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Re: economic espionage (@#$%^&*)
by Bill Stewart 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

>>> >It was said that Pres. Clinton had given a speech while >>> >visiting the CIA HQ in Langley/Virginia. He allegedly >>> >said in this speech that obtaining industrial >>> >informations has the highest priority and this were the >>> >new task for the spies. Dr. John Deutsch, speaking to the National Press Club, also mentioned economic espionage, with the State Department as a primary customer, but was concerned about definitions of goals, etc. He did reassure the NPC that the CIA would continue to work with drug dealers and corrupt South American military and other scum who have information to sell, as well as cooperating more closely with the FBI and DEA, but on the other hand he does apparently view domestic operations as clearly outside the CIA's job. One set of content in his speech was the planned combination of the various satellite data interpretation organizations into one group of CIA/Pentagon/NRO/NSA/etc. ObCrypto: One questioner asked him about the growing use of encoding and would the CIA be able to keep up eavesdropping on people. "We're very good at eavesdropping" was his main reply; he did acknowledge that there was an issue but didn't go into the party line about needing to have escrow to get GAK. Clinton, meanwhile, reassured guests at a $1000/plate fundraising lunch that the Republicans' economic plans would mainly affect the poor and wouldn't trouble the rich too much... :-) #--- # Bill Stewart, Freelance Information Architect, stewarts(a)ix.netcom.com # Phone +1-510-247-0664 Pager/Voicemail 1-408-787-1281 #---

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Crypto-czar nominated for Commerce Dept undersecretary (fwd)
by Declan McCullagh 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 16:26:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Declan McCullagh <declan(a)well.com> To: fight-censorship(a)vorlon.mit.edu Subject: Crypto-czar nominated for Commerce Dept undersecretary Clinton Nominates Aaron to Commerce Department Post WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 /U.S. Newswire/ -- President Clinton today announced his intent to nominate Ambassador David L. Aaron for the position of Under Secretary for International Trade at the Department of Commerce. Aaron, of Sag Harbor, N.Y., has extensive experience in both national and international issues. Since 1993, he has served as U.S. Ambassador to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In 1996, the White House announced his appointment as Special Envoy for Cryptography, giving him the responsibility of promoting the growth of international electronic commerce and robust, secure global communications in a manner that protects the public safety and national security. In 1962, Aaron entered the Foreign Service where he served in a variety of posts including NATO, the United Nations, and the Strategic Arms talks. After leaving the Foreign Service, he continued in government at the National Security Council, on the staff of Sen. Walter Mondale, the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and as Deputy National Security Advisor to President Carter. Upon leaving government, Aaron became vice president for mergers and acquisitions at Oppenheimer and Co. Prior to becoming ambassador, he was a senior fellow at the Twentieth Century Fund, served on the board of the National Democratic Institute and the International League for Human Rights, and was a member of the Overseas Development Council and the Council on Foreign Relations. He is a recipient of the National Defense Medal, the Pentagon's highest civilian award, and the author of three novels. Aaron is a graduate of Occidental College and Princeton University. As head of the Commerce Department's International Trade Administration, Aaron will be responsible for policies and programs that promote world trade and strengthen the international trade and investment position of the United States.

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Re: Renaming TEA remailer (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 17:08:51 -0700 > From: Lance Cottrell <loki(a)infonex.com> > Subject: Re: Renaming TEA remailer > I really don't understand this reaction. We asked Antonomasia nicely to > rename his remailer. He very kindly agreed. The Trademark registration has > been filed, but not yet approved. It is a long process. Seems it is in his best interest to not change it. Not only does he get notoriety but he weakens your trademark claim by demonstrating that you don't use it exclusively and that it has a history preceeding your claims. Also, since he has been so kind to work with you have you recompensed him for his loss at your gain? ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there | | be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves. | | | | -Alan Greenspan- | | | | _____ 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: Removing Tyranny from Democracy (Part II), (fwd)
by Jim Choate 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Forwarded message: > From: amp(a)pobox.com > Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 10:32:28 -0500 > Subject: Re: Removing Tyranny from Democracy (Part II), (fwd) > You miss the point entirely. This is =not= supposed to be a democracy. That > is why we have a constitution (theoretically a set of restrictions upon the > powers of government), and bill of rights. This is most certainly a democracy, it's called a representative democracy. That we have a Constitution and a Bill of Rights is a measure of the founding fathers wisdom but by no means are either required to have a democracy, nor do either by definition eliminate a governmental form from being a democracy. > > > 2. In a democracy, you can't have property rights because 51% can > > > capriciously decide to confiscate anyone's property. That depends on how the founders define the democracy. The definition of a democracy does NOT define the system put in place merely who has a say in how it runs. You're painting with way too broad a brush. Like most things simply being a cat does not equate all cats to be the same. This also applies to democracies, there is plenty of room to manuever when designing it. > > Since there are no true democracies extant your point is moot. > > There have been, that is why the point is not moot. The point is, we are > becoming one, with the advent of instant polling and politicians and > citizens who obviously can't read as simple a document as the constitution. Where? When? No government ever implimented by man has ever been a true anything. Not democracy, communism, etc. They are all hybrids of one sort or another. For there to be a true democracy as you seem to define it we would require every man, woman, and child to carry a vote and be required to vote on each and every issue. No government in history has had this much prosperity or homogoneity in the desires of the people. ____________________________________________________________________ | | | The financial policy of the welfare state requires that there | | be no way for the owners of wealth to protect themselves. | | | | -Alan Greenspan- | | | | _____ 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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ANNOUNCE: NIST AES Advanced Encryption System development effort
by Bill Stewart 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

NIST is putting out a call for candidates for an Advanced Encryption System, following work and comment periods earlier this year. http://csrc.nist.gov/encryption/aes/aes_home.htm Symmetric block cypher, 128-bit blocks, keylengths 128, 192, 256. No mention of escrow >Organization: National Institute of Standards and Technology > formerly National Bureau of Standards >Disclaimer: Opinions expressed are those of the sender > and do not reflect NIST policy or agreement. >Date: Wed, 10 Sep 1997 14:50:11 -0400 >To: foti(a)st1.ncsl.nist.gov >From: Jim Foti <foti(a)st1.ncsl.nist.gov> >Subject: Update on AES development effort > >Folks, > >Please take a look at <http://csrc.nist.gov/encryption/aes/aes_home.htm> >for the AES call for candidate algorithms, which is expected to be >published in the Federal Register on Friday, Sept. 12. > >As is indicated in the announcement, clarification questions should be >directed to "aesquest(a)nist.gov". > >Once again, this "FYI" message is being sent to all of you who either >registered for the April '97 workshop, attended that workshop, or provided >comments on the original Federal Register notice in January. We really >appreciate your interest in this development effort. > >Regards, >Jim Foti > >

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Snuffle Destroys United States: Film at 11
by Mike Duvos 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

John Gilmore <gnu(a)toad.com> writes: > Today the Government filed a 22-page brief arguing to the > 9th Circuit Court that it would be so injurious to the > national security for Prof. Bernstein to be able to publish > his Snuffle 5.0 software on the Internet, that a complete > stay of Judge Patel's injunction is needed. > The brief is accompanied by two seven-page personal > declarations, one from William P. Crowell, Deputy Director > of NSA, and one from William A. Reinsch, Under Secretary for > Export Administration. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought "Snuffle" was some simple-minded cipher designed to test ITAR. I didn't think it was something anyone would choose to incorporate into a serious product. -- Mike Duvos $ PGP 2.6 Public Key available $ enoch(a)zipcon.com $ via Finger $ {Free Cypherpunk Political Prisoner Jim Bell}

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by lionsroar＠ascella.net 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

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RE: Hiawatha Bray's column on key-recovery crypto
by Hiawatha Bray 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

What a cool idea! Why didn't I think of that? Hiawatha On Thursday, September 11, 1997 9:41 AM, Arnold G. Reinhold [SMTP:reinhold@world.std.com] wrote: > > Hiawatha, I enjoyed your column (Boston Globe Business Section Sept. 11), > but why don't you announce that you have a PGP key, print it's signature in > a column and ask people to use it to send you news tips? This would enable > a freedom of the press challange to GAK. > > >Anyway, I don't presently encrypt my mail. No reason to--I ain't no > >pedophile...;-) > >So if I want to send crypto I must find some partner in crime. Any > >volunteers? > > Count me in. My PGP key is available from my home page > http://world.std.com/~reinhold and the servers and its signature is printed > in E-mail for Dummies, 2nd Edition, page 232. People are invited to send me > ideas and tips via encrypted mail for future books. > >

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Hiawatha Bray's column on key-recovery crypto
by Arnold G. Reinhold 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

Hiawatha Bray <wathab(a)tiac.net> of the Boston Globe wrote: > >I hate to tip folks off as to my column for tomorrow, but that's exactly >what I'm doing in it. I have written that if the Feds try to impose >key-recovery crypto on me, I'll start using some encryption program that >doesn't comply with the law, and I'll send copies of the messages to the >Feds, so they can come and arrest me. If I really thought they would, I >wouldn't have written it! But I'll stand by it. > Hiawatha, I enjoyed your column (Boston Globe Business Section Sept. 11), but why don't you announce that you have a PGP key, print it's signature in a column and ask people to use it to send you news tips? This would enable a freedom of the press challange to GAK. >Anyway, I don't presently encrypt my mail. No reason to--I ain't no >pedophile...;-) >So if I want to send crypto I must find some partner in crime. Any >volunteers? Count me in. My PGP key is available from my home page http://world.std.com/~reinhold and the servers and its signature is printed in E-mail for Dummies, 2nd Edition, page 232. People are invited to send me ideas and tips via encrypted mail for future books.

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Re: THE COSMOS THE UNIVERSE
by nobody＠REPLAY.COM 17 Dec '03

17 Dec '03

The question is not: "Is this guy getting good Acid?" The question is: "Did he bring enough for *everybody*?" RBL(a)cosmos.com wrote: > > E=MC The equation for the atom bomb. It says that matter and energy are the > same thing. So then what is that? Matter, look at a brick. Its in a three dimensional > form. Its made of electrons, protons and neutrons (atoms) and they are moving so > the brick is moving. Energy, sunlight. Its in a three dimensional form. It comes to us > from the sun therefore it is moving. 3D and moving Both matter and energy are 3D > and moving. I outproduce Einstein. We already know all matter has gravity. The > bending of light shows that energy has gravity also. So matter and energy are > 3D moving with gravity. The universe is made of matter, energy, time and space. > That just stated is the matter and energy part. Time and space. Take everything > in the universe and stop it. Does time progress? No. Therefore time is the motion > and the understanding of all the motion is the understanding of all of time. > Space, it ends. Space does not go on forever. Space is in a three dimensional > form. It moves but does not have gravity. Space moves like this. O /\ + \/ O > And that is the understanding of all of time. > O This is what was first in the beginning. > /\ This is the old kings and queens. > + This is democracy. > \/ This is socialism. > O This is when the Lord Jesus Christ returns. > And that is the understanding of the universe. Glory be to the Father the Son > and the Holy Ghost. Revelation chapter 10 & 11; 15-19. It is very important the > people receive this information. You may tell someone about this. > Thank You > Robert Lavelle

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