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2004-08-02 Afghanistan/South Asia

Pakistan confirms arrest al-Qaeda computer expert

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-08-02 9:11:45 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hey, back off, man... I'm a "mastermind"!

Posted by tu3031 2004-08-02 10:48:07 AM|| 2004-08-02 10:48:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Mastermind does not necessarily equate to techno-geek. "Computer mastermind" could refer to big on al Qaeda network information and small-to-moderate on computer prowless.

Posted by Capt America 2004-08-02 10:56:27 AM|| [http://captamerica.blogspot.com/] 2004-08-02 10:56:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Besides, as "tu3031" infers, "mastermind" could be the eyes of the beholder or the minimal judgment of the person stating the phrase.

Posted by Capt America 2004-08-02 10:57:52 AM|| [http://captamerica.blogspot.com/] 2004-08-02 10:57:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 I'm tired of Mastermindsâ¢. Jihadis have masterminds crawling out of the woodwork. Can we have some International Men of Mysteryâ¢?

Posted by Fred 2004-08-02 1:03:20 PM|| 2004-08-02 1:03:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Yeah John Kerry, International Man of Mystery. Millions want to know his position on critical issues of the day, but he keeps them guessing with his righteous rejoinder, "Did you know I served in Viet Nam?"

Posted by Mr. Davis 2004-08-02 1:11:36 PM|| 2004-08-02 1:11:36 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 You have the chance to own one of their communication nodes, but instead you announce it to the world. I guess Mr. Khan will not be getting any more saucy e-mail pictures from Osama. Are we stupid or are is this a shaggy dog story to mask where the info really came from?

Posted by Zpaz 2004-08-02 2:15:34 PM|| 2004-08-02 2:15:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#7 I guess this "mastermind" was a few white pegs short of a full row.

Posted by Trub 2004-08-02 2:26:34 PM|| 2004-08-02 2:26:34 PM|| Front Page Top

#8 I've seen plenty of "computer masterminds" who don't even know how to clear their Internet Explorer history. Just hit CTRL-H and voila, you see every asian teen sluts porn site he ever went to. REAL computer geniuses seldom use the WWW for their porn.

Anyway, anyone who's serious about operational security wouldn't use Microsoft Windows anyway. Why aren't we infecting every computer in .pk with worms that transmit all information to Echelon?

Posted by gromky 2004-08-02 10:31:37 PM|| 2004-08-02 10:31:37 PM|| Front Page Top

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