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Terrorists Tried to Terroize Boston — They Succeeded

Last night, the city of Boston, Massachusetts and some surrounding suburbs shut down. The only people on the streets were heavily armed police and military. Most businesses closed, many hospitals closed, and people were ordered to stay in their homes. Why? Because a 19-year-old terror suspect was running from police, and maybe had guns or bombs with him.

I saw an incredible lack of concern about this, both from locals and from people watching elsewhere in the US. Sure, declaring martial law in a city is inconvenient, and does horrible damage to civil liberties, but there’s a terrorist out there! He killed people, and he could kill more people! Staying in our homes keeps us safe.

Continue reading “Rickard Falkvinge: Government Terrorizes Boston — Say What?”

2013/04/20

Eagle: Harvard Berkman (Schneier & Zittrain) on IT, Security, Power

11 Society, Autonomous Internet, Autonomous Internet, Ethics

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300 Million Talons... — 300 Million Talons…

IT, Security, and Power

Bruce Schneier & Jonathan Zittrain in conversation

April 4, 6:00pm ET
Langdell Hall South, 272 Kirkland and Ellis Classroom

From Bruce Schneier:

What I've Been Thinking About

I have been thinking about the Internet and power: how the Internet affects power, and how power affects the Internet. Increasingly, those in power are using information technology to increase their power. This has many facets, including the following:

1. Ubiquitous surveillance for both government and corporate purposes — aided by cloud computing, social networking, and Internet-enabled everything — resulting in a world without any real privacy.

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2013/04/202013/04/20

John Robb: Open Source Warfare Never Goes Away (Right) — Boston Bombing Was Open Source Warfare (Wrong) + Boston Bombing RECAP

Crowd-Sourcing, Culture, Politics

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OPEN SOURCE WARFARE never goes away

Boston is a reminder that: Open source warfare doesn't ever go away.

It can be revived with a terrible suddenness, as we saw at the Boston Marathon.

The grievances and motivations for attacks never die. They can always find a corner of the Web to fester and grow, in groups too tiny to ever control.

The information needed to conduct attacks will always be available, and with each round of incidents, the information improves through testing.

Due to excessive industrial urbanization, the targets both in terms of people and infrastructure are thick on the ground.

Any single attack has the potential to ignite a series of additional attacks by other groups with similar, but different, motives.

Due to technological and behavioral factors, the quality of the attacks can better very quickly once a a conflict ignites. Weeks can yield significant progress instead of years.

Continue reading “John Robb: Open Source Warfare Never Goes Away (Right) — Boston Bombing Was Open Source Warfare (Wrong) + Boston Bombing RECAP”

2013/04/202013/04/20

Eagle: Banks & Foreclosures As Financial Terrorism – Enabled by Out of Control Corrupt Judges

Corruption, Government

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Here is an example of human lives and costs of those “judges” who have no more authority to judge a ham sandwich than their fellow man.

The banks and their ilk are engaged in domestic terrorism against the American people.

This is enabled by an out of control corrupt judicial system — with Maryland and its constant overturning of homeowner motions to show cause (show the deed) constantly overturned by judges bought and paid for by the banks.

“The American legal system has been corrupted almost beyond recognition.”

Judge Edith Jones, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Source

“This crisis of confidence in the judiciary is real and growing, Left unaddressed, the perception that justice is for sale will undermine the rule of law that the courts are supposed to uphold.”

Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor (Retired). Source

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2013/04/192013/04/20

Paul Craig Roberts: Boston Bombing as Dry Run for Martial Law and Major Metropolis Lock-Down 1.1

Cultural Intelligence

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Boston Marathon Bombing

EXTRACT:

What strikes me about the event is the ease with which authorities were able to lockdown entire metropolitan areas, preventing US citizens from leaving their homes in order to go to their jobs, to doctor’s appointments, to the grocery store, or to walk their dogs. This is a precedent. It sets the stage for martial law, although it is not being called that, and for daylight curfews. Is this what Homeland Security meant two years ago when its leader said the agency had shifted its focus from terrorism to domestic extremists?

All of this is happening because of 4 or 5 deaths including one of the alleged perpetrators of the bombing. The response of the authorities is disproportionate to the crime.

Lockdowns of metropolitan areas because of a hunt for one guy that might be a patsy? This is a new development. It is ominous for our future as a free society.

Read full post.

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2013/04/192013/04/19

John Maguire: Media Spectacle and America’s Withered Circle of Empathy

Cultural Intelligence

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Boston Bombing VS West Explosion: A Nation Conflicted

Adam Kokesh, Iraq War Veteran and host of Adam vs. The Man, presents a much needed critique of the American “Citizenry” and our emotional/intellectual response to Media-Spectacle. While the Boston Bombings were certainly a tragic/shocking event, why was no attention paid to the West Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosions that killed 15 and injured hundreds? Why are no tears spilled over the 55 victims of car bombs in Iraq?

If it's labeled as an accident, or the victims look different than us, we just don't seem to care. We get concerned about what we're told to get concerned about when it is politically convenient for the puppet-masters.

Likewise, we believe the stories/narratives we're told to believe. Obviously the Boston attack was masterminded by two kids from Chechnya and not by rogue elements in the government…right? Even the most educated amongst us are so often susceptible to this pathological condition.

The Long and Short: We need to get our collective heads out of our asses, reclaim or cognitive/emotional sovereignty, and push back against media manipulation/spectacle. The Corporatist Police State is unrelenting and we need to be sharp.

Take away quote: “Government as a safety mechanism simply does not work.”

2013/04/192013/04/19

Peggy Holman: 16-19 May 2013 St. Petersburg FL World Open Space on Open Space

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World Open Space on Open Space

May 16-19, St. Petersburg, Florida

By and for Open Space practitioners, the annual Open Space Technology practitioner's gathering is sure to be exciting this year. If the practice of self-organizing is something you care about, join a free-ranging, in-depth discussion with people from around the world. For more information or to register, visit http://wosonos2013.crowdvine.

Phi Beta Iota: Cost is $250 for individuals rising to $500 for White SOF, for whom this event is strongly recommended. There is no faster better way to get a mind-wash on cultural diversity than by going into this event and letting it sweep over you.

See Also:

Open Source Everything

Open Space for Peace and High Performance (Harrison Owen)