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Re: Wikileaks publishes 500k new Stratfor emails

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trevelyan wrote: post #131
dandelany wrote: post #88

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Agreed. It affected my view negatively enough that I am no longer a subscriber. But somehow dumping all the credit cards on the Internet seems even more grossly irresponsible to me.

The point is that it is a data dump of emails and there is no reasonable reason for anyone to believe there is credit card information in there. I'm not sure why anyone should expect Wikileaks to scour the materials for this sort of thing. They only seem to redact in life-and-death sort of situations.

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Re: Wikileaks publishes 500k new Stratfor emails

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Post by dandelany »

loceng wrote: post #160
dandelany wrote: post #79

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Please do some research before you make accusations like this. I have seen zero evidence that they're involved in the arms trade whatsoever . Your conclusion to the contrary is based on a misreading of a bad joke taken out of context. See my other comment here https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6743185

You're right - I assumed they are involved in the arms trade. I should have clarified what I meant. I assumed too that this wouldn't be a mob going after them, though a due process to gather information and evidence. What would your thoughts be if they were in fact say an employee (of any level) of a weapons company? Also, you're equally assuming it's a "bad joke taken out of context."

Yes, Occam's Razor tells me that when an employee of a media organization says he's going to arm Pakistan and India with tridents and swords, it's most likely and therefore best to assume it's a joke. Assuming otherwise would require some evidence.

I don't wish to engage in hypotheticals, suffice it to say I'd sooner be a prostitute than work for a weapons company myself.

Re: Wikileaks publishes 500k new Stratfor emails

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Post by dmix »

lettergram wrote: post #164

" Call me if you want me to get on IM. I'm running around the house and putting things away but would be happy to come back to my computer and chat w/ you. Smoochies Hunny. I love you! XOXOXOXOXO Amy" Seems a bit too personal to me

Yeah Amy should know better than to email that to his work email address.

Re: Wikileaks publishes 500k new Stratfor emails

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Post by wavefunction »

gadders wrote: post #169
rickhanlonii wrote: post #39

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I'm about to throw up. Here's what that message was a reply to: -----Original Message----- From: eisenstein@stratfor.com [mailto:eisenstein@stratfor.com] Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:02 AM To: Fred Burton Cc: Subject: Re: Reva rocks Will be glad to supply weapons to both sides if India and Pakistan want a cage match. India gets the net and trident and the pakistanis get the shield and short sword. Kamran can…

So WikiLeaks are policing black humour now? Do we need to submit all bad taste jokes in advance to see if they are be approved or not?

Strawman argument! WikiLeaks is providing transparency and some insight into the decisions and discussions made by powerful people that affect all of our lives.

Re: Wikileaks publishes 500k new Stratfor emails

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Post by twoodfin »

loceng wrote: post #159
pekk wrote: post #112

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Mean, cynical and snarky remarks are a hanging offense, apparently

To note, my comment is under the assumption they are involved in facilitating this process, and not merely just talking about it.

So you said that people should be hung without having the first clue about why? I love hn on the weekends.

Re: Wikileaks publishes 500k new Stratfor emails

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Post by gadders »

wavefunction wrote: post #175
gadders wrote: post #169

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So WikiLeaks are policing black humour now? Do we need to submit all bad taste jokes in advance to see if they are be approved or not?

Strawman argument! WikiLeaks is providing transparency and some insight into the decisions and discussions made by powerful people that affect all of our lives.

They're not powerful people. I've read a few StratFor articles. They don't publish anything much different from what you would read in The Economist.

Re: Wikileaks publishes 500k new Stratfor emails

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Post by dlitz »

eli wrote: post #86
fnordfnordfnord wrote: post #78

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It has been quite long enough since the Stratfor data breach for the CC companies to close & reissue new card numbers. This is much ado about nothing.

Exactly what cause has been advanced by making them available?

Filtering this stuff reliably isn't exactly free.

Re: Wikileaks publishes 500k new Stratfor emails

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Post by fnordfnordfnord »

dlitz wrote: post #178
eli wrote: post #86

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Exactly what cause has been advanced by making them available?

Filtering this stuff reliably isn't exactly free.

Just needs a quick regex! (now you have two problems: ) http://regex.info/blog/2006-09-15/247

Re: Wikileaks publishes 500k new Stratfor emails

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Post by loceng »

twoodfin wrote: post #176
loceng wrote: post #159

Earlier quoted context omitted.

To note, my comment is under the assumption they are involved in facilitating this process, and not merely just talking about it.

So you said that people should be hung without having the first clue about why? I love hn on the weekends.

You mistakenly are thinking that I literally meant these specific individuals and not in general those who facilitate this kind of thing.
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