Thursday, May 5, 2011

Day 11 - The Great Anonymous Setup

I have had a revelation.  It involves this on going business with Anonymous, PSN and the US.  This is a theory, but I think it is a solid theory.  Let's begin with how it came to me...

I was reading through my Facebook wall, as I generally tend to after work, and noticed something.  I noticed that Sony had located a file called "Anonymous" on their server.  The immediate conclusion as this was a file left by the famed group Anonymous while hacking the PSN.  I thought this was kind of odd because why on Earth would they leave a file called "Anonymous" on the server?  It seems to me that a hacker, capable of hacking into PSN, effectively shutting down a corporations cash flow and gaming line of business for several weeks, and "stealing" a boat load of user information would not leave a file, named after the famous group that they are representing, on a server.  It's the equivalent of robbing a bank, a big bank, and leaving my driver's license on the counter.  If you're going to rob a big bank, you don't bring your driver's license.

"The fact that Sony has said that the people who hacked its servers erased log files to cover their steps makes it look extremely unlikely that they would also have left a text file linking them back to Anonymous if that were their origin." - Guardian (My links aren't working, just go to Guardian and look up this blog from 5/5/11 "anonymous-accuses-sony-hack-playstation-network") [Just as a note, this link popped up as I was writing this article, so I figured it would be a good quote to insert!]

Okay, so I moved on, fishy, but whatever.  Then, it happened, the crucial "Aha" moment.  I saw another article, claiming that gamers might "backlash" against Anonymous.

"Anonymous Fears Nerd Backlash From PlayStation Hack" -Gawker (Again my links aren't working, but go to Gawker and look up "anonymous-fears-nerd-backlash-from-playstation-hack")

That clicked it all together.  What is the best way to destroy Anonymous?  A group that has a swarm mind, one that functions in sync but without an obvious leader.  A direct attack will only increase its numbers.  If you take out 1 hacker, 5 more will spring up in their place.  If you raid every home and destroy every piece of equipment, the movement will get stronger.  The resistance will rise.  However, there is one eloquent way to dismantle the group.  Simply turn those that would join its ranks, against them.  Look, it's no secret gamers are mostly nerds, and it's a good chance that gamers know a bit about computers, or at the very least support the Anonymous movement.  That is, until their gaming is affected.  We know this based on the original attack from Anonymous, it angered the gamers, and Anonymous stopped.

These are the keys to the puzzle, Anonymous refutes the idea that it was them, a "hacker" left the Anonymous calling card on the server, "accidentally", the people who support Anonymous will turn their backs on the group because of the PSN outage and Anonymous slowly turns from Freedom Fighter to an infamous "group of assholes that took down PSN". 

So, who did the hack on PSN? Sony, with the assistance of the US gov.  It's a win-win, I bet 100-1, Sony settles out of court on the class actions, the US gov "helps them investigate", no data or info is compromised because it was Sony who did it.  It's a perfect situation for Sony and the US, they both win and Anonymous loses.  Sony will never actually take any action against Anonymous, they will only "claim" it was them.  Then, that is it, Anonymous is dissolved and discredited, Sony "makes it up to gamers", the US looks innocent and "everyone" is happy...

UPDATE 5-6-11 1419:
I no longer am leaning towards the idea that Sony is behind this, it does seem rather extreme for Sony to take this big of a slam.  I'm keeping it as a possibility, but more of a distant one.  I still believe that there is a large organization behind it, but more live a government or government endorsed group that set it up.  I will follow up with a more detailed event time line this weekend to try and connect the dots.  Also, this is the link from Guardian that seems to follow into this theory:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/may/06/anonymous-sony

UPDATE 5-7-11 2246:
Alright, so apparently somebody has beat me to the punch on the Sony timeline.  There is one circulating around the internet that does a fairly good break down, you can find it here: http://ps3.ign.com/articles/116/1165972p1.html

As of current, there have been no claims for fraudulent credit card activity.  This is due to the fact that the database that was stolen and being "sold" on the internet was a database holding user information related to contest entries, which had no increminating evidence.  Sony has since "taken" the site down, or had it taken down.  However, the original statement about it containing credit card info caused quite a bit of stir.

Another very key point to take into consideration is the servers that Sony was using to host PSN.  There were outdated, Apache I believe, with no firewall protection.  Now, Sony is no Microsoft.  They are not in the PC business the way MS is, so it is believable that this was the case with Sony's servers.  However, this only adds onto my point.  Sony, who is trailing in the console wars BTW, knows that the future of gaming relies on online.  Additionally, they were attempting to roll out new services (the utilization of Steam on PSN), and I believe their servers were reaching max capacity.  This could have easily played into the entire setup, it gives Sony a valid reason to tear their servers down and rebuild them to prepare for the next Gen console wars. 

The reason why the theory works is that it is low risk-high gain for the US gov and med risk-high gain for Sony.  In the aftermath of all this, Sony will have a stronger and better PSN, Anonymous will have been turned on by its own following and the US gov will have successfully, and quietly, squashed a cyber rebellion.

Oh and one more note, this blog got mentioned in The Atlantic Wire: The Atlantic Wire Article

UPDATE 5-9-2011
Just came across an article explaining that Sony's servers were actually up to date and that the original rumor that they weren't was false: http://forum.beyond3d.com/showpost.php?p=1549251&postcount=491

60 comments:

  1. For some reason i cant see this blog post I want to read it.

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  2. What happens when you click the link? it is showing on my screen right now.

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  3. you are an idiot...

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  4. How am I an idiot? What about it doesn't make sense?

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  5. Just reposted, it should be viewable now.

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  6. I can read it now

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  7. Look, I know that it is not "chock" full of facts, I just needed to get the concept out of my head and onto the blog. I was hoping enough people would read it and help to confirm or completely dispute it. But as far as I am concerned, it makes sense. I literally saw all the articles and connected the pieces from last night to this morning.

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  8. Yeah but when will the psn be back on?!?!?!!?!?

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  9. Well, I don't exactly know when it will be back on, but it has to be out long enough to unofficially prove Anon is at fault and piss off gamers. My guess would be another 1-2 weeks. It can't go too long otherwise they will lose customers. But if Sony makes good, settles its suits and dismembers Anon, to them it will be all justifiable, more importantly, to the US Gov.

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  10. That's the most sensible idea I've seen surrounding this so far. It'd make sense, Sony hates hackers, the US gov hates things they can't control...
    It all fits really. I just hope that it backfires. Maybe people will actually see the sky for once in a few years.

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  11. Exactly! The reason why I think Sony was used was simply because of the previous attack by Anon. It was the perfect setup, there was enough time to plan it out and it is a complete win for the US. The real problem is definitely proving this, because all the facts are with Sony, you would need an inside informant... Maybe if this theory gets enough exposure though, somebody with a little more resources than myself can piece the fact trail together. I mean didn't Sony seek out to hires hacker during the whole GeoHotz thing... Makes ya think about it...

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  12. your theory makes sense!!!
    I really like your analogy with a bank robbery,
    expect that nowaday everybody understand how to rob a bank but very few people understand how you hack a website so it will get complicated to clarify the situation for the public
    but i am not sure it was a planed attack by sony!!!
    i would rather say that the culprit place that stupid "anonymous" file whoever they were....(surely a big organization like a country)
    or the file added later on like a dirty cops by sony

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  13. Are you for real? This seems more suited to a website as uninformed, unintelligent and misguided as you are: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/

    Good work, Mr. Ventura.

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  14. You describe me as "uninformed", yet I have full knowledge of the situation from the details that have been provided to me and the general public. You claim I am "unintelligent", yet I have formulated my own coherent theory based on a plausible outcome of connected facts. Finally, you call me "misguided", yet I plan no "revolution", I simply propose a conceptualization derived from the information provided to me, from my personal perspective. You insult me by pointing me to a site that is clearly an incoherent jumble of outlandish conspiracies that are much more outlandish and implausible then what I presented here. Once again, I was hoping for some intelligent dialect on the possibilities of such a situation...

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  15. i like you theory but i would like to propose a different one going off the same evidence you have

    first what i don't like about your theory is it assumes that Sony and the US can plan this in secret (i highly doubt any agency of the US would do this [not that there above it jest doesn't seem to much reason to do so])

    now to my first thought is that the file was placed there by the hacker(s)
    why would i take my drivers license into a bank i'm about to rob? i wouldn't but i would take someone else
    so the real hacker(s) try and pin this on Anonymous that way they are free and clear.

    second theory is that someone from Sony found some inconclusive(and of embracing) evidence that it was Anonymous and wanted to make a statement about it but Sony didn't want to state that so they came up with this.

    P.S.
    OP if you want to talk to me about this feel free to email me at foxfauxfree@gmail.com

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  16. the assumption that their will be a backlash against anon is wrong; the backlash is ps3 gamers migrating to xbox. But even that is light, I mean were talking about a gaming system; life goes on. (but I like zombies solo or split right now anyway I can appreciate the cold turkey sweats)
    i think it would be cool if your right about the sony/us black flag cyber attack to preemptively diminish those acting anonymously. I propose that anonops = cia and that they will soon replace bin ladin as the "clear and present danger" they we need protecting from. Hello web3.0 good bye freedom of electronic expression!

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  17. Having "full knowledge of the situation" qualified by the phrase "from the details that have been provided to me" is a paradox.

    Plausible is subjective, but this is clearly not a plausible theory to anyone who has even the basic grasp of American politics and business operations media conglomerates. (Additionally, crafting a conspiracy theory between a corporate entity and the government is not exactly a huge leap...as far as conspiracy theories go.)

    I don't recall referencing a revolution? But if you're referring to my "misguided" comment, I believe you are MISGUIDED in that this theory is completely off base and unsubstantiated.

    Your "evidence" is that the government and a particular corporation both dislike Anonymous. Therefore, they must be working together. This is not a logical connection based on any facts. You could literally draw this ridiculous connection between nearly any individual/company/government. I don't like Borders Bookstore; Barnes and Noble doesn't like Borders Bookstore. Borders is going out of business, therefore I must be working in tandem with Barnes and Noble to bring down Borders. That is about how ridiculous I find this.

    And I'm sorry if you meant for this to be serious, but I can tell you right now, most of the people reading this are not taking it seriously.

    If you want this "theory" to gain exposure like you said, I would HIGHLY recommend doing a little research rather than unvalidated, highly subjective internet speculations.

    You want some intelligent dialect?

    You understand what it means to be Anonymous right? It's a group based on web anonymity--meaning, ANYONE can claim to be part of it. I could go on some website and claim to be part of it, you could, ANYONE COULD.

    Therefore, any conspiracy about Sony planting the file is just outrageously stupid. If you have ANY experience with SOE or even five minutes to do a quick count on how much money they are losing from this shut down, I think you might understand the gravity of this situation and stop spewing your uninformed conspiracies.

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  18. Okay so there have been some awesome comments here! I am convinced that there has been enough discussion for me to dig into this a little deeper. Mr. Ventura made some excellent opposing arguments and, to a degree, I would agree that my argument is very loose, even though I stated that from the beginning.

    However, I have decided that maybe Sony isn't involved in the whole scheme, and perhaps it is being perpetrated by only one, larger (such as the US) entity.

    Nevertheless, my next plan is to do some fact searching. I plan on revisiting the many articles that have been written about these topic to try an establish an event time line. Additionally, with the event time line in place it may help bolster or even destroy my theory, as well as others that have been posted here. Anybody following this thread is more than welcome to assist the effort and my send any information to my email address: jason.wilczak@gmail.com

    I will be doing this over the weekend, so check back for the "UPDATES" section to the original blog post!

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  19. You are a jackass. I'm sure Sony would risk all of its customers, its reputation, and the possibility of being sued, all so they could get rid of one small hacker group. I'm sure they also used old unsecured versions of Apache on purpose, so they could blame it on them. Get your information straight. There is no way any company would do something like this and risk all that monetary loss. They stand nothing to gain except the possible demise of that group, which only effects a small part of their market. (They are a worldwide organization, and their user base is huge.) They would never risk the hit to their reputation, and their fan base. Now if there were a chance at monetary gain, I would agree with you. But as you can tell from their old server software, they are already cutting corners and would not spend the insane amounts of money they have lost so far, just to get rid of a few hackers that haven't really cost them anything. 90% of the PS community happily pay for the things they want and Sony probably couldn't care less about the leftover percent. The PC market is the same way. People will steal thing or get them for free no matter what industry you are in, and you can't control it in any way other than making your stuff as secure as possible. Or make sure it is so complicated and time consuming to hack, that people won't want to do it. The majority of the population is too stupid to homebrew their PS stuff anyway. Most people in this age have no interest in knowledge. They just want it to work and don't give a damn how it does or how to control it. And that is what Sony counts on in the whole scheme of hackers.

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  20. Way to promote honest discussion by deleting my posts. I wish I could see all the other posts you must have deleted. (Don't make a public blog AND advertise it if you can't handle the criticism.)

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  21. To address the last comment, I did not delete it, that is why I responded this morning! I have it in my email box and will repost it, hold on.

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  22. Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Day 11 - The Great Anonymous Setup":

    Having "full knowledge of the situation" qualified by the phrase "from the details that have been provided to me" is a paradox.

    Plausible is subjective, but this is clearly not a plausible theory to anyone who has even the basic grasp of American politics and business operations media conglomerates. (Additionally, crafting a conspiracy theory between a corporate entity and the government is not exactly a huge leap...as far as conspiracy theories go.)

    I don't recall referencing a revolution? But if you're referring to my "misguided" comment, I believe you are MISGUIDED in that this theory is completely off base and unsubstantiated.

    Your "evidence" is that the government and a particular corporation both dislike Anonymous. Therefore, they must be working together. This is not a logical connection based on any facts. You could literally draw this ridiculous connection between nearly any individual/company/government. I don't like Borders Bookstore; Barnes and Noble doesn't like Borders Bookstore. Borders is going out of business, therefore I must be working in tandem with Barnes and Noble to bring down Borders. That is about how ridiculous I find this.

    And I'm sorry if you meant for this to be serious, but I can tell you right now, most of the people reading this are not taking it seriously.

    If you want this "theory" to gain exposure like you said, I would HIGHLY recommend doing a little research rather than unvalidated, highly subjective internet speculations.

    You want some intelligent dialect?

    You understand what it means to be Anonymous right? It's a group based on web anonymity--meaning, ANYONE can claim to be part of it. I could go on some website and claim to be part of it, you could, ANYONE COULD.

    Therefore, any conspiracy about Sony planting the file is just outrageously stupid. If you have ANY experience with SOE or even five minutes to do a quick count on how much money they are losing from this shut down, I think you might understand the gravity of this situation and stop spewing your uninformed conspiracies.



    Posted by Anonymous to Temporal Relativity at May 6, 2011 2:45 AM

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  23. I apologize for that, I don't know what happened there.

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  24. This one seems to have disappeared as well:

    Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Day 11 - The Great Anonymous Setup":

    You are a jackass. I'm sure Sony would risk all of its customers, its reputation, and the possibility of being sued, all so they could get rid of one small hacker group. I'm sure they also used old unsecured versions of Apache on purpose, so they could blame it on them. Get your information straight. There is no way any company would do something like this and risk all that monetary loss. They stand nothing to gain except the possible demise of that group, which only effects a small part of their market. (They are a worldwide organization, and their user base is huge.) They would never risk the hit to their reputation, and their fan base. Now if there were a chance at monetary gain, I would agree with you. But as you can tell from their old server software, they are already cutting corners and would not spend the insane amounts of money they have lost so far, just to get rid of a few hackers that haven't really cost them anything. 90% of the PS community happily pay for the things they want and Sony probably couldn't care less about the leftover percent. The PC market is the same way. People will steal thing or get them for free no matter what industry you are in, and you can't control it in any way other than making your stuff as secure as possible. Or make sure it is so complicated and time consuming to hack, that people won't want to do it. The majority of the population is too stupid to homebrew their PS stuff anyway. Most people in this age have no interest in knowledge. They just want it to work and don't give a damn how it does or how to control it. And that is what Sony counts on in the whole scheme of hackers.



    Posted by Anonymous to Temporal Relativity at May 6, 2011 11:38 AM

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  25. To the last post, I would agree to some degree, except the government has setup specific sites to catch would be piraters. Companies spend tons of money watching your bandwidth usage and what you download, and then they take you to court. I'm believing more and more that Sony may not be the perpetrator here, that perhaps a larger entity is behind the situation and using Sony situation as a front, however, I would not completely diminish the idea. Anyway, like I said earlier, I will provide an event time line at some point with some more facts, I just don't have the time now while I am working.

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  26. Also, as a final note, I understand the idea behind Anonymous, however, they have a specific intention to not do something, such as steal CC info. If a user acts out and does this, even if they say they are under Anonymous, they are not because they are not following the idealogy of the group. It would be like saying I'm for world peace, so I join the Peace Corp, but I kill people to attain it, just because I say I'm part of something that anyone can be part of doesn't mean I am correctly representing it and therefore am not condoned by the group I claim to be representing.

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  27. Just to keep everyone updated, my theory isn't as crazy as some may make it out to be, Guardian just posted an article that begins to travel down this path as well (ironic since I sent Guardian this blog post a couple days ago...) Here is a link to the article: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/may/06/anonymous-sony

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  28. Well, one thing is clear, everyone with something to hide hates and fears anonymous, so I wouldn't rule any conjecture out. People are capable to do many things to achieve an end, not only the government, anonymous as well. It's like we are playing ball blindfolded...

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  29. I totally agree that "some" group is trying to frame anonymous. But there is no way in hell the U.S and Sony are behind the hack. I could see that if maybe they where down for 1-2 days, but weeks? No way, Sony would purposely take that kind of hit especially since they are loosing the console wars. Anonymous isn't that big of a nuance for Sony to loose millions of dollars and potentially loose thousands of customers.

    The facts aren't there to support this claim. Sorry...

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  30. Would the effects of this economically affect japan further?
    Japans economy was growing good, too good, then varied things have happened. This has all affected Japans economic growth.

    I feel elements inside the us government or agencies were/are involved.
    They benefit from anonymous being destroyed with their ongoing cyber terrorism.

    And as for comments about gamers not resenting anonymous, all I hear at work is dam anonymous this and bloody anonymous that.

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  31. one of the dumber things I've read recently. Thanks for the friday chuckle. enjoy the weekend

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  32. Or Anon did leave it there to cause people to react as you have, infact your probably one of them helping keep it in SPIN, just as far fetched really. You can't tell me you guys aren't aware of how the white collars do it or how you may have to resort to the same type of tactics.

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  33. To that last commenter, I suppose it could have been done by Anon to make it seem like it wasn't, but there is a high risk, little gain situation there. If they say it's them, that's a very big confession to rely on people like me to use the "conspiracy theory" to try and keep them from imprisonment. I don't really see that as making any sense...

    Anyway, I've posted an update to the blog regarding newer information.

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  34. sony is a japanese based company, why would the US gov be so heavily involved.
    explain to me why governments + sony would wish to destroy anon so badly as to defection?

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  35. You are right, Sony is a Japanese based company. But that doesn't mean much, many Japanese companies are hurting right now. Sony's networks were barely able to sustain the load that were holding now, let alone drive them into the future. Sony needed to upgrade their systems, but to ask the customers to hold off for who knows how long to upgrade their systems would be difficult. Additionally, many Japanese companies are seeing an economic backlash due to their environmental situation right now, and Sony's need to update their software/hardware could be viewed as another negative notch for the fragile Eastern ego. The Eastern philosphy has always been about being on top and being independent.
    On the other side of the world, in the US, we're dealing with an annoying virtual rebellion. Consequently, virtual rebellions, throughout the world, have been turning into real rebellions and actually successful revolutions. The US needs a way to take down Anon without looking like the bad guy, it's the only way to squash this kind of "Gen-X" Rebellion without adding fuel to the fire. So, Sony needs some downtime to catch up with it's competitors, US needs a cover story, and additionally, the groundwork was laid when Anon first attack PSN. The rest is history :)

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  36. Unlikely. I don't know who did it, but I really doubt it was Sony. It's not that i think they're morally above it, it's just that I doubt they consider anon to be enough of a threat to actively work against their goal of a positive image. Look at how much advertising costs and how much of it is purchased anyway. Sony, and every other giant corporation, will spend millions on advertising without batting an eyelash because that's how they make money in the long run - you get your name out there, you get people to think you're a good idea. Getting hacked displays weakness and it's hard to reverse that.

    In conclusion: Nope. Wasn't them. Was someone else. No clue who.

    By the by, I'm impressed that you posted facts that work against your initial idea. That's going a ways towards your credibility, but I still don't think you're right.

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  37. To the last poster. I do agree about getting hacked being a sign of weakness, I would think this is even more the case with an Eastern based company. There is a lot of pride into everything they do and to willingly accept a label as inferior does seem rather counter-intuitive.

    As I've brought up before, I'm gearing more towards the idea that Sony is less behind this than a different, larger entity working alone.

    Just to add to your last sentence, as well. Everything on this blog is my personal thoughts on things, revolving around my perspective. That being said, I started this blog in hopes that people would read it and disagree or agree, or maybe do both. For me, that is most valuable because it allows me to absorb more perspectives on situations, which in turn, will expand my views on everything else, going forward. Additionally, this blog is titled "Temporal Relativity" for a very specific reason. Each topic relates to the musings of my mind, at that moment, which are subject to change at any given future time either by my own discovery or by the intellectual discussion amongst others. Hence, topics relative to moments in time.

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  38. I think you're crazy...

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  39. I must say Sony should just stop.

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  40. I think you may have a point since no one killed themselves over this in Japan...

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  41. Thanks for that John. I mean, it has been awhile now, but it seemed very convenient at the time this all happened. Sony's network has been upgraded and ready to handle next generation of online gaming and overall the Anon movement (with LulzSec) has slowed down considerably. Even if this isn't the case and it is just a series of coincidences, it is always good to provoke thought.

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  42. I dont think that the anon movement has slowed down at all...if anything activity has picked up. with the tunisia campaign as well as recent threats to chile's government. do not underestimate them. i think that would be an enormous mistake.

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  43. @Anon 8/10/11 17:24-

    I had to post as Anonymous for some reason, however I am JasonWilczak, the blog owner:

    It is possible that their movement has picked up but the media has given them less focus over the past few months. Their mission has turned much more Humanitarian, which I am definitely for. I do hope they continue to open the eyes of the world. It would seem however, that much of the corruption in the US politics warranted some type of retaliation, but it did not come to being. The "Hacktivism" movement is an interesting one and I am curious to see if it evolves into what Sci-Fi movies have been promising us for years.

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  44. Strange discussion, don´t really know, why I read it, but all in all, when it´s about who wins, why not blame Microsoft for the whole thing?
    when it´s about console wars, that would be the company to benefit most...

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  45. To Anon @ 8/16/11 2:35PM -

    Well, I appreciate that you did read it! I agree, it may be a far stretch and I see your point on Microsoft. However, I had to think about the risk vs gain factor. Without a government backing, doing something this high profile is very high risk, for very low gain. Also, it is interesting to look at the companies affected, Sony and Nintendo (small hacking not bad) which are both Eastern based companies, whereas Microsoft remained completely untouched, to this day they have not been touched. It seems to have the feel of a government force behind it, an entity that could easily evade the court systems if certain things were to come to light. Again, just my thoughts though.

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  46. lol, most gamer's are nerds? Oh yeah, I forgot about the 30 million call of duty gamers.

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  47. Nice to see how much Anonymous has dissolved after nearly a year...

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  48. LOL, and the fluoridation of the water supply is a communist plot....
    Go back to your weed farm hick.

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  49. -It has been quite some time since this post and I agree that thiat idea is most likely not the case. However, at the time it seemed to be a perfectly viable option before all of the details were released. Additionally, I would like to point out that I'm, in no way, a conspiracy theorists. This was all that just somehow sat in my mind and felt like I needed to share it.

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  50. we didn't do it, but I am sure we will find out who did.

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  51. I'm surprised and disturbed at the level of hostility shown toward the author who is seemingly just trying to state his opinion on what he considers plausible explanations for the events that occurred. Is it REALLY so far fetched to believe that our government won't go to great lengths to eliminate/dismantle/discredit any person/group/entity that poses a threat to them under the pretense that it is being done on behalf of national security, and is in the best interest of the citizens? Does ANYONE these days under the age of ~40 believe that the government truly is looking out for our best interests? It has been documented numerous times about government attempts (successions actually) to pull off such schemes. For a starting point, feel free to read up on COINTELPRO and the Citizens Commission to Investigate the FBI.

    I'm not sure if it just gives some people comfort in the belief that everything is a conspiracy theory, and that big brother is there to protect them, but the reality is (and has been for many decades now) that big brother is in it to get their piece of the pie and that's all that matters.

    Ponder this for one moment if you would... *if* lobbying (called bribery in most other countries) were done away with completely and government officials (senators, congress, judges, etc.) did not receive pensions, perks, and freebies for the rest of their lives, how many do you honestly believe would still be standing at the podium pleading their case come next election day? And if some of the laws they pass are truly in the best interest of the citizens, then why the need to exempt themselves?

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    1. @Anon 1/24/12 1212:

      Thank you greatly for your understanding. At the time of all this going down, before we "knew the facts", I really thought this was the case. The pieces at that time seemed to come together very clearly. I believe some people like to just instantly brush things off because it makes them feel safer, as if, since they don't know, they have nothing to worry about.

      Again, I am not a full fledged "conspiracy theorist". However, I am very aware that many things go on behind the scenes and what little we get to see, when it is real, tends to get brushed away as quickly as possible.

      I also completely agree with you about the political lobbying. Many of our politicians would simply walk away from the job if it required actual work and concern for the citizens without any special benefits.

      thank you for taking the time to comment and I hope you enjoy other portions of my blog.

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