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To: Gary M. Reed who wrote (4637)	2/10/2000 11:16:00 AM
From: lorrie coey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 17683

This alleged 'cyberterrorism' is being used by eBUSINESS.com and the Captains of the Financial economy, to drain money from stupidusers. It's not being done TO businesses...it's being done BY these businesses. People should wake-up. The government doesn't need an excuse to 'benevolently intrude'. If these websites wanted to be secure, THEY WOULD BE.

To: Gary M. Reed who wrote (4637)	2/17/2000 7:40:00 AM
From: long-gone	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 17683

OT(?) Cyber-Terror Scam: Problem-Reaction-Solution 2-17-2000 J. Orlin Grabbe whose web site aci.net is one of my favorite sources of news (he updates it daily) was the first to call the current cyberterrorism scare what it is: another Clinton administration scam to expand government control. Grabbe's expertise on money flows (the key to understanding government corruption) and other essential topics like encryption makes him one of the most useful news analysts today. Note how he combines this issue with what is going in banking. His comments are short and to the point and he frequently leaves it to the propagandists to hang themselves with their own stories. (Note: Anyone reading a little about counterinsurgency will quickly discover that all of the odd things going in our country are classic, textbook counterinsurgency tactics. Basically, to control a conquered nation you must deny the right to secure communications, expand the presence of the police and military, criminalize as many common activities as possible, and closely monitor cash flows so you can identify targets to loot as well as potential resistance groups. This graphic by John Heartfield sums up the basic strategy by which all this is sold to the public: brasscheck.com Here's Grabbe's latest: "Police the Internet! To Save You We Must Be in Charge of Your Data! Massive government propaganda campaign underway aided by the TV networks." WASHINGTON - President Bill Clinton convened some of the top Internet executives in the United States on Tuesday in a determined search for responses to the sort of electronic vandalism that last week brought several of the largest on-line sites to a halt. Meanwhile, law enforcement authorities appeared to be (cont) sightings.com