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Richard Clarke on Cyberterrorism and Iraq

Posted by samzenpus on from the spam-and-awe dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Richard Clarke, former counter terrorism advisor to the US National Security Council, has revealed that before invading Iraq, the U.S. government used the Internet to communicate directly with Iraqi soldiers by sending them personalised messages saying, "We're about to invade. We're going to overwhelm you and if you resist us we're going to kill you. But we don't want to do that. So really the best thing for you to do when we invade is to go home." He said the soldiers got the message and most of them went home. Clarke, who many will remember for publicly criticizing the Bush administration, also emphasized the importance of cybersecurity. "Just because it doesn't create a lot of body bags, doesn't mean it's not important. It's vitally important for our economies," Clarke said."

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  1. First post!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I 0wn j00!!!!

    1. Re:First post!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      your a rediculous faggot and i hope you die of aid's

    2. Re:First post!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Your mom must be so proud.

  2. Re:So it was like by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Maybe the upper eschelon officers.


    Yeah, and they had super secret spell checker technology too.

  3. Re:So it was like by loraksus · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Please, the proper term is REMF's (Rear eschelon mother fuckers).

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  4. Saddam funded terrorism by DigiShaman · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    And the UN helped. Now before I get modded, PLEASE read this.

    http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/cRosett/? id=110005904/

    and

    http://pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/middlee astreports/s_273762.html/

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  5. Re:Thanks by kerrle · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Indeed. But as this is slashdot, it will never get modded high enough to be seen, anyway. I really like this site, but it's incredible how the moderators swing.