Posted on 07/21/2017 2:29:18 PM PDT by deplorableindc
During AlphaBay's two-year reign as the world's largest online black market, many observers believed the eBay-style site owed its success to being headquartered out of reach of U.S. authorities behind a re-emerging Iron Curtain.
The Russia explanation seemed obvious until the site was busted this month.
Court documents and official statements released this week say the site actually was run by Canadian citizen Alexandre Cazes, who lived in Thailand, had bank accounts in Switzerland and Liechtenstein and owned properties in Cyprus and the Caribbean.
The FBI said in a statement its work "to seize AlphaBay’s servers and shut down the site" was assisted by "authorities in Thailand, the Netherlands, Lithuania, Canada, the United Kingdom, and France, along with the European law enforcement agency Europol."
So why did people suspect the site was based in Russia? Because hints from site operators pointed convincingly in that direction.
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Fyi
The Canadian played the Russia card because so many people are hating Russia and blaming Russia right now that this fed into their confirmation bias.
Because if it’s Russia then they can try to tie it to Trump and they blindly hate Trump so even spectral evidence of sorcery and witchcraft can be blamed on Trump!
So why not misdirect the fools by letting them think it’s Russia and not Canada?
By the way, when do we start bombing Ottawa since that’s what Paul Begala says we should be doing about cybercriminals?
Thanks for the heads-up.
Nobody tell Lt. Colonel Ralph Peters!
(lost all respect for him after seeing him go off on Lou Dobbs months ago)
By the way, when do we start bombing Ottawa since that’s what Paul Begala says we should be doing about cybercriminals?
The problem with bombing Ottawa is we’d then have to deal with thousands of surrendering Canadians. And then what, eh?
If we bombed Ottawa we’d also have to deal with the cheering Canadians!
A war against Canada might backfire and actually extend the interminable NHL season.
lost all respect for him after seeing him go off on Lou Dobbs months ago)I couldn't agree more and I don't think he's shown his anti-Trump self on Lou's show since.
Hopefully Lou never lets him on again - because I think that’s exactly what he is.
I would be happy if the entire FOX network bans Peters.
Works for me. Send Marie Harf packing, too.
And the Dim with the horrible nasal voice. I mute her and or turn off tv when she is on. Loath her so much I’ve even blocked her name from my memory.
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