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‘Real News From The Blaze’: Rules for Cyber War

Sep. 21, 2012 8:14pm Christopher Santarelli

In front of the U.S. Cyber Command Inter-Agency Legal Conference Tuesday, the State Department’s top lawyer Harold Koh laid out the legal justification – the rules of engagement–for how an act of aggression sparked in the virtual realm can be seen as an act of war and responded to in a conventional way by the U.S..

“Cyber activities that proximately result in death, injury, or significant destruction would likely be viewed as a use of force,” Koh this week.

“A State’s national right of self-defense, recognized in Article 51 of the UN Charter, may be triggered by computer network activities that amount to an armed attack or imminent threat thereof.”

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has also made strong statements this week regarding cyber warfare as the battleground of the future, raising the issue of China’s growing cyber warfare capabilities during “candid” discussions he had with Chinese military leaders in Beijing.

On “Real News From The Blaze” Friday, the panel discussed the rules of engagement for cyber warfare, and what threat this really is for the U.S.

Watch a clip below on this subject featuring guest Jeffrey Carr, author of “Inside Cyber Warfare.”

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Melbee
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 4:18pm
This is a total scam. This is just a tool in taking our freedoms via the internet. Create a “crisis”, then create a “law” to “protect” us from the “terrorists”. http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/250371-napolitano-white-house-draft-cyber-order-qnear-completionq

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Mr Sanders
Posted on September 24, 2012 at 3:59pm
What I’m surprised about is that there are “rules” concerning hack-attacks?! Interesting.

I would think it comes down to whom has the best ‘Kung-Fu’, right?

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pamolsen
Posted on September 22, 2012 at 12:11pm
Weird, no wonder they stopped complaining… Have you ever heard of Brookfield Properties??

Do you know the park in NYC that the Wall Street protesters occupied? It’s Zuccotti Park… Did you know this park is NOT owned by the city of New York?

It’s owned by Brookfield Properties…

Brookfield Asset Management received an Obama Department of Energy Loan guarantee of over $160 million within 10 days of approving the take over of the Park.

Brookfield is a Canadian company with assets of 70 billion. Google it. It’s all on their website – and WHY is the US Taxpayer guaranteeing a loan to a VERY wealthy Canadian company?!?!

Who was just hired by Brookfield Properties as an attorney?

Vice President Joe Biden’s son.

Who sits on the board of Brookfield Properties?

NYC Mayor Bloomberg’s live in girlfriend.

Now, guess what company just received some of the last of the Obama Stimulus $$$$$$$.

Thaaaaaaaaaaaat’s right, Brookfield Properties. (a Canadian Corp) Isn’t life great in America !

Now, guess what, on a completely unrelated note?

Wisconsin is shaping up to be the swing state in the 2012 presidential elections. Not Florida, Not Ohio, But Wisconsin?

Now, guess who owns the company that will be tabulating all the electronic votes in Wisconsin, Brookfield Properties?

That’s right, the biggest contributor to BO , the puppeteer George Soros. What a coincidence!

And now for your quick refresher in World history…
What Stalin said. “

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- UrAdope
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 12:03pm
  You fell for that bogus email? Come on man, at least do a little research before you start spouting off crap. http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/zuccotti.asp
  
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- UrAdope
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 12:05pm
  my last reply didn’t go through so here we go again. You are misinformed. Do a little research and you will find that was just some stupid email floating around. Did you fall for the Nigerian scam too? HAHA! http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/zuccotti.asp
  
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- Melbee
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 4:23pm
  @URADOPE – Please tell me you don’t use ONLY Snopes as your go-to site to fact-check things you hear or read. Talk about calling the kettle black if you do. Here is a neutral thread you can check to see for yourself. http://www.connectingsingles.com/forum_0_85461_1/the_truth_about_snopes_interesting.htm
  
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Ayla_me
Posted on September 22, 2012 at 7:30am
We ought to know by now, that we cannot rely on any country to act with honor and integrity. Russia and China do not have our back, and we are ignorant to assume that they can/would. If we don’t wake up and realize that, in the realm of “cyber-warfare”, it is a New World out there. We can be attacked in various ways, on multiple fronts, simultaniously. I agree that each company that utilizes the web, in any capacity, ought to be vigilant and aggressive, in making sure that they are “impenetrable”, if that is even possible, nowadays.

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seatoshiningsea
Posted on September 21, 2012 at 10:59pm
Caution must be taken here. Good defensive intentions could lead to cyber invasions of privacy: yours and mine.

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- Melbee
  Posted on September 24, 2012 at 4:28pm
  Exactly! I think most people are falling for this so-called need for security. When a new law is in the making, one should ask if it is unconstitutional (violation of my rights). Good thing it’s online…..for now……
  
  Though THAT no longer matters at this point since Obama will soon be signing the Cybersecurity Executive Order
  
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lel2007
Posted on September 21, 2012 at 8:38pm
I don’t believe the words “rules” and “war” belong in the same sentence.

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