Subject: Re: Anonymous movement interview
From: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
Date: 1/18/11, 18:28
To: Yasmine Ryan <Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net>

Naz has asked me to do an op-ed; thanks for his contact info. Let me know if you would like me to continue sending updates on the Anonymous/Tunisia efforts.

On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 8:09 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
We have begun distributing the first of several guides to our Tunisian contacts as of a few hours ago, both directly and by way of social networks. I have pasted the text below. This one is a bit sloppy in the French and Tunisian dialect translations because we wanted to start getting it out immediately since it provides basic security tips. Another guide will come out soon, which will provide advice on setting up secure, internet-based revolutionary networks and organizations to better ensure that the tumult ends with a relatively free and secure government.

Guide to Protecting the Tunisian Revolution, Part One: Initial Security

English, French, Arabic

General Strategies


*Band together into squads of civilians

*Wear a white hand band so military can distinguish you - Be visible.

* Do not let children outside unless you are certain that it is safe and do not let them leave your sight at any point.

* Join forces with other neighbourhoods. Each neighbourhood should act as a squad, but must always be ready to assist others in the area. Always be on guard with as many men as possible. Ask trustworthy members of the army to help reinforce your groups by adding soldiers to each of them or keeping in contact with one of your members designated for the purpose.

* Collaborative mapping: Use Google Earth to track death squads, gangs, and other threats. Don not use this for sensitive information that should be denied to government forces, as anyone can view or edit the map.

                                              Tunisian Tracker
                                                   
Shortened link:

http://bit.ly/eLjlR8                                                    
                                                   
Link:

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=204429933743412451505.000499e53c5acb4ba7229

Log in using a Google account and place location markers/routes onto the map which are then viewable by anyone else who views the map. You must log in to an account in order to edit, but you can view without logging in.

Instructions on how to edit the map:
                               
Users guide:

http://maps.google.com/support/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=21670&topic=21676

Youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TftFnot5uXw&feature=player_embedded

Additional Security Tips

* Have a plan. A meeting place and some sort of escape route should be prepared in case of emergency.

* Try and remain calm and focused. Remember to eat and sleep when you need to.

* Stay away from gunfire and sounds of violence rather than seeking to investigate. Always investigate indirectly when possible; ask around for information rather than trying to acquire it yourself.

* Help whom you can but do not endanger yourself and your family in doing so.
   
* Find and collect fire extinguishers and fire blankets. Make sure everyone knows where they are kept. Do not steal fire fighting equipment if it is in a populated location.

* Establish barriers and maintain watch of all entrances to the area in which you are housed. Form compounds with individuals you trust and create a barrier of flat visible ground.

* Make a barrier of cars on surrounding streets. Always have a vehicle ready in case someone  needs medical attention. Refrigerators, washing machines, and other heavy equipment are also useful components of such barriers.

* Do not trust barriers as protection against gun fire. Fill bags with sand for some additional protection but do not trust your life to such things.

* If you must fight, it is best to do so inside buildings, where guns are less of an advantage - they can't just move far away and keep shooting. DO NOT TRY TO FIGHT MEN WITH GUNS. REMAIN CALM AND REFRAIN FROM SUDDEN MOVEMENTS IN THE PRESENCE OF ANY ARMED ADVERSARIES WHO ARE NOT A DEFINITE THREAT.

* Your area is likely to be avoided if threatening groups suspect the possibility of organized and substantial resistance.

* If in doubt, retreat to another location. Ensure that those you trust all agree on a location in case of a chaotic situation.

* Don't be a hero. Dying in the frantic attempt to save two kills three. Try to stay level-headed and analyze situations before you intervene.

* Make noise.to alert other neighbors to threats and ensure that all are aware of what such noises indicate. Fireworks can be taken as gunfire for persons not used to the sound of a gun, like most Tunisians. Use a whistle or whistle yourself. A loud instrument can also be a good solution.

* Protection begins with protecting yourself.

* Stay in a place where you can see and be seen by your squad.

* Never stay alone. GROUPS WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES MUST STAY TOGETHER FOR ENHANCED PROTECTION.

* Tell other what you are doing and share with them - organize and maintain contact with other neighborhoods.
  
* Write down license plate numbers and other vehicle info in case of suspicious activity. Other information that can be useful includes such things as the number of occupants, general ages, genders, etc.

* Stay calm and never provoke a fight.

* Organise a shift system to keep watch around the compound.

* Wear a white hand band so military can distiguish you - be visible

* Make sure your cellphone's battery is charged and you have credit.

* Trade contact numbers with other groups like yours so that you may support each other with information and protection. Remember: information is the most fundamental sort of protection!

*Always have emergency phone numbers on hand. Everyone must know what to do in case of  problems and where to go (nearest hospital, home of a relative, etc).

* Report atrocities to the international media (but only after safely informing neighbors for their protection). If you have web access, you may leave reports on any Anonymous-run message board. Have someone in your neighborhood who is internet savvy be in charge of further distribution, but only when safety has been regained.

* The source from which you obtained this document will have further documents for you soon; these will provide technical instructions on advancing the revolution once initial security is established. Other forms of aid will be sent in the coming weeks. In the meantime, build your neighborhood alliances and communications networks. Please share with as many other people as you can. Maintain a network for this process but do so in a way that does not enganger anyone in the case of infiltration by government forces. Don’t write down names.

* Some relevant emergency numbers: ‎71 333 000 // 71 560 488 // 71 116 000 // 71  335 500 // 71 335 345 to call military forces. police operations HQ 71  33 50 00
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Translations

French:
http://typewith.me/how-to-protect-tunisian-arabic-french

 
Méthodes pour retrouver la sécurité en Tunisie:
Vous avez besoin de vous regrouper en escouades de civils:

             Portez un brassard blanc pour être identifié par les militaires : Soyez visibles.

                                                   Gardez les enfants à l'intérieur!
(!)  Ne laissez pas les enfants à l'extérieur, sauf si vous êtes sûrs qu'ils sont en sûreté et gardez-les TOUJOURS du regards. (!)


Unissez-vous avec les gens de votre quartier. Chaque quartier agit comme une  équipe, mais doit toujours être prêt à aider les autres quartiers. Soyez  toujours sur vos gardes, regroupez autant d'hommes que possible. Demandez à l'armée de vous aider à renforcer vos groupes en ajoutant des soldats à chaque groupe.
 
 
Utilisez  la cartographie collaborative en utilisant Google Earth pour suivre les  escadrons de la mort et les autres menaces. (ne pas l'utiliser pour des informations sensibles, tout le monde peut voir et modifier la carte)

                                                   Tracker tunisien:
                                                    
=> Lien raccourci: http://bit.ly/eLjlR8
                                                    
Lien: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=204429933743412451505.000499e53c5acb4ba7229


(Vous devez vous connecter à un compte pour modifier, mais vous pouvez consulter sans vous connecter)

&  & & Une traduction résumée du guide d'utilisation serait utile  pour que les gens sachent comment modifier la carte.

Connectez-vous  en utilisant un compte Google et vous pouvez placer des marqueurs  d'emplacement / routes sur la carte qui sont ensuite consultables par  n'importe qui d'autre qui consulte la carte.

                               Instructions sur la façon de modifier la carte:
                                
Guide d'utilisation: http://maps.google.com/support/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=21670&topic=21676

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TftFnot5uXw&feature=player_embedded


   => Avoir un plan! Un lieu de rencontre et une sorte de plan d'évacuation préparé au cas où un malheur arriverait.
   => Essayez de rester calme et concentré. N'oubliez pas de manger et de dormir quand vous en avez besoin.
   => Restez à l'écart des tirs et des bruit témoignant de violence(s).
   => Aidez autant que vous pouvez les gens, mais ne vous mettez pas en danger vous même ou votre famille.
    
Trouvez et collectez des extincteurs et couvertures anti-feu. Assurez-vous que chacun sait où ils sont conservés. Ne pas voler d'équipements anti-incendie si ils sont dans un endroit où il y a des gens.

-  Formez des barrages et assurez une garde de tous les points d'entrée de la région où vous êtes logés. Formez une équipe avec des personnes de confiance et mettez un barrage plat visible sur le terrain.
 
-  Faites un barrage avec des voitures, et il faut toujours avoir un véhicule prê à partir au cas où il y aurait une urgence médicale. Utilisez des  réfrigérateurs, des machines à laver, de l'équipement lourd, etc. Faites un barrage de combustion secondaire si des matériaux inflammables  peuvent être utilisés en cas de besoin.


Même  si cela ne semble pas évident, éviter de faire confiance aux protections contre les armes à feu. Remplissez des sacs avec du sable pour avoir un peu de protection contre les balles, mais ne leur confiez pas votre vie.

-  Si vous devez vous battre, il est préférable de le faire à l'intérieur  des bâtiments où les armes sont moins avantageuses - ils ne peuvent pas aller loin et de continuer à tirer -

NE PAS ESSAYER DE LUTTER CONTRE LES HOMMES AVEC DES ARMES A FEU, éviter dans la mesure du possible.

- Vous êtes susceptibles d'être abordés s'ils suspectent un grand nombre de résistants.

- En cas de doute, retirez-vous à un autre endroit.

Mourir  dans une tentative désespérée de sauver  deux vies et d'en tuer trois  est inutile. Essayez de garder votre sang-froid et analysez les  situations avant d'intervenir.

Ne jouez pas aux héros.  Gardez la tête froide et analysez les situations avant d'intervenir.  Faire du bruit, alerter les voisins, les feux d'artifices peuvent être pris comme le tir d'artillerie pour les personnes peu habituées au son d'un fusil comme les Tunisiens. Utilisez des sifflets.

*Commencez par vous protéger vous-même.

*Restez dans un endroit où vous pouvez voir et être vus par votre groupe.

**Ne restez jamais seuls (LES GROUPES DE COMMUNAUTÉS LOCALES DOIVENT RESTER ENSEMBLE.)

***Dites aux autres vos intentions - gardez contact avec les autres
   
=>> INSCRIVEZ le numéro d'immatriculation de véhicules suspects  pour des contrôles ultérieurs (d'autres informations peuvent être utilisées : nombre de personnes, âge, sexe).
  
- Restez calmes et n'essayez jamais de provoquer le combat

- Organisez des sentinelles, des gardes.

- Portez un brassard blanc afin que les militaires puissent  vous distinguer - soyez visibles.

*Assurez-vous que votre cellulaire est chargé et que vous avez des crédits d'appel.

** Partagez les numéros de vos contacts avec d'autres groupes comme vous, afin de tous vous soutenir.

***  Ayez toujours des numéros de téléphones d'urgence. chacun doit savoir que faire en cas de problème et où aller (l'hôpital le plus proche...).

****  Quelques numéros d'urgence : 71 333 000 // 71 560 488 // 71 116 000 //  71 335 500 // 71 335 345 pour appeler les forces militaires. Quartier  général des opérations policiaires 71 335 000


TUNISIAN DIALECT:

kifech tnajem ta7mi tounes

lazem tnathmou majmou3at

Elbsou chara bidha (bandage mathalan) fi idikom bech ya3ref el jaych eli entouma civil

Matkhalouch  sgharkom yokhrjou lbara lichara3. Matkhalouch sgharkom wa7ad'hom el  barra illa itha kontou mot2akdin min salamèt el maken wmen ghir ma  yeb3dou 3la 3inikom TA7t YA THARF MINA ATHOUF.


Kol  7ouma yelzem awled'ha yeta7dou m3a b3ath'hom . Kol 7ay ykoun majmou3a  wa7da motta7da wken lzem t3awnou m3a el a7ya2 lokhra itha fama 7aja .rodo balkom w kounou most3adin l'2ay 7aja. otlbou mil jaych fi kol majmou3a y7ot jounoud t3awenkom.

esta3mlo el 5arita eli mawjouda 3la google earth bech twath7oo makan eli mawjoud fih  les tigre noir wel hajamet.(mat7otouch ma3loumat 7assassa 3al kharita, khater ay we7ed ynajem yesta3melha weybadel fiha 7ajet)


                                                   Tracker tunisien:
                                                    
=>  lien: http://bit.ly/eLjlR8
                                                    
Lien: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=204429933743412451505.000499e53c5acb4ba7229

yelzemkom tconnectou  bech tnajmou tbadlou, ama ken bech tchoufou bark moch lazem tconectou)

& & &  tarjma 9ssira el dalil el ista3mal yfid ennes bech tnajem ta3mel tabdilat 3al kharita.


lazemkom tconnectou min compte google bech tnajmo tbadlou 7ajat, ama tnajmoo tchouf maghir matconectou.


 
                                   kifech tnajem tbadel el kharita
                           
kayfiet el iste3mel   http://maps.google.com/support/bin/static.py?hl=en&page=guide.cs&guide=21670&topic=21676
                 
youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TftFnot5uXw&feature=player_embedded

==>lazem ykoun fema 5ota ! bo93a tet9ablo feha w 5ota 5ourouj  madrousa ken sarte 7aja.
   
==> 7awlou bech tab9aw raythin w mrakzin.matensewch bech taklou w tor9dou kif yabda lazem.
   
==>ab9aw b3ad 3la dharb el cartouc waswat el 3iat.

==> 3awno akber 3dad momen mi nees,ma min ghir ma mat7otou rwa7kom wala 3ayletkom fi 5atar.

       
   lawjou w lemou akther ma yomken min tafayat el 7ara2i9 w"ghta modhad li nar.et2akdou min blacet'hom . wmatesr9ouch el materielle mta3 itfa2 el 7arai9 ken mawjoudin fi blayess feha 3bed .
     
   
a3mlou baragette et w 7ottou el 3assa fi kol madkhel al madina  w win enti toskon. kawnou majmou3a mil achkhas eli teth9o fehom w  a3mlo 7ajiz wati eli tnajem yetchef sur terrain.

a3mlo  7ajiz bel kraheb , w lazem dima fema kraheb ken fema 7alet taware2  tibiya.esta3mloo el frigidaret,el makinet (makinet saboun), materiel th9il, ela aker. A3mlou 7awajiz b'mwad mochta3la fi mostawa thanni ken fema 7aja il 7ajiz nari.

7ata itha hethi 7aja wath7a w3adia,  mata3tiwch thi9a fil materiel el ye7mi mil iltiheb w'moudhad li nar. 3abiw sican bel rmal ya7mikom fi 7alet itla9 nar, ama mat3amlouch 3lehom yasser 7iyat'kom.


ken  lazem inkom tet3arkou, mathabikom da5el el diar wala el batimet  win el  sle7 a9al mthara- maynajmouch yemchiw b3id  w yathrbo -.


MAT7AWLOUCH TETSADEW EL RJEL ELI MSAL7IN BEL KARTOUCH, tjanbou hetha akthar ma yomken.


Tmout fi mo7awla ya2ssa bech ton9eth zouz weymoutou thletha 7aja bla fayda. 7awlou t7afthou damkom bered bech t7alelou el awtha3 9bal ma tedakhlou.
.

Matal3abch dawr el batal: matef9dech bouroudet a3sabek, 7alelou el wath3 9bal ma tedakhel. A3mel 7ess, istanjid bel jiran, el al3ab enaria tnajem 3and'ha nafs sout el tala9at bi rassas li nass eli matfara9ch wmoch mit3awda bi sla7 kima ay tounsi. ista3mlou saffarat.


*ebdew a7miw rwa7kom.

*ab9aw fi blayes win tnajmo tchoufo w tetchafoo  men el 9ibal el fira9

***matab9awech bil kol wa7adkom( EL MAJMOU3AT ELI TANTAMI LNAF EL 7AY YELZEM TA9A M3A B3ATH'HA
lazemkom teb3do men el blayes el machbouha win fema barcha mo9awma.

**** 9ouloo el nes elo5rin eli m5atitn  3lih w 5aliw sila m3a lo5rin.

==>>  9aydo nwamer el matricule mta3 el kraheb el machouh fehom w el mta3 el  tada5ol (ken fema ma3loumet lazemha tosta3mel:3dad el nes ,3mor,jines)
   
  
  -ab9aw hadi2in w mat7awlouch ta5l9o el 3arek
   
 -a3mloo majmou3at t3ess .

  -elbsoo bandana bitha bech el militaire tfara9kom w kono thahrin

* a7rsoo eli talifounetkom feha sold w feha charge bech totlboo.


*** Waz3ou nwamer  w les contact m3a el majmou3at eli kifkom, bech tet3awnoo.

*** dima 3andkom nwamer talifounet l'urgence. kol wa7ed lazmoo ken fema mochkla ya3ref win wkifeh yemchi (el sbitar el 9rib....)


****hethi  nwamer l'urgence :1 333 000 // 71 560 488 // 71 116 000 // 71 335 500 // 71 335 345  bech totlbo 9owet  el jaych. Ma9ar el 3amaliat el boulissia :  71 335  000


On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 1:07 AM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
Thanks, I'll get in touch with the fellow soon with a new op-ed on Anonymous. With regards to the rally in New York, we're allowing Michael Hastings of Rolling Stone - the fellow who took down Gen. McChrystal - to cover the various meetings I'll be holding throughout the week with our people and other organizations with which we're now allying, whereas most other press will not be permitted to  due to our general opposition to the degeneracy of the American media. We would happily allow al-Jazeera to cover it for print or TV, though, if they would be interested.


On Sat, Jan 15, 2011 at 12:43 AM, Yasmine Ryan <Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net> wrote:
Okay many thanks, I've forwarded this to our television team so hopefully they will be in touch.

Also, if you want to follow up directly with our op-ed editor, his email is nasir.khan@aljazeera.net

Yasmine Ryan |  Web Journalist
Al Jazeera English | PO Box 23127 | Doha | Qatar
M: +974 33362518 | Fax: +974 4892256
Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net
http://www.aljazeera.net/english
________________________________________
From: Barrett Brown [barriticus@gmail.com]
Sent: 15 January 2011 03:56
To: Yasmine Ryan
Subject: Re: Anonymous movement interview

In addition, we have launched Operation Swift Assist, as seen here: http://typewith.me/owA6rmGfP6

On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 12:54 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>> wrote:
Hi, Yasmine-

Would you mind passing this on to the appropriate editor?

Press Release
For Immediate Distribution
January 13th, 2011


An unprecedented coalition of information activists and organizations have come together in an effort to advance the ongoing campaign against the informational tyranny that has been on view as of late in the context of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, and Bradley Manning. All three of these parties have been subjected to state oppression, without due regard for the alleged "rule of law;" all three have been maligned in dishonest and often bizarre ways; all three have earned such treatment by way of having together ensured that all of humanity may, for the first time in history, together learn how it is that their wealth, loyalty, and lives are being used by those who plead national security while having provided no such thing to their own citizens and even seizing it from those living elsewhere.

In response to these latest outrages against competence and decency, our coalition - comprised of veterans and anti-war groups, a faction of the Anonymous movement, the distributed think-tank Project PM, and a loose network of journalists, media professionals, scientists, former intelligence and government officials, and related organizations - announces a stepped-up campaign of information and direct action that begins tomorrow and which will culminate in a rally and press conference on the steps of New York City Hall on April 7th at 3:00 pm. This event, the Rally for Information Freedom, will be supplemented by a campaign on the part of Anonymous, Project PM, and related entities to bring attention to the dozens of significant stories that have been largely ignored due to the unfortunate dynamics by which too many media have come to operate. The New York conference - conceived by longtime resident activist, Navy veteran, and acclaimed photographer John Penley - will feature about a dozen speakers including Penley, author and Project PM founder Barrett Brown, key Anonymous activist and Chanology co-instigator Gregg Housh, and National Lawyer’s Guild executive director Heidi Boghosian. Messages from other figures in the pro-transparency movement will also be presented in lieu of their ability to attend.

Never in human history has mankind endured a period in which so much of the terminology employed at its end would have been unrecognizable at its beginning. The last twenty years have changed the landscape in which man operates, expanding the potential for human collaboration in such a way as to eliminate the barriers that rendered the nation-state a viable institution. As those barriers fall, so too does the primacy of the world's governments, which in turn have increasingly found themselves unable to maintain the secrecy through which they have run a great portion human affairs with results that may be politely characterized as mixed. The various states have responded to these developments with a collective message to the effect that such secrecy is necessary if they are to continue operating without the informed consent of their respective populations, though this has generally been expressed in slightly different words. Meanwhile, several such governments have, through their specific conduct in the wake of the last year, provided a timely reminder as to why it is that many of those who truly value liberty and morality have lost faith in those same governments.

This event is part of an effort to counter the dishonesty and injustice of the states which have reacted to such emergent phenomena with censorship and persecution while also forging greater coordination among the various parties that have been fighting on behalf of the cause of informational liberty. To this end, a series of meetings both formal and otherwise will be held throughout the first week of April; further information will be relayed in a second press release in late March.

Confirmed Speakers

John Penley is a Vietnam era Navy vet who was put in solitary confinement in 1984 by the U.S. government for a past protest at the Savannah River Nuclear Weapons Plant. A 59-year-old veteran of New York City housing, anti-war and civil rights activism, Penley is also a longtime photojournalist whose work has been pubilshed by most NYC major media outlets; his photo archive is housed at New York University’s Tamiment Library.

Barrett Brown is a writer and author as well as the founder of Project PM. His work has appeared in Vanity Fair, Huffington Post, The Guardian, The Onion, New York Press, Skeptical Inquirer, American Atheist, and other outlets. He has been active in the Anonymous movement for several years and serves as an advocate for efficient, ethical alternatives to traditional methods of governance.

Gregg Housh is an Internet activist involved with the online non-group Anonymous. His work has included coordinating global demonstrations against human rights abuses in the Church of Scientology and assisting Iranian members of the Green Movement in reaching the global media. Having built a strong sense of trust among several disparate subgroups of Anonymous, Housh now acts as a media interpreter for major online initiatives such as Operation Payback.

Heidi Boghosian is the executive director of the National Lawyers Guild, a progressive bar association established in 1937. She is co-host of the weekly civil liberties radio program Law and Disorder on WBAI, New York and over 30 national affiliate stations. She has published several articles and reports on policing, protest, and the First Amendment.

Sebastian Gillen is a 21-year-old graduate of Tufts University. When he was eight years old, he was diagnosed with Stage IV Neuroblastoma, a rare form of pediatric cancer, and given two weeks to live. More than ten years later, he is still cancer-free and an active advocate for childhood cancer research. He has spoken at rallies on Capitol Hill and Greg Norman's Shark Shootout, among other places. He thinks science is totally awesome and runs a blog at Weareinthefuture.com and administrates Project PM’s Science Journalism Program.

Faith Laugier is a musician, artist, activist, and New York native who’s worked with many of the city’s human rights organizations, cultural non-profits, and homeless centers in an effort to advance the inherent right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.


General Press Inquiries

Barrett Brown
barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>
(512) 560-2302

On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>> wrote:
Great, thanks. Let me know if I can be of further assistance, and thanks for sending along the op-ed.


On Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 1:28 PM, Yasmine Ryan <Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net>> wrote:
Hi Barrett,

I've actually spoken to Anonymous activists in one of the forums, so no need for the interview today.

However, I've forwarded your submission to our Op-eds editor, and it seems he is interested. So expect a reply from him in the next day or so.

Many thanks,

Yasmine

Yasmine Ryan |  Web Journalist
Al Jazeera English | PO Box 23127 | Doha | Qatar
M: +974 33362518 | Fax: +974 4892256
From: barri2009 [barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>]
Sent: 04 January 2011 00:00
To: Yasmine Ryan
Subject: Re: Anonymous movement interview

Sounds good, will e-mail tomorrow.
Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

-----Original Message-----
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 00:56:47
To: Barrett Brown<barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>>
Subject: RE: Anonymous movement interview

Hi Barrett,

Not sure why number wasn't working, I was dialing with US country code (001 512-560-2302). I'm about to head to bed as it's late on this side of the world. I'm yazlydia on Skype, if you add me then we can try for tomorrow, morning your time?

I'll be freer tomorrow so just let me know when suits you and I'll call then. Will let you know for your feature too, thanks for forwarding.

Best,

Yasmine

Yasmine Ryan |  Web Journalist
Al Jazeera English | PO Box 23127 | Doha | Qatar
M: +974 33362518 | Fax: +974 4892256
Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net>
http://www.aljazeera.net/english
________________________________________
From: Barrett Brown [barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>]
Sent: 04 January 2011 00:36
To: Yasmine Ryan
Subject: Re: Anonymous movement interview

Well, I'm going to be leaving this office soon. My 512-560-2302 is a cell phone and my only line; U.S. country code, of course. If you are unable to connect for some reason we can use Skype, which might work better anyway. Let me know. In the meantime, here is an op-ed I have written if you'd care to pass it along to the editors; it will also give you some background into our thinking, I believe.

Never in human history has there been a period that compares to our own in the degree to which the terminology employed at the end of a twenty-year period would have been entirely incomprehensible at its beginning. This is, or should be, the first sign that something is afoot. All significant human activity is the result of human collaboration, and over this same period the potential for human collaboration has exploded in a manner that has never before been seen. This is the second sign, and the fact that these developments and their implications have been greeted with the usual mix of silly and inane commentary for which our career media personnel have become known even to themselves is in turn a perfect indication of why this period has been so necessary, and why many of us are working to ensure that the dynamics now in play continue to accelerate.

Wikileaks, a force that was ignored by a news media incapable of identifying important trends until such time as it became impossible to disregard, has ushered in a new period of human history in which state actors have lost the privacy that they never deserved in the first place. Anonymous, a similarly misunderstood harbinger of the coming age, has taken a series of actions to defend that organization, including information campaigns and DDOS attacks on national governments - including Tunisia, as of this writing - that have welcomed the new age with tighter controls on what their citizens are allowed to see. As someone who has worked with and promoted certain factions of Anonymous for a number of years, I would like to explain what it is that is happening and why it will continue until such time as individual liberty escapes its controversial status.

Throughout history, the majority has been consistently wrong and consistently willing to initiate violence in service to the local flavor of foolishness. Not long ago, many took for granted the divine right of kings - and some still do, of course. Today, many in the West believe that anything is moral just so long as it is done in some accordance with the will of the voting population of a particular nation-state; to some, even a king’s intent will suffice. Actions of extraordinarily lesser negative impact on the innocent, taken by any organization that lacks the arbitrary status of a “state,” are meanwhile denounced with a fervor that the more fair-minded might reserve for those who routinely cause the deaths of women and children - for instance, the large majority of American voters who have exercised their “rights” to topple one dictator while propping up others, and who pat themselves on the back for their participation in a civic entity that has made such a mockery of the rule of law that those of us who were born too late to see the America that once existed no longer feel any loyalty to its government whatsoever.

This is the context that has turned Anonymous from a Dadaist cultural phenomenon into a geopolitical harbinger. Its first notable target was the violent white supremacist and FBI informant Hal Turner; its second was the Church of Scientology and the degenerate manner in which it deals with critics and apostates; its third was the government of Australia on the occasion of a proposed internet censorship policy that would have opened the door for further state control of expression, as such policies always do.

Over time, Anonymous has changed. Some of us are no longer anonymous, for one thing; my associate Gregg Housh was outed by the Church of Scientology after they discovered he was one of the five participants who launched the Chanology raids via a YouTube proclamation, and thus now gives interviews to those outlets that care to know more; my associate Sean Carasov killed himself last month after a great deal of legal harassment from the “Church” that helped to ensure that his career would never see a revival. Others have been arrested as well, and more will be arrested in the future. This will stop nothing. And the typically flawed reception that the movement has received from those who will justify most any government action will not change the fact that we have entered a new age in which individuals around the world can form their own entities to counter those that now exist, and will do so increasingly as the implications of our time become more widely understood. And they will indeed be made understood, soon and forever after, to all who choose to listen.



On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:14 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com><mailto:barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>>> wrote:
I'm in the U.S., incidentally; not sure if that was clear. Will you be trying that number now? Otherwise, I'm going to go out for a quick cigarette; please let me know.


On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 3:11 PM, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com><mailto:barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>>> wrote:
That's the landline of an office I'm working out of today.


On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 2:05 PM, barri2009 <barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com><mailto:barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>>> wrote:
Try 214 219 3210

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From: Yasmine Ryan <Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net><mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net>>>
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2011 00:04:17 +0300
To: Barrett Brown<barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com><mailto:barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>>>
Subject: RE: Anonymous movement interview

Hi Barret,

Just tried calling but it's not going through, can I just confirm the dialling code? Thanks!

Yasmine Ryan |  Web Journalist
Al Jazeera English | PO Box 23127 | Doha | Qatar
M: +974 33362518 | Fax: +974 4892256
Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net><mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net>>
http://www.aljazeera.net/english
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From: Barrett Brown [barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com><mailto:barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>>]
Sent: 03 January 2011 22:07
To: Yasmine Ryan
Subject: Re: Anonymous movement interview

Thanks, Yasmine; look forward to your call.

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 1:00 PM, Yasmine Ryan <Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net><mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net>>> wrote:
I think we might well be interested, I'll speak to our Op-ed editor tomorrow, I'm sure he'll get back to you immediately.

Yasmine Ryan |  Web Journalist
Al Jazeera English | PO Box 23127 | Doha | Qatar
M: +974 33362518 | Fax: +974 4892256
Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net><mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net>>
http://www.aljazeera.net/english
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From: Barrett Brown [barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com><mailto:barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>>]
Sent: 03 January 2011 21:51

To: Yasmine Ryan
Subject: Re: Anonymous movement interview

Yasmine-

Sorry, I meant to ask if al-Jazeera might be interested; I accidentally wrote The Guardian because I had just replied to one of the editors there regarding an op-ed I'm doing for them. Anyway, do let me know if al-Jazeera would like to take a look at a piece of that sort.

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Yasmine Ryan <Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net><mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net>>> wrote:
Hello,

Great I'll call in about 2 or 3 hours if that's okay. Not sure about the Guardian, try contacting Brian Whitaker (you could try via @guardian).

Looking forward to speaking with you.

Yasmine Ryan |  Web Journalist
Al Jazeera English | PO Box 23127 | Doha | Qatar
M: +974 33362518 | Fax: +974 4892256
Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net><mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net>>
http://www.aljazeera.net/english
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From: Barrett Brown [barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com><mailto:barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>>]
Sent: 03 January 2011 21:02
To: Yasmine Ryan
Subject: Re: Anonymous movement interview

Yasmine-

It is currently noon my time; I should be available to talk between now and midnight, so feel free to call at any time. Also let me know if the Guardian would be interested in running an op-ed regarding Anonymous' intent and the context that has prompted us to act.

On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 4:38 AM, Yasmine Ryan <Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net><mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net>>> wrote:
Dear Barrett,

Many thanks for getting in touch. I'm definitely interested in speaking with you. I would be very grateful for the chance to speak with someone about Anonymous's operations against government websites .

Let me know when would be the best time to call you to discuss this.

Many thanks,

Yasmine

Yasmine Ryan |  Web Journalist
Al Jazeera English | PO Box 23127 | Doha | Qatar
M: +974 33362518 | Fax: +974 4892256
Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net><mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net<mailto:Yasmine.Ryan@aljazeera.net>>
http://www.aljazeera.net/english
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From: Barrett Brown [barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com><mailto:barriticus@gmail.com<mailto:barriticus@gmail.com>>]
Sent: 03 January 2011 06:40
To: Yasmine Ryan
Subject: Anonymous movement interview

Hello, Yasmine-

This is Barrett Brown; I'm a contributor to Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Skeptical Inquirer, and other outlets and also serve as a sort of activist in service of such things as Wikileaks. I'm also a longtime participant in Anonymous' actions against various entities, which is to say I'm not really a journalist any more. I am writing to you because the de facto leadership of the faction of Anonymous which has been operating against various governments and other entities have identified you as someone who is capable of reporting on their actions in a fair manner - not necessarily entirely positive, but rather in a way that conveys their intent - and would like to grant you exclusive information on their new efforts against the Tunisian government and other such things. If this interests you, let me know, and I will provide you instructions on how to connect to their IRC channel or otherwise make contact.

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