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"The threat of terrorism is an inescapable reality of life in the 21st century. It is a permanent condition to which America and the entire world must adjust. The need for homeland security, therefore, is not tied to any specific terrorist threat." --"Securing the Homeland, Strengthening the Nation" presidential report. When cypherpunks are called terrorists we will have done our job  Old cryptoanarchist proverb Anywhere, anyhow, anytime.