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Date: 2001-07-11
Ueber die Qualitaet von ECHELON-.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Geheimen & sonstwie Dienstlichen über die Unter- bzw. Überschätzung von ECHELON und die Vernachlässigung all der anderen Systeme, die weit moderner sind. http://cryptome.org -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- relayed via ukcrypto -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- Echelon is one of an unknown number of global surveillance programs, as the earliest reports on Echelon obeserved. The undue exaggeration of Echelon has obscured attention to the other programs, again as knowledgeable reporters have repeatedly stated. I understand that attempts to get the EuroParl Echelon committee to investigate the full range of survelliance programs, and not limit its inquiry to Echelon, was stymied by a willful determination not to look at the comprehensive apparatus, to restrict the investigation to what was publicly known already. The report released in May manages to continue diverting attention from the other programs while accurately and redundantly protraying Echelon as less than its exaggeration. To be sure, these other programs are classified and are not likely to be exposed by any party which is officially informed about them and thereby sworn to secrecy, aa no doubt was some or all of the EP committee. It is probable that some classified briefings were given to the committee members who came to the US and then claimed they were rebuffed. Duncan Campbell and Nicky Hager, among others, have described the fuller range of programs and in some cases provided codenames and technical features. The Echelon word has served quite well to dazzle, perhaps blind to closer investigation and public revelation. And there is now a willful attempt to emphasize -- as with the title of this thread -- to proclaim the investigation to end with a whimper when what has occurred is a successful disinformation and defusing campaign. I spoke to the Wired reporter who wrote the story which started this thread and had to fight off his aggressive charge that Echelon had turned out to be less than expected and didn't I agree that was the case. No, I said, I do not agree. He repeated his demand that I agree the program had been exaggerated. I said I agreed that there had been exaggeration but not by knowledgeable reporters, but only by those who failed to do original inves tigation into global surveillance and merely recycled lurid tidbits of speculation. I complimented the EP committee for making a helpful contribution to broading public understanding of unrestrained global surveillance, but that it was irresponsible to look only at Echelon and not the gamut of programs o perated by a slew of international spooks -- government, business and individuals -- well beyond what is commonly reported. I suggested the committee probably had learned enough, or already knew enough, about the other go vernment programs to affirm the policy of keeping secrets out of public sight. No, repeat, no, public committee will ever report fully on governmental global surveillance. At best, reports will affirm what has been reported by journalists and "disruntled" former spooks -- and the counter campaigns to disinform and defuse by the gov-biz- personal spook industry. The crypto angle of this is that one might rightfully suspect that benefits and dangers of encryption have been as exaggerated as Echelon for similar purposes -- to divert attention from far greater threats. Presumably Silent Runner is a tip of those, but it is known by name if not capability. And one characteristic of effective disinformation is to tease, taunt and disparage any accurate finding. -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- edited by Harkank published on: 2001-07-11 comments to [email protected] subscribe Newsletter - -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- -.-. --.- 
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