Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran

Re:Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran by nyellin on Friday June 01, 2012 @04:44AM (#4052555)

I don't know about the states, but we (Israel) have been on the receiving end of actual terrorism and sabotage through Iranian proxy groups. Stuxnet seems mild compared to funding suicide bombings.

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Re:Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran by justsee on Friday June 01, 2012 @06:36AM (#4052768)

Yes, I thought as an outside observer that if successful, Stuxnet would have been a great nonviolent approach to achieving geopolitical ends.

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Re:Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran by sleepyhead on Friday June 01, 2012 @05:02AM (#4052592)

And Iraq had weapons of mass destruction.

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Re:Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran by nyellin on Friday June 01, 2012 @05:12AM (#4052617)

I could be wrong, but I don't think this is speculation:

* Iran funds Hezbolla: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funding_of_Hezbollah

* Iran funds the Islamic Jihad: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_Jihad_Organization

* Iran funds Hamas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_relations#I...

* Example of suicide bombing by the Islamic Jihad: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2145621/Family-Danie...

I understand this is a highly-loaded political issue in the states, but, for Israel, Iranian funded terrorism is a threat in and of itself, nuclear weapon or not.

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Re:Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran by derrida on Friday June 01, 2012 @06:14AM (#4052720)

Both sides commit terrorism, where terrorism is defined as "politically motivated violence against civilians".

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Re:Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran by hmottestad on Friday June 01, 2012 @06:22AM (#4052738)

Wait 15 minutes and then check wikipedia.

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