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Take a look at this brand new executive order authorizing economical and financial sanctions against global "cyber threats": https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/201

Take a look at this brand new executive order authorizing economical and financial sanctions against global "cyber threats": https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/04/01/our-latest-tool-combat-cyber-attacks-what-you-need-know https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2015/04/01/our-latest-tool-c... This GitHub business looks more and more like a false flag operation.

jacquesm 12y ago
How does 'economical and financial sanctions' equate to 'Whitehouse gives order to start false flag operation against github'? The more that comes out and the more silence there is from the Chinese government the less it looks like a false flag operation. Usually the victim of a false flag operation (China in this case, not github) would be very adamant about its non-involvement and would work very hard to expose the originator.
- stefantalpalaru 12y ago
  Yes, just like if Glenn Beck really did not rape and murder a young girl in 1990 he would be very adamant about his non-involvement and would work very hard to expose the actual culprit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck_v._Eiland-Hall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck_v._Eiland-Hall
  - jacquesm 12y ago
    I'm sorry, I really do not see the parallel here. A parody is just that, we're talking about a several day long real attack here. And if you read that article you'll see Beck sued to get the domain. So it's not like he ignored it, and besides it was obvious from the beginning that he wasn't the one that registered the domain.
enupten 12y ago
Wouldn't financial sanctions hurt the US a lot more than it does China ? I mean they've Tibet for the trump card after all; Cyber-attacks are kid-stuff. (P.S: I sympathize with the Tibetans; but there is really no political will to resolve this, not in the US, not in EU, not in India).
- stefantalpalaru 12y ago
  The threat is just as useful as an actual sanction.
  - enupten 12y ago
    Surely the Chinese in all their Wisdom know the futility of these threats ? Besides, I'm sure it is easy for them to manipulate US senators by giving them campaign funds.

jacquesm 12y ago

How does 'economical and financial sanctions' equate to 'Whitehouse gives order to start false flag operation against github'? The more that comes out and the more silence there is from the Chinese government the less it looks like a false flag operation. Usually the victim of a false flag operation (China in this case, not github) would be very adamant about its non-involvement and would work very hard to expose the originator.

stefantalpalaru 12y ago
Yes, just like if Glenn Beck really did not rape and murder a young girl in 1990 he would be very adamant about his non-involvement and would work very hard to expose the actual culprit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck_v._Eiland-Hall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beck_v._Eiland-Hall
- jacquesm 12y ago
  I'm sorry, I really do not see the parallel here. A parody is just that, we're talking about a several day long real attack here. And if you read that article you'll see Beck sued to get the domain. So it's not like he ignored it, and besides it was obvious from the beginning that he wasn't the one that registered the domain.

enupten 12y ago

Wouldn't financial sanctions hurt the US a lot more than it does China ? I mean they've Tibet for the trump card after all; Cyber-attacks are kid-stuff. (P.S: I sympathize with the Tibetans; but there is really no political will to resolve this, not in the US, not in EU, not in India).

stefantalpalaru 12y ago
The threat is just as useful as an actual sanction.
- enupten 12y ago
  Surely the Chinese in all their Wisdom know the futility of these threats ? Besides, I'm sure it is easy for them to manipulate US senators by giving them campaign funds.