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To: Bruce A. Thompson who wrote (27289)	9/13/2001 1:26:59 PM
From: James Calladine	Respond to of 30051

Is it known and established that PGP is used by terrorist groups, or is this speculation? If I were a terrorist acting against the US I doubt that I would choose a US software company's product. Wouldn't that be a bad tactical risk? Namaste! Jim

To: Bruce A. Thompson who wrote (27289)	9/13/2001 1:33:43 PM
From: Bosco	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 30051

Hi Bruce - I think it is dangerous to start a who-is-to-blame campaign at this juncture. I mean, allegedly, the said terrorist grp boosts some of the most adv telecom equipment [I read that a few mos ago] etc etc. I mean, hi-tech is the moral equivalence of a genie-in-the-bottle. It is out, now what? Evidently, according to a piece of news I read [don't remember where] this morning, Echelon has intercepted something, but there was probably more than PGP, if it was used, involved to evade the actual decoding [my guess.] I mean, hindsight is 20/20. People on the 1st 3 planes were likely to believe the hyjacking was a hostile taking operation and thus did not stop the planes from carrying out their ultimate goals, so do we fault them too? Obviously not [just to be clear about my rhetorical question.] Instead of pointing our fingers at NETA, or any other entity, for that matter, it is much more effective to cut off the head of the monster! best, Bosco