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From: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: Hostage crisis -- hackers to the rescue
Message-ID: <514@wjvax.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 2-Jul-85 20:36:35 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul  2 20:36:35 1985
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Reply-To: ron@wjvax.UUCP (Ron Christian)
Organization: Watkins Johnson, San Jose, Calif.
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Summary: 

>OK, here's a real solution -- we tell "them" that if they don't
>release the hostages, we'll let the hackers loose, break the
>security of the Swiss banks and publish Nabih Berri's account
>number and the amount he has hidden away against "a rainy day."
>
>Hit 'em where it hurts.
>
>Martin Minow

***

This raises an interesting question:  If hackers break into and screw up
accounts of people/governments/organizations generally thought to be 'bad
guys', will they be prosecuted?  Should they?
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	Ron Christian  (Watkins-Johnson Co.  San Jose, Calif.)
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