Re: Cypherpunks idiots list

2001-10-23 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Somebody behind a remailer wrote: >Posters to the cypherpunks list can be divided into idiots and others. Posters to the cypherpunks list can be divided into those agitating on behalf of the united states federal government and others. Isn't attempting to turn

Wolfowitz, Calling For "Great Caution," Limits DoD Employees' Discussions

2001-10-23 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- The interesting thing about this is the new crackdown on non-classified information in the private sector under the umbrella provision "persons in other organizations that support DoD." Of course each contractor has the right to set what's acceptable and what i

Psychological violence of the antisocial/narcissistic/paraniod personality: the serial bully

2001-10-22 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- (Szasz is right, but this is SO much fun... :D ~F.) "Constant criticism, nit-picking, no empathy, control freak, charm, devious, manipulative, intimidating? Read this..." The serial bully Identifying the psychopath or sociopath in our midst including the soc

Re: IP: "U.S. On Verge of 'Electronic Martial Law' (fwd)

2001-10-21 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Eugene wrote: >Brush painted a grim picture of "Internet martial law" being imposed in a >vain attempt to capture distributed terrorist groups. Terrorists' style of >"Net war," a term coined earlier by experts at the RAND policy think tank, >would prove elusive

Re: Anthrax...coincidence?

2001-10-05 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Tim wrote: >I speed-read Tucker's "Scourge" several days ago, and yesterday I sat >down at my local Borders and speed-read the new Judith Miller, William >Broad, etc. book "Germs." (When I "speed-read" I read for the important >parts; I can usually absorb a boo

OT: Could you survive? advanced survival skills test

2001-10-05 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- I know this is off-topic, but no matter what your academic training, there's no substitute for knowing how to take care of yourself in a crisis. Anyone who is seriously committed to the idea of individual personal responsibility probably acquired these skills a

National Emergency Technology Guard (NET Guard) proposal

2001-10-01 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- http://wyden.senate.gov/9262001%20Tech%20Corps%20Statement.htm Remarks of Senator Ron Wyden to the United States Senate Proposing a National Emergency Technology Guard (NET Guard) Senator Wyden chairs the Senate Commerce Subcommi

\"Trust In Government Surges During Crisis\"

2001-10-01 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- (I know this reads like a bad troll, but thought you'd want to see it anyway...) Washington Post September 30, 2001 Federal Diary Trust In Government Surges During Crisis; Challenge Is To Keep It From Ebbing By Stephen Barr The liberals trust the government.

Re: [FREE] stratfor (fwd)

2001-09-30 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- James wrote: >This is not the definition used in the analysis, which references the >much-bandied "war on terrorism". Granted that the English language is no >longer what it was after nearly a century of concerted corruption >through constant misuse by all str

Re: [FREE] stratfor (fwd)

2001-09-30 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- James wrote: >What is this, Henry Kissinger's vanity website or something? It reads >like one of his Nixon era State Dept. memos on Vietnam or some shit. >Pure felgercarb. What objective criteria do you use to tell good analysis from bad? > Mr. Bin Laden mus

Re: [FREE] stratfor (fwd)

2001-09-30 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Where's the "discovery" here? I posted a story from Stratfor to the list Tuesday, Sept 25. Oh well, glad you found it anyway. >Yup, by far the most intelligent analysis I've seen. It's good, but I'm guessing the classified work from RAND is even better. It al

Re: [silk] Re: Avoid hard targets tomorrow (fwd)

2001-09-24 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Rishab Aiyer Ghosh wrote: >indians and pakistanis don't worry about nuclear war because we know that >the nuclear tests were for attention - india has had the Bomb since 1974, and >pakistan has been known to have it for a decade. india carried out the tests >

CIA/DoD NBC biowarfare handbooks and resources

2001-09-24 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Master Site: http://www.nbc-med.org/ Medical Online NBC Information Server Don't miss their online video tutorials and training courses! Fascinating stuff. Good reading... Medical Management Of Biological Casualties Handbook Fourth Edition, February 2001 U.S.

Re: Death of \'nations\'?

2001-09-23 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Jim wrote: >Are we seeing the beginning of the end of the concept of 'nation'? Are we >faced with the incontrovertible truth that we either abandon the concepts >of science/technology, accept a autocratic state where our every move is >reviewed for threat pote

Re: Preparedness

2001-09-23 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Tim wrote: >This confusion and chaos was pretty much anticipated by Y2K worriers: >had anything disrupted transport or communications, D.C. looked to be in >bad shape. (I recall comparisons made to Montgomery County, which had >some problems with emergency sys

Online FEMA course: \"Emergency Response To Terrorism Self Study\"

2001-09-21 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Free training from the FEMA Emergency Management Institute: Emergency Response to Terrorism: Self-Study "This course is self-paced, paper-based document and is designed to provide the basic awareness training to prepare first responders to respond to incident

Open Meeting: RAND Congressional Advisory Panel on WMD Terrorism

2001-09-21 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Congressional Advisory Panel to Assess Domestic Response Capabilities for Terrorism Involving Weapons of Mass Destruction (The Gilmore Commission) Next meeting: Sept. 24th from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm at the RAND Washington Office - 1200 North Hayes Street. Bo

Re: a libertarian approach to airport security: suggestions

2001-09-20 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Declan wrote: >> Does anyone have any ideas on implementing a more libertarian >approach to airport security technology and policy? For example, if >someone asked you to contribute to a policy point paper to brief the >White House, what would you recommend? > >T

a libertarian approach to airport security: suggestions

2001-09-20 Thread auto301094
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Does anyone have any ideas on implementing a more libertarian approach to airport security technology and policy? For example, if someone asked you to contribute to a policy point paper to brief the White House, what would you recommend? I'm sure we could all