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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 08:28 AM Original message |
Cyber Combat: Act of War-Pentagon Sets Stage for U.S. to Respond to Computer Sabotage With Military |
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PSPS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 08:38 AM Response to Original message |
1. The only way the US responds to anything anymore is with "military force" |
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pscot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #1 |
8. If you hack my computer I'll kill you |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:13 AM Response to Original message |
2. This is insane!! ... |
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psychopomp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:40 AM Response to Reply #2 |
7. Really? You can't think of one country that would benefit more from a crippled Iran? |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 12:11 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. Heh heh. Why yes. Yes I can, now that you mention it. Thanks for the head's up. |
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kooljerk666 (84 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
3. Well what happens next time a US teenager........... |
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truth2power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Well, that would be ok... |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
5. Oh yeah, that will work. |
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Scottybeamer70 (844 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
6. as if the pentagon needs an excuse for war |
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Zhade (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 11:32 AM Response to Original message |
9. What a remarkable new way to rationalize another war! |
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Macoy (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 11:43 AM Response to Original message |
10. RTFA |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:55 PM Response to Reply #10 |
35. Hm... I think you're onto something there. |
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Macoy (102 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 08:38 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Thank You |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 08:42 PM Response to Reply #10 |
37. That is flatly not true, though defense contractors like budget writers to think so. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 02:14 AM Response to Reply #10 |
40. What if you don't take what "Pentagon officials believe" (or say they believe) to the bank? |
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truthisfreedom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 11:47 AM Response to Original message |
11. It seems more logical to disable the offending country's internet connection. |
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24601 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 11:55 AM Response to Original message |
12. So wassup with Obama and all his war stuff? He's made Bush |
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Kelvin Mace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 01:04 PM Response to Original message |
14. So, if the Chinese government |
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AtheistCrusader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 01:17 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Indeed, the possibilities are endless. |
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Electric Monk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. Pentagon: Hack attacks can be act of war. Military response possible. |
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armodem08 (186 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Warning to China? Check! n/t |
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AlbertCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. n act of war that warrants a response of traditional military force, |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. these people are INSANE |
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Doctor Hurt (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. traditional military force frequently works well |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:00 AM Response to Reply #20 |
42. And, as AlbertCat pointed out, ... |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
21. This makes Breitbart an enemy combatant |
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Corruption Winz (581 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
22. Honestly, I have no problem with this.... |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. A new template |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. So does this mean |
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orangeapple (167 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 05:04 PM Response to Reply #24 |
28. I'm sure it wouldn't be kinetic |
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4dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. File this under WTF. |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 04:56 PM Response to Reply #16 |
26. what if some country merely farts in our general direction? |
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Mrs. Ted Nancy (303 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 06:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
32. Would the opposite be acceptable? |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
27. Does this mean Stuxnet may have been an act of war? |
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Doctor Hurt (472 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 05:18 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. Justification, perhaps. Ability? No. |
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JackRiddler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 06:37 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. Well that's a nice lullabye, anyway. |
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bluedigger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 05:15 PM Response to Original message |
29. I guess time will tell if this is an effective deterrent. |
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CHIMO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:06 PM Response to Original message |
33. Washington moves to classify cyber-attacks as acts of war |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-31-11 07:06 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Only in America... |
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Ash_F (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 12:46 AM Response to Reply #33 |
39. I guess that means they don't have to give hackers a trial either |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
38. It also means they can nuke Pirate Bay |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 02:26 AM Response to Original message |
41. Meet the new boss. Sometimes, he goes further than the old boss. |
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Judi Lynn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:42 AM Response to Original message |
43. Pentagon doesn't rule out military force against cyberattacks |
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Demeter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #43 |
44. The Pentagon Is Out of Its Depth and Out of Its Collective Mind |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #43 |
45. Since many cyberattacks are rumored to come from China |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Sounds like Nigeria is just one gullible budget planner away from being nuked ...! (n/t) |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #43 |
47. Isn't that a matter for, first, Congress and then the CIC? |
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chrisa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-01-11 10:10 AM Response to Original message |
48. I think common sense plays a lot into this one. Why was it worth mentioning? |
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snot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-04-11 01:31 PM Response to Original message |
49. This is very scary, for 2 reasons: |
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