3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are about to be released.

Re:3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are abo... by earbitscom on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @06:22PM (#3401858)

So funny, I feel the same way about things like TPB, and yet I bet you think shutting them down without a trial is immoral.

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Re:3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are abo... by danilocampos on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @06:38PM (#3401902)

> So funny, I feel the same way about things like TPB, and yet I bet you think shutting them down without a trial is immoral.

You feel as though "things like the Pirate Bay" are run by people who are so wealthy and powerful that they've completely subverted criminal justice and international law?

I had no idea Dick Cheney was running torrent sites. The bit where he sent those stooges to sit in a Swedish court was a nice touch, I guess.

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Re:3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are abo... by earbitscom on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @06:40PM (#3401905)

No, I feel "They enjoy protections from the consequences of their actions," and, "if these people exist outside of due process, what's left?"

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Re:3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are abo... by libraryatnight on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @06:53PM (#3401951)

They enjoy protections provided by operating in a country where their site is legal. They're not operating outside due process.

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Re:3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are abo... by jonhendry on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @06:47PM (#3401927)

If Dick Cheney were running Stratfor, they wouldn't have said that Iraq probably didn't have WMD.

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Re:3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are abo... by danilocampos on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @07:00PM (#3401967)

Get off this, dude, no one thinks Dick Cheney's running Stratfor. I bet he has friends on their client list, though.

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Re:3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are abo... by forensic on Thursday December 29, 2011 @12:50AM (#3402705)

All of Dick Cheney's friends get their intel from the CIA. Stratfor is small potatoes.

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Re:3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are abo... by drewblaisdell on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @06:51PM (#3401945)

The Pirate Bay does not exist outside of the confines of due process. It exists only because it is transparent and complies totally with Swedish law.

No one is doing TPB any favors. If anything, it gets more negative attention than it (legally) should.

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Re:3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are abo... by JonnieCache on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @06:31PM (#3401883)

and yet I bet you think

That seems slightly unfair. Unless of course you've performed a comprehensive background check on danilocampos' comment history. But I bet you haven't ;)

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Re:3.3 million e-mails between the most powerful men are abo... by earbitscom on Wednesday December 28, 2011 @06:47PM (#3401931)

You're right. That's not cool. But I haven't really run into anyone who thinks we should shut down sites without due process, particularly on HN. Even still, I shouldn't jump to conclusions.

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