>Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 08:37:39 -0600
>From: Harmon Seaver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: matt taylor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: RSA shaken down for cash?
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>On Fri, Feb 22, 2002 at 10:19:53PM +1100, matt taylor wrote:
> > from:http://www.aci.net/kalliste/
> > <A HREF="http://www.aci.net/kalliste/";>The Home Page of J. Orlin Grabbe
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> > VP Gore Strong-Arms Crypto Company, then Demands Donation
> >
> >
> > Between 1995 and 1996 Al Gore called 44 people from the White house to
> > solicit money for his re-election. Those calls netted the DNC over $2
> > million dollars. The Vice President placed these calls from the White
> > House on his DNC credit card. One person Mr. Gore called was Sandford
> > Robertson, part owner of the San Francisco investment banking firm
> > Robertson, Stephens and Co. The Vice President's call obtained $142,000
> > from "Sandy" Robertson for the DNC. Yet, Sandy was already well known in
> > the DNC camp. Between 1993 and 1997, Sandy Robertson or his wife donated
> > over $700,000 to various campaigns, including $100,000 for Clinton's
> > 1993 inauguration.
> >
> > Robertson, Stephens and Co. are also major financial backers of Security
> > Dynamics, the present owners of RSA Inc. It was Robertson, Stephens and
> > Co. that filed the agreement documents with the SEC (Security and
> > Exchange Commission) for the merger of RSA and Security Dynamics in
> > April of 1996. Of course, Robertson, Stephens and Co. were well paid to
> > sponsor the RSA/SDI merger deal. Robertson and Stephens not only wrote
> > the merger agreement between RSA and SDI they also underwrote the first
> > two public offerings of SDI stock.
> >
> > "Robertson, Stephens & Company has provided certain investment banking
> > services to Security Dynamics from time to time, including acting as an
> > underwriter for each of the two public offerings of shares of the common
> > stock of Security Dynamics. In addition, Robertson, Stephens & Company
> > maintains a market in shares of the common stock of Security Dynamics.
> > Furthermore, Robertson, Stephens & Company has acted as financial
> > advisor to Security Dynamics in connection with the Merger for which a
> > portion of our fees is due and payable upon delivery of this opinion and
> > the remaining portion of our fees is due and payable contingent upon the
> > closing of the Merger."
> >
> > SEC Merger Document April, 1996 ROBERTSON, STEPHENS & COMPANY LLC Edwin
> > David Hertz
> >
> >
> > Jim Bidzos, RSA chairman, stated that Al Gore personally lobbied him to
> > sell the RSA crypto patents to the US Government. It is reported that Al
> > failed and Bidzos walked out. Al Gore has never denied nor confirmed Mr.
> > Bidzos's remarks about his effort on behalf of the US government. Yet,
> > Jim Bidzos also took a trip to Beijing in late 1995. The result of that
> > trip was second trip to Beijing in February of 1996 and a deal with the
> > Academy of Science to sell encryption technology directly to the PRC
> > government. The Clinton administration, quick to prosecute anyone who
> > sold encryption outside the US, did nothing to stop the RSA deal with
> > China.
> > Al Gore tried to buy the rights to encryption technology from RSA for
> > the US government. That was an official act performed by the Vice
> > President. Al Gore has also played a major role in the Clinton
> > Administration's Crypto policy. He was fully briefed early on about
> > Clipper and later would lobby hard to push the draconian controls sought
> > by the government.
> >
> > Yet, despite the obvious conflict of interest, Al Gore did not hesitate
> > to solicit donations from the very same company he had just tried to
> > strong-arm. Al dialed for money from the same company that needed the
> > administration's approval for export.
> >
> > In the end... Money was exchanged and services were rendered. China now
> > has the RSA crypto technology, Al Gore got the donation money and
> > "Sandy" Robertson stands to become even richer.
> >
> > 1 if by land, 2 if by sea. Paul Revere - encryption 1775
>
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>Harmon Seaver
>CyberShamanix
>http://www.cybershamanix.com
