Well, I guess my attitude in reading this is a little different than most peoples. I'm sure if any of you knew these people as more than just a screen name or handle you would too.

Based on knowing some of these individuals for up to 9 years, having watched them grow up online, the births of their children, their companies struggle against the attacks of others I am compelled to say that this article appears to be primarily sensationalist journalism.

Jon and Joshua never accepted nor were offered a dime for any dDos attacks yet in your article it implies they were. Yes they worked for CIT but not as hired henchmen. Paul was not a "ringleader". He didn't "orchestrate" or engineer anything. If he did anything then it was at the order of his boss.

I guess the aspect or rather the lack of a view on how hard it is to survive on the inet as a shell provider or colo host with the lack of assistance from the various federal agencies to handle the millions of packets thrown at you daily amazes me. Especially from you Kevin, you have lived on the 'net for much longer than I. Yet the only view I see in this article is one of sensationalism, or rather, one that appears to have come directly from a federal agency.

I found the inclusion of logs that were supposedly under lock and key with the feds (and some under a signed agreement between various parties and the fbi not be divulged) rather interesting.

But not as interesting as the cause of those whole attacks.

The same companies that those who were cited in the article as being attacked?

Were the same ones who were said to be responsible for the dDos attacks at Foonet. And funny enough, when someone dDossed them? The dDos at Jay/Foonet/CIT stopped. What a coincidence!

To those who are ignorant about surviving on the 'net as an irc host? Its a dog eat dog world there, you either get hit or be hit. You can't stay clean because nobody can or will help you to do so.

My apologies Kevin, I am very disappointed in you here. It amazes me you backed someone like Adrian Lamo, yet ripped apart one of the best hosts I've ever met. And please....don't pull my post like you have the others. If you are going to post a bunch of nonsense at least allow those of us with REAL knowledge and truth respond to your media hype.

Sincerely yours,

Kelly Hallissey

www.observers.net

PS WHY is it that the press was told these people were indicted before they were? None of the ones I have spoken to had been served yet......Some internet mafia they are if the press knew the charges before they did.

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