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another_liberal

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7. Oh darn!

Tue Dec 30, 2014, 07:08 AM

Dec 2014

The Sony hack seemed like such a great opportunity to get all military intervention and preemptive up against North Korea. What a darn shame for the MIC.

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New Clues In Sony Hack Point To Insiders, Away from DPRK [View all] MADem Dec 2014 OP

Oh dear! Cyber Warfare! Cha Dec 2014 #1

Here's another odd twist--BAIN Capital...and Gender Bias????? MADem Dec 2014 #6

Tenuous as hell. Orsino Dec 2014 #10

You don't think the large numbers of female firings are at all curious? MADem Dec 2014 #14

I suspect that such firings are business as usual... Orsino Dec 2014 #18

Really? Did you look at those charts? It seems to me that women in these positions are MADem Dec 2014 #20

They may be overrepresented in every layoff. Orsino Dec 2014 #21

Well, like I said, I have no inside info on this business, but I do think one explanation is as MADem Dec 2014 #22

That is the key connection. Orsino Dec 2014 #23

Got your disclaimer.. and I'll raise it. We certainly know Amy Pasqual will forever be careful Cha Dec 2014 #13

They sure sent binders full of 'em to the unemployment line! MADem Dec 2014 #15

I forgot about those binders full of womens. KittyWampus Dec 2014 #32

Probably wouldn't have to work too hard to find a pattern of ageism too. MindPilot Dec 2014 #24

Seems like the sweet spot is seven to fifteen years....I think you're right. nt MADem Dec 2014 #37

bain & co, not bain capital. unblock Dec 2014 #34

Sorry--it's still Mittsy's invention, though! nt MADem Dec 2014 #36

Interesting article...thanks...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #53

Foreign enemies are so handy in so many ways. nt bemildred Dec 2014 #2

Gads. If it is proven not to be the DPRK, Obama directly accused them ... Kablooie Dec 2014 #3

Who knows--it could have been a perfect storm; just because an insider was involved MADem Dec 2014 #4

The U.S. never apologizes. We're an empire now and so we do not have KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #39

Mostly it's just common sense, nobody would listen to a self-proclaimed liar anyway nolabels Dec 2014 #55

Careful... GummyBearz Dec 2014 #56

K&R for later read Thanks rpannier Dec 2014 #5

Oh darn! another_liberal Dec 2014 #7

I can't imagine anyone wanting to march into Pyongyang over a Seth Rogen movie...! MADem Dec 2014 #8

It was being depicted as an example of North Korea's ability to attack our economy . . . another_liberal Dec 2014 #11

Well, we already shut down their "network" for a day or so, so I understand... MADem Dec 2014 #17

No proof "we" did that. Agschmid Dec 2014 #30

Quite right, no proof at all .... and that's how it should be, if done right! nt MADem Dec 2014 #38

I thought the FBI came out too early with that info....and KoKo Dec 2014 #25

More: FBI briefed on alternate Sony hack theory (they aren't --yet, anyway-- buying it...) MADem Dec 2014 #9

Well, blaming North Korea fits a political agenda -- so they will stick to their guns nichomachus Dec 2014 #52

And the plot thickens... countryjake Dec 2014 #12

jeez, who told the President to hang this on the Norks? AngryAmish Dec 2014 #16

The FBI. They were briefed on the alternate scenario yesterday. MADem Dec 2014 #19

Well...they don't want wrath of President coming down on them KoKo Dec 2014 #27

How embarrassing. Will Obama offer an apology? ozone_man Dec 2014 #26

China controls NK 'internet' be interesting if NK reveals who their 1,800 computers work for ;) Sunlei Dec 2014 #29

Could well be--I thought I read somewhere that they routed the material through Taiwan at some MADem Dec 2014 #43

who knows. I'm just happy the koreans no longer make game hacks and the chinese power lvlers & Sunlei Dec 2014 #44

Could be 2naSalit Dec 2014 #48

Not embarrassing--just one POV. The FBI does not concur, and they may have information MADem Dec 2014 #40

It's embarrassing enough to have Obama promoting the Interview. ozone_man Dec 2014 #49

I don't think anyone in DC is sweating it, to be honest. But time will reveal, I'm betting! MADem Dec 2014 #51

This likely happened before... When we blamed North Korea for CIA counterfeited super dollars! cascadiance Dec 2014 #28

I think Sony knows who hacked them and why. Kalidurga Dec 2014 #31

Maybe 20th Century Fox will make a movie about this. lolz KittyWampus Dec 2014 #33

SONY will probably sue, saying it's THEIR story to tell!!!! nt MADem Dec 2014 #42

Impossible MannyGoldstein Dec 2014 #35

Interesting and bookmarked. Thanks for posting. n/t Jefferson23 Dec 2014 #41

A hack of this magnitude nearly always involves an insider. randome Dec 2014 #45

A lot of us were saying no way that NK hacked Sony without China's help. Rex Dec 2014 #46

Somebody here was calling this a conspiracy theory just a few days ago. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2014 #47

Worse somehow supporting the lunatic NK's. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #50

No, they were calling the idea that SONY did this on purpose and for publicity.. zappaman Dec 2014 #54

Not Surprised daredtowork Dec 2014 #57

Lizard Squad claims to have contributed some of the Sony logins daredtowork Dec 2014 #58