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questionseverything

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7. built to control the message
Sat Jan 18, 2014, 02:42 PM
Jan 2014
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=8865

Barr had been CEO of the U.S. government contracted firm HBGary Federal until earlier this year, after the firm was embarrassed when their hard drives were scrubbed, their websites hacked, Barr's Twitter account defaced, his iPad remotely wiped and some 70,000 of the "cyber security" company's emails were stolen and posted on the Internet by Anonymous in retaliation against Barr who, the hacktivist group claimed, was poised to release inaccurate information about the group's supposed "leadership".

Found among the treasure trove of Barr's HBGary emails was a $12 million plot being hatched on behalf of the criminal thugs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's largest and most powerful Rightwing lobbying outfit. The scheme was being secretly devised, according to the emails, by the Chamber's high-powered D.C. law firm Hunton & Williams along with HBGary and two other U.S. cyber security contractors, Palantir Technologies and Berico Technologies. Their plans were to smear, defraud, plant fake documents and spy --- even hack --- perceived political opponents of the Chamber.

The plot was accidentally discovered via Anonymous' hack of HBGary just days before it was to be put into action. The scheme was to take tools developed by the three companies with public money for use in the "War on Terror" and turn them against U.S. Citizens like myself and my family who were discovered to have been named as targets in the emails, along with photos and personal details about us. A number of progressive advocates and organizations, including other journalistic outlets, were also to have been targets of the Chamber's plot.

Also discovered among the emails was a parallel scheme being coordinated by the same D.C. law firm and the same three U.S. government-funded cyber security firms --- who had banded together to call themselves "Team Themis" --- to target perceived proponents of WikiLeaks, including Salon journalist Glenn Greenwald, on behalf of the corporate giant Bank of America. In both plots, HBGary's Aaron Barr was seen as the lead developer of the various extra-legal schemes.

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yes indeed. librechik Jan 2014 #1
But..but..but.. Obama...and the government knows best quinnox Jan 2014 #2
The corporatists are gearing up for an election year, woo me with science Jan 2014 #12
Setting us up for another bait and switch, '08 style? n/t PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #13
They want to control the narrative, woo me with science Jan 2014 #15
I noticed that also, how the board was flooded with attacks on a DEMOCRAT as soon sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #37
illegal prosecutions are just icing on the cake questionseverything Jan 2014 #14
Fabrication of evidence trails against American citizens... woo me with science Jan 2014 #16
Yup. agreed. Since the NSA hasn't stopped any terrorist attacks its obvious its existence is for riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #3
This is ProSense Jan 2014 #4
I agree with you PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #11
"mumbo jumbo" - Excelent summary. (nm) reACTIONary Jan 2014 #30
And it's Corporate influence that is responsible for the massive Spying program, as Bernie said, sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #38
Thank you for the hopeless effort. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #56
Absolutely, who is arguing that they aren't related? siligut Jan 2014 #5
Exactly. This isn't new, or unique to the US. nt redqueen Jan 2014 #6
built to control the message questionseverything Jan 2014 #7
Wow. Gotta K&R this. nt riderinthestorm Jan 2014 #9
This should be an OP. woo me with science Jan 2014 #17
dod working with bank of america to stifle reporters questionseverything Jan 2014 #19
It is corrupt and disturbing beyond words. woo me with science Jan 2014 #21
HB Gary, exposed, and that is why we see all the Smears against Greenwald. Someone else sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #39
some are still following the trail questionseverything Jan 2014 #41
Thank you. The story just seemed to die after the Congressional Committee sabrina 1 Jan 2014 #43
Why do you hate Murika? nadinbrzezinski Jan 2014 #8
KR El_Johns Jan 2014 #10
HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #18
bookmarking ...saving to .doc L0oniX Jan 2014 #20
Some here would pretend we have not lived with 30 years of 'trickle down' economics Rex Jan 2014 #22
See post 21. I really do think woo me with science Jan 2014 #24
I agree and it has totally saturated the media both on cable and here on the WWW. Rex Jan 2014 #26
What an incredible waste. woo me with science Jan 2014 #33
Over 50 years in politics in bed with corporate ownership. Rex Jan 2014 #36
Yep...K&R zeemike Jan 2014 #23
We had an interesting short interlude there in human history, woo me with science Jan 2014 #42
Amen! All our grievances are related... JackRiddler Jan 2014 #25
"All our grievances are related." woo me with science Jan 2014 #34
that's why I always though of Occupy as a civil rights movement BelgianMadCow Jan 2014 #46
"beautiful" arely staircase Jan 2014 #27
This is what the NSA appologists fail to admit LiberalLovinLug Jan 2014 #28
WTF? jazzimov Jan 2014 #29
K&R Just look at the establishment of the U.S. intelligence agencies. Who has run them Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #31
+1 woo me with science Jan 2014 #32
Recommend jsr Jan 2014 #35
This is especially true in Soviet Russia... joshcryer Jan 2014 #40
The Soviet Union is ancient history now Yakov Fumesucker Jan 2014 #48
But the methods are employed to this day. joshcryer Jan 2014 #49
As we have been told repeatedly, *everybody* does it, that's why it's OK Fumesucker Jan 2014 #50
I am agreeing domestic spying = impoverishment. joshcryer Jan 2014 #51
You seem to be responding to an argument no one is making Fumesucker Jan 2014 #52
*You* are the one responding to an argument no one is making. joshcryer Jan 2014 #54
You might not be making the argument but someone here is Fumesucker Jan 2014 #55
Who? Absurd. joshcryer Jan 2014 #59
Oh, it's an argument the clacque is rather fond of n/t Fumesucker Jan 2014 #61
Only whistleblowers can watch the watchers these days, but too many people LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #53
They could never get away with the shit they do without all the surveillance and intimidation. LuvNewcastle Jan 2014 #44
for posterity. BelgianMadCow Jan 2014 #45
+38 another excellent compilation. Thx solarhydrocan Jan 2014 #47
Compiled by somebody who does not *do*anything about poverty or domestic spying Kolesar Jan 2014 #57
When few understand, what is more important than witing about this? Octafish Jan 2014 #60
du rec. xchrom Jan 2014 #58
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