Sandy wrote:
Hey, I don't know about you guys, but I participate in a Cypherpunk DISCUSSION group. At least, that's what it says on my Cypherpunk charter membership certificate, ID card and secret decoder ring.
Doesn't matter what you know, what matters is the evidence provided by others about a cypherpunk movment. Its most reputable actors, its most convincing statements, its most celebrated manifestos, its most publicized threats to the commonweal. Declan's motion to quash, and the evidence it claims Declan has about the cypherpunk movement, are perfect examples of how a movement is turned into a conspiracy. By turning state's evidence upon advice of an attorney, upon advice of your boss. This happened with Time and it is happening with Wired. As with many prior squeezings of confidants. Not much Declan can do about it if he wants to remain a journalist paid regularly to get those desiring press coverage to tell him secrets or simulations thereof. Not single Declan out for this, the same is true of Jessica Stern, 60 minutes, or anybody who claims they are privileged, trust me, that is, your lawyer. Let me introduce Mr. Jones. In the Bin Laden trial yesterday the day's testimony was about the similarity of acts of war by the US and terrorism by bin Laden's followers. With Judge Sand and a defense attorney going at it (while the jury was not present): http://cryptome.org/usa-v-ubl-24.htm As often discussed here, freedom fighter is synonymous with terrorist. As Jim Bell argues in his briefs, he was the one stalked by the feds. As Declan has said, Jim was doing what Declan does, gathering information on the federal terrorism movement. Question remains of who Declan will side with, as with any privileged party, when the wires are attached to privates to assure truthtelling.