It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
Originally posted by timidgal
reply to post by Philippines
I haven't been able to hop on the boards for a few nights; hence, my late reply but I thought this was worth replying to, even at this late date. Quite honestly, this is a perspective I hadn't given much thought to.
Firstly, your comparison of thesmokinggun being akin to TMZ is spot on, and secondly, when one considers the benign content that was "leaked" it does beg the question of why? With that said, you opened my eyes to another perspective and being the overall media cynic that I am, I wanted to acknowledge your comments.
Thanks for snapping my momentary liberalism back to the middle of the road where it belongs .
TG
Originally posted by venkman13
reply to post by timidgal
I agree 100%. And furthermore, how about some respect? Their father was presumably on his deathbed and they're trying to cope and make preparations. Revealing this proves what exactly from a political perspective? All it does is humanize the Bushes which, I would imagine, is the opposite of the hacker's intent. Believe me, I was no huge fan of W., but reading these e-mails actually softens my heart towards the man. And, I actually like his paintings.
Originally posted by Philippines
Originally posted by timidgal
reply to post by Philippines
I haven't been able to hop on the boards for a few nights; hence, my late reply but I thought this was worth replying to, even at this late date. Quite honestly, this is a perspective I hadn't given much thought to.
Firstly, your comparison of thesmokinggun being akin to TMZ is spot on, and secondly, when one considers the benign content that was "leaked" it does beg the question of why? With that said, you opened my eyes to another perspective and being the overall media cynic that I am, I wanted to acknowledge your comments.
Thanks for snapping my momentary liberalism back to the middle of the road where it belongs .
TG
Glad to have helped, and that someone on this board reads with comprehension
All to often I feel like my posts are invisible and many times those who do respond seem to respond to just argue and not read and understand the context, which could be my fault because electronic communication is not the best way to go.
Anyways, glad you see the potential for this as a PR stunt or false flag. People get hacked EVERY day and have their pictures released somewhere, but this one is different because it is very high profile. In another thread, member Mike.Ockizard has a very good insight into these "elites" emails being screened by humans to make sure to confidential/secrets are passed through insecure communication.
Even if someone manages to hack these guys, they are highly unlikely to find anything incriminating. So to me this still seems like a false flag against the internet, much like the other recent headline hacks:
- Anonymous on the .Gov (Nothing happened damaging to the gov, just grabbing headlines)
- This hack - nothing
- Britam hack - nothing secret except for confidential company info, but nothing nefarious / conspiracy
I'm sure more will be "hacked" and spotlighted by the media because they want internet control. The same thing is going on with guns, because the government wants gun control... Or to make it simple: the government wants control of everything.
Originally posted by zedVSzardoz
reply to post by Philippines
what was interesting for me was the hackers response at the end where he said he wasnt concerned with the feds or secret service.
That he has a long history with them and that this is just another chapter in that story. That he has hacked hundreds of accounts...I wonder if he has ever had or has anything incriminating that he is keeping for a rainy day when a noose looms over his neck. I wonder what insurance policy he has as far as what he has learned over the years.....