Subject: Chat with Hilarie Link
From: Hilarie Link <hilarie3@gmail.com>
To: barriticus@gmail.com

Hilarie: nice D magazine article
Hilarie: didn't know you did heroin though
Hilarie: thats gross
me: not anymore
me: I got off
me: but did it for two years
me: and then suboxone
me: but clean now
Hilarie: thats good
Hilarie: yeah i read that and was a little worried
me: meh, I'm always okay
Hilarie: it was a well written article
me: except that I'm being investigated by feds
me: look into Operation Metal Gear, it's important
Hilarie: what is OMG?
me: http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201111/6939/Anonymous-Government-contractor-has-weaponized-social-media?page=2
me: I announced it on Russia Today last month and we're working with some journalists to investigate it further
me: basically, in doing so, I've pissed off a lot of parties, including Booz Allen Hamilton and the FBI
me: you're probably familiar with our HBGary operations
me: see my Guardian op-ed on that if you have a moment
Hilarie: i didn't know you had technical skills
Hilarie: i mean isnt this dealing with hackers?
me: We have hackers
me: I'm a sort of informal spokesman/theorist/propagandist/strategist
me: I wrote this, for instance
me: http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/02/201121321487750509.html
me: and did a shitload of media
me: was on NBC nightly news last month
me: and a bunch of other stuff
Hilarie: that's interesting
Hilarie: doesn't seem illegal
me: now I and Gregg Housh, the other major Anon, are in early stage of book deal and a bunch of studios are clamoring for film rights even though I'm still writing the book proposal
me: they can use RICO for all sorts of things
me: my lawyers expect an indictment within 18 months
Hilarie: oh nice
Hilarie: not on the indictment part
me: we've had 40 people raided already and second generation is probably coming soon
me: I've viewed as Anon's leader by the feds and certain other parties
me: which is not really the case, we have no leaders
me: anyway, I've been busy
Hilarie: sounds like it
me: actually need to get back to work, give me a call some time and I'll tell you some interesting stories
Hilarie: yeah you should note that i consider this communication to be in private and privileged
Hilarie: you should stop writing stuff like this to people if the feds are investigated
Hilarie: i mean on IM, emails, etc
me: There's nothing illegal about this
me: I'm working with Amnesty International and several prominent journalists, among other parties
me: We're simply researching
me: anyway, I've gotta get back to work, hope all is well