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Re: Internet Free Europe
by 3umoelle＠informatik.uni-hamburg.de 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

http://nanjing.spc.uchicago.edu:8001/ is a proxy directed against Chinese internet censorship. It comes with Unix sources.

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No Subject
by Rose 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

**************************************************************************** *This message provided by BULK E-MAIL. If you would like to be removed from* *further mailings, please return this message with "remove in the subject * *line. This service will not contact you again. Thank You For Your Patience* **************************************************************************** Dear friend, The following income opportunity is one you may be interested in taking look at. It can be started with VERY MINIMAL outlay and the income return is TREMENDOUS! <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> You are about to make at least $50,000 - In less than 90 days Read the enclosed program...THEN READ IT AGAIN!... <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> <> The enclosed information is something I almost let slip through my fingers. Fortunately, sometime later I re-read everything and gave some thought and study to it. My name is Christopher Erickson. Two years ago, the corporation I worked at for the past twelve years down-sized and my position was eliminated. After unproductive job interviews, I decided to open my own business. Over the past year, I incurred many unforeseen financial problems. I owed my family, friends, and creditors over $35,000. The economy was taking a toll on my business and I just couldn't seem to make ends meet. I had to refinance and borrow against my home to support my family and struggling business. I truly believe it was wrong for me to be in debt like this. AT THAT MOMENT something significant happened in my life and I am writing to share my experience in hopes that this will change your life FOREVER....FINANCIALLY!!! In mid-December, I received this program via email. Six months prior to receiving this program I had been sending away for information on various business opportunities. All of the programs I received, in my opinion, were not cost effective. They were either too difficult for me to comprehend or the initial investment was too much for me to risk to see if they worked or not. One claimed I'd make a million dollars in one year...it didn't tell me I'd have to write a book to make it. But like I was saying, in December of '95 I received this program. I didn't send for it, or ask for it, they just got my name off a mailing list. THANK GOODNESS FOR THAT!!! After reading it several times, to make sure I was reading it correctly, I couldn't believe my eyes. Here was a MONEY-MAKING PHENOMENON. I could invest as much as I wanted to start, without putting me further in debt. After I got a pencil and paper and figured it out, I would at least get my money back. After determining that the program is LEGAL and NOT A CHAIN LETTER, I decided "WHY NOT". Initially I sent out 10,000 emails. It only cost me about $15.00 for my time on-line. The great thing about email is that I didn't need any money for printing to send out the program, only the cost to fulfill my orders. I am telling you like it is, I hope it doesn't turn you off, but I promised myself that I would not "rip-off" anyone, no matter how much money it cost me! A couple of good programs to help do this are Ready Aim Fire, an email extracting program @ http://microsyssolutions.com/raf/ and Cyberpromotions who has a pop3 ISP account specifically for direct emailing at http://www.cyberpromo.com In less than one week, I was starting to receive orders for REPORT #1. By January 13th, I had received 26 orders for REPORT #1. When you read the GUARANTEE in the program, you will see that "YOU MUST RECEIVE 15 TO 20 ORDERS FOR REPORT #1 WITHIN TWO WEEKS. IF YOU DON'T, SEND OUT MORE PROGRAMS UNTIL YOU DO!" My first step in making $50,000 in 20 to 90 days was done. By January 30th, I had received 196 orders for REPORT #2. If you go back to the GUARANTEE, "YOU MUST RECEIVE 100 OR MORE ORDERS FOR REPORT #2 WITHIN TWO WEEKS. IF NOT, SEND OUT MORE PROGRAMS UNTIL YOU DO. ONCE YOU HAVE 100 ORDERS, THE REST IS EASY, RELAX, YOU WILL MAKE YOUR $50,000 GOAL." Well, I had 196 orders for REPORT #2, 96 more than I needed. So I sat back and relaxed. By March 19th, of my mailing of 10,000, I received $58,000 with more coming in every day. I paid off ALL my debts and bought a much needed new car. Please take time to read the attached program, IT WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE FOREVER! Remember, it wont work if you don't try it. This program does work, but you must follow it EXACTLY! Especially the rules of not trying to place your name in a different place. It doesn't work, you'll lose out on a lot of money! REPORT #2 explains this. Always follow the guarantee, 15 to 20 orders for REPORT #1, and 100 or more orders for REPORT #2 and you will make $50,000 or more in 20 to 90 days. I AM LIVING PROOF THAT IT WORKS !!! If you choose not to participate in this program, I'm sorry. It really is a great opportunity with little cost or risk to you. If you choose to participate, follow the program and you will be on your way to financial security. If you are a fellow business owner and you are in financial trouble like I was, or you want to start your own business, consider this a sign. I DID! Sincerely, Christopher Erickson PS Do you have any idea what 11,700 $5 bills ($58,000) look like piled up on a kitchen table? IT'S AWESOME! "THREW IT AWAY" "I had received this program before. I threw it away, but later wondered if I shouldn't have given it a try. Of course, I had no idea who to contact to get a copy, so I had to wait until I was emailed another copy of the program. Eleven months passed, then it came. I DIDN'T throw this one away. I made $41,000 on the first try." Dawn W., Evansville, IN "NO FREE LUNCH" "My late father always told me, 'remember, Alan, there is no free lunch in life. You get out of life what you put into it.' Through trial and error and a somewhat slow frustrating start, I finally figured it out. The program works very well, I just had to find the right target group of people to email it to. So far this year, I have made over $63,000 using this program. I know my dad would have been very proud of me." Alan B., Philadelphia, PA A PERSONAL NOTE FROM THE ORIGINATOR OF THIS PROGRAM By the time you have read the enclosed information and looked over the enclosed program and reports, you should have concluded that such a program, and one that is legal, could not have been created by an amateur. Let me tell you a little about myself. I had a profitable business for ten years. Then in 1979 my business began falling off. I was doing the same things that were previously successful for me, but it wasn't working. Finally, I figured it out. It wasn't me, it was the economy. Inflation and recession had replaced the stable economy that had been with us since 1945. I don't have to tell you what happened to the unemployment rate...because many of you know from first hand experience. There were more failures and bankruptcies than ever before. The middle class was vanishing. Those who knew what they were doing invested wisely and moved up. Those who did not, including those who never had anything to save or invest, were moving down into the ranks of the poor. As the saying goes, "THE RICH GET RICHER AND THE POOR GET POORER." The traditional methods of making money will never allow you to "move up" or "get rich", inflation will see to that. You have just received information that can give you financial freedom for the rest of your life, with "NO RISK" and "JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EFFORT." You can make more money in the next few months than you have ever imagined. I should also point out that I will not see a penny of your money, nor anyone else who has provided a testimonial for this program. I have already made over FOUR MILLION DOLLARS! I have retired from the program after sending out over 16,000 programs. Now I have several offices which market this and several other programs here in the US and overseas. By the Spring, we wish to market the 'Internet' by a partnership with AMERICA ON LINE. Follow the program EXACTLY AS INSTRUCTED. Do not change it in any way. It works exceedingly well as it is now. Remember to email a copy of this exciting program to everyone that you can think of. One of the people you send this to may send out 50,000...and your name will be on every one of them!. Remember though, the more you send out, the more potential customers you will reach. So my friend, I have given you the ideas, information, materials and opportunity to become financially independent, IT IS UP TO YOU NOW! "THINK ABOUT IT" Before you delete this program from your mailbox, as I almost did, take a little time to read it and REALLY THINK ABOUT IT. Get a pencil and figure out what could happen when YOU participate. Figure out the worst possible response and no matter how you calculate it, you will still make a lot of money! Definitely get back what you invested. Any doubts you have will vanish when your first orders come in. IT WORKS! Paul Johnson, Raleigh, NC HERE'S HOW THIS AMAZING PROGRAM WILL MAKE YOU $$$$$$ Let's say that you decide to start small, just to see how it goes, and we'll assume you and all those involved send out 2,000 programs each. Let's also assume that the mailing receives a .5% response. Using a good list the response could be much better. Also many people will send out hundreds of thousands of programs instead of 2,000. But continuing with this example, you send out only 2,000 programs. With a 5% response, that is only 10 orders for REPORT #1. Those 10 people respond by sending out 2,000 programs each for a total of 20,000. Out of those .5%, 100 people respond and order REPORT #2. Those 100 mail out 2,000 programs each for a total of 200,000. The .5% response to that is 1,000 orders for REPORT #3. Those 1,000 send out 2,000 programs each for a 2,000,000 total. The .5% response to that is 10,000 orders for REPORT #4. That's 10,000 five dollar bills for you. CASH!!!! Your total income in this example is $50 + $500 + $5000 + $50,000 for a total of $55,550!!!! REMEMBER FRIEND, THIS IS ASSUMING 1,990 OUT OF 2,000 PEOPLE YOU MAIL TO WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING... AND TRASH THIS PROGRAM! DARE TO THINK FOR A MOMENT WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF EVERYONE OR HALF SENT OUT 100,000 PROGRAMS INSTEAD OF ONLY 2,000. Believe me, many people will do that and more! By the way, your cost to participate in this is practically nothing. You obviously already have an internet connection and email is FREE!!! REPORT#3 will show you the best methods for bulk emailing and purchasing email lists. THIS IS A LEGITIMATE, LEGAL, MONEY MAKING OPPORTUNITY. It does not require you to come in contact with people, do any hard work, and best of all, you never have to leave the house except to get the mail. If you believe that someday you'll get that big break that you've been waiting for, THIS IS IT! Simply follow the instructions, and your dream will come true. This multi-level email order marketing program works perfectly...100% EVERY TIME. Email is the sales tool of the future. Take advantage of this non-commercialized method of advertising NOW!! The longer you wait, the more people will be doing business using email. Get your piece of this action!! MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING (MLM) has finally gained respectability. It is being taught in the Harvard Business School, and both Stanford Research and The Wall Street Journal have stated that between 50% and 65% of all goods and services will be sold throughout Multi-level Methods by the mid to late 1990's. This is a Multi-Billion Dollar industry and of the 500,000 millionaires in the US, 20% (100,000) made their fortune in the last several years in MLM. Moreover, statistics show 45 people become millionaires everyday through Multi-Level Marketing. INSTRUCTIONS We at Erris Mail Order Marketing Business, have a method of raising capital that REALLY WORKS 100% EVERY TIME. I am sure that you could use $50,000 to $125,000 in the next 20 to 90 days. Before you say "Bull", please read the program carefully. This is not a chain letter, but a perfectly legal money making opportunity. Basically, this is what we do: As with all multi-level business, we build our business by recruiting new partners and selling our products. Every state in the USA allows you to recruit new multi- level business partners, and we offer a product for EVERY dollar sent. YOUR ORDERS COME AND ARE FILLED THROUGH THE MAIL, so you are not involved in personal selling. You do it privately in your own home, store or office. This is the GREATEST Multi-level Mail Order Marketing anywhere: Step (1) Order all four 4 REPORTS listed by NAME AND NUMBER. Do this by ordering the REPORT from each of the four 4 names listed on the next page. For each REPORT, send $5 CASH and a SELF- ADDRESSED, STAMPED envelope (BUSINESS SIZE #10) to the person listed for the SPECIFIC REPORT. International orders should also include $1 extra for postage. It is essential that you specify the NAME and NUMBER of the report requested to the person you are ordering from. You will need ALL FOUR 4 REPORTS because you will be REPRINTING and RESELLING them. DO NOT alter the names or sequence other than what the instructions say. IMPORTANT: Always provide same-day service on all orders. Step (2) Replace the name and address under REPORT #1 with yours, moving the one that was there down to REPORT #2. Drop the name and address under REPORT #2 to REPORT #3, moving the one that was there to REPORT #4. The name and address that was under REPORT #4 is dropped from the list and this party is no doubt on the way to the bank. When doing this, make certain you type the names and addresses ACCURATELY! DO NOT MIX UP MOVING PRODUCT/REPORT POSITIONS!!! Step (3) Having made the required changes in the NAME list, save it as a text (.txt) file in it's own directory to be used with whatever email program you like. Again, REPORT #3 will tell you the best methods of bulk emailing and acquiring email lists. Step (4) Email a copy of the entire program (all of this is very important) to everyone whose address you can get your hands on. Start with friends and relatives since you can encourage them to take advantage of this fabulous money-making opportunity. That's what I did. And they love me now, more than ever. Then, email to anyone and everyone! Use your imagination! You can get email addresses from companies on the internet who specialize in email mailing lists. These are very cheap, 100,000 addresses for around $35.00. IMPORTANT: You won't get a good response if you use an old list, so always request a FRESH, NEW list. You will find out where to purchase these lists when you order the four 4 REPORTS. ALWAYS PROVIDE SAME-DAY SERVICE ON ALL ORDERS!!! REQUIRED REPORTS ***Order each REPORT by NUMBER and NAME*** ALWAYS SEND A SELF-ADDRESSED, STAMPED ENVELOPE AND $5 CASH FOR EACH ORDER REQUESTING THE SPECIFIC REPORT BY NAME AND NUMBER ________________________________________________________ REPORT #1 "HOW TO MAKE $250,000 THROUGH MULTI-LEVEL SALES" ORDER REPORT #1 FROM: RWD&CO P.O. Box 2225 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 ________________________________________________________ REPORT #2 "MAJOR CORPORATIONS AND MULTI-LEVEL SALES" ORDER REPORT #2 FROM: M.S.DEWLES DISTRIBUTOR P.O.BOX 29322 PARMA, OHIO 44129 ________________________________________________________ REPORT#3 "SOURCES FOR THE BEST MAILING LISTS" ORDER REPORT #3 FROM: DSN 7154 West State #298 Boise, ID 83703 ___________________________________________ REPORT #4 "EVALUATING MULTI-LEVEL SALES PLANS" ORDER REPORT #4 FROM: WCH MARKETING 6225 RIPTIDE DRIVE WILMINGTON, N.C. 28403 ________________________________________________________ CONCLUSION .I am enjoying my fortune that I made by sending out this program. You too, will be making money in 20 to 90 days, if you follow the SIMPLE STEPS outlined in this mailing. To be financially independent is to be FREE. Free to make financial decisions as never before. Go into business, get into investments, retire or take a vacation. No longer will a lack of money hold you back. However, very few people reach financial independence, because when opportunity knocks, they choose to ignore it. It is much easier to say "NO" than "YES", and this is the question that you must answer. Will YOU ignore this amazing opportunity or will you take advantage of it? If you do nothing, you have indeed missed something and nothing will change. Please re-read this material, this is a special opportunity. If you have any questions, please feel free to write to the sender of this information. You will get a prompt and informative reply. My method is simple. I sell thousands of people a product for $5 that costs me pennies to produce and email. I should also point out that this program is legal and everyone who participates WILL make money. This is not a chain letter or pyramid scam. At times you have probably received chain letters, asking you to send money, on faith, but getting NOTHING in return, NO product what-so-ever! Not only are chain letters illegal, but the risk of someone breaking the chain makes them quite unattractive. You are offering a legitimate product to your people. After they purchase the product from you, they reproduce more and resell them. It's simple free enterprise. As you learned from the enclosed material, the PRODUCT is a series of four 4 FINANCIAL AND BUSINESS REPORTS. The information contained in these REPORTS will not only help you in making your participation in this program more rewarding, but will be useful to you in any other business decisions you make in the years ahead. You are also buying the rights to reprint all of the REPORTS, which will be ordered from you by those to whom you mail this program. The concise one and two page REPORTS you will be buying can easily be reproduced at a local copy center for a cost off about 3 cents a copy. Best wishes with the program and Good Luck! "IT WAS TRULY AMAZING" "Not being the gambling type, it took me several weeks to make up my mind to participate in this program. But conservative as I am, I decided that the initial investment was so little that there was no way that I could not get enough orders to at least get my money back. BOY, was I ever surprised when I found my medium sized post office box crammed with orders! I will make more money this year than any ten years of my life before." Mary Riceland, Lansing, MI TIPS FOR SUCCESS Send for your four 4 REPORTS immediately so you will have them when the orders start coming in. When you receive a $5 order, you MUST send out the product/service to comply with US Postal and Lottery laws. Title 18 Sections 1302 and 1341 specifically state that: "A PRODUCT OR SERVICE MUST BE EXCHANGED FOR MONEY RECEIVED." WHILE YOU WAIT FOR THE REPORTS TO ARRIVE: 1. Name your new company. You can use your own name if you desire. 2. Get a post office box (preferred). 3. Edit the names and addresses on the program. You must remember, your name and address go next to REPORT #1 and the others all move down one, with the fourth one being bumped OFF the list. 4. Obtain as many email addresses as possible to send until you receive the information on mailing list companies in REPORT #3. 5. Decide on the number of programs you intend to send out. The more you send, and the quicker you send them, the more money you will make. 6. After mailing the programs, get ready to fill the orders. 7. Copy the four 4 REPORTS so you are able to sent them out as soon as you receive an order. IMPORTANT: ALWAYS PROVIDE SAME-DAY SERVICE ON ORDERS YOU RECEIVE! 8. Make certain the letter and reports are neat and legible. YOUR GUARANTEE The check point which GUARANTEES your success is simply this: you must receive 15 to 20 orders for REPORT #1. This is a must!!! If you don't within two weeks, email out more programs until you do. Then a couple of weeks later you should receive at least 100 orders for REPORT #2, if you don't, send out more programs until you do. Once you have received 100 or more orders for REPORT #2, (take a deep breath) you can sit back and relax, because YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE AT LEAST $50,000. Mathematically it is a proven guarantee. Of those who have participated in the program and reached the above GUARANTEES-ALL have reached their $50,000 goal. Also, remember, every time your name is moved down the list you are in front of a different REPORT, so you can keep track of your program by knowing what people are ordering from you. IT'S THAT EASY, REALLY, IT IS!!! REMEMBER: "HE WHO DARES NOTHING, NEED NOT HOPE FOR ANYTHING." "INVEST A LITTLE TIME, ENERGY AND MONEY NOW OR SEARCH FOR IT FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE." This message was sent using an evaluation version of WWMail WWMail is available at: http://wizardware.com

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Re: "Show me an example o
by harka＠nycmetro.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- -=> Quoting In:shamrock@netcom.com to Harka <=- In> The recent issue of Radikal, the publication that caused xs4all to be In> blocked by the German government, contains an article on using PGP to In> secure the internal communications of the German leftist group issuing In> the publication. Radikal also contains an article on sabotaging the In> German rail system. The latter, sabotaging the railway, is actually the thing, they're going off about. That is information considered illegal, since it advocates violence and criminal acts. One of the leaders of the Party for Democratic Socialism, Angela Marquardt, was indicted under the same background for putting a link on her homepage to http://www.xs4all/~radikal/. The argumentation of the proscecutors was, that she personally by putting a link to that magazin (article) was promoting such violent acts. Ciao Harka /*************************************************************/ /* This user supports FREE SPEECH ONLINE ...more info at */ /* and PRIVATE ONLINE COMMUNICATIONS! -> http://www.epic.org */ /* E-mail: harka(at)nycmetro.com (PGP-encrypted mail pref'd) */ /* PGP public key available upon request. [KeyID: 04174301] */ /* F-print: FD E4 F8 6D C1 6A 44 F5 28 9C 40 6E B8 94 78 E8 */ /*<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>*/ /* May there be peace in this world, may all anger dissolve */ /* and may all living beings find the way to happiness... */ /*************************************************************/ ... The Internet recognizes censorship as damage...and routes around it. ___ Blue Wave/386 v2.30 [NR] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 iQEVAgUBM1aSSjltEBIEF0MBAQGR+gf/RW6ACw2ULNQhjT+0kUw2A2EEvD+/s1UJ igVK63VyUdpRiCxKBmAcrbNtDZQ4mxruFsIvVNOG8MtRJT2h3sdCDdk1A6ez4008 Vx+ZL76lrf/x7ESN0/GXw7oAiUY55+sigKgc5mm09JZAb2gXugQ+tCPi6VTNXWcH 0zwEAENDxFj++rgdJ8/yJEOHw67/IP9J+fPo9/3pEk8GEY7awh90JblV17ec5h/a Og2iHG1ocZ2p6RH57AHqHHxPvdUcyidXIXBYOQncxj+8GXNkL+Mdjx/MYbrlAuPp fSJMVySMTglghcj4Svrw3z63L/cbkQxZu5iCPsxtA0vkaPG8OdqsZg== =WLao -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- If encryption is outlawed, only outlaws will have encryption...

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A new system for anonymity on the web
by Avi Rubin 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

We are developing a new system called "Crowds" for achieving anonymity on the web. A preliminary description of the system can be found on our web pages. Any comments/criticisms are welcomed and appreciated. Mike Reiter (http://www.research.att.com/~reiter/) Avi Rubin (http://www.research.att.com/~rubin/)

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InterNet Free Terra
by InterNet Free Terra 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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Re: Meet-in-the-middle attack
by lucifer＠dhp.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Toto Homo studied yoga back-streching exercises for five years so he could blow himself (nobody else will). /\ __/__\__ | 00 | Tot[hom]o |: \ :| | \_/| \__/

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Meet-in-the-middle attack
by lucifer＠dhp.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Tim Maya studied yoga back-streching exercises for five years so he could blow himself (nobody else will). /\ __/__\__ | 00 | Tim Maya |: \ :| | \_/| \__/

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Re: Deloitte-Touche: Fraud and the Net
by John Young 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Declan wrote: >I'd be happy to contribute towards the cost if someone else wants to take >up a collection and buy the report. (If it goes online, as I assume it >will, is this an example of a cypherpunkish "public good?") > >Or I can try to call up and get 'em to send me a copy as a journalist. ---------- Praps a local bloke can help us out: The source is given as the D&T office in London: http://www.deloitte-touche-consulting.co.uk/about-us.html Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, Stonecutter Court, Stonecutter Street, London EC4A 4TR. Tel: 0171 303 3000 Sure, I'll buy it and pay for Fedex too; got my Amex and FX numbers ready. John ---------- Financial Times, April 24, 1997, p. 3. EU fraudsters 'revel in fiscal paradise' Report urges Brussels authorities to crack down on $77bn cross-border corruption By John Mason in Brussels International fraud in the European Union could be costing governments, companies and individuals up to $77bn a year, a report commissioned by the European Commission has concluded. Crimes such as Internet abuse, counterfeiting, banking and investment frauds and smuggling pose an increasing threat which can only be countered by further international action, said Deloitte & Touche, the accountancy firm. Harmonisation of laws and regulations, improved co-operation between states and a greater stress on fraud prevention are needed if EU economies are not to be undermined by international criminals, the report said. Mr Will Inglis, the Deliotte & Touche partner responsible for the report, said: "There is clear evidence that determined fraudsters deliberately and cynical]y manipulate and take advantage of the different regulatory and monitoring regimes across the EU to perpetrate their frauds. In particular, we see the fraudsters taking advantage of havens of secrecy and fiscal paradises. Fraudulent activity in the Union has the potential to seriously distort competition and harm the citizens of the EU who end up paying the cost." The report identified 10 areas of concern: computer abuse, banking frauds, counterfeiting, investment fraud, confidence tricks, public sector fraud, fraudulent bankruptcy, insurance fraud, smuggling and money laundering. The type of crime varies considerably between countries. In the UK, financial services fraud is a problem because of the size of the industry, France suffers particularly from counterfeiting of luxury goods, while in Greece the smuggling of antiquities is second only to the drugs trade in terms of crime. However, across the EU, the removal of restrictions following the creation of the single market and technological advances have opened up opportunities for fraudsters, the report said. Perhaps the largest single threat comes from fraud through the Internet, Mr Inglis said. The potential for abuse of computer systems is huge, particularly since encryption technology is vulnerable to sophisticated computer abusers. The Internet is now also being used to manipulate financial markets. In other areas, fraudsters are becoming more sophisticated. Insider dealers are making more use of offshore havens to avoid detection while criminal syndicates with knowledge of banking practice have cheated banks. Not that frauds all need to be sophisticated. Italian investigators discovered that Libyan dinars were being taken to Naples to be literally "laundered" with a solvent and re-printed as D-Marks. The incidence of cross-border frauds is increasing faster than those which take place only within one country, with organised crime playing a substantial role, the report said. Other perpetrators of fraud, although on a lesser scale, include senior company managers. The report points to lack of legal harmonisation: In some EU states it is not even an offence to bribe somebody in a different country. Action against fraud can also damage a member state's economy. The use of "offshore" havens, some inside the EU, remains a common feature of fraud. But with some EU economies closely linked to the offshore world, the incentive to push for reform in this area is limited. Fraud, especially crossborder fraud, tends also to be given low priority compared to other crimes. There is also less political will to tackle money laundering when this involves fraud rather than drugs. The report concludes there are four priority areas - increased legal harmonisation, improved co-operation between member states, a greater concentration on confiscating fraudsters' assets and developing awareness of fraud prevention. [Bar chart] Corporate Fraud. Countries involved, with two bars for each showing: Number of cases involving each region and number of times countries in this region were mentioned as being of concern. EU countries Tax havens/fiscal paradises Eastern European countries Others (including US and Asia) -- "Fraud without Frontiers", L95, Deloitte & Touche, 1, Stonecutter St, London EC4A 4TR. [End]

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Re: "Get out of Denver"
by nobody＠huge.cajones.com 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Timothy C. May wrote: > > > It's an open secret that McVeigh timed the bombing to coincide > >with the execution of a fellow militant from the Elohim City > >cabal. Who says mad bombers aren't sentimental? > > There are _several_ anniversaries that day. I dispute your notion that you > know which of them was the bombers' main motivation. Here are some of the > main anniversaries; > * Waco roast (and McVeigh has written much about Waco, and was there for > the first anniversary, in '94) > * the execution you mentioned> > * a major raid in Arkansas 10 years earlier > * the battle of Lexington, in which the British attempted to disarm a > civilian militia You are certainly correct about McVeigh's main focus of discontent being the Great Texas Barbecue in Wacko, but his choice of targets was the same one Richard Snell had targeted. As MediaFilter reported: The March edition of Taking Aim, the newsletter of the Militia of Montana, issued a call to arms for April 19, the day of the Oklahoma blast: "If this day does not ring a bell for you then maybe this will jog your memory. 1. April 19, 1775: Lexington burned. 2. April 19, 1943: Warsaw burned. 3. April 19, 1992: The feds attempted to raid Randy Weaver... 4. April 19, 1993: The Branch Davidians burned. 5. April 19, 1995: Richard Snell will be executed_unless we act now!!!" Federal prosecutors in (Richard Snell's) the '88 trial claimed that the '83 plot_which included counterfeiting, armed robberies and plans to assassinate federal judges and the Arkansas FBI chief_was to begin with the detonation of a truck bomb at the Oklahoma City Federal Building. All of the defendants were acquitted. But that very same building would be blown up by a truck bomb on the very day of Richard Snell's execution. Snell died knowing of the explosion. His last words were a warning to Arkansas Governor Guy Tucker: "Look over your shoulder, justice is on the way..." The Feds are well aware of the significance of launching their offensives against the militia on certain dates, sending deliberate messages to them by doing so, and the setting of Snell's execution date for April 19 was no coincidence. When the Feds pre-date search warrants and other documents (proclaiming to judges that it is needed to protect informants and sources), they often use signifigant dates and times, like the 9:02 of the OKC bombing (as in Jim Bell's search warrant). If you draw a chart co-relating the militia's actions with the Fed's actions, you get a picture somewhat similar to the truces in the Civil War, among others, where the soldiers would come out of the trenches to exchange goods and pleasantries, before digging in once again to resume their warring. Perhaps after the trial is over (if it gets that far), we will see a TV ad where the Feds and the militia get together in a bar afterward, and a theme of, "Now comes Miller time." > (And Hitler's birthday is the next day.) Adolf Hilter's birthday is annually celebrated with a barbecue by David Duke and friends. (No wonder the Feds burned Waco on the 19th. They had another barbeque to attend the following day.) And how does all of this relate to cryptography? Glad you asked. MediaFilter continues: However, in 1995, the Clinton administration is conveniently using the Militia to justify beefing up the federal police state apparatus. Also watch out for the pending Communications Decency Act and Orwellian_named Electronic Communications Privacy Act, which would make censorship and surveillance the rule in cyberspace. Perhaps at an upcoming cypherpunks physical meeting the milita could be invited and the theme could be "Trading Guns for Crypto." (It would have to be arranged quietly, however, so as not to draw too much attention. Perhaps if the arrangements were limited to discussion only on the cypherpunks list...) TruthBomber

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Re: [rant] Re: Any info on the "Victim's Rights" Constitutional amendment?
by Toto 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Greg Broiles, whose rants seem to be more informative and entertaining than his legal opinions, and who could be the Johnny Cochrane of the McVeigh trial, wrote: > At 09:22 PM 4/17/97 -0700, Alan Olsen wrote: > >Yesterday i saw a report on one of the news websites about Clinton pushing > >for some sort of Victim's Rights Constitutional amendment. > > > >Does anyone have any additional details on this? > > Sens. Feinstein and Kyl are co-sponsoring this amendment. To become part of > the Constitution, it must be approved by a 2/3 majority in both the House and > the Senate, then be ratified by 38 state legislatures. According to Kyl's web > page, this is the text of the proposed amendment: > > Section 1. To ensure that the victim is treated with fairness, dignity, and > respect, from the occurrence of a crime of violence and other crimes as may > be defined by law pursuant to section two of this article, and throughout the > criminal, military, and juvenile justice processes, as a matter of > fundamental rights to liberty, justice, and due process, the victim shall > have the following rights: to be informed of and given the opportunity to be > present at every proceeding in which those rights are extended to the accused > or convicted offender; to be heard at any proceeding involving sentencing, > including the right to object to a previously negotiated plea, or a release > from custody; to be informed of any release or escape; and to a speedy trial, > a final conclusion free from unreasonable delay, full restitution from the > convicted offender, reasonable measures to protect the victim from violence > or intimidation by the accused or convicted offender, and notice of the > victim's rights. We've already got this in Canada. Now the focus has shifted even further against the accused, with great outcry about the fact that the accused are causing great emotional grief to the victims and their families by being so bold as to try to defend themselves from the often irrational assaults on the accused and/or convicted. There is talk of further legislation which would effectively make all perceived victims angelic creatures and all perceived criminals violent, drug-dealing, commie-pinko perverts with no right to defend themselves. (And this is just on the jaywalking charges. Any more serious offences will increase the imbalance of judical powers to suppress the defence.) > (The rights of defendants > pretrial aren't what you'd expect if you've been to a public high school and > have heard the nice stories about "innocent until proven guilty". Accused > persons in criminal cases face serious restrictions on their liberty before > they're even formally charged; these changes are not new. > > The amendment will also likely result in less accurate trials and less > preparation on the part of defense counsel, because it gives the "victim" a > right to a speedy trial. This is bad for defendants, because it denies them > meaningful due process, and it's bad for victims who want "closure" because > it's likely to result in retrials when the due process was so crappy that the > trial didn't meet even the relatively lax standards of the Rehnquist court. > But, hey, it sounds good on TV. It shouldn't be long before "True Stories of the Highway Patrol" is immediately followed by C-Span legislative sessions enacting new legislation to deal with the perpetrators just apprehended, with "Night Court" immediately following, wherein the defendants are judged and sentenced. > We (as a society) need to decide if we want criminal trials to be about > trying to decide (beyond a reasonable doubt) whether or not someone's guilty > of a crime, or if we want them to be satisfying emotional soap-opera-style > theatrical pieces. This victims' rights crap (and the recent legislation > passed, *specifically intended to overrule the decisions of the judge > presiding over the Oklahoma City bombing trial*, as well as recent changes to > the California Evidence Code making it easier to admit evidence about prior > bad acts by defendants and otherwise inadmissible hearsay by "victims") does > a good job of moving us closer to the latter, but if that's what we want I > don't see why we don't just abandon trials entirely and simply torture people > who look like they're probably criminals until they die or confess. (and then > we kill them; after all, they confessed.) You mean like they do in Texas? > I think it's very, very bad to get so excited about punishing someone in an > emotionally or symbolically attractive fashion that we screw up trials, which > are intended to ensure that innocent people don't get punished. If we make it > difficult or impossible to get a fair trial, the only thing standing between > any of us and prison (or worse) is dumb luck and our ability/willingness to > remain in the good graces of the current powers that be. A good point, but your putting it in a future tense indicates that you don't get out enough. (Which is not a criticism, since I'm staying in a lot more, myself, these days. I'm afraid of getting shot by a cop while running from a criminal, or vice-versa.) -- Toto "The Xenix Chainsaw Massacre" http://bureau42.base.org/public/xenix/xenbody.html

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