This is a bit of an overreaction. Anyone on this list gets an inquiry from someone they're wondering about, ping me privately. There's some good eggs out there.
On Jul 15, 2009, at 2:30 PM, "Tomas L. Byrnes" <[email protected]> wrote: > I only speak to writers for IEEE technical publications, at peer > conferences, write my own pieces, or do first-person, live > interviews on > TV for this reason. > > "Clear writers assume, with a pessimism born of experience, that > whatever > isn't plainly stated the reader will invariably misconstrue." - John > R. > Trimble > > I guess a modern paraphrase would be: > > "Clear speakers assume, with a pessimism born of experience, that > whatever > Can be twisted and misconstrued will invariably be so." > > Journalist:(n) One without the literary talent or credibility to write > their own prose or be believed on their own, but the ability to twist > others' beyond comprehension to suit their purposes. > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:funsec- >> [email protected]] >> On Behalf Of Gadi Evron >> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:42 PM >> To: funsec >> Subject: Re: [funsec] press trickery of the worst kind >> >> Update: >> Mr. Harris sent me an email stating he sent in a correction >> recommendation. Let's see what happens with it. >> >> >> >> Gadi Evron wrote: >>> I spoke yesterday with one David Harris--I shouldn't have. He is a >>> reporter for a Chinese publication and was writing a story on "cyber >>> war" in the middle east. He was referenced by a friend so I was >>> happy >> to >>> help him. >>> >>> I mentioned how whenever there are political and ethnic >>> tensions--anywhere, cyber after-math follows. This often consists of >>> silliness such as kids attacking with defacement and DDoS attacks. I >>> also mentioned "warfare" is buzzword, hyped, over-kill which > shouldn't >>> be used lightly. >>> >>> At no point did I speak of Israel as a state. I told the reporter > that >> I >>> don't work for the Israeli government these days and that I can't >>> comment anyway as I know nothing about what Israel does or doesn't > do. >>> >>> Here is what he wrote: >>> >>> "Gadi Evron, a private consultant formerly responsible for >> security in >>> Israeli government's non-military computer system, does not deny >>> that >>> his country has a large-scale activity using the Internet to disrupt >>> enemy activities. He just tends to err when it comes to talk of the >> more >>> grandiose plots. " >>> >>> Even if I forgive him for calling me a consultant... >>> I called the guy, and he said: "well, you did not deny it". >>> >>> Of course I did not deny it, how can I deny something I know nothing >>> about? He may as well have said I didn't deny the Roswell landing >>> and >>> alien abductions. >>> >>> Immediately after what is referenced to me without quoting, he >>> puts a >>> quote which claims this even more vehemently. He then attributed it > to >>> someone else at the end of the paragraph almost as an after-thought: >>> >>> "While it is clear Israel has successfully used cyber-tactics >>> against its enemies, it is harder to know to what extent Israel has >> been >>> hit, according to Dahan. " >>> >>> I don't know where Dahan comes up with his facts, but I my alarm > bells >>> should have ringed when the repoter, Mr. Harris, asked me about >>> silly >>> rumored conspiracy theories against the US government--they were so >>> ridiculous I don't even remember what they were. >>> >>> Was this reporter just looking for a hit story, no matter if >>> unsubstantiated and unprofessional, or is this some sort of agenda? >>> >>> This is trickery of the lowest sort, and yellow journalism if I've >> ever >>> seen such. Unless it was an honest mistake on the reporter's part-- >>> in >>> which case I hope this is fixed soon. >>> >>> You can find his article, here: >>> http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-07/15/content_11709201.htm >>> >>> Gadi. >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Gadi Evron, >> [email protected]. >> >> Blog: http://gevron.livejournal.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. >> https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec >> Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. > > _______________________________________________ > Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. > https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec > Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
