tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post2678736686386009270..comments2024-03-27T12:56:38.992-07:00Comments on The Skeptical Bureaucrat: 260,000 Classified Cables Might Be LooseTSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-34949704513984331742010-06-10T11:42:16.490-07:002010-06-10T11:42:16.490-07:00I don't believe Manning had any experience wit...I don't believe Manning had any experience with DOS other than what he could get secondhand from reading SIPRNET. He is/was a 22-year old Army intl analyst, which means he had received about one year of advanced training, possibly including cryptoanalysis, after Army basic training. He must have enlisted around age 19, so he wouldn't have had the opportunity yet to, for example, apply to the Foreign Service. He wouldn't have worked with any FSOs, although it's possible he saw a few at FOBs in Iraq.<br /><br />He was clearly being way over-dramatic with those pointed remarks about DOS cable traffic. Deep, dark, diplomatic secrets that the public needs to learn? They must be keeping all the good cables away from me, since the ones I see aren't anywhere near so interesting.<br /><br />We'll learn more about his motives as his case gets prosecuted. Right now, I'd bet that he's just talking up a rationalization for his actions. Being a whistleblower is much more admirable than being a disgruntled employee.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-66798957393988478112010-06-10T05:35:20.091-07:002010-06-10T05:35:20.091-07:00Does this disclosure rise to the level of treason?...Does this disclosure rise to the level of treason? Do military branches have dissent channels, and could such an outlet have curbed his enthusiasm to leak classified info without authorization? <br /><br />His comments referring to posts abroad & diplomats seem rather pointed. I would be interested to know what his past experience with DOS has been (outside of the many emails he has read/downloaded, of course).DiploSearchinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13680775017012390213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-14957760064017089832010-06-08T06:50:17.834-07:002010-06-08T06:50:17.834-07:00Manning himself identified the problem very well: ...Manning himself identified the problem very well: ”Weak servers, weak logging, weak physical security, weak counter-intelligence, inattentive signal analysis … a perfect storm.”<br /><br />By signal analysis, I think he meant what you said - audits that would have detected suspicious activity.<br /><br />This is a sad story all around.TSBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790614121966204073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5803385070922797451.post-34046804497392929332010-06-07T19:55:10.964-07:002010-06-07T19:55:10.964-07:00I can't help but ask, how many classified cabl...I can't help but ask, how many classified cables does one have to download before someone notices that you are downloading more than you probably really need for work purposes? Does no one regularly run audits on their users? It sounds like they don't (and if that is the case, I'm flabbergasted).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com