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  1. (1:40:51 PM) bradass87 has not been authenticated yet. You should authenticate this buddy.
  2.  
  3. (1:40:51 PM) Unverified conversation with bradass87 started.
  4.  
  5. (1:41:12 PM) bradass87: hi
  6.  
  7. (1:44:04 PM) bradass87: how are you?
  8.  
  9. (1:47:01 PM) bradass87: im an army intelligence analyst, deployed to eastern baghdad, pending discharge for “adjustment disorder” in lieu of “gender identity disorder”
  10.  
  11. (1:56:24 PM) bradass87: im sure you’re pretty busy…
  12.  
  13. (1:58:31 PM) bradass87: if you had unprecedented access to classified networks 14 hours a day 7 days a week for 8+ months, what would you do?
  14.  
  15. (1:58:31 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: Tired of being tired
  16.  
  17. (2:17:29 PM) bradass87: ?
  18.  
  19. (6:07:29 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: What’s your MOS?
  20.  
  21. (3:16:24 AM) bradass87: re: “What’s your MOS?” — Intelligence Analyst (35F)
  22.  
  23. (3:16:24 AM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: Tired of being tired
  24.  
  25. (10:13:20 AM) bradass87: The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  26. (10:13:27 AM) Unverified conversation with bradass87 started.
  27.  
  28. (10:13:27 AM) bradass87: [resent] <HTML>ping
  29.  
  30. (10:13:50 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: hello
  31.  
  32. (10:13:57 AM) bradass87: re: “What’s your MOS?” — Intelligence Analyst (35F)
  33.  
  34. (10:14:08 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: *nod*
  35.  
  36. (10:14:27 AM) bradass87: anyway, how are you?
  37.  
  38. (10:14:28 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: my ex was 97B
  39.  
  40. (10:14:44 AM) bradass87: ick
  41.  
  42. (10:14:50 AM) bradass87: 35M now-a-days
  43.  
  44. (10:14:50 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: made for quiet dinner convo. neither of us talked about our days ;>
  45.  
  46. (10:15:29 AM) bradass87: so yeah
  47.  
  48. (10:15:41 AM) bradass87: im in a sticky situation…
  49.  
  50. (10:16:56 AM) bradass87: its nice to meet you btw… only starting to familiarize myself with whats available in open source
  51.  
  52. (10:17:45 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: open source or OSINT? ;P
  53.  
  54. (10:17:51 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Pleased to meet you.
  55.  
  56. (10:17:54 AM) bradass87: same deal
  57.  
  58. (10:19:00 AM) bradass87: im kind of coming out of a cocoon… its going to take some time, but i hopefully wont be a ghost anymore
  59.  
  60. (10:19:53 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: You mentioned gender identity, I believe.
  61.  
  62. (10:19:59 AM) bradass87: ive had an unusual, and very stressful experience over the last decade or so
  63.  
  64. (10:20:53 AM) bradass87: yes… questioned my gender for several years… sexual orientation was easy to figure out… but i started to come to terms with it during the first few months of my deployment
  65.  
  66. (10:21:09 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: May I ask the particulars?
  67.  
  68. (10:21:34 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I’m bi myself, and my ex is MTF.
  69.  
  70. (10:21:34 AM) bradass87: im fairly open… but careful, so yes..
  71.  
  72. (10:22:00 AM) bradass87: im aware of your bi part
  73.  
  74. (10:22:24 AM) bradass87: uhm, trying to keep a low profile for now though, just a warning
  75.  
  76. (10:23:34 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I’m a journalist and a minister. You can pick either, and treat this as a confession or an interview (never to be published) & enjoy a modicum of legal protection.
  77.  
  78. (10:24:07 AM) bradass87: assange level?
  79.  
  80. (10:25:12 AM) bradass87: or are you socially engineering ;P
  81.  
  82. (10:25:51 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: You must not have done your research 😛
  83.  
  84. (10:25:57 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I could have flipped for the FBI.
  85.  
  86. (10:26:05 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Gotten a sweeter deal.
  87.  
  88. (10:26:10 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Before they fucked up.
  89.  
  90. (10:26:14 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: And I got one anyway.
  91.  
  92. (10:26:14 AM) bradass87: indeed
  93.  
  94. (10:26:16 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I held out.
  95.  
  96. (10:27:04 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I know what being in a little room having U.S. Code & its consequences explained to you by people who don’t smile is like.
  97.  
  98. (10:27:06 AM) bradass87: btw, reminds me… saw a USAF report mentioning something about an “Adrian Lamo” being in possession of French classified material
  99.  
  100. (10:27:57 AM) bradass87: it flips both ways unfortunately… Title 10, Section 654 of US Code
  101.  
  102. (10:28:06 AM) bradass87: (DADT)
  103.  
  104. (10:28:29 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Of course, you could be false flagging me. I say “Can I see it?” and bam, I’m a criminal.
  105.  
  106. (10:28:52 AM) bradass87: do they do that?
  107.  
  108. (10:29:10 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: You don’t know?
  109.  
  110. (10:29:33 AM) bradass87: no idea… FBI is the only beast i know nothing about
  111.  
  112. (10:29:43 AM) bradass87: i play with foreigners
  113.  
  114. (10:29:46 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: They have a grudge.
  115.  
  116. (10:30:09 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: They had to apologize for how they handled my case. In public.
  117.  
  118. (10:30:13 AM) bradass87: DoS, DoD, CIA, NSA, those are what i know
  119.  
  120. (10:30:15 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: To the press.
  121.  
  122. (10:30:25 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: They _hate_ that.
  123.  
  124. (10:30:32 AM) bradass87: PR games
  125.  
  126. (10:30:57 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: My file runs 3000 pages. I don’t know how typical that is.
  127.  
  128. (10:31:07 AM) bradass87: very atypical
  129.  
  130. (10:31:16 AM) bradass87: im sorry i dont have access to LES material
  131.  
  132. (10:31:29 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I wouldn’t ask you to use such access.
  133.  
  134. (10:31:40 AM) bradass87: i know, i’d offer it
  135.  
  136. (10:31:53 AM) bradass87: hold on
  137.  
  138. (10:33:28 AM) bradass87: this is what i do for friends: http://bit.ly/aLoqUi
  139. (10:35:14 AM) bradass87: [the one below it is mine too]
  140.  
  141. (10:35:30 AM) bradass87: >sigh<
  142.  
  143. (10:36:46 AM) bradass87: living such an opaque life, has forced me never to take transparency, openness, and honesty for granted
  144.  
  145. (10:37:31 AM) bradass87: so…
  146.  
  147. (10:38:37 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I’ve been a friend to Wikileaks – I’ve repeatedly asked people who download Hackers Wanted to donate.
  148.  
  149. (10:38:44 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: And donated myself.
  150.  
  151. (10:38:49 AM) bradass87: i know
  152.  
  153. (10:38:59 AM) bradass87: actually how i noticed you
  154.  
  155. (10:39:20 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Whether I’ve given material, isn’t material. Semi-pun intended.
  156.  
  157. (10:39:28 AM) bradass87: during my usual open source collection [twitter, news.google.com, etc.]
  158.  
  159. (10:40:08 AM) bradass87: >nod<
  160.  
  161. (10:40:51 AM) bradass87: they’ve got a lot of ammunition, its the support they need from the public in publishing the material coming through soon
  162.  
  163. (10:41:42 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: In general terms, have you seen my name anywhere else I’m not aware of? I specify no particular venue.
  164.  
  165. (10:41:59 AM) bradass87: not really…
  166.  
  167. (10:42:55 AM) bradass87: uhm OGA networks have you at 7 results, all OSINT copy/pastes… not connected to Law Enforcement stuff
  168.  
  169. (10:44:10 AM) bradass87: 1 mention of your name with the french classified material… but it was from a product that is over-written daily… since the producer doesn’t archive, couldn’t access the full bit
  170.  
  171. (10:45:13 AM) bradass87: im sorry, if seem kind of creepy
  172.  
  173. (10:45:18 AM) bradass87: s/if/if i
  174.  
  175. (10:45:32 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: You don’t know how creepy my contacts get.
  176.  
  177. (10:45:49 AM) bradass87: how does this one rate ?
  178.  
  179. (10:46:10 AM) bradass87: quantitively… 1-10 scale perhaps?
  180.  
  181. (10:47:16 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: 7ish. 1/1 on reliability/quality of data based on statements made. Even odds on being a false flag.
  182.  
  183. (10:47:20 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Nothing personal.
  184.  
  185. (10:47:57 AM) bradass87: its ok
  186.  
  187. (10:48:00 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: This is dangerous. I’ve learned my lessons in tightropes.
  188.  
  189. (10:48:05 AM) bradass87: i’ve got time
  190.  
  191. (10:48:43 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Would you know if a specific person had authored a report/paper?
  192.  
  193. (10:49:23 AM) bradass87: not really…
  194.  
  195. (10:49:42 AM) bradass87: bureaucrats usually aren’t that intelligent i find
  196.  
  197. (10:49:54 AM) bradass87: [re: false flag]
  198.  
  199. (10:50:03 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Webster, Timothy D.
  200.  
  201. (10:51:05 AM) bradass87: who’s that?
  202.  
  203. (10:51:21 AM) bradass87: he’s an author obviously
  204.  
  205. (10:51:28 AM) bradass87: Sex and Intimacy [goog]
  206.  
  207. (10:51:59 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: SA with NGA (former)
  208.  
  209. (10:52:18 AM) bradass87: squints
  210.  
  211. (10:52:22 AM) bradass87: >shiver<
  212.  
  213. (10:53:01 AM) bradass87: squints creep me out
  214.  
  215. (10:53:06 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Specialty FCI in cyber-areas.
  216.  
  217. (10:53:53 AM) bradass87: no idea…
  218.  
  219. (10:54:45 AM) bradass87: im not really sure where this is going… apart from awkward weirdness
  220.  
  221. (10:55:31 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I apologize if I’ve made you feel awkward.
  222.  
  223. (10:55:37 AM) bradass87: no, its me
  224.  
  225. (10:55:54 AM) bradass87: i said too much too fast
  226.  
  227. (10:55:59 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: He wrote a paper a while back, I was curious how it had been received by the IC.
  228.  
  229. (10:56:36 AM) bradass87: i guess i can find out, though im restricted to SIPR now, because of the discharge proceedings
  230.  
  231. (10:58:10 AM) bradass87: am i coming off too quick? ive closed myself off for awhile… so
  232.  
  233. (10:58:41 AM) bradass87: i thought i’d reach out to someone who would possibly understand…
  234.  
  235. (10:59:07 AM) bradass87: <– [this person is kind of fragile]
  236.  
  237. (10:59:29 AM) bradass87: :'(
  238.  
  239. (11:00:53 AM) bradass87: anyway, i’m going to go to the PX for a minute… i’ll be back in about 30-40 min?
  240.  
  241. (11:01:39 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: i’ll be around
  242.  
  243. (11:01:43 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: i usually am
  244.  
  245. (11:01:44 AM) bradass87: k
  246.  
  247. (11:01:47 AM) bradass87: ttyl
  248.  
  249. (11:01:48 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: around and understanding both
  250.  
  251. (11:02:17 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: be well, and stay out of trouble
  252.  
  253. (11:22:11 AM) bradass87: wow, that was quick
  254.  
  255. (11:22:50 AM) bradass87: uhm… anyway… i guess i can talk a little bit about myself… i mean, i’ve really got nothing to lose [i know, sounds desperate]
  256.  
  257. (11:23:19 AM) bradass87: i was born in central oklahoma, grew up in a small town called crescent, just north of oklahoma city
  258.  
  259. (11:23:59 AM) bradass87: dad was a manager of computer programmers at hertz corporation, doing legacy maint., etc
  260.  
  261. (11:24:41 AM) bradass87: mother was british (specifically welsh), married father while he was stationed at an air force base in southwest wales
  262.  
  263. (11:25:18 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I’m of Scottish & Welsh descent.
  264.  
  265. (11:25:22 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: On one side.
  266.  
  267. (11:27:18 AM) bradass87: i was a short (still am), very intelligent (could read at 3 and multiply / divide by 4), very effeminate, and glued to a computer screen at these young ages [MSDOS / Windows 3.1 timeframe]… i played SimCity [the original] obsessively
  268.  
  269. (11:27:40 AM) bradass87: an easy target by kindergarten…
  270.  
  271. (11:28:07 AM) bradass87: grew up in a highly evangelical town with more church pews than people
  272.  
  273. (11:28:48 AM) bradass87: so, i got pretty messed up at school… “girly boy” “teacher’s pet”, etc
  274.  
  275. (11:29:57 AM) bradass87: home was the same, alcoholic father and mother… mother was very nice, but very needy emotionally… father was very wealthy (lots of nice toys / computer stuff), but abusive
  276.  
  277. (11:31:07 AM) bradass87: my favorite things growing up were reading my encyclopaedia, watching PBS (the only channel i could get on my TV) building with lego, and playing on my dad’s hand-me-down computers
  278.  
  279. (11:31:42 AM) bradass87: i lived in the middle of nowhere, so i had no neighbors to hang out with… and my dad would never take me anyway, because after work he’d hit the bottle
  280.  
  281. (11:32:58 AM) bradass87: i was a science fair buff… won grand prize in my town 3 years in a row… and played on the “academic bowl team” as team leader (which meant state championship!)
  282.  
  283. (11:33:46 AM) bradass87: i didnt like getting beat up or called gay [didn’t really know what gay meant, but knew it was something bad]
  284.  
  285. (11:34:06 AM) bradass87: so i joined sports teams, and started becoming an athlete
  286.  
  287. (11:34:19 AM) bradass87: around this time (middle school)… my parents divorced
  288.  
  289. (11:36:34 AM) bradass87: my father in a drunken stupor got angry with me because i was doing some noisy homework while he was watching TV… he went into his bedroom, pulled out a shotgun, and chased me out of the house… the door was deadbolted, so i couldn’t get out before he caught up with me… so my mother (also wasted) threw a lamp over his head… and i proceeded to fight him, breaking his nose, and made it out of the house… my father let off one or two shots, causing damage, but injuring nobody, except for the belt lashing i got for “making him shoot up the house”
  290.  
  291. (11:36:59 AM) bradass87: i went to school the next day, and my teachers noticed the wounds, and got social workers involved
  292.  
  293. (11:37:11 AM) bradass87: he immediately stopped drinking, and my mother filed for divorce
  294.  
  295. (11:37:29 AM) bradass87: after the divorce, my mother attempted suicide…
  296.  
  297. (11:38:23 AM) bradass87: after taking care of her for awhile, and gaining custody of me, my mother took me to her hometown, haverfordwest, wales… to live and go to school
  298.  
  299. (11:38:49 AM) bradass87: i spent four years in the UK, continuing my education
  300.  
  301. (11:39:13 AM) bradass87: i also started playing around more and more with computers, specificially webservers
  302.  
  303. (11:39:54 AM) bradass87: to try and mitigate various financial problems while going to school, i got the idea with a rather sly friend to form an internet startup…
  304.  
  305. (11:40:25 AM) bradass87: http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.angeldyne.com <- archive
  306.  
  307. (11:40:57 AM) bradass87: we fell out over various issues… and the project was ended, luckily without any losses
  308.  
  309. (11:41:57 AM) bradass87: i learned a lot about running LAMP servers… sql jazz, routing, as well as the business stuff, PR etc…
  310.  
  311. (11:42:24 AM) bradass87: after that fell through, my education started to slip behind… as my mother started getting very ill
  312.  
  313. (11:42:43 AM) bradass87: she had a minor stroke… then a mild one… and i was getting desperate
  314.  
  315. (11:43:02 AM) bradass87: so i called my father, and begged him to live in the US again
  316.  
  317. (11:43:19 AM) bradass87: my passport had expired though… so i had to travel overnight to london
  318.  
  319. (11:44:11 AM) bradass87: i stayed at a hostel in the kings cross area overnight, and left to go to hyde park [where all the embassies are]
  320.  
  321. (11:45:13 AM) bradass87: what really sucked though, was that as i entered the station… all hell started breaking loose… there was a horrific boom, screaming, sirens, and thick black smoke… it was july 7th 2005…
  322.  
  323. (11:45:39 AM) bradass87: i panicked and went by foot, not knowing what was going on
  324.  
  325. (11:45:47 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: sorry for latency … things demanding my attention are exceeding my capacity to allocate resources, forcing me to double-book mentally, and that only scales so far.
  326.  
  327. (11:46:04 AM) bradass87: its ok, im just venting a lot
  328.  
  329. (11:47:28 AM) bradass87: im very isolated atm… lost all of my emotional support channels… family, boyfriend, trusting colleagues… im a mess
  330.  
  331. (11:49:02 AM) bradass87: im in the desert, with a bunch of hyper-masculine trigger happy ignorant rednecks as neighbors… and the only safe place i seem to have is this satellite internet connection
  332.  
  333. (11:49:51 AM) bradass87: and i already got myself into minor trouble, revealing my uncertainty over my gender identity… which is causing me to lose this job… and putting me in an awkward limbo
  334.  
  335. (11:50:54 AM) bradass87: i wish it were as simple as “hey, go transition”… but i need to get paperwork sorted… financial stuff sorted… legal stuff… and im still deployed, so i have to redeploy back to the US and be outprocessed
  336.  
  337. (11:52:09 AM) bradass87: i could be hanging out here in limbo as a super-intelligent, awkwardly effeminate supply guy [pick up these boxes and move them] for up to two months
  338.  
  339. (11:52:23 AM) bradass87: at the very least, i managed to keep my security clearance [so far]
  340.  
  341. (11:57:49 AM) bradass87: im sorry, im a total mess right now… :'(
  342.  
  343. (11:58:33 AM) bradass87: and little does anyone know, but among this “visible” mess, theres the mess i created that no-one knows about yet
  344.  
  345. (11:58:59 AM) bradass87: i have no idea what im doing right now
  346.  
  347. (12:00:34 PM) bradass87: im so sorry
  348.  
  349. (12:04:36 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: don’t be sorry, just give me a chance to read 😛
  350.  
  351. (12:06:18 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: how did this not come up as an issue in your background check? I’m guessing you have an S and not a TS.
  352.  
  353. (12:06:29 PM) bradass87: TS/SCI
  354.  
  355. (12:06:47 PM) bradass87: i enlisted in 2007… height of iraq war, no-one double checked much
  356.  
  357. (12:07:06 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Well, hell, if you made it in, maybe I should reconsider the offer I got from what used to be JTF-CNO.
  358.  
  359. (12:07:09 PM) bradass87: background checks are jokes anyway
  360.  
  361. (12:07:23 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: It’s hit-or-miss.
  362.  
  363. (12:08:04 PM) bradass87: JTF-CNO wouldn’t have been worth it
  364.  
  365. (12:10:21 PM) bradass87: they are a mess, and wholly dependent on frivolous network security contracts and physically securing networks
  366.  
  367. (12:10:58 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I doubt they’d hire me to dick around with that.
  368.  
  369. (12:11:03 PM) bradass87: i’ve been penetrating *.smil.mil networks for over a year
  370.  
  371. (12:11:21 PM) bradass87: as well as *.sgov.gov
  372. (12:11:49 PM) bradass87: ive created a massive mess
  373.  
  374. (12:12:30 PM) bradass87: and no-one has a clue, because 95% of efforts are on physical security of classified networks… and managing OPSEC on unclassified networks
  375.  
  376. (12:12:46 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Want to go to the press? 🙂
  377.  
  378. (12:12:51 PM) bradass87: no
  379.  
  380. (12:12:59 PM) bradass87: theres an issue with that
  381.  
  382. (12:13:01 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: open offer.
  383.  
  384. (12:15:11 PM) bradass87: hypothetical question: if you had free reign over classified networks for long periods of time… say, 8-9 months… and you saw incredible things, awful things… things that belonged in the public domain, and not on some server stored in a dark room in Washington DC… what would you do?
  385.  
  386. (12:16:38 PM) bradass87: or Guantanamo, Bagram, Bucca, Taji, VBC for that matter…
  387.  
  388. (12:17:47 PM) bradass87: things that would have an impact on 6.7 billion people
  389.  
  390. (12:21:24 PM) bradass87: say… a database of half a million events during the iraq war… from 2004 to 2009… with reports, date time groups, lat-lon locations, casualty figures… ? or 260,000 state department cables from embassies and consulates all over the world, explaining how the first world exploits the third, in detail, from an internal perspective?
  391.  
  392. (12:22:49 PM) bradass87: the air-gap has been penetrated… =L
  393.  
  394. (12:23:19 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: how so?
  395.  
  396. (12:26:09 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: yt?
  397.  
  398. (12:26:09 PM) bradass87: lets just say *someone* i know intimately well, has been penetrating US classified networks, mining data like the ones described… and been transferring that data from the classified networks over the “air gap” onto a commercial network computer… sorting the data, compressing it, encrypting it, and uploading it to a crazy white haired aussie who can’t seem to stay in one country very long =L
  399.  
  400. (12:27:13 PM) bradass87: im here
  401.  
  402. (12:27:24 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Depends. What are the particulars?
  403.  
  404. (12:28:19 PM) bradass87: theres substantial lag i think
  405.  
  406. (12:29:52 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I don’t understand.
  407.  
  408. (12:30:13 PM) bradass87: what was the last message you recieved?
  409.  
  410. (12:30:47 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: (12:28:19 PM) bradass87: theres substantial lag i think
  411.  
  412. (12:30:56 PM) bradass87: before that
  413.  
  414. (12:31:09 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: (12:26:09 PM) bradass87: lets just say *someone* i know intimately well, has been penetrating US classified networks, mining data like the ones described… and been transferring that data from the classified networks over the “air gap” onto a commercial network computer… sorting the data, compressing it, encrypting it, and uploading it to a crazy white haired aussie who can’t seem to stay in one country very long =L
  415.  
  416. (12:27:13 PM) bradass87: im here
  417.  
  418. (12:27:24 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Depends. What are the particulars?
  419.  
  420. (12:31:43 PM) bradass87: crazy white haired dude = Julian Assange
  421.  
  422. (12:33:05 PM) bradass87: in other words… ive made a huge mess :'(
  423.  
  424. (12:35:17 PM) bradass87: im sorry… im just emotionally fractured
  425.  
  426. (12:39:12 PM) bradass87: im a total mess
  427.  
  428. (12:41:54 PM) bradass87: i think im in more potential heat than you ever were
  429.  
  430. (12:41:54 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  431.  
  432. (12:45:59 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: not mandatorily
  433.  
  434. (12:46:08 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: there are always outs
  435.  
  436. (12:46:17 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: how long have you helped WIkileaks?
  437.  
  438. (12:49:09 PM) bradass87: since they released the 9/11 “pager messages”
  439.  
  440. (12:49:38 PM) bradass87: i immediately recognized that they were from an NSA database, and i felt comfortable enough to come forward
  441.  
  442. (12:50:20 PM) bradass87: so… right after thanksgiving timeframe of 2009
  443.  
  444. (12:52:33 PM) bradass87: Hilary Clinton, and several thousand diplomats around the world are going to have a heart attack when they wake up one morning, and finds an entire repository of classified foreign policy is available, in searchable format to the public… =L
  445.  
  446. (12:53:41 PM) bradass87: s/Hilary/Hillary
  447.  
  448. (12:54:47 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: What sort of content?
  449.  
  450. (12:56:36 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: brb cigarette
  451.  
  452. (12:56:43 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: keep typing <3
  453.  
  454. (12:59:41 PM) bradass87: uhm… crazy, almost criminal political backdealings… the non-PR-versions of world events and crises… uhm… all kinds of stuff like everything from the buildup to the Iraq War during Powell, to what the actual content of “aid packages” is: for instance, PR that the US is sending aid to pakistan includes funding for water/food/clothing… that much is true, it includes that, but the other 85% of it is for F-16 fighters and munitions to aid in the Afghanistan effort, so the US can call in Pakistanis to do aerial bombing instead of americans potentially killing civilians and creating a PR crisis
  455.  
  456. (1:00:57 PM) bradass87: theres so much… it affects everybody on earth… everywhere there’s a US post… there’s a diplomatic scandal that will be revealed… Iceland, the Vatican, Spain, Brazil, Madascar, if its a country, and its recognized by the US as a country, its got dirt on it
  457.  
  458. (1:01:27 PM) bradass87: i need one myself
  459.  
  460. (1:10:38 PM) bradass87: its open diplomacy… world-wide anarchy in CSV format… its Climategate with a global scope, and breathtaking depth… its beautiful, and horrifying…
  461.  
  462. (1:10:38 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  463.  
  464. (1:11:54 PM) bradass87: and… its important that it gets out… i feel, for some bizarre reason
  465.  
  466. (1:12:02 PM) bradass87: it might actually change something
  467.  
  468. (1:13:10 PM) bradass87: i just… dont wish to be a part of it… at least not now… im not ready… i wouldn’t mind going to prison for the rest of my life, or being executed so much, if it wasn’t for the possibility of having pictures of me… plastered all over the world press… as boy…
  469.  
  470. (1:14:11 PM) bradass87: i’ve totally lost my mind… i make no sense… the CPU is not made for this motherboard…
  471.  
  472. (1:14:42 PM) bradass87: s/as boy/as a boy
  473.  
  474. (1:30:32 PM) bradass87: >sigh<
  475.  
  476. (1:31:40 PM) bradass87: i just wanted enough time to figure myself out… to be myself… and be running around all the time, trying to meet someone else’s expectations
  477.  
  478. (1:32:01 PM) bradass87: *and not be
  479.  
  480. (1:33:03 PM) bradass87: im just kind of drifting now…
  481.  
  482. (1:34:11 PM) bradass87: waiting to redeploy to the US, be discharged… and figure out how on earth im going to transition
  483.  
  484. (1:34:45 PM) bradass87: all while witnessing the world freak out as its most intimate secrets are revealed
  485.  
  486. (1:35:06 PM) bradass87: its such an awkward place to be in, emotionally and psychologically
  487.  
  488. (1:35:06 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  489.  
  490. (1:39:03 PM) bradass87: i cant believe what im confessing to you :'(
  491.  
  492. (1:40:20 PM) bradass87: ive been so isolated so long… i just wanted to be nice, and live a normal life… but events kept forcing me to figure out ways to survive… smart enough to know whats going on, but helpless to do anything… no-one took any notice of me
  493.  
  494. (1:40:43 PM) bradass87: :'(
  495.  
  496. (1:43:51 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: back
  497.  
  498. (1:43:59 PM) bradass87: im self medicating like crazy when im not toiling in the supply office (my new location, since im being discharged, im not offically intel anymore)
  499.  
  500. (1:44:11 PM) bradass87: you missed a lot…
  501.  
  502. (1:45:00 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: what kind of scandal?
  503.  
  504. (1:45:16 PM) bradass87: hundreds of them
  505.  
  506. (1:45:40 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: like what? I’m genuinely curious about details.
  507.  
  508. (1:46:01 PM) bradass87: i dont know… theres so many… i dont have the original material anymore
  509.  
  510. (1:46:18 PM) bradass87: uhmm… the Holy See and its position on the Vatican sex scandals
  511.  
  512. (1:46:26 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: play it by ear
  513.  
  514. (1:46:29 PM) bradass87: the broiling one in Germany
  515.  
  516. (1:47:36 PM) bradass87: im sorry, there’s so many… its impossible for any one human to read all quarter-million… and not feel overwhelmed… and possibly desensitized
  517.  
  518. (1:48:20 PM) bradass87: the scope is so broad… and yet the depth so rich
  519.  
  520. (1:48:50 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: give me some bona fides … yanno? any specifics.
  521.  
  522. (1:49:40 PM) bradass87: this one was a test: Classified cable from US Embassy Reykjavik on Icesave dated 13 Jan 2010
  523.  
  524. (1:50:30 PM) bradass87: the result of that one was that the icelandic ambassador to the US was recalled, and fired
  525.  
  526. (1:51:02 PM) bradass87: thats just one cable…
  527.  
  528. (1:51:14 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Anything unreleased?
  529.  
  530. (1:51:25 PM) bradass87: i’d have to ask assange
  531.  
  532. (1:51:53 PM) bradass87: i zerofilled the original
  533.  
  534. (1:51:54 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: why do you answer to him?
  535.  
  536. (1:52:29 PM) bradass87: i dont… i just want the material out there… i dont want to be a part of it
  537.  
  538. (1:52:54 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i’ve been considering helping wikileaks with opsec
  539.  
  540. (1:53:13 PM) bradass87: they have decent opsec… im obviously violating it
  541.  
  542. (1:53:34 PM) bradass87: im a wreck
  543.  
  544. (1:53:47 PM) bradass87: im a total fucking wreck right now
  545.  
  546. (1:54:04 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: not really. 2600 is an ally of wikileaks.
  547.  
  548. (1:54:10 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: how old are you?
  549.  
  550. (1:54:15 PM) bradass87: 22
  551.  
  552. (1:54:55 PM) bradass87: but im not a source for you… im talking to you as someone who needs moral and emotional fucking support
  553.  
  554. (1:55:02 PM) bradass87: :'(
  555.  
  556. (1:55:10 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i told you, none of this is for print
  557.  
  558. (1:55:16 PM) bradass87: ok, ok
  559.  
  560. (1:55:19 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i want to know who i’m supporting
  561.  
  562. (1:55:25 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: no names as yet
  563.  
  564. (1:55:26 PM) bradass87: im flipping out…
  565.  
  566. (1:55:32 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: security.
  567.  
  568. (1:55:43 PM) bradass87: huh?
  569.  
  570. (1:55:51 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: re. no names as yet.
  571.  
  572. (1:55:56 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: except brad, i assume.
  573.  
  574. (1:56:23 PM) bradass87: ive already sent you full name in emails…
  575.  
  576. (1:56:43 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: oh! you’re the PGP guy
  577.  
  578. (1:56:52 PM) bradass87: yeah, im sorry
  579.  
  580. (1:56:57 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i’m an idiot
  581.  
  582. (1:57:33 PM) bradass87: im pretty reckless at this point
  583.  
  584. (1:57:53 PM) bradass87: but im trying not to end up with 5.56mm rounds in my forehead…
  585.  
  586. (1:58:38 PM) bradass87: that i fired..
  587.  
  588. (2:00:18 PM) bradass87: im not lying when i say im totally out of it right now
  589.  
  590. (2:01:02 PM) bradass87: ok, so… im not suicidal quite yet…
  591.  
  592. (2:01:14 PM) bradass87: but im pretty desperate for some non-isolation
  593.  
  594. (2:02:34 PM) bradass87: idk anymore
  595.  
  596. (2:04:29 PM) bradass87: im a source, not quite a volunteer
  597.  
  598. (2:05:38 PM) bradass87: i mean, im a high profile source… and i’ve developed a relationship with assange… but i dont know much more than what he tells me, which is very little
  599.  
  600. (2:05:58 PM) bradass87: it took me four months to confirm that the person i was communicating was in fact assange
  601.  
  602. (2:10:01 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: how’d you do that?
  603.  
  604. (2:12:45 PM) bradass87: I gathered more info when i questioned him whenever he was being tailed in Sweden by State Department officials… i was trying to figure out who was following him… and why… and he was telling me stories of other times he’s been followed… and they matched up with the ones he’s said publicly
  605.  
  606. (2:14:28 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: did that bear out? the surveillance?
  607.  
  608. (2:14:46 PM) bradass87: based on the description he gave me, I assessed it was the Northern Europe Diplomatic Security Team… trying to figure out how he got the Reykjavik cable…
  609.  
  610. (2:15:57 PM) bradass87: they also caught wind that he had a video… of the Gharani airstrike in afghanistan, which he has, but hasn’t decrypted yet… the production team was actually working on the Baghdad strike though, which was never really encrypted
  611.  
  612. (2:16:22 PM) bradass87: he’s got the whole 15-6 for that incident… so it wont just be video with no context
  613.  
  614. (2:16:55 PM) bradass87: but its not nearly as damning… it was an awful incident, but nothing like the baghdad one
  615.  
  616. (2:17:59 PM) bradass87: the investigating officers left the material unprotected, sitting in a directory on a centcom.smil.mil
  617.  
  618. (2:18:03 PM) bradass87: server
  619.  
  620. (2:18:56 PM) bradass87: but they did zip up the files, aes-256, with an excellent password… so afaik it hasn’t been broken yet
  621.  
  622. (2:19:12 PM) bradass87: 14+ chars…
  623.  
  624. (2:19:37 PM) bradass87: i can’t believe what im telling you =L
  625.  
  626. (2:19:50 PM) bradass87: ive had too many chinks in my armor :'(
  627.  
  628. (2:20:52 PM) bradass87: im a broken soul =L
  629.  
  630. (2:21:22 PM) bradass87: i need to go eat, ill brb
  631.  
  632. (2:21:26 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: *hug*
  633.  
  634. (2:21:39 PM) bradass87: thank you :'( it means a lot
  635.  
  636. (2:54:21 PM) bradass87: im sorry
  637.  
  638. (2:54:21 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  639.  
  640. (2:55:00 PM) bradass87: im just… ugh
  641.  
  642. (2:56:34 PM) bradass87: my family is non-supportive… my boyfriend ditched me without telling me… im losing my job… losing my career options… i dont have much more except for this laptop, some books, and a hell of a story
  643.  
  644. (2:57:25 PM) bradass87: …im honestly, scared
  645.  
  646. (2:57:32 PM) bradass87: and i have no-one i trust
  647.  
  648. (2:58:21 PM) bradass87: i need a lot of help…
  649.  
  650. (2:58:48 PM) bradass87: i dont know if i can rebuild from here…
  651.  
  652. (3:00:43 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: you can always rebuild.
  653.  
  654. (3:01:03 PM) bradass87: yes, but i cant KEEP rebuilding all the damn time… im exhausted
  655.  
  656. (3:01:26 PM) bradass87: i didnt get into my bout with homelessness across the country in ’06
  657.  
  658. (3:01:45 PM) bradass87: i drifted from oklahoma city, to tulsa, to chicago, and finally landed at my aunt’s house in DC
  659.  
  660. (3:02:29 PM) bradass87: im exhausted… in desperation to get somewhere in life… i joined the army… and that’s proven to be a disaster now
  661.  
  662. (3:02:49 PM) bradass87: i’ve done a lot of random stuff, that no-one knows about…
  663.  
  664. (3:03:09 PM) bradass87: its just such a disconnect between myself, and what i know… and what people see
  665.  
  666. (3:04:57 PM) bradass87: and now i’m quite possibly on the verge of being the most notorious “hacktivist” or whatever you want to call it… its all a big mess i’ve created… im sorry, adrian…
  667.  
  668. (3:05:51 PM) bradass87: im pouring my heart out to someone i’ve never met, and i dont exactly have a lot of proof of anything
  669.  
  670. (3:05:59 PM) bradass87: im shattered
  671.  
  672. (3:06:47 PM) bradass87: im so exhausted :'(
  673.  
  674. (3:07:10 PM) bradass87: im a real downer…
  675.  
  676. (3:11:13 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: no apologies needed
  677.  
  678. (3:12:00 PM) bradass87: >gulp<
  679.  
  680. (3:12:34 PM) bradass87: i wish i could explain the pain
  681.  
  682. (3:12:39 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: are you on Facebook?
  683.  
  684. (3:12:56 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: As an aside, are you concerned about prosecution?
  685.  
  686. (3:13:02 PM) bradass87: sort of… you cant find me
  687.  
  688. (3:13:15 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Your MICE seems to be ideology.
  689.  
  690. (3:14:37 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I can’t find a SPC in 2BCT 10MTN S2?
  691.  
  692. (3:15:14 PM) bradass87: AKO?
  693.  
  694. (3:15:39 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Nope.
  695.  
  696. (3:16:06 PM) bradass87: http://www.us.army.mil/ login: first.last
  697. (3:16:45 PM) bradass87: pass: T W i n k 1 4 9 2 $ $ [no spaces]
  698.  
  699. (3:17:06 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: wanna sponsor me for an AKO account? I used to have one ;>
  700.  
  701. (3:17:14 PM) bradass87: sure
  702.  
  703. (3:17:32 PM) bradass87: use mine, its not really of any use to me right now
  704.  
  705. (3:17:47 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: negatory
  706.  
  707. (3:17:48 PM) bradass87: sorry “! @ #”
  708.  
  709. (3:18:05 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i just wanted adrian.lamo@us.army.mil back
  710.  
  711. (3:18:24 PM) bradass87: ok
  712.  
  713. (3:18:59 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: remember, finding stuff is what I do. and curiosity is my game.
  714.  
  715. (3:19:08 PM) bradass87: i know
  716.  
  717. (3:19:23 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: including your personal ad from 3 years ago.
  718.  
  719. (3:19:32 PM) bradass87: which one?
  720.  
  721. (3:19:50 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i closed the window; it wasn’t relevant
  722.  
  723. (3:20:13 PM) bradass87: oh… via bradass87… i dont know how that one got set up…
  724.  
  725. (3:20:14 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: sadly, it lacked a photo
  726.  
  727. (3:20:33 PM) bradass87: its from some kind of weird fetish site…
  728.  
  729. (3:20:37 PM) bradass87: they wouldn’t let me delete it
  730.  
  731. (3:21:07 PM) bradass87: im pretty ghostly… interwebbies-wise
  732.  
  733. (3:21:43 PM) bradass87: is there a public facebook i can add you from?
  734.  
  735. (3:22:59 PM) bradass87: wow, xanga… didnt know i had a xanga account
  736.  
  737. (3:23:15 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: what do you mean re. facebook
  738.  
  739. (3:24:06 PM) bradass87: mine is not public… you must be a friend to see it… or a friend of a friend to even know it exists
  740.  
  741. (3:24:23 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: facebook.com/felon
  742. (3:24:54 PM) bradass87: requested
  743.  
  744. (3:25:41 PM) bradass87: god that pacman thing is starting to get annoying
  745.  
  746. (3:26:14 PM) bradass87: enjoyed it at first, but now everytime i open a new browser window… whoo-whoo-whoo-whoo-whoo
  747.  
  748. (3:26:53 PM) bradass87: let me make more info available to you
  749.  
  750. (3:27:00 PM) bradass87: hold on, need change my privacy settings
  751.  
  752. (3:28:10 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: you’re kinda cute.
  753.  
  754. (3:28:44 PM) bradass87: refresh, you should be able to see more… check to see if you can see more photo albums
  755.  
  756. (3:29:33 PM) bradass87: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs024.snc3/11156_220539393205_642858205_4368726_2680909_n.jpg
  757.  
  758. (3:29:46 PM) bradass87: one of the few times you will ever see the inside of a SCIF
  759.  
  760. (3:30:09 PM) bradass87: the map in the background is classified SECRET//REL TO USA, MCFI
  761.  
  762. (3:31:11 PM) bradass87: behind the cabinet, with the blue bucket on top… is the entrance to the SIGINT section
  763.  
  764. (3:31:42 PM) bradass87: is where they process all the recorded phone data from towers in all of eastern baghdad
  765.  
  766. (3:32:27 PM) bradass87: interrogator chick on top right corner
  767.  
  768. (3:33:04 PM) bradass87: you can see me slowly descending spiritually in the wall posts
  769.  
  770. (3:35:09 PM) bradass87: i cant really seem to define my ideology
  771.  
  772. (3:36:07 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: You already have my most permissive privacy settings.
  773.  
  774. (3:36:26 PM) bradass87: you can see all of my albums?
  775.  
  776. (3:38:39 PM) bradass87: we have two mutual friends, how interesting
  777.  
  778. (3:40:08 PM) bradass87: small world
  779.  
  780. (3:41:39 PM) bradass87: >sigh<
  781.  
  782. (3:41:51 PM) bradass87: lauren your “ex” ?
  783.  
  784. (3:42:15 PM) bradass87: tyler watkins would be mine… fucking ditched me
  785.  
  786. (3:42:30 PM) bradass87: im still utterly flabberghasted
  787.  
  788. (3:43:13 PM) bradass87: i dont know… i cant seem to hold a relationship… i’ve got so much baggage
  789.  
  790. (3:45:04 PM) bradass87: im all mixed up
  791.  
  792. (3:46:14 PM) bradass87: lost a lot… in a short period of time
  793.  
  794. (3:48:20 PM) bradass87: im a mess, huh
  795.  
  796. (3:49:41 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i’m familiar with loss
  797.  
  798. (3:49:52 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: lauren’s in AZ
  799.  
  800. (3:50:36 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: was that a yay or nay on the AKO sponsorship, or does your acc’t have that ability?
  801.  
  802. (3:51:31 PM) bradass87: cant seem to do it without confirmation of spouse anymore… seems to be no way around it… also, you’d be booted out by the time i get discharged
  803.  
  804. (3:55:06 PM) bradass87: i dont know how im going to break the news to everyone…
  805.  
  806. (3:56:16 PM) bradass87: how would you rate the ethics of my situation?
  807.  
  808. (4:03:06 PM) bradass87: ugh, im a mess
  809.  
  810. (4:07:14 PM) bradass87: what ideology do i seem to be following?
  811.  
  812. (4:16:28 PM) bradass87: :sigh:
  813.  
  814. (4:16:34 PM) bradass87: *sigh*
  815.  
  816. (4:28:34 PM) bradass87: i’ll work on the ako tomorrow… its getting awfully late… need sleep
  817.  
  818. (4:54:44 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: sorry … i’m just swamped today. i’ll be more talkative in the future.
  819.  
  820. (4:55:16 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: keep your chin up. for me. *re-hug*
  821.  
  822. (7:18:03 AM) bradass87: The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  823. (7:19:05 AM) Unverified conversation with bradass87 started.
  824.  
  825. (7:19:12 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: hey you
  826.  
  827. (7:19:19 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: resend?
  828.  
  829. (7:19:19 AM) bradass87: whats up?
  830.  
  831. (7:19:29 AM) bradass87: i just said hello
  832.  
  833. (7:19:46 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: waking up. got up about an hour ago, 0615.
  834.  
  835. (7:20:10 AM) bradass87: heh, the evening is still young here
  836.  
  837. (7:20:26 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: how’re you feeling today?
  838.  
  839. (7:20:37 AM) bradass87: im feeling a little better…
  840.  
  841. (7:20:52 AM) bradass87: i had a lot on my mind, keeping to myself
  842.  
  843. (7:22:18 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: anything new & exciting?
  844.  
  845. (7:24:21 AM) bradass87: no, was outside in the sun all day… 110 degrees F, doing various details for a visiting band and some college team’s cheerleaders…
  846.  
  847. (7:24:43 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: cheerleaders.
  848.  
  849. (7:24:46 AM) bradass87: ran a barbecue… but no-one showed up… threw a lot of food away
  850.  
  851. (7:25:20 AM) bradass87: yes, football cheerleaders… visiting on off season… apart of Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) projects
  852.  
  853. (7:25:39 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: *sigh*
  854.  
  855. (7:26:01 AM) bradass87: >shrug<
  856.  
  857. (7:26:37 AM) bradass87: im sunburned… and smell like charcoal, sweat, and sunscreen… thats about all thats new
  858.  
  859. (7:26:47 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Is there a Baghdad 2600 meeting? ;>
  860.  
  861. (7:28:04 AM) bradass87: there’s only one other person im aware of that actually knows anything about computer security… he’s a SIGINT analyst, of course
  862.  
  863. (7:28:41 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Is he the other one who pokes around t he network?
  864.  
  865. (7:29:26 AM) bradass87: no… afaik, he doesn’t play around with classified networks… but im sure he’s capable
  866.  
  867. (7:30:09 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: then it stands to reason that you have at least 3 people who have some infosec knowledge
  868.  
  869. (7:31:15 AM) bradass87: im not quite sure what you’re saying
  870.  
  871. (7:31:23 AM) bradass87: infosec knowledge of what?
  872.  
  873. (7:31:29 AM) bradass87: the networks?
  874.  
  875. (7:32:13 AM) bradass87: i know a lot of computer security people
  876.  
  877. (7:32:44 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: i mean, in a way that would lend itself to a meeting.
  878.  
  879. (7:33:33 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: i’m writing a message trying to tie meetings together globally with a sampling of only ~3000 people to work with and get to go out and evangelize, so i have it on the brain
  880.  
  881. (7:33:50 AM) bradass87: not really… different types of people… know how to, but dont
  882.  
  883. (7:34:33 AM) bradass87: you don’t want these people having a meeting
  884.  
  885. (7:34:48 AM) bradass87: though… i guess you do
  886.  
  887. (7:35:37 AM) bradass87: other person knows a lot about phones… how to tap cellular phones (its his job, after all)
  888.  
  889. (7:35:56 AM) bradass87: PROPHET team
  890.  
  891. (7:36:22 AM) bradass87: http://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/prophet.htm
  892. (7:36:47 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Can they do CDMA or GSM over-the-air vs. at the switch?
  893.  
  894. (7:37:07 AM) bradass87: both
  895.  
  896. (7:37:16 AM) bradass87: v3 as well
  897.  
  898. (7:37:48 AM) bradass87: over-the-air and at switches and towers…
  899.  
  900. (7:38:06 AM) bradass87: redundancy for locational refinement
  901.  
  902. (7:38:14 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I assume the same could be done in the U.S.
  903.  
  904. (7:38:37 AM) bradass87: of course
  905.  
  906. (7:39:14 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Too bad Philip Agee died. You and he would have fun conversations.
  907.  
  908. (7:39:43 AM) bradass87: well, im not an expert in SIGINT… im just familiar
  909.  
  910. (7:40:06 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Neither was he. He just didn’t like what he saw in the course of his work.
  911.  
  912. (7:40:11 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: And wrote about it.
  913.  
  914. (7:40:43 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: “Inside the Company” – followed by “On the Run”, predictably.
  915.  
  916. (7:40:56 AM) bradass87: i know that approximately 85-90% of global transmissions are sifted through by NSA… but vast majority is noise… so its getting harder and harder for them to track anything down…
  917.  
  918. (7:41:31 AM) bradass87: its like finding a needle in a haystack…
  919.  
  920. (7:42:11 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Especially the way I speak Spanish. Rapidfire, few pauses between words :p
  921.  
  922. (7:43:11 AM) bradass87: heh
  923.  
  924. (7:43:41 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Colombians in Colombia think all Americans are CIA. It’s kind of funny.
  925.  
  926. (7:44:01 AM) bradass87: but once a single piece of information is found… then the databases can be sifted and sifted and sifted some more, for refinement, so other intelligence functions can get in the act
  927.  
  928. (7:44:09 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Fortunately, there are plenty of Colombians with my skin tone.
  929.  
  930. (7:44:20 AM) bradass87: >nod<
  931.  
  932. (7:45:52 AM) bradass87: im not all that paranoid about NSA / SIGINT services… you just have to be OPSEC savvy, and you’re all good
  933.  
  934. (7:46:27 AM) bradass87: and FISA actually does come in very handy
  935.  
  936. (7:46:46 AM) bradass87: though, its frequently overlooked
  937.  
  938. (7:47:36 AM) bradass87: i.e.: they’ll collect signal information, to refine other intel sources and try to collect evidence…
  939.  
  940. (7:47:57 AM) bradass87: erasing the signal data
  941.  
  942. (7:48:11 AM) bradass87: since its not legally “evidence”
  943.  
  944. (7:49:38 AM) bradass87: and yes, illegal wiretaps are used in coordination between NSA and FBI… though its not seen as illegal, because often the data is only used to give leads
  945.  
  946. (7:49:42 AM) bradass87: and not evidence
  947.  
  948. (7:50:49 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: *nod*
  949.  
  950. (7:50:52 AM) bradass87: one of the reasons assange uses his rubberhose plausibly deniable whole-disk encryption setup
  951.  
  952. (7:51:46 AM) bradass87: i can see both sides of the whole illegal wiretap debate
  953.  
  954. (7:52:17 AM) bradass87: it IS awfully useful in catching bad people… but innocent privacy IS violated…
  955.  
  956. (7:52:37 AM) bradass87: but everyone does it now…
  957.  
  958. (7:53:08 AM) bradass87: its an inevitability… thats my honest opinion
  959.  
  960. (7:53:31 AM) bradass87: so, i encrypt as much as i can
  961.  
  962. (7:54:31 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: how much encryption can be trusted?
  963.  
  964. (7:54:38 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: say, is PGP secure? OTR?
  965.  
  966. (7:55:13 AM) bradass87: depends… depends on the algorithm… depends on how safe you keep your private keys
  967.  
  968. (7:55:26 AM) bradass87: DES / Triple DES… you’re doomed in minutes
  969.  
  970. (7:55:46 AM) bradass87: AES variants… take brute force
  971.  
  972. (7:56:06 AM) bradass87: days to weeks to break
  973.  
  974. (7:56:24 AM) bradass87: its about securing the keys, using complex enough keys…
  975.  
  976. (7:56:42 AM) bradass87: and sticking to Rijndael variants
  977.  
  978. (7:57:15 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Does keylength matter past 2048?
  979.  
  980. (7:57:28 AM) bradass87: it can
  981.  
  982. (7:58:06 AM) bradass87: RSA 1024 takes a few weeks… university of michigan finally broke it with a partial
  983.  
  984. (7:59:00 AM) bradass87: 2048… never heard of it being broken publicly… NSA can feasibly do it, if they want to allocate national level “number-crunching” time to do it…
  985.  
  986. (7:59:56 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: What about OTR?
  987.  
  988. (8:00:33 AM) bradass87: OTR is good… but change fingerprints every few weeks
  989.  
  990. (8:00:59 AM) bradass87: its not frequently used by terrorists… so… its not a priority to find a crack
  991.  
  992. (8:01:25 AM) bradass87: the whole pidgin / adium learning curve has its advantage
  993.  
  994. (8:01:30 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Does Assange use AIM or other messaging services? I’d like to chat with him one of these days about opsec. My only credentials beyond intrusion are that the FBI never got my data or found me, before my negotiated surrender, but that’s something.
  995.  
  996. (8:01:53 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: And my data was never recovered.
  997.  
  998. (8:02:07 AM) bradass87: no he does not use AIM
  999.  
  1000. (8:02:37 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: How would I get ahold of him?
  1001.  
  1002. (8:02:59 AM) bradass87: he would come to you
  1003.  
  1004. (8:03:26 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I’ve never failed to get ahold of someone.
  1005.  
  1006. (8:03:29 AM) bradass87: he does use OTR though… but discusses nothing OPSEC
  1007.  
  1008. (8:03:42 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I cornered Ashcroft IRL, in the end.
  1009.  
  1010. (8:04:19 AM) bradass87: he *might* use the ccc.de jabber server… but you didn’t hear that from me
  1011.  
  1012. (8:04:33 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: gotcha
  1013.  
  1014. (8:06:00 AM) bradass87: im going to grab some dinner, ttyl
  1015.  
  1016. (8:06:18 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=31130826&id=704990
  1017.  
  1018. (8:06:47 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: i didn’t pass security, either. or rather, i did ;>
  1019.  
  1020. (8:06:52 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: enjoy dinner.
  1021.  
  1022. (8:06:55 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: twys.
  1023.  
  1024. (9:12:38 AM) bradass87: bk
  1025.  
  1026. (9:12:38 AM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  1027.  
  1028. (9:22:54 AM) bradass87: interesting… marine uniform… illegal, but certainly easy
  1029.  
  1030. (9:24:11 AM) bradass87: why ashcroft?
  1031.  
  1032. (9:24:24 AM) bradass87: oh, nevermind… DoJ
  1033.  
  1034. (9:24:29 AM) bradass87: >yawn<
  1035.  
  1036. (9:26:52 AM) bradass87: im really not familiar at all with FBI stuff
  1037.  
  1038. (9:27:04 AM) bradass87: americans have so many more rights than non-americans
  1039.  
  1040. (9:31:42 AM) bradass87: its awful
  1041.  
  1042. (9:46:11 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Ashcroft´s DOJ tried to use the USA PATRIOT Act on me.
  1043.  
  1044. (10:06:24 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: around?
  1045.  
  1046. (10:12:34 AM) bradass87: yeah
  1047.  
  1048. (10:12:57 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: are you baptist by any chance?
  1049.  
  1050. (10:13:34 AM) bradass87: raised catholic… never believed a word of it
  1051.  
  1052. (10:13:59 AM) bradass87: im godless… i guess i follow humanist values though
  1053.  
  1054. (10:14:15 AM) bradass87: have custom dogtags that say “Humanist”
  1055.  
  1056. (10:15:19 AM) bradass87: always been too intellectual, if not just plain queer, for religion
  1057.  
  1058. (10:15:48 AM) bradass87: why?
  1059.  
  1060. (10:17:15 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: regional religions in the U.S. – incorrect hunch
  1061.  
  1062. (10:17:34 AM) bradass87: i suffered out there
  1063.  
  1064. (10:17:56 AM) bradass87: i was the only non-religous person in town
  1065.  
  1066. (10:18:17 AM) bradass87: more pews than people…
  1067.  
  1068. (10:18:37 AM) bradass87: i understand them though
  1069.  
  1070. (10:18:53 AM) bradass87: im not mean to them… they *really* don’t know
  1071.  
  1072. (10:19:39 AM) bradass87: i politely disagree… but they are the ones who get uncomfortable when i make, very politely, good leading points…
  1073.  
  1074. (10:20:48 AM) bradass87: (by leading points, i mean ask multiple questions, with obvious answers, then ask a question based on the answers from the previous questions that challenges their normal response to the same question)
  1075.  
  1076. (10:21:26 AM) bradass87: [excellent example of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yhN1IDLQjo]
  1077.  
  1078. (10:28:21 AM) bradass87: new yorker is running 10k word article on wl.org on 30 may, btw
  1079.  
  1080.  
  1081.  
  1082. (10:28:21 AM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  1083.  
  1084. (10:33:07 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: one moment fone
  1085.  
  1086. (10:33:30 AM) bradass87: (tracking device)
  1087.  
  1088. (10:37:28 AM) bradass87: trust level increasing? [quantify]
  1089.  
  1090. (10:58:30 AM) bradass87: http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs005.snc3/11240_209778763205_642858205_4266300_6312600_n.jpg
  1091. (10:58:30 AM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  1092.  
  1093. (11:09:27 AM) bradass87: :whistle:
  1094.  
  1095. (11:09:27 AM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  1096.  
  1097. (11:16:39 AM) bradass87: here’s an awkward pic… i look so short -_- http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs146.snc1/5413_150043228205_642858205_3563600_6825681_n.jpg
  1098.  
  1099. (11:17:45 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: was on the phone. may have a gig copy-editing.
  1100.  
  1101. (11:21:34 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: ironic, huh?
  1102.  
  1103. (11:21:55 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: well, not ironic
  1104.  
  1105. (11:21:57 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: just funny
  1106.  
  1107. (11:22:14 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: all the things i could do, but i copy-edit
  1108.  
  1109. (11:28:38 AM) bradass87: lol
  1110.  
  1111. (11:28:38 AM) bradass87: not much different from my (previous?) job
  1112.  
  1113. (11:28:42 AM) bradass87: take slides from subordinate battalions, change wording, improve spelling, replace battalion symbols with brigade symbols, disseminate throughout brigade and forward to division
  1114.  
  1115. (11:29:12 AM) bradass87: leaves a computer savvy guy a lot of time to pry around
  1116.  
  1117. (11:31:13 AM) bradass87: i dont know what im going to do now… =L
  1118.  
  1119. (11:31:13 AM) bradass87: well, wait… obviously
  1120.  
  1121. (11:31:17 AM) bradass87: i guess i could start electrolysis as soon im back in the states… even before im outprocessed
  1122.  
  1123. (11:36:12 AM) bradass87: still gonna be weird watching the world change on the macro scale, while my life changes on the micro
  1124.  
  1125. (11:36:12 AM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  1126.  
  1127. (11:36:12 AM) bradass87: never been good at the micro
  1128.  
  1129. (12:12:01 PM) bradass87: fucking satellite internet :@
  1130.  
  1131. (12:12:01 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  1132.  
  1133. (12:13:25 PM) bradass87: light dust storm… might go in and out of Cx
  1134.  
  1135. (12:33:53 PM) bradass87: still there?
  1136.  
  1137. (12:33:53 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  1138.  
  1139. (12:38:30 PM) bradass87: ping
  1140.  
  1141. (1:08:40 PM) bradass87: ping
  1142.  
  1143. (1:24:21 PM) bradass87: did you know it took NSA 6 months, and 50 people to figure out how to tap the iPhone
  1144.  
  1145. (1:24:21 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I have more messages than resources allocatable to action them. Please be very patient.
  1146.  
  1147. (1:26:16 PM) bradass87: they honestly didn’t know what was going on, because of the sudden format switch when AT&T made the contract
  1148.  
  1149. (1:26:32 PM) bradass87: =P
  1150.  
  1151. (1:27:42 PM) bradass87: [not 100% if thats true, but i’ve heard enough variations by NSA types to believe it]
  1152.  
  1153. (1:27:46 PM) bradass87: *sure
  1154.  
  1155. (1:35:13 PM) bradass87: ping
  1156.  
  1157. (1:40:41 PM) bradass87: ping
  1158.  
  1159. (1:41:29 PM) bradass87: [sorry, have a lot on my mind… i like talking]
  1160.  
  1161. (1:55:28 PM) bradass87: <– sleep [you can reply, ill check in morning]
  1162.  
  1163. (12:24:04 PM) bradass87: hello again
  1164. (12:24:04 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  1165.  
  1166. (12:24:15 PM) bradass87 has not been authenticated yet. You should authenticate this buddy.
  1167.  
  1168. (12:24:15 PM) Unverified conversation with bradass87 started.
  1169.  
  1170. (12:24:58 PM) bradass87: hello again
  1171.  
  1172. (12:26:54 PM) bradass87: The New York Times
  1173. Published, January 20, 1919
  1174.  
  1175. OPEN DIPLOMACY.
  1176.  
  1177. “Open diplomacy” does not mean
  1178. that every word said in preparing a
  1179. treaty should be shouted to the whole
  1180. world and submitted to all the mis-
  1181. constructions that malevolence, folly,
  1182. and evil ingenuity could put upon it.
  1183. Open diplomacy is the opposite of se-
  1184. cret diplomacy, which consisted in the
  1185. underhand negotiation of treaties
  1186. whose very existence was kept from
  1187. the world. It consisted also in the
  1188. modification of openly negotiated
  1189. treaties by secret treaties by some
  1190. of the Powers behind the backs of the
  1191. others. It is against this kind of
  1192. double dealing and secret dealing, the
  1193. mother of wars, that the world
  1194. protested. It has demanded the sub-
  1195. stitution of open diplomacy for secret
  1196. diplomacy. But open diplomacy does
  1197. not turn a peace conference into a
  1198. debating society.
  1199.  
  1200. It would be reasonable for the
  1201. newspaper correspondents at Ver-
  1202. sailles to expect that the delicate work
  1203. of reconciling divergent points of view
  1204. on so tender a subject as national in-
  1205. terests should be wholly conducted in
  1206. their presence. The conferees, by re-
  1207. serving the right of holding executive
  1208. sessions while they admit the corre-
  1209. spondants to open sessions, have gone
  1210. as far as the needs of the public de-
  1211. manned. The world has intrusted the
  1212. Peace Conference with the work of
  1213. preparing the treaty. It wishes to
  1214. know what is done, and why it is
  1215. done; but the sensible part of it, at
  1216. any rate, has no desire to have spread
  1217. before it all the heart-to-heart talks
  1218. and turns of phrase of men perform-
  1219. ing the gigantic task of reconciling
  1220. national differences and coming to
  1221. agreement. It wishes to give malice
  1222. and anti-Ally propaganda as little as
  1223. possible to distort and warp. It
  1224. knows from four years’ experience
  1225. what infinite possibilities are in
  1226. that line.
  1227.  
  1228. Copyright © The New York Times
  1229.  
  1230. (01:58:40 PM) bradass87: hi
  1231.  
  1232. (02:00:30 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: hey
  1233.  
  1234. (02:00:37 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: just woke up from a nap
  1235.  
  1236. (02:00:42 PM) bradass87: 🙂
  1237.  
  1238. (02:00:58 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: feel hung over, without any alcohol to blame for it
  1239.  
  1240. (02:01:10 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: how’s stuff?
  1241.  
  1242. (02:01:14 PM) bradass87: haven’t had any alcohol since September
  1243.  
  1244. (02:01:24 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i don’t usually drink
  1245.  
  1246. (02:01:28 PM) bradass87: nor do i
  1247.  
  1248. (02:01:52 PM) bradass87: but i had a few drinks in September, since i knew i wasn’t going to have any for awhile
  1249.  
  1250. (02:02:05 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: good enough reason.
  1251.  
  1252. (02:02:12 PM) bradass87: uhm, i was reduced in rank today
  1253.  
  1254. (02:03:23 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: to what?
  1255.  
  1256. (02:03:27 PM) bradass87: received a “Company Grade Article 15” — a formality (they only reduced me in grade, and aren’t making me do “extra duty”) since they needed to punish me in some way
  1257.  
  1258. (02:03:36 PM) bradass87: PFC
  1259.  
  1260. (02:04:59 PM) bradass87: i punched a colleague in the face during an argument… (something I NEVER DO…!?) its whats sparked this whole saga
  1261.  
  1262. (02:06:24 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: did they have it oming?
  1263.  
  1264. (02:06:33 PM) bradass87: yes
  1265.  
  1266. (02:06:44 PM) bradass87: as a result, i was referred (forced) to behavioral health… to evaluate me… as a result, my commander had access to all of my mental health files… ergo how they found out about my cross-dressing history, discomfort with my role in society, and the environment i’ve placed myself in
  1267.  
  1268. (02:07:03 PM) bradass87: it was a minor incident… but it brought attention to me
  1269.  
  1270. (02:07:46 PM) bradass87: the person kind of deserved it… but kind of didn’t… it wasn’t worth this mess at all
  1271.  
  1272. (02:08:14 PM) bradass87: (had a lot of high fives and “Go Mannings!”)
  1273.  
  1274. (02:08:31 PM) bradass87: not proud of it at all
  1275.  
  1276. (02:08:38 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: These things happen.
  1277.  
  1278. (02:08:41 PM) bradass87: and very surprised
  1279.  
  1280. (02:08:52 PM) bradass87: im not a violent person
  1281.  
  1282. (02:09:05 PM) bradass87: (odd to hear from someone in the Army?)
  1283.  
  1284. (02:09:13 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: neither am i. but i’ll be violent if i have to.
  1285.  
  1286. (02:09:58 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: most people in the Army aren’t in specialties that involve directly servicing targets.
  1287.  
  1288. (02:10:14 PM) bradass87: im glad you realize that
  1289.  
  1290. (02:10:27 PM) bradass87: (forgot you dated a CI guy)
  1291.  
  1292. (02:11:16 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I make it my business to know as much as I can about relevant topics.
  1293.  
  1294. (02:11:43 PM) bradass87: indeed, a heavy curiosity
  1295.  
  1296. (02:11:51 PM) bradass87: find much more about me?
  1297.  
  1298. (02:12:13 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Only by talking to you 🙂
  1299.  
  1300. (02:12:27 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: it’d be rude to deep search you.
  1301.  
  1302. (02:12:45 PM) bradass87: its something im used to
  1303.  
  1304. (02:12:58 PM) bradass87: i barely exist…
  1305.  
  1306. (02:13:07 PM) bradass87: because i anticipate interest
  1307.  
  1308. (02:13:15 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: words and actions say more than records on paper
  1309.  
  1310. (02:13:29 PM) bradass87: >nod< know this all too well
  1311.  
  1312. (02:13:54 PM) bradass87: gathering as many documents as possible re: my career
  1313.  
  1314. (02:14:12 PM) bradass87: trying to control the narrative
  1315.  
  1316. (02:14:50 PM) bradass87: From an award recommendation (never completed): “SPC Manning’s persistence led to the disruption of “Former Special Groups” in the New Baghdad area. SPC Manning’s tracking of targets led to the identification of previously unknown enemy support zones. His analysis led to heavy targeting of insurgent leaders in the area that consistently disrupted their operations. SPC Manning’s dedication led to the detainment of Malik Fadil al-Ugayli, a Tier 2 level target within the Commando OE.”
  1317.  
  1318. Recommended awards for assisting in the disruption of Former Special Groups (FSG) in Southeastern Baghdad, identifying and disrupting operations from previously unknown enemy support zones in Hayy Zafaraniyah, and assisting in the detainment of Malik Fadil al-Ugayli, a Tier 2 level target.
  1319.  
  1320. (02:16:47 PM) bradass87: Malik was a heavy cell phone user
  1321.  
  1322. (02:17:42 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I gave mine to a friend to make one call a mile away and then went dark.
  1323.  
  1324. (02:17:47 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: During my hunt.
  1325.  
  1326. (02:17:57 PM) bradass87: smart move
  1327.  
  1328. (02:19:54 PM) bradass87: my speciality is (was) tracking a Shi’a group called Khatiai’b Hizbollah… they were OPSEC savvy as all fuck… didn’t even know the group existed until 2008… Iranian backed group… they make al-Qaeda knock offs look like kids…
  1329.  
  1330. (02:20:17 PM) bradass87: they’re the most dangerous guys in the world…
  1331.  
  1332. (02:20:28 PM) bradass87: Hezbollah… that is
  1333.  
  1334. (02:21:10 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Only because they are savvy in helping their communities and building goodwill.
  1335.  
  1336. (02:21:39 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: otherwise they’re just light infantry.
  1337.  
  1338. (02:21:52 PM) bradass87: they also specialize in the construction of EFPs
  1339.  
  1340. (02:22:02 PM) bradass87: so good, we cant trace anything
  1341.  
  1342. (02:22:11 PM) bradass87: not a sensor, not a cell phone… nothing but a crater
  1343.  
  1344. (02:22:35 PM) bradass87: they’re ghosts
  1345.  
  1346. (02:22:54 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: They taught Israel a few memorable lessons.
  1347.  
  1348. (02:23:16 PM) bradass87: they stopped targeting us, thank fsm
  1349.  
  1350. (02:23:35 PM) bradass87: they’ve moved into the political phase of their operations
  1351.  
  1352. (02:23:51 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Fucks are our allies and still spy on us as much as they please. And it’s kosher; cos it’s part of the game.
  1353.  
  1354. (02:23:58 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Israel, that is.
  1355.  
  1356. (02:24:23 PM) bradass87: well, we’ve got plenty of assets watching them too… all NF stuff of course
  1357.  
  1358. (02:24:51 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: that’s different. we’re the Godd Guys (TM)
  1359.  
  1360. (02:24:56 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: *good
  1361.  
  1362. (02:26:01 PM) bradass87: i dont believe in good guys versus bad guys anymore… i only a plethora of states acting in self interest… with varying ethics and moral standards of course, but self-interest nonetheless
  1363.  
  1364. (02:26:18 PM) bradass87: s/only/only see/
  1365.  
  1366. (02:26:47 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: the tm meant i was being facetious
  1367.  
  1368. (02:26:59 PM) bradass87: gotchya
  1369.  
  1370. (02:27:47 PM) bradass87: i mean, we’re better in some respects… we’re much more subtle… use a lot more words and legal techniques to legitimize everything
  1371.  
  1372. (02:28:00 PM) bradass87: its better than disappearing in the middle of the night
  1373.  
  1374. (02:28:19 PM) bradass87: but just because something is more subtle, doesn’t make it right
  1375.  
  1376. (02:29:04 PM) bradass87: i guess im too idealistic
  1377.  
  1378. (02:31:02 PM) bradass87: i think the thing that got me the most… that made me rethink the world more than anything
  1379.  
  1380. (02:35:46 PM) bradass87: was watching 15 detainees taken by the Iraqi Federal Police… for printing “anti-Iraqi literature”… the iraqi federal police wouldn’t cooperate with US forces, so i was instructed to investigate the matter, find out who the “bad guys” were, and how significant this was for the FPs… it turned out, they had printed a scholarly critique against PM Maliki… i had an interpreter read it for me… and when i found out that it was a benign political critique titled “Where did the money go?” and following the corruption trail within the PM’s cabinet… i immediately took that information and *ran* to the officer to explain what was going on… he didn’t want to hear any of it… he told me to shut up and explain how we could assist the FPs in finding *MORE* detainees…
  1381.  
  1382. (02:35:46 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  1383.  
  1384. (02:36:27 PM) bradass87: everything started slipping after that… i saw things differently
  1385.  
  1386. (02:37:37 PM) bradass87: i had always questioned the things worked, and investigated to find the truth… but that was a point where i was a *part* of something… i was actively involved in something that i was completely against…
  1387.  
  1388. (02:38:12 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: That could happen in Colombia.
  1389.  
  1390. (02:38:21 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Different cultures, dude.
  1391.  
  1392. (02:38:28 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Life is cheaper.
  1393.  
  1394. (02:38:34 PM) bradass87: oh im quite aware
  1395.  
  1396. (02:38:45 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: What would you do if your role /w Wikileaks seemed in danger of being blown?
  1397.  
  1398. (02:38:48 PM) bradass87: but i was a part of it… and completely helpless…
  1399.  
  1400. (02:39:01 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: sometimes we’re all helpless
  1401.  
  1402. (02:39:34 PM) bradass87: try and figure out how i could get my side of the story out… before everything was twisted around to make me look like Nidal Hassan
  1403.  
  1404. (02:40:15 PM) bradass87: i dont think its going to happen
  1405.  
  1406. (02:40:26 PM) bradass87: i mean, i was never noticed
  1407.  
  1408. (02:41:10 PM) bradass87: regularly ignored… except when i had something essential… then it was back to “bring me coffee, then sweep the floor”
  1409.  
  1410. (02:42:24 PM) bradass87: i never quite understood that
  1411.  
  1412. (02:42:44 PM) bradass87: felt like i was an abused work horse…
  1413.  
  1414. (02:43:33 PM) bradass87: also, theres god awful accountability of IP addresses…
  1415.  
  1416. (02:44:47 PM) bradass87: the network was upgraded, and patched up so many times… and systems would go down, logs would be lost… and when moved or upgraded… hard drives were zeroed
  1417.  
  1418. (02:45:12 PM) bradass87: its impossible to trace much on these field networks…
  1419.  
  1420. (02:46:10 PM) bradass87: and who would honestly expect so much information to be exfiltrated from a field network?
  1421.  
  1422. (02:46:25 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I’d be one paranoid boy in your shoes.
  1423.  
  1424. (02:47:07 PM) bradass87: the CM video came from a server in our domain! and not a single person noticed
  1425.  
  1426. (02:47:21 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: CM?
  1427.  
  1428. (02:48:17 PM) bradass87: Apache Weapons Team video of 12 JUL 07 airstrike on Reuters Journos… some sketchy but fairly normal street-folk… and civilians
  1429.  
  1430. (02:48:52 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: How long between the leak and the publication?
  1431.  
  1432. (02:49:18 PM) bradass87: some time in february
  1433.  
  1434. (02:49:25 PM) bradass87: it was uploaded
  1435.  
  1436. (02:50:04 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: uploaded where? how would i transmit something if i had similarly damning data
  1437.  
  1438. (02:51:49 PM) bradass87: uhm… preferably openssl the file with aes-256… then use sftp at prearranged drop ip addresses
  1439.  
  1440. (02:52:08 PM) bradass87: keeping the key separate… and uploading via a different means
  1441.  
  1442. (02:52:31 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: so i myself would be SOL w/o a way to prearrange
  1443.  
  1444. (02:54:33 PM) bradass87: not necessarily… the HTTPS submission should suffice legally… though i’d use tor on top of it…
  1445.  
  1446. (02:54:43 PM) bradass87: but you’re data is going to be watched
  1447.  
  1448. (02:54:44 PM) bradass87: *your
  1449.  
  1450. (02:54:49 PM) bradass87: by someone, more than likely
  1451.  
  1452. (02:54:53 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: submission where?
  1453.  
  1454. (02:55:07 PM) bradass87: wl.org submission system
  1455.  
  1456. (02:55:23 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: in the massive queue?
  1457.  
  1458. (02:55:54 PM) bradass87: lol, yeah, it IS pretty massive…
  1459.  
  1460. (02:55:56 PM) bradass87: buried
  1461.  
  1462. (02:56:04 PM) bradass87: i see what you mean
  1463.  
  1464. (02:56:35 PM) bradass87: long term sources do get preference… i can see where the “unfairness” factor comes in
  1465.  
  1466. (02:56:53 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: how does that preference work?
  1467.  
  1468. (02:57:47 PM) bradass87: veracity… the material is easy to verify…
  1469.  
  1470. (02:58:27 PM) bradass87: because they know a little bit more about the source than a purely anonymous one
  1471.  
  1472. (02:59:04 PM) bradass87: and confirmation publicly from earlier material, would make them more likely to publish… i guess…
  1473.  
  1474. (02:59:16 PM) bradass87: im not saying they do… but i can see how that might develop
  1475.  
  1476. (03:00:18 PM) bradass87: if two of the largest public relations “coups” have come from a single source… for instance
  1477.  
  1478. (03:02:03 PM) bradass87: you yeah… purely *submitting* material is more likely to get overlooked without contacting them by other means and saying hey, check your submissions for x…
  1479.  
  1480. (03:02:03 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  1481.  
  1482. (03:02:19 PM) bradass87: s/you/so
  1483.  
  1484. (03:03:38 PM) bradass87: iono, im not so paranoid… ive seen the way the system works, and the way the public reacts, and the way the PR people react… ive never felt threatened
  1485.  
  1486. (03:06:10 PM) bradass87: i dont know whats wrong with me…
  1487.  
  1488. (03:07:01 PM) bradass87: i just… couldnt let these things stay inside of the system… and inside of my head…
  1489.  
  1490. (03:07:26 PM) bradass87: i recognized the value of some things…
  1491.  
  1492. (03:07:33 PM) bradass87: knew what they meant… dug deeper
  1493.  
  1494. (03:07:53 PM) bradass87: i watched that video cold, for instance
  1495.  
  1496. (03:10:32 PM) bradass87: at first glance… it was just a bunch of guys getting shot up by a helicopter… no big deal… about two dozen more where that came from right… but something struck me as odd with the van thing… and also the fact it was being stored in a JAG officer’s directory… so i looked into it… eventually tracked down the date, and then the exact GPS co-ord… and i was like… ok, so thats what happened… cool… then i went to the regular internet… and it was still on my mind… so i typed into goog… the date, and the location… and then i see this http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/13/world/middleeast/13iraq.html
  1497.  
  1498. (03:11:07 PM) bradass87: i kept that in my mind for weeks… probably a month and a half… before i forwarded it to them
  1499.  
  1500. (03:11:54 PM) bradass87: then there was the Finkel book
  1501.  
  1502. (03:12:16 PM) bradass87: im almost certain he had a copy
  1503.  
  1504. (03:12:16 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  1505.  
  1506. (03:13:31 PM) bradass87: it was unreal… i mean, i’ve identified bodies before… its rare to do so, but usually its just some nobody
  1507.  
  1508. (03:13:48 PM) bradass87: it humanized the whole thing… re-sensitized me
  1509.  
  1510. (03:15:38 PM) bradass87: i dont know… im just, weird i guess
  1511.  
  1512. (03:15:49 PM) bradass87: i cant separate myself from others
  1513.  
  1514. (03:16:12 PM) bradass87: i feel connected to everybody… like they were distant family
  1515.  
  1516. (03:16:24 PM) bradass87: i… care?
  1517.  
  1518. (03:17:27 PM) bradass87: http://www.kxol.com.au/images/pale_blue_dot.jpg <– sums it up for me
  1519.  
  1520. (03:18:17 PM) bradass87: i probably shouldn’t have read sagan, feynman, and so many intellectual authors last summer…
  1521.  
  1522. (03:21:11 PM) bradass87: >sigh<
  1523.  
  1524. (03:22:14 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i get that
  1525.  
  1526. (03:22:45 PM) bradass87: get what… that connection?
  1527.  
  1528. (03:23:38 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: yeah.
  1529.  
  1530. (03:24:08 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: which is why i’m sad for the people i sometimes have to hurt.
  1531.  
  1532. (03:24:10 PM) bradass87: we’re human… and we’re killing ourselves… and no-one seems to see that… and it bothers me
  1533.  
  1534. (03:24:26 PM) bradass87: apathy
  1535.  
  1536. (03:25:28 PM) bradass87: apathy is far worse than the active participation
  1537.  
  1538. (03:26:23 PM) bradass87: >hug<
  1539.  
  1540. (03:29:31 PM) bradass87: http://vimeo.com/5081720 Elie Wiesel summed it up pretty well for me… though his story is much much more important that mine
  1541.  
  1542. (03:29:48 PM) bradass87: *than
  1543.  
  1544. (03:31:33 PM) bradass87: I prefer a painful truth over any blissful fantasy.
  1545.  
  1546. (03:31:48 PM) bradass87: s/a/the
  1547.  
  1548. (03:32:05 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: *hugback*
  1549.  
  1550. (03:34:16 PM) bradass87: :*
  1551.  
  1552. (03:35:44 PM) bradass87: i think ive been traumatized too much by reality, to care about consequences of shattering the fantasy
  1553.  
  1554. (03:36:18 PM) bradass87: im not brave, im weak
  1555.  
  1556. (03:39:00 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: sometimes they’re the same thing
  1557.  
  1558. (03:40:33 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: brb
  1559.  
  1560. (03:40:43 PM) bradass87: k
  1561.  
  1562. (03:52:34 PM) bradass87: like i think ive said before…. im not so much scared of getting caught and facing consequences at this point… as i am of being misunderstood, and never having the chance to live the life i wanted to…
  1563.  
  1564. (03:52:34 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  1565.  
  1566. (03:53:38 PM) bradass87: im way way way too easy to marginalize…
  1567.  
  1568. (03:55:52 PM) bradass87: i dont like this person that people see… no-one knows who i am inside
  1569.  
  1570. (04:24:21 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: are you in the green zone? *random*
  1571.  
  1572. (04:26:02 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i know all about having a persona vs. a real person
  1573.  
  1574. (04:26:06 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: <3
  1575.  
  1576. (04:28:46 PM)info@adrianlamo.com: yt?
  1577.  
  1578. (06:19:10 PM) bradass87 has signed off.
  1579.  
  1580. (01:37:03 AM) bradass87 has signed on.
  1581.  
  1582. (01:37:51 AM) bradass87: no no… im at FOB hammer (re: green zone); persona is killing the fuck out of me at this point… =L
  1583.  
  1584. (01:37:51 AM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  1585.  
  1586. (01:37:55 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1587.  
  1588. (01:37:55 AM) We received an unreadable encrypted message from bradass87.
  1589.  
  1590. (01:37:58 AM) bradass87: [resent] <HTML>no no… im at FOB hammer (re: green zone); persona is killing the fuck out of me at this point… =L
  1591.  
  1592. (01:38:07 AM) bradass87 has ended his/her private conversation with you; you should do the same.
  1593.  
  1594. (01:38:18 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1595.  
  1596. (01:38:20 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1597.  
  1598. (01:38:30 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1599.  
  1600. (01:38:33 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1601.  
  1602. (01:38:43 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1603.  
  1604. (01:38:46 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1605.  
  1606. (01:38:57 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1607.  
  1608. (01:38:59 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1609.  
  1610. (01:39:10 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1611.  
  1612. (01:39:13 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1613.  
  1614. (01:39:22 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1615.  
  1616. (01:39:25 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1617.  
  1618. (01:39:36 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1619.  
  1620. (01:39:39 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1621.  
  1622. (01:39:49 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1623.  
  1624. (01:39:52 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1625.  
  1626. (01:40:02 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1627.  
  1628. (01:40:04 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1629.  
  1630. (01:40:15 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1631.  
  1632. (01:40:18 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1633.  
  1634. (01:40:30 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1635.  
  1636. (01:40:31 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1637.  
  1638. (01:40:41 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1639.  
  1640. (01:40:45 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1641.  
  1642. (01:40:54 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1643.  
  1644. (01:40:57 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1645.  
  1646. (01:41:08 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1647.  
  1648. (01:41:10 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1649.  
  1650. (01:41:21 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1651.  
  1652. (01:41:23 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1653.  
  1654. (01:41:37 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1655.  
  1656. (01:41:50 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1657.  
  1658. (01:41:52 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1659.  
  1660. (01:42:03 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1661.  
  1662. (01:42:05 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1663.  
  1664. (01:42:19 AM) Error setting up private conversation: Malformed message received
  1665.  
  1666. (01:45:17 AM) The encrypted message received from bradass87 is unreadable, as you are not currently communicating privately.
  1667.  
  1668. (01:45:20 AM) Unverified conversation with bradass87 started.
  1669.  
  1670. (01:45:20 AM) bradass87: [resent] <HTML>otr fritzing
  1671.  
  1672. (01:45:40 AM) bradass87 has ended his/her private conversation with you; you should do the same.
  1673.  
  1674. (01:45:46 AM) The following message received from bradass87 was not encrypted: [otr is bugging out]
  1675.  
  1676. (01:45:54 AM) Unverified conversation with bradass87 started.
  1677.  
  1678. (01:46:02 AM) bradass87: no no… im at FOB hammer (re: green zone); persona is killing the fuck out of me at this point… =L
  1679.  
  1680. (01:46:15 AM) bradass87: [phew, seems to be working now]
  1681.  
  1682. (01:47:36 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: 🙂
  1683.  
  1684. (01:48:50 AM) bradass87: “SPC Manning’s persistence led to the disruption of “Former Special Groups” in the New Baghdad area. SPC Manning’s tracking of targets led to the identification of previously unknown enemy support zones. His analysis led to heavy targeting of insurgent leaders in the area that consistently disrupted their operations. SPC Manning’s dedication led to the detainment of Malik Fadil al-Ugayli, a Tier 2 level target within the Commando OE.”
  1685.  
  1686. (01:49:17 AM) bradass87: oh sent you that last night, nevermind
  1687.  
  1688. (01:49:59 AM) bradass87: im hoping i can get a decent job through connections
  1689.  
  1690. (01:50:48 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: what kind of work?
  1691.  
  1692. (01:50:59 AM) bradass87: >shrug<
  1693.  
  1694. (01:51:11 AM) bradass87: i’m good at so much
  1695.  
  1696. (01:51:34 AM) bradass87: proving it is the issue… ergo contacts
  1697.  
  1698. (01:51:36 AM) bradass87: im such a ghost
  1699.  
  1700. (01:53:36 AM) bradass87: graphics design, web development, intelligence analysis, mathematics, cryptography, economics, and both domestic and international politics
  1701.  
  1702. (01:53:48 AM) bradass87: dont really have a specialty; can roam
  1703.  
  1704. (01:54:47 AM) bradass87: if it involves thought, rather than menial action… i can probably do it
  1705.  
  1706. (02:06:07 AM) bradass87: im an east coaster… so i’ll probably roam up and down from Boston to DC for awhile… building connections
  1707.  
  1708. (02:07:34 AM) bradass87: im writing my resume already
  1709.  
  1710. (02:10:58 AM) bradass87: i need to build a portfolio
  1711.  
  1712. (02:11:17 AM) bradass87: so i might freelance for a few weeks
  1713.  
  1714. (02:19:39 AM) bradass87: assange offered me a position at wl… but im not interested right now… too much excess baggage
  1715.  
  1716. (02:20:19 AM) bradass87: its also a shoe-string op… cant make much of living doing that
  1717.  
  1718. (02:31:38 AM) bradass87: i dont know what to call myself
  1719.  
  1720. (05:15:39 AM) bradass87 has signed off.
  1721.  
  1722. (07:21:07 AM) bradass87 has signed on.
  1723.  
  1724. (07:31:09 AM) bradass87: hello
  1725.  
  1726. (07:33:22 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: hey
  1727.  
  1728. (07:33:56 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: tell him i’ll do opsec for ’em
  1729.  
  1730. (07:34:03 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: is he gay?
  1731.  
  1732. (07:34:11 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: *random*
  1733.  
  1734. (07:34:18 AM) bradass87: are you talking to the right person?
  1735.  
  1736. (07:34:23 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: yeah
  1737.  
  1738. (07:34:36 AM) bradass87: white haired crazy dude?
  1739.  
  1740. (07:34:38 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: continuing convo where it dropped
  1741.  
  1742. (07:34:43 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: yeah
  1743.  
  1744. (07:34:49 AM) bradass87: ah… no…
  1745.  
  1746. (07:34:52 AM) bradass87: very str8
  1747.  
  1748. (07:35:47 AM) bradass87: had a camera smuggled via rectum once… he commented that he’s “definitely not gay”
  1749.  
  1750. (07:37:44 AM) bradass87: [long story]
  1751.  
  1752. (08:01:09 AM) bradass87 has become idle.
  1753.  
  1754. (08:05:33 AM) bradass87 has signed off.
  1755.  
  1756. (10:29:02 AM) bradass87 has signed on.
  1757.  
  1758. (10:29:02 AM) bradass87 is no longer idle.
  1759.  
  1760.  
  1761. The Twitter account of a "Breanna Manning" in Washington DC
  1762. (10:33:58 AM) bradass87: im already starting to give “Breanna” a digital presence… twitter, youtube accounts set up in her name
  1763.  
  1764. (10:35:02 AM) bradass87: domain and server set up some time this week… going to design and build an entire content management system from scratch
  1765.  
  1766. (10:35:43 AM) bradass87: literally going backwards four years to start over…
  1767.  
  1768. (10:56:28 AM) bradass87: this is such a disaster… //CRISIS//
  1769.  
  1770. (11:02:24 AM) bradass87: i need a lot more than a hug 🙁
  1771.  
  1772. (11:03:06 AM) bradass87: if im on my own… im on my own, i guess… but people are gonna see my true colors either way
  1773.  
  1774. (05:35:45 PM) bradass87 has signed on.
  1775.  
  1776. (05:46:39 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: hey
  1777.  
  1778. (05:47:10 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: how’s stuff? :-*
  1779.  
  1780. (01:20:55 AM) bradass87 has signed on.
  1781.  
  1782. (01:27:30 AM) bradass87: im alive
  1783.  
  1784. (01:27:40 AM) bradass87: and breathing
  1785.  
  1786. (01:28:10 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: good to hear 🙂
  1787.  
  1788. (01:28:27 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: SITREP
  1789.  
  1790. (01:35:50 AM) bradass87: 1 PAX up
  1791.  
  1792. (01:36:28 AM) bradass87: i had an hour session with my therapist
  1793.  
  1794. (01:36:40 AM) bradass87: i didnt say word for like 30 minutes
  1795.  
  1796. (01:36:47 AM) bradass87: i just sat there, and he took notes
  1797.  
  1798. (01:37:18 AM) bradass87: im an awkward patient
  1799.  
  1800. (01:38:13 AM) bradass87: its difficult to communicate with therapists
  1801.  
  1802. (01:38:27 AM) bradass87: i try to explain something, and they twist it around
  1803.  
  1804. (01:39:04 AM) bradass87: and then they ask why i dont want to say anything
  1805.  
  1806. (01:39:43 AM) bradass87: one of my friends is in the Democratic Primary for a South Dakota Senate seat… Angie Buhl… we played Guitar Hero together
  1807.  
  1808. (01:40:15 AM) bradass87: very very gay friendly… =)
  1809.  
  1810. (01:41:22 AM) bradass87: State Senate that is… [not federal]
  1811.  
  1812. (01:42:05 AM) bradass87: http://www.angiebuhl.com/
  1813.  
  1814. (01:42:36 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I gathered
  1815.  
  1816. (01:43:53 AM) bradass87: same circle of friends as [redacted]… he’s cute, but he’s a bottom… so we didn’t work out [redacted]
  1817.  
  1818. (01:44:40 AM) bradass87: slept with him a few times, but sex was awkward…
  1819.  
  1820. (01:44:50 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: howso?
  1821.  
  1822. (01:45:04 AM) bradass87: two bottoms…
  1823.  
  1824. (01:45:40 AM) bradass87: so, yeah… we’re friends
  1825.  
  1826. (01:46:48 AM) bradass87: though, its been a year… and political friends can forget you exist in three news cycles
  1827.  
  1828. (01:47:19 AM) bradass87: kind of reinforces my cynicism
  1829.  
  1830. (01:47:55 AM) bradass87: i still have a little spark of a dream though… call me crazy…
  1831.  
  1832. (01:48:30 AM) bradass87: but, i’d like to insert myself into politics, as a technical person with real ideas…
  1833.  
  1834. (01:49:28 AM) bradass87: too many words in political spheres… too short of an attention span… too short of goals
  1835.  
  1836. (01:50:38 AM) bradass87: humanity can accomplish so much… but its like herding cats
  1837.  
  1838. (01:50:57 AM) bradass87: getting the smart people with ideas to cooperate, that is
  1839.  
  1840. (01:51:59 AM) bradass87: im probably suffering from depression
  1841.  
  1842. (01:51:59 AM) bradass87: ={
  1843.  
  1844. (01:52:03 AM) bradass87: ={
  1845.  
  1846. (01:52:06 AM) bradass87: =P
  1847.  
  1848. (01:52:15 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Who isn’t 🙁
  1849.  
  1850. (01:52:20 AM) bradass87: goddamn, i missed the “P” key twice
  1851.  
  1852. (01:52:27 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I’m supposedly bipolar.
  1853.  
  1854. (01:52:38 AM) bradass87: oh well, still not medicated
  1855.  
  1856. (01:53:00 AM) bradass87: i dont believe a third of the DSM-IV-TR
  1857.  
  1858. (01:53:58 AM) bradass87: so many Disorders that so many people fall into… it just seems like a method to categorize a person, medicate them, and make money from prescription medications
  1859.  
  1860. (01:54:04 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: brb
  1861.  
  1862. (01:54:31 AM) bradass87: i’d like to meet a single person that wouldn’t fall into a Disorder in the DSM-IV-TR
  1863.  
  1864. (01:55:31 AM) bradass87: [I’m random, too]
  1865.  
  1866. (02:01:12 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: no such animal
  1867.  
  1868. (02:02:25 AM) bradass87: indeed
  1869.  
  1870. (02:02:39 AM) bradass87: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=647441030
  1871. (02:03:10 AM) bradass87: amazing how the world works
  1872.  
  1873. (02:03:27 AM) bradass87: takes 6 degrees of separation to a whole new level
  1874.  
  1875. (02:04:12 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: hey, vacaville
  1876.  
  1877. (02:04:18 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: er
  1878.  
  1879. (02:04:23 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: vacaville
  1880.  
  1881. (02:05:12 AM) bradass87: its almost bookworthy in itself, how this played
  1882.  
  1883. (02:07:41 AM) bradass87: event occurs in 2007, i watch video in 2009 with no context, do research, forward information to group of FOI activists, more research occurs, video is released in 2010, those involved come forward to discuss event, i witness those involved coming forward to discuss publicly, even add them as friends on FB… without them knowing who i am
  1884.  
  1885. (02:08:37 AM) bradass87: they touch my life, i touch their life, they touch my life again… full circle
  1886.  
  1887. (02:08:58 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Life’s funny.
  1888.  
  1889. (02:09:24 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: *random* are you concerned about CI/CID looking into your Wiki stuff? I was always paranoid.
  1890.  
  1891. (02:09:40 AM) bradass87: CID has no open investigation
  1892.  
  1893. (02:10:28 AM) bradass87: State Department will be uber-pissed… but i dont think they’re capable of tracing everything…
  1894.  
  1895. (02:10:44 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: what about CI?
  1896.  
  1897. (02:10:51 AM) bradass87: might be a congressional investigation, and a joint effort to figure out what happened
  1898.  
  1899. (02:11:23 AM) bradass87: CI probably took note, but it had no effect on operations
  1900.  
  1901. (02:11:48 AM) bradass87: so, it was publicly damaging, but didn’t increase attacks or rhetoric…
  1902.  
  1903. (02:12:10 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: *nod*
  1904.  
  1905. (02:12:34 AM) bradass87: re: joint effort will be purely political, “fact finding”… “how can we stop this from happening again”
  1906.  
  1907. (02:12:46 AM) bradass87: regarding State Dept. cables
  1908.  
  1909. (02:13:12 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Would the cables come from State?
  1910.  
  1911. (02:13:21 AM) bradass87: yes
  1912.  
  1913. (02:13:25 AM) bradass87: State Department
  1914.  
  1915. (02:13:29 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: I was always a commercial intruder.
  1916.  
  1917. (02:13:51 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: Why does your job afford you access?
  1918.  
  1919. (02:13:59 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: except for the UN.
  1920.  
  1921. (02:14:03 AM) bradass87: because i have a workstation
  1922.  
  1923. (02:14:15 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: and World Bank.
  1924.  
  1925. (02:14:17 AM) bradass87: *had*
  1926.  
  1927. (02:14:36 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: So you have these stored now?
  1928.  
  1929. (02:14:54 AM) bradass87: i had two computers… one connected to SIPRNET the other to JWICS…
  1930.  
  1931. (02:15:07 AM) bradass87: no, they’re government laptops
  1932.  
  1933. (02:15:18 AM) bradass87: they’ve been zerofilled
  1934.  
  1935. (02:15:22 AM) bradass87: because of the pullout
  1936.  
  1937. (02:15:57 AM) bradass87: evidence was destroyed… by the system itself
  1938.  
  1939. (02:16:10 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: So how would you deploy the cables? If at all.
  1940.  
  1941. (02:16:26 AM) bradass87: oh no… cables are reports
  1942.  
  1943. (02:16:34 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: ah
  1944.  
  1945. (02:16:38 AM) bradass87: State Department Cable = a Memorandum
  1946.  
  1947. (02:16:48 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: embassy cables?
  1948.  
  1949. (02:16:54 AM) bradass87: yes
  1950.  
  1951. (02:17:00 AM) bradass87: 260,000 in all
  1952.  
  1953. (02:17:10 AM) bradass87: i mentioned this previously
  1954.  
  1955. (02:17:14 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: yes
  1956.  
  1957. (02:17:31 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: stored locally, or retreiveable?
  1958.  
  1959. (02:17:35 AM) bradass87: brb latrine =P
  1960.  
  1961. (02:17:43 AM) bradass87: i dont have a copy anymore
  1962.  
  1963. (02:17:59 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: *nod*
  1964.  
  1965. (02:18:09 AM) bradass87: they were stored on a centralized server…
  1966.  
  1967. (02:18:34 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: what’s your endgame plan, then?
  1968.  
  1969. (02:18:36 AM) bradass87: it was vulnerable as fuck
  1970.  
  1971. (02:20:57 AM) bradass87: well, it was forwarded to WL
  1972.  
  1973. (02:21:18 AM) bradass87: and god knows what happens now
  1974.  
  1975. (02:22:27 AM) bradass87: hopefully worldwide discussion, debates, and reforms
  1976.  
  1977. (02:23:06 AM) bradass87: if not… than we’re doomed
  1978.  
  1979. (02:23:18 AM) bradass87: as a species
  1980.  
  1981. (02:24:13 AM) bradass87: i will officially give up on the society we have if nothing happens
  1982.  
  1983. (02:24:58 AM) bradass87: the reaction to the video gave me immense hope… CNN’s iReport was overwhelmed… Twitter exploded…
  1984.  
  1985. (02:25:18 AM) bradass87: people who saw, knew there was something wrong
  1986.  
  1987. (02:26:10 AM) bradass87: Washington Post sat on the video… David Finkel acquired a copy while embedded out here
  1988.  
  1989. (02:26:36 AM) bradass87: [also reason as to why there’s probably no investigation]
  1990.  
  1991. (02:28:10 AM) bradass87: i want people to see the truth… regardless of who they are… because without information, you cannot make informed decisions as a public
  1992.  
  1993. (02:28:10 AM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  1994.  
  1995. (02:28:50 AM) bradass87: if i knew then, what i knew now… kind of thing…
  1996.  
  1997. (02:29:31 AM) bradass87: or maybe im just young, naive, and stupid…
  1998.  
  1999. (02:30:09 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: which do you think it is?
  2000.  
  2001. (02:30:29 AM) bradass87: im hoping for the former
  2002.  
  2003. (02:30:53 AM) bradass87: it cant be the latter
  2004.  
  2005. (02:31:06 AM) bradass87: because if it is… were fucking screwed
  2006.  
  2007. (02:31:12 AM) bradass87: (as a society)
  2008.  
  2009. (02:31:49 AM) bradass87: and i dont want to believe that we’re screwed
  2010.  
  2011. (02:32:53 AM) bradass87: food time… ttys
  2012.  
  2013. (02:32:58 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: kk
  2014.  
  2015. (02:33:00 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: and
  2016.  
  2017. (02:33:03 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: fwiw
  2018.  
  2019. (02:33:10 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: me neither
  2020.  
  2021. (03:14:33 AM) bradass87: >phew<
  2022.  
  2023. (03:14:37 AM) bradass87: its hot as fuck
  2024.  
  2025. (03:16:02 AM) bradass87: 36°C | 96°F
  2026. Wind: N at 11 km/h
  2027. Humidity: 5%
  2028.  
  2029. (03:16:44 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: wb
  2030.  
  2031. (03:16:55 AM) bradass87: its raining there
  2032.  
  2033. (03:17:03 AM) bradass87: ?
  2034.  
  2035. (03:17:16 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: rain is nicce
  2036.  
  2037. (03:17:26 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: welcome nack
  2038.  
  2039. (03:17:36 AM) bradass87: nvm, just cloudy
  2040.  
  2041. (03:18:16 AM) bradass87: t/y
  2042.  
  2043. (03:18:38 AM) bradass87: 12°C | 54°F
  2044. Current: Cloudy
  2045. Wind: S at 8 km/h
  2046. Humidity: 100%
  2047.  
  2048. (03:19:21 AM) bradass87: =P
  2049.  
  2050. (03:19:45 AM) bradass87: here, its hot, dry… and fucking hot
  2051.  
  2052. (03:19:58 AM) bradass87: [double emphasis on hot]
  2053.  
  2054. (03:20:12 AM) bradass87: its also rather dusty
  2055.  
  2056. (03:20:41 AM) bradass87: i’d prefer the heat over the peanut butter that forms when it rains
  2057.  
  2058. (03:21:01 AM) bradass87: i grow 3 inches in height when it rains here
  2059.  
  2060. (03:22:22 AM) bradass87: its a desert, but the ground is slightly fertile here… its a fine silt that forms clay
  2061.  
  2062. (03:22:59 AM) bradass87: “Fertile Crescent”
  2063.  
  2064. (03:24:51 AM) bradass87: vegetation is sparse… an odd mixture of deciduous and tropical trees and shrubs
  2065.  
  2066. (03:25:18 AM) bradass87: and usually keeled over slightly, from wind erosion
  2067.  
  2068. (03:26:00 AM) bradass87: i dont think 99% of the people i work with would make such observations
  2069.  
  2070. (03:26:52 AM) bradass87: humans brought a lot of gravel and pebbles in from turkish pits…
  2071.  
  2072. (03:27:14 AM) bradass87: so that KBR contractors dont get their feet too dirty when it rains
  2073.  
  2074. (03:30:28 AM) bradass87: im still slowly trying to download that “leaked” documentary
  2075.  
  2076. (03:31:16 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: 🙂
  2077.  
  2078. (03:31:33 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: it was rly leakeddd
  2079.  
  2080. (03:31:51 AM) bradass87: satellite internet is not very good… falls in and out depending on weather… bandwidth ebbs and flows
  2081.  
  2082. (03:33:22 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: brb sleep
  2083.  
  2084. (03:33:30 AM) bradass87: then there’s the points when generators are switched over every 24-48 hours
  2085.  
  2086. (03:33:38 AM) bradass87: ttyl… im going back to work
  2087.  
  2088. (03:33:56 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: <,,,,,,,,,,3
  2089.  
  2090. (03:34:37 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: b
  2091.  
  2092. (03:34:52 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: er
  2093.  
  2094. (03:35:01 AM) info@adrianlamo.com: brb sleep
  2095.  
  2096. (04:06:46 AM) bradass87 has signed off.
  2097.  
  2098. (06:22:53 AM) bradass87 has signed on.
  2099.  
  2100. (06:42:38 AM) bradass87 has signed off.
  2101.  
  2102. (01:35:26 PM) bradass87 has signed on.
  2103.  
  2104. (01:37:27 PM) bradass87: >yawn<
  2105.  
  2106. (01:38:43 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: g’day ace
  2107.  
  2108. (01:39:09 PM) bradass87: its late… internet just came back up for me
  2109.  
  2110. (01:39:25 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: *nod*
  2111.  
  2112. (01:40:18 PM) bradass87: wtf
  2113.  
  2114. (01:40:44 PM) bradass87: my ex is wearing my pink shirt at a damn “tea party” counterprotest http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs461.ash1/25335_588945795969_22802130_34042846_5101765_n.jpg
  2115.  
  2116. (01:40:44 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: ?
  2117.  
  2118. (01:40:56 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: that jerk!
  2119.  
  2120. (01:41:03 PM) bradass87: =L
  2121.  
  2122. (01:41:25 PM) bradass87: oh well, its just A&F
  2123.  
  2124. (01:41:36 PM) bradass87: he hates A&F… i have proof he wore it
  2125.  
  2126. (01:42:28 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: are you seeing anyone in the .mil?
  2127.  
  2128. (01:42:40 PM) bradass87: ew, no
  2129.  
  2130. (01:43:01 PM) bradass87: i dated once… having two paranoid people doesn’t work
  2131.  
  2132. (01:43:12 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: my ex said CI was lousy with queers ;>
  2133.  
  2134. (01:43:18 PM) bradass87: i’ve had sex with .mil people… but overall its bad
  2135.  
  2136. (01:43:32 PM) bradass87: CI?
  2137.  
  2138. (01:43:37 PM) bradass87: why would CI be involved
  2139.  
  2140. (01:43:45 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: my ex was 97B
  2141.  
  2142. (01:44:14 PM) bradass87: i forget it was probably pretty bad in the past
  2143.  
  2144. (01:44:33 PM) bradass87: DADT isnt really enforced
  2145.  
  2146. (01:44:56 PM) bradass87: top interrogator here has a civil union in NJ
  2147.  
  2148. (01:45:18 PM) bradass87: i punched a dyke in the phace…
  2149.  
  2150. (01:45:22 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: lol
  2151.  
  2152. (01:45:43 PM) bradass87: half the S2 shop was at least bi
  2153.  
  2154. (01:45:57 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: you know this personal-like? ; )
  2155.  
  2156. (01:46:05 PM) bradass87: it was all female
  2157.  
  2158. (01:46:10 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: ah
  2159.  
  2160. (01:46:46 PM) bradass87: i got sick of these dykes and their drama… it was worse than “The L Word”…
  2161.  
  2162. (01:47:12 PM) bradass87: i even created a “chart”
  2163.  
  2164. (01:47:42 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: physical or virtual?
  2165.  
  2166. (01:48:07 PM) bradass87: we never got a replacement CI expert
  2167.  
  2168. (01:48:39 PM) bradass87: virtual… on SIPR =P
  2169.  
  2170. (01:49:20 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: shouldn’t be a challenge for you to exfiltrate a copy ;>
  2171.  
  2172. (01:51:07 PM) bradass87: that was probably a primary facilitator… CI officer was an open position, taken up by a lesbian interrogator who was more worried about the drama than the exfiltration of classified information
  2173.  
  2174. (01:51:25 PM) bradass87: dual tasked… plus she was only an E-5
  2175.  
  2176. (01:52:30 PM) bradass87: funny thing is… we transffered so much data on unmarked CDs…
  2177.  
  2178. (01:52:42 PM) bradass87: everyone did… videos… movies… music
  2179.  
  2180. (01:53:05 PM) bradass87: all out in the open
  2181.  
  2182. (01:53:53 PM) bradass87: bringing CDs too and from the networks was/is a common phenomeon
  2183.  
  2184. (01:54:14 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: is that how you got the cables out?
  2185.  
  2186. (01:54:28 PM) bradass87: perhaps
  2187.  
  2188. (01:54:42 PM) bradass87: i would come in with music on a CD-RW
  2189.  
  2190. (01:55:21 PM) bradass87: labelled with something like “Lady Gaga”… erase the music… then write a compressed split file
  2191.  
  2192. (01:55:46 PM) bradass87: no-one suspected a thing
  2193.  
  2194. (01:55:48 PM) bradass87: =L kind of sad
  2195.  
  2196. (01:56:04 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: and odds are, they never will
  2197.  
  2198. (01:56:07 PM) bradass87: i didnt even have to hide anything
  2199.  
  2200. (01:56:36 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: from a professional perspective, i’m curious how the server they were on was insecure
  2201.  
  2202. (01:57:19 PM) bradass87: you had people working 14 hours a day… every single day… no weekends… no recreation…
  2203.  
  2204. (01:57:27 PM) bradass87: people stopped caring after 3 weeks
  2205.  
  2206. (01:57:44 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i mean, technically speaking
  2207.  
  2208. (01:57:51 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: or was it physical
  2209.  
  2210. (01:57:52 PM) bradass87: >nod<
  2211.  
  2212. (01:58:16 PM) bradass87: there was no physical security
  2213.  
  2214. (01:58:18 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: it was physical access, wasn’t it
  2215.  
  2216. (01:58:20 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: hah
  2217.  
  2218. (01:58:33 PM) bradass87: it was there, but not really
  2219.  
  2220. (01:58:51 PM) bradass87: 5 digit cipher lock… but you could knock and the door…
  2221.  
  2222. (01:58:55 PM) bradass87: *on
  2223.  
  2224. (01:59:15 PM) bradass87: weapons, but everyone has weapons
  2225.  
  2226. (02:00:12 PM) bradass87: everyone just sat at their workstations… watching music videos / car chases / buildings exploding… and writing more stuff to CD/DVD… the culture fed opportunities
  2227.  
  2228. (02:01:44 PM) bradass87: hardest part is arguably internet access… uploading any sensitive data over the open internet is a bad idea… since networks are monitored for any insurgent/terrorist/militia/criminal types
  2229.  
  2230. (02:01:52 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: tor?
  2231.  
  2232. (02:02:13 PM) bradass87: tor + ssl + sftp
  2233.  
  2234. (02:02:33 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: *nod*
  2235.  
  2236. (02:03:05 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: not quite how i might do it, but good
  2237.  
  2238. (02:03:22 PM) bradass87: i even asked the NSA guy if he could find any suspicious activity coming out of local networks… he shrugged and said… “its not a priority”
  2239.  
  2240. (02:03:53 PM) bradass87: went back to watching “Eagle’s Eye”
  2241.  
  2242. (02:03:55 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: oh, those NSA guys.
  2243.  
  2244. (02:04:05 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: pffft
  2245.  
  2246. (02:04:15 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: probably thought it was plausible
  2247.  
  2248. (02:04:40 PM) bradass87: he had a lot of girl scout cookies
  2249.  
  2250. (02:05:03 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: not a Threat Level fan.
  2251.  
  2252. (02:05:20 PM) bradass87: don’t judge, he actually kept up with that stuff
  2253.  
  2254. (02:05:33 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: clearly not enough
  2255.  
  2256. (02:05:39 PM) bradass87: and we were in a SCIF, so he would talk… and talk…. and talk
  2257.  
  2258. (02:06:58 PM) bradass87: NSA capabilities… how FISA operates… i even asked a hypothetical question of my situation… and he was like… “if that did happen… doubtful anyone would figure it all out… resources are strained… plus the FISA mess”
  2259.  
  2260. (02:07:20 PM) bradass87: we tracked two american citizens “off-the-record”
  2261.  
  2262. (02:07:30 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: who, and why?
  2263.  
  2264. (02:07:59 PM) bradass87: two naturalized american citizens…
  2265.  
  2266. (02:08:22 PM) bradass87: one lived in texas for 17 years before moving back to Iraq… and then started constructed EFPs
  2267.  
  2268. (02:08:41 PM) bradass87: only part of the name i remember is “Nai’m Mazan”
  2269.  
  2270. (02:08:58 PM) bradass87: he was definitely crooked
  2271.  
  2272. (02:09:10 PM) bradass87: neither were high profile
  2273.  
  2274. (02:11:16 PM) bradass87: that product did thrown around a lot… saw our report regurgitated by NCIS
  2275.  
  2276. (02:11:33 PM) bradass87: CID doesn’t make fancy CI products
  2277.  
  2278. (02:12:23 PM) bradass87: so… it was a massive data spillage… facilitated by numerous factors… both physically, technically, and culturally
  2279.  
  2280. (02:13:02 PM) bradass87: perfect example of how not to do INFOSEC
  2281.  
  2282. (02:14:21 PM) bradass87: listened and lip-synced to Lady Gaga’s Telephone while exfiltratrating possibly the largest data spillage in american history
  2283.  
  2284. (02:15:03 PM) bradass87: pretty simple, and unglamorous
  2285.  
  2286. (02:16:37 PM) bradass87: *exfiltrating
  2287.  
  2288. (02:17:56 PM) bradass87: weak servers, weak logging, weak physical security, weak counter-intelligence, inattentive signal analysis… a perfect storm
  2289.  
  2290. (02:19:03 PM) bradass87: >sigh<
  2291.  
  2292. (02:19:19 PM) bradass87: sounds pretty bad huh?
  2293.  
  2294. (02:20:06 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: kinda 😡
  2295.  
  2296. (02:20:25 PM) bradass87: :L
  2297.  
  2298. (02:20:52 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i mean, for the .mil
  2299.  
  2300. (02:21:08 PM) bradass87: well, it SHOULD be better
  2301.  
  2302. (02:21:32 PM) bradass87: its sad
  2303.  
  2304. (02:22:47 PM) bradass87: i mean what if i were someone more malicious
  2305.  
  2306. (02:23:25 PM) bradass87: i could’ve sold to russia or china, and made bank?
  2307.  
  2308. (02:23:36 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: why didn’t you?
  2309.  
  2310. (02:23:58 PM) bradass87: because it’s public data
  2311.  
  2312. (02:24:15 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i mean, the cables
  2313.  
  2314. (02:24:46 PM) bradass87: it belongs in the public domain
  2315.  
  2316. (02:25:15 PM) bradass87: information should be free
  2317.  
  2318. (02:25:39 PM) bradass87: it belongs in the public domain
  2319.  
  2320. (02:26:18 PM) bradass87: because another state would just take advantage of the information… try and get some edge
  2321.  
  2322. (02:26:55 PM) bradass87: if its out in the open… it should be a public good
  2323.  
  2324. (02:27:04 PM) bradass87: *do the
  2325.  
  2326. (02:27:23 PM) bradass87: rather than some slimy intel collector
  2327.  
  2328. (02:29:18 PM) bradass87: im crazy like that
  2329.  
  2330. (02:29:18 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  2331.  
  2332. (02:29:31 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: sorry, phone call
  2333.  
  2334. (02:30:09 PM) bradass87: n/p
  2335.  
  2336. (02:35:42 PM) bradass87: “Net-Centric Diplomacy”
  2337.  
  2338. (02:38:29 PM) bradass87: http://www.flickr.com/photos/22683890@N00/ photos by the guy who runs “Net-Centric Diplomacy”
  2339.  
  2340. (02:41:23 PM) bradass87: AKA “NCD” http://www.google.com/search?q=%22net+centric+diplomacy%22
  2341. (02:41:23 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  2342.  
  2343. (02:44:06 PM) bradass87: http://www.sixpica.com/blog/2009/04/05/preparing-your-eer-forms-and-tips/
  2344.  
  2345. (02:44:07 PM) bradass87: paragraph 2.
  2346.  
  2347. (02:46:25 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: ok, back
  2348.  
  2349. (02:46:42 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: two back-to-back calls
  2350.  
  2351. (02:47:06 PM) bradass87: im armed… 😉 so im ready for whoever you called
  2352.  
  2353. (02:47:56 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: haha
  2354.  
  2355. (02:48:32 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: or was that serious paranoia? :PP
  2356.  
  2357. (02:48:54 PM) bradass87: would i be communicating with you if i were that paranoid?
  2358.  
  2359. (02:49:36 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: hey, people are strange
  2360.  
  2361. (02:49:54 PM) bradass87: re: sent links, basically all published cables that aren’t NODIS, or EXDIS
  2362.  
  2363. (02:50:44 PM) bradass87: (17) SIPDIS—”formessagesintendedforautomaticWebpublishingtothe originating post’s or office’s Web site. (see 5 FAM 770 for policies regarding information on Federal Web site and 5 FAH-2 H-443.1, When and How to Use SIPDIS);
  2364.  
  2365. (02:51:58 PM) bradass87: http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/89284.pdf
  2366. (02:52:03 PM) bradass87: [reference]
  2367.  
  2368. (02:52:47 PM) bradass87: state dept fucked itself… placed volumes and volumes of information in a single spot, with no security
  2369.  
  2370. (02:53:28 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: only the people you trust can fuck you – infowise ;>
  2371.  
  2372. (02:54:03 PM) bradass87: so anything published, and classified up to SECRET//NOFORN
  2373.  
  2374. (02:54:44 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: in all seriousness, would you shoot if MP’s showed up? ;>
  2375.  
  2376. (02:55:04 PM) bradass87: why would i need to?
  2377.  
  2378. (02:55:18 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: suicide by MP.
  2379.  
  2380. (02:55:34 PM) bradass87: :L
  2381.  
  2382. (02:55:39 PM) bradass87: do i seem unhinged?
  2383.  
  2384. (02:56:04 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i mean, showed up – for you – if Julian were to slip up.
  2385.  
  2386. (02:56:46 PM) bradass87: he knows very little about me
  2387.  
  2388. (02:56:54 PM) bradass87: he takes source protection uber-seriously
  2389.  
  2390. (02:57:01 PM) bradass87: “lie to me” he says
  2391.  
  2392. (02:57:06 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Really. Interesting.
  2393.  
  2394. (02:57:34 PM) bradass87: he wont work with you if you reveal too much about yourself
  2395.  
  2396. (02:58:13 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: why talk to me?
  2397.  
  2398. (02:58:47 PM) bradass87: because im isolated as fuck… my life is falling apart, and i dont have anyone to talk to
  2399.  
  2400. (02:59:02 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I’m flattered 😉
  2401.  
  2402. (02:59:09 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: How is it falling apart?
  2403.  
  2404. (02:59:41 PM) bradass87: GID… discharge… family issuess… and possibility of transition in near future
  2405.  
  2406. (03:00:21 PM) bradass87: its all happening so quick for me… its overwhelming :'(
  2407.  
  2408. (03:00:35 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: but you make a cute boy! ;>
  2409.  
  2410. (03:00:53 PM) bradass87: im not comfortable with myself
  2411.  
  2412. (03:01:06 PM) bradass87: im in an awkward state
  2413.  
  2414. (03:01:23 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i don’t understand, but i understand the idea, if that makes sense.
  2415.  
  2416. (03:01:39 PM) bradass87: and the weird part is… i love my job… i was very good at it… i wish this didnt have to happen like this
  2417.  
  2418. (03:01:48 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: one of my ex’s is living as a girl in .au
  2419.  
  2420. (03:02:05 PM) bradass87: i dont understand it either
  2421.  
  2422. (03:04:05 PM) bradass87: its clearly an issue… i mean, i dont think its normal for people to spend this much time worrying about whether they’re behaving masculine enough, whether what they’re going to say is going to be perceived as “gay”… not to mention how i feel about the situation… for whatever reason, im not comfortable with myself… i mean, i behave and look like a male, but its not “me” =L
  2423.  
  2424. (03:04:34 PM) bradass87: its… odd
  2425.  
  2426. (03:04:40 PM) bradass87: or at least painful
  2427.  
  2428. (03:05:31 PM) bradass87: 8 months ago, if you’d have asked me whether i wanted i would identify as female, i’d say you were crazy
  2429.  
  2430. (03:06:11 PM) bradass87: that started to slip very quickly, as the stresses continued and piled up
  2431.  
  2432. (03:06:48 PM) bradass87: i had about three breakdowns… successively worse, each one revealing more and more of my uncertainty and emotional insecurity
  2433.  
  2434. (03:07:57 PM) bradass87: now… i spend a lot of time thinking of transitioning… im now very familiar with the process… and have a rough plan of how to get portions of it to work
  2435.  
  2436. (03:10:34 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: *nod*
  2437.  
  2438. (03:10:39 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: *makes the bed*
  2439.  
  2440. (03:11:15 PM) bradass87: have you heard similar?
  2441.  
  2442. (03:11:22 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: yes
  2443.  
  2444. (03:12:25 PM) bradass87: what did your ex say? if you dont mind me asking?
  2445.  
  2446. (03:14:15 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: they felt uncomfortable in their own body, they hated their genitals, they didn’t like looking manly
  2447.  
  2448. (03:14:49 PM) bradass87: im uncomfortable with my role in society in particular…
  2449.  
  2450. (03:15:30 PM) bradass87: im not so uncomfortable with my genitalia, i mean, it works for me… but i dont like the masculine features in my appearance
  2451.  
  2452. (03:17:04 PM) bradass87: i went on leave in late january / early february… and… i cross-dressed, full on… wig, breastforms, dress, the works… i had crossdressed before… but i was public… for a few days
  2453.  
  2454. (03:17:33 PM) bradass87: i blended in….
  2455.  
  2456. (03:17:34 PM) bradass87: no-one knew
  2457.  
  2458. (03:18:06 PM) bradass87: the first thing i learned was that chivalry isn’t dead… men would walk out of their way and open doors for me… it was so weird
  2459.  
  2460. (03:18:19 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: awww.
  2461.  
  2462. (03:18:51 PM) bradass87: i was referred to as “Ma’am” or “Miss” at places like Starbucks and McDonalds (hey, im not a fancy eater)
  2463.  
  2464. (03:19:35 PM) bradass87: i even took the Acela from DC to Boston… whatever compelled me to do that… idk… but i wanted to see my then-still-boyfriend
  2465.  
  2466. (03:20:01 PM) bradass87: i rode the train, dressed in a casual business outfit
  2467.  
  2468. (03:20:36 PM) bradass87: i really enjoyed the trip… minus the conductor
  2469.  
  2470. (03:21:06 PM) bradass87: as he asked for my ID, and clipped my ticket… he made a fuss
  2471.  
  2472. (03:21:24 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: that sucks =z
  2473.  
  2474. (03:21:26 PM) bradass87: “Thank you, MISTER Manning…”
  2475.  
  2476. (03:21:31 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: asshole
  2477.  
  2478. (03:21:35 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: him, not you
  2479.  
  2480. (03:21:41 PM) bradass87: i know
  2481.  
  2482. (03:21:53 PM) bradass87: it was… an experience i wont forget…
  2483.  
  2484. (03:22:36 PM) bradass87: i mean… 99.9% of people coming from iraq and afghanistan want to come home, see their families, get drunk, get laid…
  2485.  
  2486. (03:22:56 PM) bradass87: i… wanted to try living as a woman, for whatever reason
  2487.  
  2488. (03:23:14 PM) bradass87: obviously, its important to me… since there were plenty of other things i could’ve done
  2489.  
  2490. (03:23:23 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Overall, how did you feel about your sojourn?
  2491.  
  2492. (03:25:50 PM) bradass87: idk, i just kind of blended in… i didn’t have to make an effort to do so, it just came naturally… instead of thinking all the time about how im perceived, being self conscious, i just let myself go… …well, i was still self-concious, but in a different way… i was worried about whether i looked pretty, whether my makeup was running, whether i spilled coffee on my (expensive) outfit… and to some extent whether i was passing…
  2493.  
  2494. (03:28:12 PM) bradass87: but i went to get gas… and bought cigarettes (i know, need to quit)… and the man asked to see my ID… so i did… and he about had a heart attack… he couldn’t hold himself back, he looked up and down twice… and gave me this look like… WTF, it is the same… handed it back to me… and tried to keep himself composed… so i wasn’t worried about whether i was passing as much, because he had no idea whatsoever
  2495.  
  2496. (03:28:55 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i smoze zero to five a day myself.
  2497.  
  2498. (03:29:44 PM) bradass87: but the point was, i guess my face is androgynous enough that i can pass with ease
  2499.  
  2500. (03:30:11 PM) bradass87: my prominent adams apple is the only issue i was concerned about
  2501.  
  2502. (03:30:26 PM) bradass87: so i wore a turtleneck, and had collar up with my coat
  2503.  
  2504. (03:30:29 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: yeah, i’d say that re. the former.
  2505.  
  2506. (03:30:38 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: which i find cute.
  2507.  
  2508. (03:32:29 PM) bradass87: i dont think i’d need much work done for FFS, if i seeked for it
  2509.  
  2510. (03:32:58 PM) bradass87: *sought it
  2511.  
  2512. (03:33:07 PM) bradass87: (my english is BAD today)
  2513.  
  2514. (03:34:25 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: hey, can you torrent from there
  2515.  
  2516. (03:34:45 PM) bradass87: i’ve tried… it eats too much bandwidth
  2517.  
  2518. (03:34:54 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: limit it
  2519.  
  2520. (03:35:00 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: with utorrent
  2521.  
  2522. (03:35:14 PM) bradass87: tried… its just not working
  2523.  
  2524. (03:35:20 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: shame
  2525.  
  2526. (03:35:23 PM) bradass87: satellite cant handle
  2527.  
  2528. (03:36:05 PM) bradass87: one of the reasons its taking so long to see “Hackers Wanted”… still downloading portions
  2529.  
  2530. (03:36:14 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: *nod*
  2531.  
  2532. (03:38:07 PM) bradass87: its not much of a pic, but here’s harry ponting http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3161/2814062024_c39d25f27d.jpg the man who’s mission it is to sell the benefits of NCD throughout the State Department, Military, and IC
  2533.  
  2534. (03:38:18 PM) bradass87: i feel terribly, terribly sorry for the guy 🙁
  2535.  
  2536. (03:39:17 PM) bradass87: im not a bad person, i keep track of everything
  2537.  
  2538. (03:39:30 PM) bradass87: i watch the whole thing unfold… from a distance
  2539.  
  2540. (03:40:07 PM) bradass87: i read what everyone says… look at pictures… keep tabs… and feel for them
  2541.  
  2542. (03:40:18 PM) bradass87: since im basically playing a vital role in their life
  2543.  
  2544. (03:40:29 PM) bradass87: without ever meeting them
  2545.  
  2546. (03:40:53 PM) bradass87: i was like that as an intelligence analyst as well
  2547.  
  2548. (03:41:09 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i know the feeling, in a way.
  2549.  
  2550. (03:41:44 PM) bradass87: most didnt care… but i knew, i was playing a role in the lives of hundreds of people, without them knowing them… but i cared, and kept track of some of the details, make sure everybody was okay
  2551.  
  2552. (03:42:07 PM) bradass87: them knowing me
  2553.  
  2554. (03:43:27 PM) bradass87: i dont think of myself as playing “god” or anything, because im not… im just playing my role for the moment… i dont control the way they react
  2555.  
  2556. (03:44:15 PM) bradass87: there are far more people who do what i do, in state interest, on daily basis, and dont give a fuck
  2557.  
  2558. (03:45:01 PM) bradass87: thats how i try to separate myself
  2559.  
  2560. (03:45:13 PM) bradass87: from my (former) colleagues
  2561.  
  2562. (03:45:31 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: odds are, people feel the same way about you.
  2563.  
  2564. (03:46:16 PM) bradass87: how do you mean?
  2565.  
  2566. (03:49:25 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: at higher or different levels, making decisions that affect you.
  2567.  
  2568. (03:50:32 PM) bradass87: in Ethan McCord’s case… for instance… i watched the guy earlier this year, after i decided to release, carrying the girl and boy out of the van… and imagining his/her reaction to seeing themselves on television, again and again… then he came out publicly and said so on Australian television
  2569.  
  2570. (03:51:08 PM) bradass87: how he saw himself on television that is
  2571.  
  2572. (03:51:36 PM) bradass87: coming home from dropping kids off school at
  2573.  
  2574. (03:51:48 PM) bradass87: or picking them up… cant remember… more likely picking up
  2575.  
  2576. (03:51:56 PM) bradass87: [afternoon / evening]
  2577.  
  2578. (03:52:10 PM) bradass87: yes, but im often aware of who’s making decisions that affect me
  2579.  
  2580. (03:52:13 PM) bradass87: most aren’t
  2581.  
  2582. (03:52:28 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: who is?
  2583.  
  2584. (03:52:49 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: making them. apart from immediate superiors.
  2585.  
  2586. (03:53:00 PM) bradass87: Commanders, Politicians, Journalists, the works… i try to keep track
  2587.  
  2588. (03:53:26 PM) bradass87: i have sources in the White House re: DADT and the disaster that keeps going on with that
  2589.  
  2590. (03:53:49 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: anyone i should know? i’m in DC a lot.
  2591.  
  2592. (03:53:52 PM) bradass87: not to mention HRC
  2593.  
  2594. (03:53:58 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: raised there.
  2595.  
  2596. (03:53:59 PM) bradass87: Shin Inouye
  2597.  
  2598. (03:54:32 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: from grades 2-5
  2599.  
  2600. (03:54:51 PM) bradass87: also, some Joint Staff people… a (bisexual) LTC at the Pentagon
  2601.  
  2602. (03:55:42 PM) bradass87: only agency i cant get information out of at the highest levels is the FBI… i’ve never needed a source there
  2603.  
  2604. (03:56:16 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: anyone I should talk to if you disappear one day?
  2605.  
  2606. (03:56:29 PM) bradass87: good question
  2607.  
  2608. (03:57:10 PM) bradass87: i gave ex-bf a list… some use he is now
  2609.  
  2610. (03:57:29 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I have more cred with the press 😡
  2611.  
  2612. (03:57:37 PM) bradass87: indeed…
  2613.  
  2614. (03:58:05 PM) bradass87: I’m a source for Chris Johnson of Washington Blade… i feed with my sub-sources
  2615.  
  2616. (03:59:03 PM) bradass87: not to mention objective personal experience of DADT… and how its actually working out “on the ground”
  2617.  
  2618. (03:59:11 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: what about the sub-sources themselves? just out in the cold?
  2619.  
  2620. (03:59:38 PM) bradass87: yes, they’re politically tied
  2621.  
  2622. (04:00:50 PM) bradass87: so, they wouldn’t be in the cold, per se
  2623.  
  2624. (04:00:57 PM) bradass87: but i would disavow them
  2625.  
  2626. (04:00:58 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: … everything else, but you don’t trust me with that? heh.
  2627.  
  2628. (04:01:19 PM) bradass87: these are good people, who just happen to be gay
  2629.  
  2630. (04:01:29 PM) bradass87: it would be wrong of me to confirm / deny
  2631.  
  2632. (04:01:46 PM) bradass87: check queerty.com (mostly accurate)
  2633.  
  2634. (04:01:50 PM) bradass87: 😛
  2635.  
  2636. (04:01:52 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: fair enough
  2637.  
  2638. (04:02:16 PM) bradass87: ask them, not me… i say
  2639.  
  2640. (04:02:46 PM) bradass87: (i keep my promises to my friends, believe it or not)
  2641.  
  2642. (04:03:15 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I can respect that.
  2643.  
  2644. (04:03:21 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: And do.
  2645.  
  2646. (04:04:10 PM) bradass87: Just hang around the right bars at the right times in Dupont Circle… and you can meet them yourself, you wouldn’t need me =P
  2647.  
  2648. (04:04:26 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I have. Hung out there 😛
  2649.  
  2650. (04:04:42 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Any bars in particular?
  2651.  
  2652. (04:04:52 PM) bradass87: they keep freakin’ changing
  2653.  
  2654. (04:05:14 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: heh
  2655.  
  2656. (04:05:16 PM) bradass87: changing names and locations… its been a different scene every time i go back to DC…
  2657.  
  2658. (04:05:38 PM) bradass87: and im only gone 4-6 months each time =[
  2659.  
  2660. (04:06:22 PM) bradass87: i usually give [redacted] a call if i need to know whats hot in town
  2661.  
  2662. (04:07:47 PM) bradass87: here’s some public advice: http://twitter.com/[redacted]/status/[redacted] =P
  2663.  
  2664. (04:08:08 PM) bradass87: [Tweet redacted]
  2665.  
  2666. (04:09:11 PM) bradass87: i was [redacted]‘s first boyfriend after [redacted]
  2667.  
  2668. (04:09:28 PM) bradass87: i encouraged him to seek out relationships again”
  2669.  
  2670. (04:09:31 PM) bradass87: ”
  2671.  
  2672. (04:10:04 PM) bradass87: now he’s engaged to his fiancee [redacted]
  2673.  
  2674. (04:10:32 PM) bradass87: (im a pretty connected guy for a ghost, i guess)
  2675.  
  2676. (04:12:01 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: 🙂
  2677.  
  2678. (04:13:27 PM) bradass87: i guess in a way, im just getting started
  2679.  
  2680. (04:13:43 PM) bradass87: i mean… im not even 23 ye
  2681.  
  2682. (04:13:48 PM) bradass87: *yet
  2683.  
  2684. (04:19:02 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: this is true
  2685.  
  2686. (04:22:03 PM) bradass87: i keep my DADT trail semi-secure
  2687.  
  2688. (04:22:11 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: howso?
  2689.  
  2690. (04:22:17 PM) bradass87: i figure its plausible deniability
  2691.  
  2692. (04:22:43 PM) bradass87: for the more extreme stuff
  2693.  
  2694. (04:22:56 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: …. howso?
  2695.  
  2696. (04:23:13 PM) bradass87: well, if investigated, it provides a huge number of red herrings
  2697.  
  2698. (04:23:57 PM) bradass87: politically sensitive… it would be a small domestic scandal
  2699.  
  2700. (04:25:33 PM) bradass87: one of my contacts is the Special Forces officer who was involved in the (awful) interrogation of John Walker Lindh
  2701.  
  2702. (04:26:07 PM) bradass87: he witnessed the death of his CIA colleagues
  2703.  
  2704. (04:26:23 PM) bradass87: he’s a hero… and he’s gay
  2705.  
  2706. (04:27:34 PM) bradass87: *capture and interrogation of
  2707.  
  2708. (04:28:13 PM) bradass87: i know, its all very complicated and difficult to believe, which is good for me
  2709.  
  2710. (04:28:56 PM) bradass87: but, i hope i can live a less ambiguous life soon… as i transition
  2711.  
  2712. (04:29:30 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I wish you a less ambiguous life as well.
  2713.  
  2714. (04:29:41 PM) bradass87: thank you
  2715.  
  2716. (04:29:57 PM) bradass87: i sincerely believe i deserve one 🙁
  2717.  
  2718. (04:31:26 PM) bradass87: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Qala-i-Jangi
  2719. (04:32:05 PM) bradass87: oh, the JTF GTMO papers… Assange has those too
  2720.  
  2721. (04:32:16 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Read it.
  2722.  
  2723. (04:33:21 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Anything else interesting on his table, as a former collector of interesting .com info?
  2724.  
  2725. (04:33:44 PM) bradass87: idk… i only know what i provide him xD
  2726.  
  2727. (04:34:14 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: what do you consider the highlights?
  2728.  
  2729. (04:35:31 PM) bradass87: The Gharani airstrike videos and full report, Iraq war event log, the “Gitmo Papers”, and State Department cable database
  2730.  
  2731. (04:35:50 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Not too shabby.
  2732.  
  2733. (04:36:03 PM) bradass87: thats just me…. :$
  2734.  
  2735. (04:36:26 PM) bradass87: idk about the rest… he *hopefully* has more
  2736.  
  2737. (04:36:38 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: he does.
  2738.  
  2739. (04:36:52 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i tested him once.
  2740.  
  2741. (04:37:03 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i donated once upon a time
  2742.  
  2743. (04:37:17 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: the donor e-mail solicitation was CC’d
  2744.  
  2745. (04:37:19 PM) bradass87: and leaked the list of donars
  2746.  
  2747. (04:37:23 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: not BCC’d
  2748.  
  2749. (04:37:28 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: yeah.
  2750.  
  2751. (04:37:31 PM) bradass87: *donor
  2752.  
  2753. (04:37:44 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: he ran it anyway.
  2754.  
  2755. (04:37:51 PM) bradass87: >nod<
  2756.  
  2757. (04:37:51 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: that’s integrity.
  2758.  
  2759. (04:38:14 PM) bradass87: well, afaik, he made an attempt to contact as many of those on the list as possible
  2760.  
  2761. (04:38:20 PM) bradass87: i dont know if thats true
  2762.  
  2763. (04:38:30 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: didn’t contact me ;>
  2764.  
  2765. (04:39:29 PM) bradass87: icelandic reporters from RUV travelled to baghdad and found the two kids, and the reuters staff family
  2766.  
  2767. (04:39:38 PM) bradass87: as a WL “away team”
  2768.  
  2769. (04:40:25 PM) bradass87: btw… i just finished downloading HW
  2770.  
  2771. (04:42:16 PM) bradass87: im not sure whether i’d be considered a type of “hacker”, “cracker”, “hacktivist”, “leaker” or what…
  2772.  
  2773. (04:42:26 PM) bradass87: im just me… really
  2774.  
  2775. (04:44:21 PM) bradass87: starts off like every physics / astro class intro… ever
  2776.  
  2777. (04:44:21 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  2778.  
  2779. (04:44:45 PM) bradass87: albeit without the algebraic proofs
  2780.  
  2781. (04:45:20 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: or a spy 🙂
  2782.  
  2783. (04:45:48 PM) bradass87: i couldn’t be a spy…
  2784.  
  2785. (04:45:59 PM) bradass87: spies dont post things up for the world to see
  2786.  
  2787. (04:46:14 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Why? Wikileaks would be the perfect cover
  2788.  
  2789. (04:46:23 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: They post what’s not useful
  2790.  
  2791. (04:46:29 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: And keep the rest
  2792.  
  2793. (04:46:36 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: *devil’s advocate*
  2794.  
  2795. (04:46:55 PM) bradass87: too much Wayne Madsen for you… =P
  2796.  
  2797. (04:47:42 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: : P
  2798.  
  2799. (04:48:10 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i didn’t know who he was until just now
  2800.  
  2801. (04:55:35 PM) bradass87: im “pink hat”
  2802.  
  2803. (05:13:21 PM) bradass87: oh, btw… china has a massive botnet
  2804.  
  2805. (05:13:21 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  2806.  
  2807. (05:13:31 PM) bradass87: 45+ million, grows 100,000 every two weeks
  2808.  
  2809. (05:14:44 PM) bradass87: it pings eucom and pacom servers every two weeks at the same time… spread out slightly to prevent the bandwidth from being detected (it was identified at 20 million in late 2008)
  2810.  
  2811. (05:14:54 PM) bradass87: *2008 )
  2812.  
  2813. (05:15:53 PM) bradass87: 45+ million ip addresses… i figure they must have a pre-installed system on consumer electronics
  2814.  
  2815. (05:20:00 PM) bradass87: are you familiar with the Byzantine problem sets?
  2816.  
  2817. (05:22:15 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: nope
  2818.  
  2819. (05:23:10 PM) bradass87: Byzantine is the code word for all the chinese infiltration problem sets… the ones that get .mil info… as well as penetrate google (like what became public earlier this year)
  2820.  
  2821. (05:23:16 PM) bradass87: yahoo, etc
  2822.  
  2823. (05:23:23 PM) bradass87: mostly .gov and .mil
  2824.  
  2825. (05:23:46 PM) bradass87: there are several sub-problem sets…
  2826.  
  2827. (05:24:15 PM) bradass87: Byzantine Candor, for instance
  2828.  
  2829. (05:24:51 PM) bradass87: its what 95% of information warfare people work on in DoD
  2830.  
  2831. (05:25:15 PM) bradass87: china can knock out any network in the world with a DDos
  2832.  
  2833. (05:25:20 PM) bradass87: *DDoS
  2834.  
  2835. (05:36:07 PM) bradass87: their gateways throughout the world are clearly identified, and are being tracked carefully
  2836.  
  2837. (05:36:07 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  2838.  
  2839. (05:46:21 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: interesting
  2840.  
  2841. (05:47:21 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: yet i can compromise foreign networks because they speak machine and use English-friendly products.
  2842.  
  2843. (05:47:47 PM) bradass87: yeah, china uses a lot of scripts… poor spear fishing
  2844.  
  2845. (05:48:37 PM) bradass87: they dont get much, since they cant penetrate the airgap…
  2846.  
  2847. (05:48:59 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Do you know of any ops in Colombia other than anti-narco ones?
  2848.  
  2849. (05:50:11 PM) bradass87: not really… i know of state department initiatives to improve relations with columbians… mostly because of our poor history there… and because we’re still tracking FARC
  2850.  
  2851. (05:50:30 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Venezuela?
  2852.  
  2853. (05:50:45 PM) bradass87: borders watched closely
  2854.  
  2855. (05:51:12 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: But nothing specific?
  2856.  
  2857. (05:51:24 PM) bradass87: smuggling, trafficking… for some reason a lot of DC politicos don’t like Chavez
  2858.  
  2859. (05:51:41 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Imagine that.
  2860.  
  2861. (05:51:53 PM) bradass87: i dont give specifics unless i have them in front of me, sorry
  2862.  
  2863. (05:52:09 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: why?
  2864.  
  2865. (05:52:24 PM) bradass87: because my memory sucks sometimes
  2866.  
  2867. (05:52:52 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: You’re a leftist, I take it. Not a bad thing. My dad has a book signed by Philip Agee.
  2868.  
  2869. (05:53:09 PM) bradass87: i dont have a doctrine
  2870.  
  2871. (05:53:40 PM) bradass87: socialism / capitalism are the same thing in practice
  2872.  
  2873. (05:53:57 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Everyone does. Our beliefs place us somewhere, even if it’s “centrist”
  2874.  
  2875. (05:54:15 PM) bradass87: i know i do, but i havent quite defined it
  2876.  
  2877. (05:54:17 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: except apathetic
  2878.  
  2879. (05:54:42 PM) bradass87: apathy is its own 3rd dimension… i have special graph for that… =P
  2880.  
  2881. (05:54:56 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: I’m a fan of of realpolitik myself.
  2882.  
  2883. (05:55:10 PM) bradass87: i dont quite know
  2884.  
  2885. (05:55:34 PM) bradass87: seen too much reality to be “polar”
  2886.  
  2887. (05:56:02 PM) bradass87: i dont like dogma, thats one thing i can say without doubt…
  2888.  
  2889. (05:56:13 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Reality … how you say, is what you can get away with.
  2890.  
  2891. (06:00:36 PM) bradass87: ive seen detailed imagery of columbia
  2892.  
  2893. (06:01:00 PM) bradass87: as well as tehran streets… haiti’s reconstruction
  2894.  
  2895. (06:01:24 PM) bradass87: even the reykjavik embassy 😉
  2896.  
  2897. (06:01:24 PM) info@adrianlamo.com <AUTO-REPLY>: I’m not here right now
  2898.  
  2899. (06:01:51 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Colombia with an o. Pet peeve.
  2900.  
  2901. (06:02:08 PM) bradass87: my bad
  2902.  
  2903. (06:02:15 PM) bradass87: im a DC guy, it slipped
  2904.  
  2905. (06:02:27 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: They have McDonald’s in Tehran yet?
  2906.  
  2907. (06:02:41 PM) bradass87: no, but i was awestruck
  2908.  
  2909. (06:03:09 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: not familiar
  2910.  
  2911. (06:03:26 PM) bradass87: public transit systems, highways systems, its a very advanced city… way far ahead of baghdad… its like 1980s japan
  2912.  
  2913. (06:04:17 PM) bradass87: still behind that curve, but remarkably advanced…
  2914.  
  2915. (06:04:47 PM) bradass87: definitely a comparasion to japan, with the mountains and the buildings placed on top of buildings to save room
  2916.  
  2917. (06:05:05 PM) bradass87: its no joke of a city
  2918.  
  2919. (06:08:53 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: What’s your greatest fear?
  2920.  
  2921. (06:09:24 PM) bradass87: dying without ever truly living
  2922.  
  2923. (06:10:16 PM) bradass87: cliche, but honest
  2924.  
  2925. (06:10:33 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i keep forgetting you’re 22
  2926.  
  2927. (06:11:50 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: i had my first /really/ ltr (more’n six months) at 22
  2928.  
  2929. (06:12:13 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: They went on the run from the FBI /w me
  2930.  
  2931. (06:12:30 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: that’s love/
  2932.  
  2933. (06:12:46 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: Crazy as a shithouse rat, tho.
  2934.  
  2935. (06:16:09 PM) bradass87: lol
  2936.  
  2937. (06:16:21 PM) bradass87: i dont know if i can meet people who love me
  2938.  
  2939. (06:16:37 PM) bradass87: no-one ever sticks around long enough to know me
  2940.  
  2941. (06:16:45 PM) bradass87: those who do, become good friends…
  2942.  
  2943. (06:16:51 PM) bradass87: but thats not the same
  2944.  
  2945. (06:17:18 PM) bradass87: i just ended my first ltr
  2946.  
  2947. (06:17:30 PM) bradass87: so im probably still depressed
  2948.  
  2949. (06:17:45 PM) bradass87: (i dont know my own emotions that well)
  2950.  
  2951. (06:17:58 PM) bradass87: [repression is a bitch]
  2952.  
  2953. (06:19:08 PM) bradass87: i often get to know people intimately well
  2954.  
  2955. (06:19:14 PM) bradass87: but it doesn’t reflect
  2956.  
  2957. (06:24:29 PM) bradass87: ive seen far more than a 22 y/o should
  2958.  
  2959. (06:25:00 PM) info@adrianlamo.com: so had I =z
  2960.  
  2961. Updated 12/20/11 to unredact Manning’s AKO password
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