~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SANDY SANDFORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C'punks, This is not a crypto post, but those interested in threat models and counter-measures might want to read on. I just looked at the October issue of Soldier of Fortune. In an article entitled "SOF Exposes ATF's Warbirds" the author tells about the 7 to 12 attack aircraft that the BATF has purchased. Of course, it's interesting to hear how and why this agency decided it needed an airforce to pursue its mission, but the real story for me was how SOF busted them. SOF had heard rumors about a covert operation on the part of the BATF to procure these aircraft. They did their own surveillence of the BATF's phony cover corporation. This included dumpster diving. What they came up with was unbelievable. It included agents home addresses, the names of family members, official BATF stationery, the works. If you want to read a fascinating tale of BATF incompetence and duplicity, check this one out. S a n d y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~