--- begin forwarded text Delivered-To: ignition-point@majordomo.pobox.com Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 21:02:07 -0400 (EDT) To: ignition-point@majordomo.pobox.com From: softwar@us.net (CharlesSmith) Subject: IP: WHITE HOUSE HITS SOFTWAR WEB SITE! Sender: owner-ignition-point@majordomo.pobox.com Precedence: list Reply-To: softwar@us.net (CharlesSmith)
From the 10/23/98 WWW hit report from www.us.net/softwar website
% bytes files name 2.11 1.28 62230 20 | gov.eop.gatekeeper 198.137.241.100 GOV.EOP = EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Once again, the White House has visited the Softwar web site. Last night the White House downloaded 20 files for a total of about 62K worth of data. The White House seems to be interested in the SOFTWAR documents covering the CSPP or Computer Systems Policy Project and John Podesta. One document of interest to White House fans of SOFTWAR is the memo written by BXA head Bill Reinsch to Ron Brown, dated June 1, 1995, which arranged a secret meeting between the White House and the CSPP on June 6, 1995. The CSPP has admitted in writing that they attended several CLASSIFIED briefings at the invitation of the Clinton White House on super computer exports and encryption technology. Another curious White House download included data on SOFTWAR's new ciphering products such as our encrypted emailer and encrypted web browser. I extend a hearty digital welcome to President Clinton from the INTERNET. Mr. Podesta requested in the spring of 1998 that I send him written questions. Mr. Podesta has not answered these questions and now refuses to be interviewed. Again, I challenge the President, or anyone in the Administration, to answer the questions submitted as per Mr. John Podesta's request. I have attached the questions that HAVE NEVER BEEN ANSWERED below. My website provider - us.net - gives a listing of "hits" on my website. Most WWW providers can give you this information. Here is tip number six from my ART of INFO WARFARE postings. Tip #6 - Anonymous Surfing. Please note - each time you hit a web site (www site) with your internet browser it leaves your email address and more for the web masters to play with. They usually end up sending you spam (unsolicited) email on related services and products. Avoid this by surfing anonymously. Go to http://www.anonymizer.com - This service is great when you don't want to trigger those marketing programs and junk mail. It's also good to use if you visit the NSA, CIA, or North Korean web sites. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ March 2, 1998 Mr. John Podesta The White House 202/456-1907 Attn: Sarah Latham REF. INTERVIEW FOR ARTICLE IN INSIGHT MAGAZINE (Washington Times Group) TOPIC: ENCRYPTION and COMPUTERS Dear Mr. Podesta: Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. 1. What is your current position and previous term(s) of service at the White House? 2. Are you currently working on encryption policy? 3. Can the current "Key Recovery" design as proposed by the Clinton administration be used against political opponents or dissidents by oppressive governments such as China or Iraq? 4. Do you deny that Vince Foster and Webb Hubbell were involved in encryption policy and the CLIPPER project? If so please explain their documented meeting at NSA Ft. Meade in May, of 1993? 5. I have obtained documents that describe meetings between George Tenet and Webster Hubbell in reference to project CLIPPER which took place inside the White House in 1993. Please explain Mr. Hubbell's role in CLIPPER and Mr. Hubbell's role in encryption policy. 6. What meetings have you had with the Computer Systems Policy Project (CSPP)? 7. What was the role of the Computer Systems Policy Project in Mrs. Clinton's Health Care Reform initiative? 8. What is your relationship with Ken Kay, Director of the CSPP? 9. Has the CSPP met in the White House, Old Executive Office or the Commerce Dept? If so, when and on what subjects? 10. I have documented evidence of three exports of encryption technology to China; HUA MEI, Motorola and RSA/SDI. Please describe the role of the Clinton administration in helping these exports take place. 11. Explain why meetings between the CSPP and the US Government should not come under the FACA (Federal Advisory Committee Act) laws? 12. Please explain Al Gore's role in CLIPPER and inside the Inter-Agency Working Group for encryption. 13. Please explain Ron Brown's role in CLIPPER and inside the Inter-Agency Working Group. Did Ron Brown discuss encryption with representatives of China? 14. Was the CLIPPER design or Skipjack algorithm disclosed to any foreign government or representative? 15. What kind of encryption policy did you discuss with CIA Director Deutch, George Tenet and NSA Director McConnell in late December of 1993? 16. What role did the Federal government play in the merger of Silicon Graphics and CRAY? 17. Please describe the Clinton administration's role in the "accidental" export of Silicon Graphics super-computers to a Russian nuclear weapons lab and the exports of some 46 supers to China. 18. What role did the Federal government play in dealings with Andrew Logan in 1993? Did Mr. Logan get paid to not sue the US Government over the CLIPPER design? 19. What role did the Federal government and specifically AL GORE play in the 1994 negotiations to purchase the DSA patents from Mr. Bidzos, CEO of RSA Inc.? 20. Please explain how you can serve on policy and still remain part owner of Podesta & Associates without conflict? 21. Were there or are there any plans to mandate government encryption and nationalize the industry? 22. Why would the Commerce Dept. reference the US government DSA (Digital Signature) algorithm when I requested all information on back doors or special software to monitor US domestic financial transactions? Does DSA contain some back door or other exploitable feature? 23. Explain the role of the FORTEZZA smart card as the proposed national health care card during the 1993 Health Care reform. 24. Does the White House hold closed meetings with other groups covered under the FACA rules? For example I have documents that reference closed meetings with Dr. Willis Ware of the Computer System Security and Privacy Advisory Board. 25. Explain the role of AT&T and CLIPPER? Please note I have documents which detail the 1991 and 1992 meetings between Scrowcroft and AT&T to purchase the initial batch of AT&T 3600 phones. I also have details of the substitution contract to AT&T issued in 1993 to remove the DES chips and put CLIPPER in place. 26. Explain the role of Mrs. Hillary Clinton in encryption policy and project CLIPPER. 27. Explain the relationship between the administration, Mr. Stephens of Arkansas, his company Systematics and the lawsuit over PROMIS software. Again, thank you for taking the time to answer my questions. I would like the opportunity to follow up if possible. Best of Wishes, Charles R. Smith SOFTWAR ================================================================ 1 if by land, 2 if by sea. Paul Revere - encryption 1775 Charles R. Smith SOFTWAR http://www.softwar.net softwar@softwar.net Pcyphered SIGNATURE: 53A79B0B3629F6D9F2F28DFE4000844F2FF14AA1235806369F861DA7546777BE C10793051D8CC7ED9E0F67D3DAD2B39F113F7A74B8D6A77CE8A867CCB46A99FE 22C5DCF13BD55532 ================================================================ **************************************************** To subscribe or unsubscribe, email: majordomo@majordomo.pobox.com with the message: (un)subscribe ignition-point email@address or (un)subscribe ignition-point-digest email@address **************************************************** www.telepath.com/believer **************************************************** --- end forwarded text ----------------- Robert A. Hettinga <mailto: rah@philodox.com> Philodox Financial Technology Evangelism <http://www.philodox.com/> 44 Farquhar Street, Boston, MA 02131 USA "... however it may deserve respect for its usefulness and antiquity, [predicting the end of the world] has not been found agreeable to experience." -- Edward Gibbon, 'Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'