Traceable Infrastructure is as vulnerable as traceable messages.

[Declan McCullagh]

On Sat, Aug 11, 2001 at 04:49:26AM -0700, jamesd at echeque.com wrote:
> I would bet on it in the long run.  It is inherent in the nature
> of government.  Without the market weeding out the unfit and
> pressuring everyone for excellence, bureaucracies unavoidably
> decay for well known reasons.

In the long run, perhaps. But it is dangerous to underestimate the
strength and determination of an adversary that has perhaps $1 trillion
(in the U.S. alone) in resources to draw on.

Dying elephants can cause violent disruptions on their way down.

-Declan