From: liberty@gate.net (Jim Ray)
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 95 15:07:12 PDT
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: There's a hole in your crypto...
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On Thu, 3 Aug 1995, James Childers wrote:

>On Thu, 3 Aug 1995, Jim Ray wrote:
>
<snip>

>I'm afraid I don't follow. Are you saying that the NSA is assuming a more 
>public role because (apparently) stong crypto is now widely available to 
>the public?

yep. Sorry if I was unclear. Possibly even the recent Rosenburg
revelations are related, though they were reported in the media 
[in Miami at least] as coming from "the CIA" rather than from the
NSA. <sarcastic, unspoken, thoughts about "The Herald" here>

>I don't see the connection between A and B if this is what 
>you are claiming.

I do, but I am told I'm "paranoid." If I were running the NSA, I would
_NOT_ leave an obvious connection anyway, but those who know me say I'm
not exactly "NSA material."  ;-)

>
>Unless they're gearing up for a PR campaign...

Which is my theory. "They," for me, includes FBI director Freeh, whose
post OK City mass-murder paranoid anti-crypto comments I saw on C-SPAN. 
[Hence my PGP comment below.]

>I wonder how the NSA has 
>been portrayed in Hollywood in the past. I've just seen them mentioned in 
>one movie I can think about ("Crimson Tide"). Anyone else know of references?

Sorry, I'm almost movie-illiterate these days, but I do plan to see "the 
Net" soon,and I promise NOT to post my "review" unless I can add anything
meaningful to the previous ones, which is doubtful.<g>

>
>"Freedom is meaningless unless you can give to those with whom you 
>disagree." - Jefferson
<partial snip>
Agreed. "Liberty is like love, in that you can't have any until you give it
all away." [Unknown author, aprox. quote]
JMR


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Regards, Jim Ray

"The people will again respect the law when the law again respects
the will of the people." Jim Ray, Campaign '92
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