Some of them might have script kiddies who point shitty Ping O’Death attacks at Isreal, but that’s about it. Their use of Internet is mostly for propaganda purposes, everything is all symbolic and stuff. They see technology in a completely different way to us; for example one of the rumours going around among Iraqi civilians is that US bases are protected by invisible force fields.

We’re like HG Wells martians to them; the most they can hope to do is co-opt our technology, not agressively destroy it. They’d have to be too much like us to do that.

Good essay though! Have you ever read any Debord?
He wrote something with similar implications waaay back in 1988 – the cold war is over, the spooks, terrorists and gangsters are now running the planet:

http://www.notbored.org/commentaires.html

1) End the criticism of the regime.
2) Cut off people like us from real information.
3) Cut off people like us from communicating with each other.
4) People, rendered helpless, jobless, Walmartless, etc, would beg for the government to save them.
5) Anyone who dares speak out against the government would probably be killed by a mob of troglodytes.
6) Oh yeah, the theft of trillions of dollars? What are these trillions of dollars you speak of, Senator? Who? Where?
IMPEACH CHENEY FIRST-

One last point, continuity of operations in the U.S. fed ranges from code 1 to 4.
Code 1 = 2 hours to bring it on at a new location; Code 4= you’ve got 12 hours.

But here’s what I can’t figure out: the logic or timing of the many-fronted collapses…I’m going to take a shot at it:

First, I will assume these varied collapses ABSOLUTELY WILL NOT occur simultaneously; the disorder would be uncontrollable.

A. Chrono Logic of Collapses:

1. Public IT System Collapse; Private IT System Secretly Remains Active (I know nothing about IT systems/networks, but I understand behavior, energy and systems; I assume private IT systems/networks exist that would allow Them to keep communicating while Their Agents are destroying public IT systems/networks and/or their infrastructure. Is this true?? If not, how will they maintain the short-term information flows necessary to allow them to allocate resources during these collapses in a manner that will lead to more control over larger and larger amounts of resources in the medium to long term??) leading to a
2. Financial System Collapse followed by an
3. Economic System Collapse, first national, then international, leading to a
4. Political System Collapse, again, national first, then international (Old political systems will be immediately replaced with New, Dictatorial systems),
5. Current and Very-Near Future Military Posturing/Engagements (Iran) begat an international military engagement (WWIII); after The Final War, we’ll experience
6. Health and Environmental System Collapses, taking the form of synthetic, human-engineered natural disasters and plagues.

B. Very Speculative Collapse Time Frame (This is where it gets good!): Major collapses should begin no earlier than Jan. 1, 2008, with virus plagues to begin no later than May 2009; here’s my scant evidence:

1. http://www.dod.mil/comptroller.....l/DISA.pdf

Title: DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) FY 2008-2009 Budget Estimates (See page 48 [Crisis Management System]; It’s pretty self-explanatory and very revelatory!).

Also See: http://www.fcw.com/article97585-02-06-07-Web

2. http://travel.state.gov/travel....._2225.html

Title: Frequently Asked Questions about the New Travel Document Requirements (FAQs)

“The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI) will require all travelers to and from Canada, Mexico.…It is anticipated that on January 1, 2008, U.S. citizens traveling between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean, and Bermuda by land or sea….”

The plebes will not be allowed to exit the Homeland.

3. http://www.washingtonpost.com/.....20_pf.html

Title: In Drill, CDC Practices For Influenza Pandemic

I seriously doubt a CDC exercise of this magnitude would not be followed by an attack within 2 years.

4. http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/.....=exclusive

Title: Pimco’s Hurricane Yields Drive Wall Street Into Insurance Bonds

“Swiss Reinsurance Co., the world’s largest reinsurer, estimates the market for insurance-linked securities, which includes everything from Triple-X and bird flu bonds to so-called sidecars, will grow to $350 billion in a decade after more than quadrupling to $27 billion in the past five years….”

Please critique!