I read that Bin Laden stopped using cell or Sat phones because of the possibility of conversations being intercepted by one of the Federal Govt.s 'three-letter' agencies. What about the recent video that showed Suleiman Abu-Gheith [one of his second-in-command types] speaking and NOT Bin Laden? Has anyone wondered why Bin Laden was not in the video? Has he split for safer grounds? Or, did a laser-guide bomb pay him a visit? The Taliban have said he's still in Afghanistan and he is safe. Hmmm ... Jaymes Williams, CISSP Security Analyst PG&E National Energy Group Gas Transmission Northwest 1400 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 900 Portland, OR 97201 Voice: 503.833.4508 Fax: 503.833.4523 jaymes.williams@private -----Original Message----- From: Scott Elam [mailto:Scott.Elam@private] Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 7:29 PM To: HORN Dan E Cc: CRIME@private Subject: Re: Bin Laden use of Internet Don't worry about the internet. The video of bin Laden that was recently broadcast over and over by Al-Jeezera likely contained messages for his operatives. Press releases from the Taliban, couriers slipping over the border, small radio transmitters relaying messages over borders, etc. Some Sat phones can be disabled for certain countries. The Sat's can probably triangulate the location of the phone or something. Scott > -----Original Message----- > From: HORN Dan E [mailto:dan.e.horn@private] > Sent: Tuesday, October 09, 2001 5:18 PM > To: CRIME@private > Subject: Bin Laden use of Internet > > The world knows that Bin Laden and his followers used the Internet to > formulate an attack the US (shame on him). But to allow him to use it > in a similar manner to formulate another attack on the US would be > (parden my use of the term) same on us. Maybe I am to simplistic in > this line of thought, but, why can't we simply have the Internic block > all Internet traffic out of Afghanistan? Lets assume (I don't like that > word either but...) that Bin Laden is the ring leader, and that he makes > all of the major decisions and that his followers simply wait until they > are told to do something. If this assumption is true and Internet > traffic was not allowed out of that country then Bin Laden wouldn't be > able to communicate to them (using this technology), and they (the > sleepers) would simply continue to sleep. I know the Internet was > designed to exchange data but don't you think we should change the rules > during times of war? > > Another question: How is Bin Laden able to send out his messages during > this time of war (don't we want to keep is cry for help limited)? Is he > using satalites, if so can't the data being received on the statalite be > either blocked or tapped? > > Thanks, > > Dan -- Scott.Elam@private GMT-0700 Sun Microsystems / Network Security Group / Computer Emergency Response Team PG&E National Energy Group and any other company referenced herein that uses the PG&E name or logo are not the same company as Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the regulated California utility. Neither PG&E National Energy Group nor these other referenced companies are regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission. Customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Company do not have to buy products from these companies in order to continue to receive quality regulated services from the utility.
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