On Sun, 8 Apr 2001, Nomen Nescio wrote:
There was an interesting proposal by Dave Del Torto yesterday at SFBAY cypherpunk meeting. He suggested that cypherpunks were, sort of, invited to help a newly founded international police force. These guys help the international court of justice, and track down criminals like Milosevic, bin Laden and others.
"Others"? Like Clinton? Like Gulliani? Like 3 or four recent Israeli PM's? Do we get to pick and choose, or are we stuck with only the "criminals" that this new PD wants?
In their investigations they need strong crypto, because sometimes they operate in the hostile environments.
If they would mind their own goddamn business, I bet the environments would get a whole lot less hostile...
If any cypherpunk needs a get-out-of-jail pass, this is the chance to earn one.
Aren't you old enough to know this is BS? Help whoever you want, any way you like, but *don't* delude yourself into thinking this will et you a GOOJF card. Sheeesh!
Volunteers should contact Dave.
Well, there's a damn good reason for *never* contacting Dave... -- Yours, J.A. Terranson sysadmin@mfn.org If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they should give serious consideration towards setting a better example: Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate... This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers, associates, or others. Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the first place... --------------------------------------------------------------------