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Iran Recruits Online Talent For Quick Cyber Strikes (axios.com)
An anonymous reader shares a report: Iran recruits heavily from online security forums to staff suddenly-launched hacking campaigns, according to new research by Recorded Future. The report comes a day after security experts expressed fears Iran may retaliate against the United States for withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal. As a Recorded Future official said yesterday -- albeit without the detail of the report -- if emergency hiring leads Tehran to hire amateurs, they may be less amenable to government control.
Recorded Future based its conclusions on discussions with a well-placed source in the Iranian hacker community and analysis of Iranian security forums. Iran operates a tiered system for cyber attacks, where government employees choose targets and contract private firms, including universities acting as contractors, to do the dirty work.
Recorded Future based its conclusions on discussions with a well-placed source in the Iranian hacker community and analysis of Iranian security forums. Iran operates a tiered system for cyber attacks, where government employees choose targets and contract private firms, including universities acting as contractors, to do the dirty work.
The U.S. is alienating itself greatly already anyways.
No, get it straight: The current POTUS and the people he's appointing to cabinet positions are alienating the rest of the world, our allies included. He seems to think that the U.S. can stand alone in the world and survive. He, of course, is completely wrong.
Am I the only one who keeps hearing the same claim with different countries from the opponents of Trump?
Haven't' we heard the same thing about North Korea, Syria and now Iran? Where are those wars?
It's like a broken record...
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Seems doubtful. He got into a bigger shit flinging contest with Kim Jong-un and nothing came of that. If he was really interested in starting a war, North Korea would have been a much easier sell. Trump is mostly all talk and very little action. If it seems like he's doing a lot, it's only because he's undoing previous executive orders created under Obama. As far as getting any real legislation passed, the Trump administration is worse than Obama in his first few years when the Democrats had control of Congress.
Am I the only one who feels like a certain orange-haired jackass with Tourette's Syndrome is trying to gear us up for open war against Iran?
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I'm no fan of Trump, but honestly it's Iran that's "gearing up" for war with the West.
In case you've failed to notice, Iran is being run by a bunch of bat-shit insane religious zealots...I don't mean your Scientology/Westboro Baptist kind of nuttery, I mean death-cult kind of insane. They believe in the prophecy of the 12th Imam, and that only by bathing the world in blood and fire can the prophecy be fulfilled, and furthermore it's their duty to bring it about as faithful believers. They WILL push the nuke button even when it means they all die if they believe doing so will fulfill the prophecy.
All the US administrations previous have known this but just kicked the can down the road rather than deal with it on their watch. I too worry about Trump being the POTUS when the SHTF regarding Iran, but Trump is hardly to blame here. There are no winning moves here thanks to all those previous opportunities to rein-in Iran that were passed by in the previous decades for political expediency.
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...that Obama's deal was with Obama alone. Iranians can read US Constitution and watch US news. They knew no Senate ratification = no treaty = it isn't worth squat. They watched political developments in this country and knew in November 2016 Obama's deal was over sooner than later. If they act surprised or taken aback, well that is indeed an act or the Iranians haven't been paying attention for past couple years.
Why then did the Iranians sign up at all? Probably the literal pallets of unmarked bills (among many other assets) that now fund Iranian (mis)adventures in Syria and Yemen. They got a lot of checks cashed before this thing ended.
Incidentally the legal mechanics that let Trump scuttle this also are why Paris carbon deal is DOA. USA just getting ahead of the curve there anyways; Europeans got the third world onboard with Paris with collective bribe of ~$100 billion a year for developing world to 'mitigate' climate change. I'm not making that up. Its getting to be put up or shutup time on that front; the African contingent is already complaining about when-how the checks start showing up - and we all know they never will. Obama was a clown in his deals both in mechanics of the deals and leaving them to hang in administrative limbo for next President. Good riddance Lightworker.
The current POTUS and the people he's appointing to cabinet positions are alienating the rest of the world, our allies included
Except, that doesn't seem to be the case. All our allies seem to be happy with Trump leadership. South Korea is tickled pink with him. Japan seems to be pleased with the way things are working out. Nothing shaking in the Nato court, seems pretty normal there. For better or worse, depending on your point of view, Israel is very happy with Trump.
Mexico is unhappy, but they are always unhappy when the gravy train from the U.S. is threatened. Iran has been unhappy for the last 40 years, nothing new there. Russia and US relation are pretty normal, despite was alarmist are saying. China, we are arguing about trade with them, like we have been for the past 2 decades, nothing new there.
So the world seems to be ticking right along, situation normal.
I don't mind if you bitch about Trump, hell it seems to be a sport now. But if you are going to bitch, bitch abut something that is real and not something that you made up after you read some bullshit blog.
Here are some examples. His attempts to increase coal production. Some of the EPA appointees that seem to be a problem. Or his increased spending in the military. What happened to more is with less?
Bitch away but lets stick to facts.
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I'm no fan of Trump, but honestly it's Iran that's "gearing up" for war with the West.
Can't agree there. They might have been trying in the past to get nuclear weapons. (Can you really blame them with nuclear armed enemies in the region, and the fact that US will run roughshod over any country in the region it wants- but is scared of attacking countries with nuclear arms, like N.K?) Nuclear weapons guarentees their independence and helps put them on equal terms with Israel who is always screaming at the US to give them Iranian blood.
Iran is no pleasant state. They are full of radical nutjobs and aren't too in love with us; however, they've been after peace. They've been very adamant about peace and maintaining the peace deals. This is the US rattling sabres, Iran has been consistent and calm for a while.
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You are saying that Trump undid what Obama did. This is wrong. The unwinding of the deal puts America in a far worse position than we started in.
When the Iranians seized the American embassy in 1979, the US seized Iranian financial assets in America. There was never any question that the money belonged to Iran, and would be returned someday when relations improved. By 2017, these assets were worth $50B, and the money was returned to Iran as part of the nuke deal. Getting that money back was a major incentive for Iran to sign the deal.
So, now that America has reneged, is Iran going to send the money back? Absolutely not.
Trump has FAR less leverage for negotiating than Obama did. In addition to the money issue, the other signatories (China, Russia, Germany, Britain, France) are not reneging, and will not reimpose sanctions. So trade deals that could have gone to America will go elsewhere. Iranian Airlines will buy from Airbus, not Boeing, etc.
So even if you think Obama's deal was terrible, reneging on it, and having NO AGREEMENT and NO LEVERAGE, just makes the situation even worse.
Can't agree there. They might have been trying in the past to get nuclear weapons. (Can you really blame them with nuclear armed enemies in the region, and the fact that US will run roughshod over any country in the region it wants- but is scared of attacking countries with nuclear arms, like N.K?) Nuclear weapons guarentees their independence and helps put them on equal terms with Israel who is always screaming at the US to give them Iranian blood.
Iran is no pleasant state. They are full of radical nutjobs and aren't too in love with us; however, they've been after peace. They've been very adamant about peace and maintaining the peace deals. This is the US rattling sabres, Iran has been consistent and calm for a while.
"Consistent and calm for a while"!? You mean other than basically sweeping down across Iraq into Syria with the forces they back?
If you think Iran is after peace and don't acknowledge the role that the 12th Imam prophecy is playing in Iran's strategic national goals then you are being willfully blind and ignorant. Iran is not just full of radical nutjobs, they're the ones in control of everything.
Iran is not bargaining and has never bargained in good faith with Israel or the US and the West. They feel no obligation to be honest with kaffurs. They view any treaty or agreement of any kind as only a tool through which to strengthen their position and weaken ours with no intentions to honor them any more than they must to maintain appearances.
Remember Chamberlain? Let's not do that again, hmm?
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Wrong again, but I see what you are grousing about. You are making noises about that silly Iran "agreement" that Obama made. Well you should probably do a little research before getting worked up. Iran never signed that "agreement." In fact, there was no "agreement." It was just Obama trying to be a hero and do a end run around Congress. The US never signed it ether. It was a non binding agreement, it was legally, literally worth less than the paper it was printed on.
A little advice. You seem to be really smart sometimes but you let your TDS blind you. You should do a little more research with your eyes completely opened. Do your research a little more like this. Don't look at a issue with a small narrow time frame. Look at the whole picture and spread it over several years. Then actually take the time to read up on a subject.
There, I hope this helps.
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If it weren't for calmer heads in OTHER countries war would have broken out.
So we have you saying that although the same folks who where claiming the sky was falling where wrong, they are somehow right this time?
I distinctly remember hearing all the dire consequences what where sure to come should we go to war with NK, yet what's happening now? China may be partially responsible for this softening of Kim behind the curtain, but can you not admit that Trump isn't also with his in your face brashness? I'm sure North Korea wasn't sure if Trump would shoot first, yet here we go, likely to the table to sign a peace treaty long over due? We have NK on record saying they are dismantling their nuclear test facilities?
How's being a bit more assertive with Iran and other countries a bad thing? Seems to have worked with China / NK fairly well so far.
What I'm seeing is a much more assertive foreign policy from the USA, but I'm not seeing a headlong rush into a war.
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The problem with Iran is that he is doing the exact opposite. No cooperation with the other signatories. No diplomatic alternatives on the table.
No, he isn't. He is doing the exact same thing with Iran that he did with N.K. Just no body is taking time to actually look. Trump and Kim Un, started shouting at each other, threatening to blow each other up, then they all sat down at the table once they got through shouting at each other. Nothing different here.
Hell, this has been the status quo for the last 60 years. A lot of yelling and bolstering, then every one sits down and talks. Same thing is going on here but now it will be done right, hopefully. We will get a signed treaty that can be enforced with U.N. backing.
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American support for Israel is declining, especially with young people and Democratic voters
Sorry, I didn't see this comment before I posted.
Israel's star among the common American has been declining for the last 20 years. I personally wouldn't mind seeing it taken down a couple more notches. Just my personal option but I would rather see the US align more with Jordan, for nothing more than I like their King.
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Israel's evidence clearly show Iran's pattern of lying, and Iran's statements clearly indicate they where still actively developing nuclear weapons and the means to deliver them, despite the "deal".
You mean the papers that CIA has known about for a decade? And which were the precursor to the agreement that was made? What Israel brought to the table is nothing new. It was known before, which is why an agreement was needed to curb the Iranians' effort to make a nuclear bomb. The agreement did just that. IAEA has certified over and over that Iran is in compliance with the terms of the agreement.
Is that a roll of dimes in your pocket or are you happy to see me?
they were trying to do it in the 50s too when we overthrew their democratically elected government and put the Shah in. There are pictures from the 50s of girls in skirts dancing. If we'd just stop sticking our noses where they don't belong maybe they could make some progress.
And in case you hadn't noticed the United States is being run by a bunch of bat-shit insane religious zealots. Mike Pence is a True Believer. And we just moved our embassy in Israel to Jerusalem not to promote peace but to appease a bunch of ultra right wing religious zealots who are convinced that once the Jews take Jerusalem back the Apocalypse will come and sweep them all to heaven.
All the US administrations up to Obama pretty much screwed with Iran every chance they got largely for the same nationalistic, religious and empire building reasons. Obama's the first one to try and defuse the situation and bring them into secularism. Trump & Co just fucked that all up and did it on purpose. They're not stupid people. They're bad people. Motivated by greed, hate and religious fervor.
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And yet, there he is, sitting in the Oval Office, by the design of our system of representative democracy.
My point here was that a LOT of people don't agree that Trump is unfit for the presidency and a lot of folks support what he's doing. I'm saying that it's not a given that Trump is "completely wrong" and a bunch of people think the same way. You do know that he's got a job approval rating of nearly 44% right? In some polls he's over 50%. A lot of folks STILL think he's doing well...
I think the partisans who keep trying to bad mouth Trump's EVERY move, regardless of what it is, need to be mindful that a lot of people still support him, and the reason for this is partially because of such unfair and ridiculous nonsense as you just posted... Why not go after him on policy instead of breaking out the Nazi reference? Because, you got nothing else.. ;)
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"They WILL push the nuke button even when it means they all die if they believe doing so will fulfill the prophecy"
Bullshit. What prophecy? How will dying in a nuclear firestorm fulfill it?
You should be able to cite some specific dogma to support this claim.
Some of Trump's old advisors were of the "nuclear war is winnable with acceptable losses" crowd, but fortunately he has fired and alienated them all.
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Japan is very unhappy with Trump. He pulled out of TTP, then tried to bully them into a shitty deal for beef and cars, and now wants back in to TTP.
Russia is quite pleased with Trump, he is exactly what they wanted.
Europe has largely given up on the guy, except for the UK that desperately needs a trade deal in a year or two.
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it is one of the few middle eastern countries with a democracy
... except for the millions of people in the occupied territories who have no vote. They should be offered either citizenship or independence. Israel offers them neither.
where freedom of religion is protected
... except that the force of law is used to impose Jewish religious practices on non-Jews, including laws on the observance of the sabbath.
and its people are free to practice the religion they choose.
... unless they choose the wrong religion. For instance a Jewish Israeli can marry a non-Israeli, and their spouse will be granted residency in Israel and a pathway to citizenship. Non-Jewish citizens have no such right.
our military is the largest in the world bar none.
I think Rome made that same claim for a while and how did that turn out? And besides, if you go alone, who will make your iPhones?
Nope, Japan and US relations seem to be as strong as ever. There where some year old articles about rocky relationships at the start of Trumps presidency, but now things seem be all stable. Nothing to report there. So what if he wants back in the TTP? Maybe he now sees pulling out as a mistake and wants to correct it? If that is true then it is a good thing The means he can see he made a mistake and is willing to correct it.
Please don't trot out that old Russian and the election. Two years in and not one shred of real evidence that links Trump to anything. It has almost become a meme it is so full of crap.
Europe had the same issues as Japan. Grumbling when he first took office. But now a year in everything is pretty much the same as always. Nothing new to report here.
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Same planet as you but with out the blinders. Just because a small group of your friends and family hate some one, doesn't mean the rest of the world does. In fact I fail to see how the personal option of your friends and family, or even you, really matter in the world stage. Quite frankly, they don't.
I personally don't like Justin Trudeau, but I'm not foolish enough to think that my option of him matters one bit.
There have been canceled state visits before and in the long run they really haven't mattered. So, no the alliance isn't suffering and we are doing just fine. There was some grumblings when Trump first took office because he was going to make them pay their fair share. I really don't know what became of that but as of today, no alliance members have left. I can't seem to find where any have even talked of leaving the alliance. So, no the alliance isn't suffering in any great detail.
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He'll never see your comment either. But maybe he'll quote it and reply to it anyway :-)
Why yes, not that it is anyone of anyone's business, but sometimes I do go below my +2 threshold. I get lots of mod points and I do use them responsibility, which includes reading all posts in a thread. An some posters, such as Rick Schumann and AmiMoJo I have in my profile get bonus points so I will see what they have to say.
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Hi, welcome to the thread. Sorry but you are late to it and this will probably be my last post on this issue. There are other threads to read and spread my wisdom in .
Sorry, but you are also incorrect. There is no doubt that Moon, the South Korean president, did have a lot to do with it. But Moon also credits most of the work to Trump and his actions. Pretty sure that is why Moon recommended Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize.
I believe that I've already covered the Iran issue and why its not worth the paper it's printed on else where. I see no reason to rehash it here.
Trump is apparently more than qualified to be president since he is. I know that sets a a lot of you progressives off having to admit that he is your president. That is if you are a U.S. citizen. But that simply is the case.
As for his tweets, yes I was also concerned about them, but this time they seemed to have the desired affect. It was probably his tweets and hard line stance on N.K. that got them to the table. He did a real good job there too.
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Well how do I know that your small group of friends and family are not important enough to dictate how the rest of the world feels. Well logic and deductive reason. It is safe to assume that since you are posting on slashdot your option isn't important enough to affect world events, or you would be doing something else. There for you are not important enough to affect world events. With this being true it is very doubtful that any of your friends or family are important enough to affect world events. So, I can safely assume that your friends and family options only represent themselves and not some large group of followers. Of course I could be wrong, but odds are that I'm not.
I listened to Trumps speeches and I heard the NATO comments. He never referred to them as "subscriptions." What he was talking about was the fact that by treaty NATO members are required to spend a certain percentage of their GDP on defense. I believe that is 2%. Some member nations where not meeting that requirement. That is all that was about.
As I've stated, and it is true, no member states have left the alliance because this issue. I was actually pretty much a none event too. Please do better research in the future.
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i did some read on US-Japan relations today. Just do a google search on us japan relations. Looks like there was some concern when Trump took office. That is nothing new. There is always concern when a new president takes over. But as of 2018 on almost every front Japan / US relations are doing just fine. I actually can only find a few articles where there are issues, most of them are months old. So, Japan US relations are actually doing better under Trump.
As for the position that Japan should militarize, that is always happened when a new president takes off. I remember there was some talk of Japan nuclearizing when Reagan took office. Nothing ever come of that so its safe to assume that nothing will come of this ether.
You shouldn't use Merkel as an example. It only hurts your cause. She is the reason that Europe is in the trouble that it is in. The policies her and her government put forth lead to Britain leaving the European Union. A quick search shows at least eight more countries thinking of leaving the EU. Including France, Italy, and Sweden.
So with being said, as for the status of the alliance. After some checking I still can't find any real articles or evidence that say any one doesn't consider the US a reliable partner. Israel, Japan, England, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia. All of them are perfectly fine as of 2018 with the status of Trumps leadership.
So again, lets stick to facts and not speculation.
Well this has been fun but time to move on.
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Well lets see. The summit with Trump and North Korea is going to be happening in Singapore on June 12th. So, what we can walk away with no matter what you think of Trumps tactics, it worked.
I believe we have exhausted this subject. Quite honestly with this being a US matter and you not being a US citizen your option really doesn't matter on this subject. So I believe it would be best if you stuck to judging your countries leaders and we will stick with our.
Moving on.
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I believe that you are European, so I'm going to defer to your judgement. I do hope that you are correct. I believe we would be stronger with the EU than without it. I don't like Merkil but I'm going to take my own advice and not make any more comments about her.
I'll add the NHK to my list of source to keep an eye on. Thank you
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No, my clams are based on pure logic. You are not important enough to affect how the whole world feels about Trump. That is a fact. If you think other wise well then you are simply delusional. I recommend you seek medical attention.
Again you are wrong. I've seen the speeches and the interviews he did afterwards. He knew exactly what he was talking about. You don't get to be president of the United States by being stupid.
Look, you are clearly suffering from advanced TDS, Trump Derangement Syndrome. That is when you let your irrational hatred of Trump interfere with your view of reality. I don't mind debating people on their views of Trump and how good a job he is doing as president. Most people just don't like him but don't suffer from TDS.
You clearly do. So there is no use continuing this discussion till you get the help you so clearly desire. Make sure when you seek professional help you let them know about your delusions of grandeur. You can get help there too.
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You need serous help.
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