The strange thing is that out of the reporters writing about the annual World Threat Assessment hearing in February, nobody else picked up on those truly weird comments about Castro being a cyberthreat. (Perhaps they lack the same appreciation for the bizarre.) You can see my article at the time here: http://www.politechbot.com/p-01713.html Transcript: http://www.cluebot.com/article.pl?sid=01/02/08/1638232 -Declan --- http://dailynews.yahoo.com/htx/ap/20010614/wl/cuba_us_cyberattacks_1.html Castro Denounces Cyberattack Concerns Thursday June 14 3:38 PM ET HAVANA (AP) - An irritated Fidel Castro on Thursday dismissed concerns about Cuban cyberterrorism against the United States as ``craziness,'' saying his country doesn't have the technology to launch such attacks even if it wanted to. U.S. officials who believe that Cuba could and would attack the country's computer networks are ``orphans, and bereft of ideas,'' Castro said in a speech shown on state television. He called the United States ``an empire that only knows lies.'' ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. To subscribe, visit http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------
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