Subject: About this weekend
From: Carl Franzen <carl@talkingpointsmemo.com>
Date: 11/7/11, 09:33
To: Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>

Hey Barrett,

Hope you are holding up alright. Seen a lot of back and forth between you and others on Twitter, as well as the "will" you posted and the video you posted, the accusations against Ron Moore and the supposed attempted infiltration of the Anonymous Iberoamerica by CISEN. http://www.anonhispano.tk/

Obviously, there are many more questions than answers, but lets start with the basics:

Did OpCartel go down? If so, to what extent? If not, why not?

Who is attacking you on Twitter/pastebin etc. and why? Did you know any of these individuals prior to the involvement of OpCartel?

Do any of these individuals, or any others, threaten your safety? If so, to what extent, and what are you doing to stay safe?

Have there been any other separate or distinct threats aside from those posted on Twitter? If so, from whom?

What is the purpose of the pastebin will?

Anonymous IberoAmerica and you have claimed that the kidnapped Anonymous Mexico member was released by the Zetas following the Anonymous OpCartel announcement. What proof do you have of this that can help quash the claims that this was a hoax? http://boingboing.net/2011/11/01/anonymous-vs-zetas-is-opcartel-a-flop-hoax-or-honeypot.html

How many different handles are you operating under for this operation? What is the purpose of operating under these different handles?

What do you say to those reports, articulated in Gawker, that this is entirely a publicity stunt for your book? http://gawker.com/5856604/it-pays-to-be-the-face-of-anonymous

What do you say to those claims that you were a pawn in larger plot? https://twitter.com/#!/rjacksix/status/133426125245399040

I understand you must be dealing with alot right now, but if you could please get back to me at your earliest opportunity, I'd much appreciate it.

Thank you and best,

Carl

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