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Reader comment on item: 'Walking Back the Cat' On Chalabi

Submitted by Friend (United States), Jun 22, 2004 at 13:26

The history of code cracking tells us that if the Iranians are changing the way they encrypt their communications, they have substantial proof that the code has been cracked. This proof is usually gathered in one of more of the following ways:
1) Someone outside the chain of Iranian communications delivered at least several deciphered messages, or the actual key(s), to the Iranians.
2) There was an overwhelming number of actions taken by U.S. that would not have been taken if they did not have access to the encrypted messages.
3) A file that contained the key was found to have been copied, stolen, moved, etc.

There is no agency stupid enough to believe any brouhaha in Washington as proof that a code has been broken.

How many columnists are foolish enough to believe that a brouhaha in Washington or Tehran is proof of anything?

In conclusion, I agree that it doesn't matter Chalabi did or didn't do. It also doesn't matter what some CIA folks said either. Everyone is irrelevant.
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Title Commenter Date Thread
I think this one is off the mark [160 words]BigAlJun 30, 2004 13:2715855
LEGAL STATUS OF ISLAM [62 words]DON VANJun 28, 2004 17:1815817
Assumptions not included. [63 words]John BergJun 23, 2004 16:1715780
Intrigue [50 words]PattiJun 23, 2004 03:3615777
chalabi [21 words]rick sakaiJun 23, 2004 02:5415776
About Chalabi [41 words]CluelessJun 22, 2004 23:4515774
Another possibility [75 words]JackJun 22, 2004 21:1915773
why are you surprised? [108 words]john w mcginleyJun 22, 2004 14:4915770
Cracking Codes [166 words]FriendJun 22, 2004 13:2615767
Clears the air of alot of questions [34 words]Gary JonesJun 22, 2004 11:4315765
Chalabi/Iran Code [10 words]Aaron RosloffJun 22, 2004 11:0515762
Whose side are they on? [92 words]Jay A. Lerman, MSIAJun 22, 2004 10:4715761
Some Important Questions To Consider [239 words]Florence SinowJun 22, 2004 10:4615760
Chalabi-Scapegoat [93 words]Saul RapkinJun 22, 2004 10:4415758
Ignoring some of the information [73 words]Jun 22, 2004 10:0615757
'Walking Back the Cat' On Chalabi... [81 words]Menahem DunskyJun 22, 2004 06:1615753

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