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Bush Orders Guidelines for Cyber-Warfare

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the code-red dept.

Jeremiah writes "The pending Iraqi war promises to deliver quite the display of modern, smart technology well beyond what we saw in '91. President Bush recently ordered the development of rules for cyber engagement by the military. Beyond the numerous special forces on the ground like in Afganistan, the US will use soldiers in office chairs to disrupt Iraqi infrastructure."

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  1. Creating More Monsters by Red+Rocket · · Score: 1, Troll

    This administration seems intent on creating uncontrollable monsters. It's not OK to create groups of nasty people just because you intend to use them against other nasty people. At some point they'll need something else to attack just because that's what they do best.

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    - Hail to our fearless misleader! Fool speed ahead!
  2. The Star Wars parallels are unreal... by interactive_civilian · · Score: 0, Troll
    blindcoder said:
    One can only hope... that this "Elite Hacker Force" will be shut down after Bush is done with his war.
    This reminds me of the probable hope of the Senate of the Republic that Chancellor Palpatine would give up his power once the state of emergency was over (as we well know that he didn't).

    Honestly, I see a lot of similarity to President Bush and his war on terror (etc.) and Palpatine's efforts in the senate. How long until President (soon to be emperor?) Bush "dissolves the imperial senate and puts control in the hands of the regional governers. Fear will keep them in line. Fear of this..." US Military juggernaut. I guess life can immitate art.

    If President Bush is re-elected for another term, then I really need to find a way off of this planet. I fear that nothing short of a revolution will keep his power and his ambitions in check. I've already gotten out of the US once. Perhaps the next time will only be to get off the planet. Scary thought.

    Or perhaps I have just watched too many movies and have had too many beers tonight. Feel free to call me a troll. I have karma to burn. ;)

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  3. Re:Preparing to fight which war, exactly? by isa-kuruption · · Score: 0, Troll

    Low tech?

    Remember, lots of communications between Osama /bin/Laden and his cronies was done with encrypted emails. This is the opposite of "low tech". In fact, they probably used PGP. So, while the attacks themselves were low tech, the planning and development stage of it was VERY high tech.