On Tue, 07 Jun 2016 02:15:45 +0300 ja.talk <ja.t...@yandex.com> wrote:
> His statement is carefully worded, and so I did my best to decipher > it here. > > "In the past few days, a calculated and targeted attack has been > launched to spread vicious and spurious allegations against me." > > I can’t directly say the allegations are false. "spurious allegations" spurious : not genuine, sincere, or authentic http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spurious ` ja.talk, you sound like an illiterate person. spurious allegations == not authentic allegations == false allegations. You are welcome. > > "Given the way these accusations have been handled, I had little > choice but to resign from my position as an advocate at the Tor > Project and devote my full attention to completing my doctoral work > on cryptography at the Technical University of Eindhoven." > > They were going to fire me if I didn’t quit. > > "Vague rumors and smear campaigns against me are nothing new. As > a longtime public advocate for free speech and a secure internet, > there have been plenty of attempts to undermine my work over the > years." > > I need you to believe the government is behind this. > > "Now, however, these unsubstantiated and unfounded attacks have > become so aggressive that I feel it’s necessary to set the record > straight. Not only have I been the target of a fake website in my > name that has falsely accused me of serious crimes, but I have also > received death threats (including a Twitter handle entitled > ‘TimeToDieJake’)." > > This one troll account mentioned my death in its handle, so now I am > the victim. If that account didn’t exist, I would have had to invent > it. > > "I think it’s extremely damaging to the community that these > character-assassination tactics are being deployed, especially given > their ugly history of being used against fellow members of the LGBT > community. It pains me to watch the community to which I’ve dedicated > so much of my life engage in such self-destructive behavior. > Nonetheless, I am prepared to use legal channels, if necessary, to > defend my reputation from these libelous accusations." > > I can’t sue. > > "I want to be clear: the accusations of criminal sexual > misconduct against me are entirely false." > > I’ll never be convicted of a crime. > > "Inevitably, there may have been moments in my professional or > private life when I may have inadvertently hurt or offended others’ > feelings. Whenever I was aware of these instances, I have, and will > continue to, apologize to the friends and colleagues in question and > to continually learn how to be a better person. Though the damage to > my reputation caused by these allegations alone is impossible to > undo, I nonetheless take the concerns of the Tor community seriously." > > I’m not sorry. > > "To dispel any further rumors, to the best of my knowledge, the > Tor network is not ‘compromised.’" > > The Tor network is fine, I guess. I haven’t had a patch accepted in > several years. > > "I’ve dedicated my life as a journalist, activist, and longtime > member of the Tor Project to advocating for the transparency of > public processes and to speaking out about the necessity of privacy, > security, and anonymity. These are ideals that I will continue to > uphold, despite the vicious campaign that is currently being waged > against me." > > Read this whole thing again; I never directly said that any of the > allegations are not true. -- tor-talk mailing list - tor-talk@lists.torproject.org To unsubscribe or change other settings go to https://lists.torproject.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tor-talk