jeff Gordon, and hung 11-1 on the three other counts, which the judge dismissed without prejudice. See my Wired article soon. -Declan

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(no subject)
by NELLZ770＠aol.com 11 Apr '01

11 Apr '01

is service still available

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11 Apr '01

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Chemical Formulas Needed
by shussein＠baghdad.gov.iq 11 Apr '01

11 Apr '01

dear cypherpunk please post formulas for chemical metal-embrittlement agents that work fast against aircraft alloy of great satan. allah be praised. Dr. S. Hussein Advanced Weapons Research

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Fwd: Jim Bell Trial: Fourth Day (fwd)
by Bill Stewart 11 Apr '01

11 Apr '01

>On the matter of Bell using Oregon DMV databases: Gordon stated that DMV >access is not legal for non-commercial use, noting that both Oregon state >and federal law restricted their use. At least for a while, the Oregon DMV sold their database on CDROMs. Then somebody upset them by putting one of the CDROMs on the web :-) The web version didn't let you look up by name, just by license plate, but Senator Mark Hatfield wife's license plate is AAA111 or 111AAA, I forget which, and doing a relatively complete search was pretty trivial.

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