Thanks, Jim. And I've never seen your posts as spam. Peace, Mike
On 11/20/2013 10:34 PM, Jim Bell wrote: > BTW, I'm not accusing this material of being 'spam', the way some of > my posts on Cypherpunks are being labeled by a few. In fact, I really > think this kind of thing should be posted here. > ([email protected]). But, other than the fact that Silk Road > used Tor, and thus onion routing, why would my situation and cases be > any less appropriate of comment than Ulbricht's situation? I realize > that there are probably going to be some pro-government shills who > simply don't like what I did, and some of them have and will continue > to speak up. But we should all be willing to pay attention to the > illegal means with which government(s) promotes its interests. > Particularly with Snowden's massively-important disclosures about the > USG's clearly-illegal surveillance activities, it is quite clear that > the Federal government has decided to treat these kinds of disputes as > if they were a 'war', and to use war-like tactics on civilians. > I fully expect that similar illegal activities will be used against > this 'Sanjuro' guy. Google 'Assassination Market Sanjuro'. > Jim Bell (Veteran and one of the first POW's of the Crypto War) > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Mike Gogulski <[email protected]> > *To:* Progressbar General Discussion > <[email protected]>; "[email protected]" > <[email protected]>; System undo crew <[email protected]>; > "[email protected]" <[email protected]>; > [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 20, 2013 1:01 PM > *Subject:* MEDIA RELEASE: Family of alleged Silk Road operator Ross > Ulbricht launches legal defense fund > > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE > > Defense Fund Launched for Ross Ulbricht, Accused Silk Road Marketplace > Operator > > New York, NY, November 20, 2013 – The family of the man accused by the > US government of operating the Silk Road online marketplace has > launched a fund for donations to their son's legal defense. > > Ross Ulbricht, 29, was arrested on October 1st and charged with > creating and operating the web marketplace Silk Road, under the > pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts”. The allegations include a variety of > conspiracies, including narcotics trafficking, computer hacking and > money laundering, as well as planned acts of violence. Ulbricht denied > all charges in federal court in San Francisco in October. He will > appear at a bail hearing at the United States District Court, Southern > District of New York at 11:00 am EST on Thursday, November 21. > > On their website, the Ulbricht family states: “Our goal is to provide > Ross with what every American citizen is promised: a fair trial. In > the USA we are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a > reasonable doubt. We firmly believe in Ross’s innocence and are > working hard with the best legal team to prove it.” > > The family has retained New York-based attorney Joshua L. Dratel to > defend their son in court. Mr. Dratel stated: “It is crucial that we > have a level playing field for defending Ross, and that requires > resources from the communities that support him.” > > The Ross Ulbricht Legal Defense Fund LLC is a Wyoming-based > corporation established by the Ulbricht family. All donations are used > solely to pay attorney fees, fund accounting fees and ancillary legal > expenses. > > ### > > SOURCE: Ross Ulbricht Legal Defense Fund LLC, www.freeross.org > > CONTACTS: > > Joshua L. Dratel > Joshua L. Dratel, P.C. > 29 Broadway, Suite 1412 > New York, New York 10006 > United States of America > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Office: +1 212 732 0707 > Fax: +1 212 571 3792 > www.nycriminallawfirm.com > > Ross Ulbricht Legal Defense Fund LLC > www.freeross.org > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > >
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