U.S. and key allies accuse China of Microsoft Exchange cyberattacks

Re:U.S. and key allies accuse China of Microsoft Exchange cy... by SpicyLemonZest on Monday July 19, 2021 @01:24PM (#27885107)

I'm not sure I see what the theory is here. I could understand an argument that Kelly was killed to send a message, but it's hard to see what damage it could have prevented. If anything, his death confirmed the web of lies; the whole thing wouldn't have been a big deal if it were just a question of minor messaging details as the government was claiming.

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Re:U.S. and key allies accuse China of Microsoft Exchange cy... by GordonS on Monday July 19, 2021 @01:44PM (#27885306)

It wasn't about sending message. The theory is that Kelly could have revealed he was told to fake evidence, and could have provided confirmation of who knew what, and importantly, when.

It was about timing too - it was a critical point for Blair and Bush getting the war they so desired. Keeping in mind there was already huge opposition to the war, proper 1st hand evidence being revealed at that point could well have resulted in Blair having to stand down, and potentially even the British not joining the war. Which of course the US services would not have liked.

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Re:U.S. and key allies accuse China of Microsoft Exchange cy... by SpicyLemonZest on Monday July 19, 2021 @01:55PM (#27885427)

The timeline's definitely not right for that. The British had already joined the war; Kelly died 4 months after the invasion.

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Re:U.S. and key allies accuse China of Microsoft Exchange cy... by GordonS on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @05:09AM (#27891504)

Then I must concede that I am mis-remembering the timeline.

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