Latest Leak: Obama Wants A List Of Countries To Cyberattack
from the but-of-course dept
Another day, another leak -- and once again, it's not much of a surprise, but rather a confirmation of what's long been suspected. This time, it's that President Obama has ordered the US to draw up a list of "targets" for proactive cyberattacks, as revealed (yet again) by Glenn Greenwald at the Guardian. This is a point we'd raised months ago. For all the talk of "cybersecurity" fears, it's the US that's been the biggest proponent of proactive cyberattacks.The 18-page Presidential Policy Directive 20, issued in October last year but never published, states that what it calls Offensive Cyber Effects Operations (OCEO) "can offer unique and unconventional capabilities to advance US national objectives around the world with little or no warning to the adversary or target and with potential effects ranging from subtle to severely damaging".Again, this shouldn't be a surprise if you're paying attention. Back in February, we noted that the White House had done an internal "legal review" and decided for itself that it had broad powers when it came to cyberattacks.
It says the government will "identify potential targets of national importance where OCEO can offer a favorable balance of effectiveness and risk as compared with other instruments of national power".
The directive also contemplates the possible use of cyber actions inside the US, though it specifies that no such domestic operations can be conducted without the prior order of the president, except in cases of emergency.
I'm guessing we're still going to be seeing a lot more big leaks in the near future....
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I'm guessing...
I'm guessing that the Obama administration is about to start living up to its initial hype as the most transparent in U.S. history ... whether it wants to or not.
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Now, I do feel that the Tables should be turned and if I do see the US Gov hacked and cracked it will be Justice and we will see how they spied on us and how they spied on us, ETC.
I do love our Nation but I also love our Constitution and our supposed Freedom.
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I am guessing that most of what you see will either be carefully edited or created from whole cloth by people trying to discredit the president. Those who oppose him will jump all over anything like this and use it against him to bring pressure.
You know, blog writers who suddenly are all over a story with their political pals like Wyden (wink wink)
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Tomainia.
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Twice in one piece you warn against surprise.
OKAY, already! I'm NOT surprised.
I have more than 50 taglines to select from, and you're wearing this one out:
Techdirt's official motto: This isn't surprising.
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The Independent Republics?
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further revelations to come
"I don't have time at the moment to address all of the fallout because - to borrow someone else's phrase - I'm Looking Forward to future revelations that are coming (and coming shortly), not Looking Backward to ones that have already come."
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jun/07/whistleblowers-and-leak-investigations
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Defense = Offense
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Glenn Greenwald
What are the US gobmint's possible responses? Do any of them reek of the ideals the US was founded upon?
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obligatory star wars references
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Cyberattack!
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