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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Anonymous)
Fri Jan 15 08:36:46 1999
Date: Fri, 15 Jan 1999 14:16:50 +0100
From: Anonymous <nobody@replay.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Reply-To: Anonymous <nobody@replay.com>
Ian Briggs wrote:
>Several people have commented that "Terrorist do
>not speak plainly on phones..."
>Could you please quote what research document you
>are getting this information from and/or what your
>field specialization is that would allow you to
>make an educated statement like this.
It is a known fact that many terrorist organizations
are state-sponsored (run by governments) or state-
sponsored (receiving money, training, etc. from governments).
Given these facts, it is safe to assume that many
sophisticated terrorist organizations operate not
only like intelligence agencies, but are actually trained
to do so by intelligence agencies.
I cannot confirm that all terrorist organizations
speak in "code"; frankly I haven't studied all
terrorist organizations.
Here's something to ponder:
“In the name of defending the security of the United
States of America, the NSA intercepts virtually everything
that electricity or radio waves can carry. Communications
from all civil satellites are intercepted, underwater
cables are tapped, electromagnetic waves are captured,
wherever they are around the world.”
-- "Cyberwars: Espionage on the Internet" by Jean Guisnel p. 27-28)
Oh, you want my qualifications, too, eh?
Okay. I've worked in the intelligence community and I
have written on the topic of terrorism.
