From: Harvey Newstrom (mail@HarveyNewstrom.com)
Date: Wed Oct 10 2001 - 18:44:25 MDT
jeff davis wrote,
> --- "J. R. Molloy" <jr@shasta.com> wrote:
> > UK firm decodes 'bin Laden's messages' on internet
> > http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_419821.html
> > A UK communications firm has unearthed coded
> > messages on the Internet which
> > may be linked to Osama bin Laden.
>
> Time for skepticism.
Actually, none of the messages have actually been linked to any specific
group or message. They merely were written in Arabic which the researchers
couldn't read. In a culture where pornography and internet access can be
capital crimes, it is not surprising that there might be Arabic
steganography.
I agree with you that no researcher actually tapping into bin Laden's
messages would take this to the media for publication.
-- Harvey Newstrom <www.HarveyNewstrom.com> Principal Security Consultant, Newstaff Inc. <www.Newstaff.com> Board of Directors, Extropy Institute <www.Extropy.org> Cofounder, Pro-Act <www.ProgressAction.org>
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