-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Thu, 3 Aug 1995, James Childers wrote:

On Thu, 3 Aug 1995, Jim Ray wrote:

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I'm afraid I don't follow. Are you saying that the NSA is assuming a more public role because (apparently) stong crypto is now widely available to the public?

yep. Sorry if I was unclear. Possibly even the recent Rosenburg revelations are related, though they were reported in the media [in Miami at least] as coming from "the CIA" rather than from the NSA. <sarcastic, unspoken, thoughts about "The Herald" here>

I don't see the connection between A and B if this is what you are claiming.

I do, but I am told I'm "paranoid." If I were running the NSA, I would _NOT_ leave an obvious connection anyway, but those who know me say I'm not exactly "NSA material." ;-)

Unless they're gearing up for a PR campaign...

Which is my theory. "They," for me, includes FBI director Freeh, whose post OK City mass-murder paranoid anti-crypto comments I saw on C-SPAN. [Hence my PGP comment below.]

I wonder how the NSA has been portrayed in Hollywood in the past. I've just seen them mentioned in one movie I can think about ("Crimson Tide"). Anyone else know of references?

Sorry, I'm almost movie-illiterate these days, but I do plan to see "the Net" soon,and I promise NOT to post my "review" unless I can add anything meaningful to the previous ones, which is doubtful.<g>

"Freedom is meaningless unless you can give to those with whom you disagree." - Jefferson

<partial snip> Agreed. "Liberty is like love, in that you can't have any until you give it all away." [Unknown author, aprox. quote] JMR - -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Freedom isn't Freeh iQCVAwUBMCE+5W1lp8bpvW01AQFV8QQAmW853KKBf9xba6B1/+reAAT1wu/UQD+f ly8hNMen1NQWEERHJ5fyGOmC0oikJ3tepzh+5KLfegOTLqkZ8/omnYj2euKFNlVH uSLs/f0PuLMWnPvpv/ntSVheJ8xA4u/PEz+WspLDKg7+nm/E4BP1Rb6PM79wsdKE fb3wRuOcCmY= =K5fD - -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Regards, Jim Ray "The people will again respect the law when the law again respects the will of the people." Jim Ray, Campaign '92 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ PGP key Fingerprint 51 5D A2 C3 92 2C 56 BE 53 2D 9C A1 B3 50 C9 C8 Key id. # E9BD6D35 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Support the Phil Zimmermann (Author of PGP) Legal Defense Fund! email: zldf@clark.net or visit http://www.netresponse.com/zldf ________________________________________________________________________ - --- [This message has been signed by an auto-signing service. A valid signature means only that it has been received at the address corresponding to the signature and forwarded.] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: Gratis auto-signing service iQBFAwUBMCFHgioZzwIn1bdtAQHcbwGAxhmZ8SCA9eF5WGGVNVOnudcqmkyHtrsn inY/IoGrB8maPP4h/IdGzVrdddcOCkpH =Gz8W -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----