Re: USS_hit

[jim bell <jimbell@pacifier.com>]

At 01:58 PM 6/11/96 GMT, John Young wrote:
>   6-11-96. FiTi: 
> 
>   "US squares up to cyberterrorists." 
> 
>      Until recently, the concept of "information warfare" has 
>      been widely dismissed as alarmist rhetoric and viewed as 
>      "post Cold War hysteria" generated by those with an 
>      interest in maintaining the vast US intelligence 
>      apparatus. But the potential use of computer networks to 
>      undermine public confidence,

The government is doing an excellent job `"undermining public confidence" 
all by itself!


 >disrupt essential services,

"essential" in whose opinion?

 
>      play havoc with the economy 

Like maybe massive deficit spending, high taxes, etc for decades?

>or damage military 
>      capabilities is now being taken seriously in Washington. 

How about "damage military NEEDS"?



Jim Bell
jimbell@pacifier.com