Stick it to GWB and the TSA here.
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Bruce Schneier makes more sense than ever on the hysteria over terrorism. Pay attention!
It’s time we calm down and fight terror with antiterror. This does not mean that we simply roll over and accept terrorism. There are things our government can and should do to fight terrorism, most of them involving intelligence and investigation [...]
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AAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!
Sorry. Had to do that.
This story from the UK (via boingboing) and a story out of Sydney I heard on ABC NewsRadio this morning in which Jewish students at Sydney University are having to wear baseball caps over their yarmulkes in order to avoid being targetted in racial-religious attacks; Muslim students are being targetted [...]
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Further to yesterday’s post here, this article at the Toronto Star provides interesting insight (albeit of a straw poll nature) into the cynical public reaction to last week’s events.
My estimation of the masses has just racheted up a notch or two.
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UPDATE – And another link about this. This time from someone who intimately knows about security and how it ought properly be implemented; Bruce Schneier.
As mentioned before, I take the risk of real terrorism, very seriously. But I’ve got a big bee in my bonnet about the latest fearmongering taking place. A [...]
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Worthwhile reading on why being afraid of terrorism – the spurious line being perpetuated by the increasingly extreme right Western governments – is just not worth it. Their agenda causes a “false sense of insecurity”. Fact is, we’re not significantly at risk. You’re probably more likely to be hit by lightning than [...]
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Seminal cyberpunk author, William Gibson, has posted an incredibly insightful opinion piece about the current crisis in the Middle East. He particularly laments the narrow vision and “behind the curve” thinking of the US and Israel in the several wars being fought across the region. Like me, he believes that if thinking and [...]
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UPDATE (29/10/2005): Bruce Schneier has indeed blogged about my email!
Below is the text of an email I’ve sent to security commentator and blogger, Bruce Schneier, in the hope that he will see fit to comment on it. It raises matters in respect of proposed legislative changes here in Australia to deal with the [...]
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