RE: [TSCM-L] Re: JAMMERS from Ramón F. Arriola Otero on 2006-10-19 (file.mbox)

From: Ramón F. Arriola Otero <arriol..._at_yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:55:15 -0500

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Far be it for me to jump into a heated and ongoing thread, but your piece l=
et them be afraid truly strikes a cord. I could not agree with you more tha=
n the statements you have made in this message. As a TSCM practitioner (in =
Montreal), we have all been faced with the opportunity to deviate from our =
standards and engage in a very profitable business of installing illegal su=
rveillance devices for a variety of rogues. Yet, as a TSCM professional, yo=
u have set a standard to uphold the right to privacy, and deviating to the =
business of installing surveillance technology is both a violation of these=
morals, and a lack of true professionalism.

TSCM and security is not a game, and not a sideline. It is not a glamorous =
career, and is not a retirement business for those from non-technical backg=
rounds. Successful TSCM work is carried out by individuals with a strong un=
derstanding of communication technologies, equipped with the tools necessar=
y to intercept, understand, and interpret this information. We all know tha=
t there are no magic boxes, despite the many available on eBay, and that th=
ere is no $75 CD that will provide you with all you need to know to set up =
a TSCM business. I have worked many years providing TSCM services using ski=
lled technical resources, and over $350k investment in the tools necessary =
to practice my trade. I have worked hard educating corporate clients in the=
difference between a rain dancer with a glorified frequency counter and si=
gnal strength meter, who may provide you a handsome bill for a false piece =
of mind.

I believe in educating security professionals in the elements of threat, an=
d guiding them in how to protect themselves from the threat that they are e=
xposed to. The more a client understands the technology behind the threat, =
the more a client appreciates the quality of the work you deliver.

Few have come to the table to stand up for the standards and professionalis=
m that the TSCM industry needs, or provided valuable resources as you have,=
and I for this you have my respect.

I did not know Mr. Uhrig, and am not one to pass judgment on anyone. Regard=
less of what Mr. Uhrig may have done, his death is tragic; and his fate, as=
illustrated in this forum, is an extreme example of what appears to be a p=
erson who, although talented, had lost his way (or possibly perished due to=
his inability to accept his failing health). May Mr. Uhrig rest in peace, =
and his family be spared any further sorrow.

Ryk Edelstein

President, Converge Net inc.

CTO, Presidium Inc.

 ----- Original Message -----
 From: James M. Atkinson<mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com>
 To: TSCM-..._at_googlegroups.com<mailto:TSCM-..._at_googlegroups.com>
 Sent: October 12, 2006 12:32 PM
 Subject: [TSCM-L] Let them be afraid...

 Personal Mission Statement of James M. Atkinson,
 President and Sr. Engineer, Granite Island Group

 I have the backbone to stand up for what is right, moral, and
 ethical. I have the honor to do the right thing, and unlike too many
 others I refuse to just standby and let evil men pursue their deeds
 in darkness. I will not have anything to do with someone I know to be
 a criminal, and if I have even the slightest reason to believe that
 they have a criminal history I will back away from them the second I
 find out about it. In fact not only will I start backing away from
 them, but they will hear me reloading the shotgun as I do it.

 I will always pursue an eavesdropper, and a spy, a wrongdoer, a
 crooked cop, or a felon, ... that is my job, and my chosen vocation.
 If someone chooses to be an eavesdropper I will hunt them to the ends
 of the Earth, if they are a felon or a crook and using electronics in
 their work I will relentlessly stalk them until the are rendered
 impotent. Let them be afraid.

 When a spy, an eavesdropper, or felon lays down at night I want him
 to be afraid to go to sleep, when he has a nightmare about being
 caught I want it to be the TSCM'er who strikes fear in his heart, and
 terror to his soul. When the eavesdropper lies on his deathbed and
 the angel of death come to take him away I want death to be holding a
 Scanlock instead of a scythe. I want them constantly looking over
 their shoulder and expecting TSCM specialists to pounce on them and
 start beating them with a NLJD. Let them fear black boxes, and weird
 looking antennas, let them eat Xanax by the handful, and spend their
 days in pain. I want the spy to have heart palpitations anytime they
 see a silver briefcase, and I want them to loose control of their
 bowels when they see a spectrum analyzer. When they sit all huddled
 up in their listening post I want them praying that their target has
 not hired me to hunt them. When the crooked cop installs an illegal
 bug I will hunt them, when the phone company employee wiretap a line
 without a court order then I will hunt them. When a government agency
 oversteps the legal boundaries then I will be watching, and when a
 spy shop is selling illegal bugs I will be the one who brings about
 their demise. Let them be afraid.

 Let them be afraid, let them be very afraid, for I am hunting them;
 if I am not hunting them, then someone who I trained will be. Let
 them be afraid.

 I have earned a great deal of respect in the spyhunting profession,
 have been regarded as a leader in the industry for many years, and
 one of the reasons for that respect is that I have the backbone to
 stand up and do the right thing, the same can not be said for many
 others. Sure, being respected is nice, but if you are in the security
 profession it is just as important to be feared by the wrongdoer. You
 just can't have it both ways, and there are no gray areas in our professi=
on.

 I perform bug sweeps like it is a contact sport; I don't play fair, I
 take no prisoners, and I give no quarter... My professional goal is
 to stop the spy.

 Let them be afraid, and not just of me.

 "As smoke is driven away, so are they driven;
 as wax melts before the fire, so the wicked perish"
 [Psalms 68:2] --- Ego te Expello.

 -jma



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Far be it for me to jump into=
a
heated and ongoing thread, but your piece let them be afraid truly strikes =
a
cord. I could not agree with you more than the statements you have made in =
this
message. As a TSCM practitioner (in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Montreal</st1:place></st1:City>), we have all been faced with t=
he
opportunity to deviate from our standards and engage in a very profitable=

business of installing illegal surveillance devices for a variety of rogues=
.
Yet, as a TSCM professional, you have set a standard to uphold the right to=

privacy, and deviating to the business of installing surveillance technolog=
y is
both a violation of these morals, and a lack of true professionalism.
<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
TSCM and security is not a ga=
me, and
not a sideline. It is not a glamorous career, and is not a retirement busin=
ess
for those from non-technical backgrounds. Successful TSCM work is carried o=
ut by
individuals with a strong understanding of communication technologies, equi=
pped
with the tools necessary to intercept, understand, and interpret this
information. We all know that there are no magic boxes, despite the many
available on eBay, and that there is no $75 CD that will provide you with a=
ll
you need to know to set up a TSCM business. I have worked many years provid=
ing
TSCM services using skilled technical resources, and over $350k investment =
in
the tools necessary to practice my trade. I have worked hard educating corp=
orate
clients in the difference between a rain dancer with a glorified frequency=

counter and signal strength meter, who may provide you a handsome bill for =
a
false piece of mind. <o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
I believe in educating securi=
ty
professionals in the elements of threat, and guiding them in how to protect=

themselves from the threat that they are exposed to. The more a client
understands the technology behind the threat, the more a client appreciates=
the
quality of the work you deliver. <o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
Few have come to the table to=
stand
up for the standards and professionalism that the TSCM industry needs, or=

provided valuable resources as you have, and I for this you have my respect=
.
<o:p></o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
I did not know Mr. Uhrig, and=
am not
one to pass judgment on anyone. Regardless of what Mr. Uhrig may have done,=
his
death is tragic; and his fate, as illustrated in this forum, is an extreme=

example of what appears to be a person who, although talented, had lost his=
way
(or possibly perished due to his inability to accept his failing health). M=
ay
Mr. Uhrig rest in peace, and his family be spared any further sorrow.

<o:p> </o:p>
<o:p> </o:p>
<st1:PersonName w:st="=
on">Ryk
Edelstein</st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p>
President, Converge Net inc.=

<o:p></o:p>
CTO, Presidium Inc.
<o:p></o:p></DIV>
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 <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
 <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">From: <A title=mailto:jm..._at_tscm=
.com
 href="mailto:jm..._at_tscm.com">James M. Atkinson</A> </DIV>
 <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A
 title=mailto:TSCM-..._at_googlegroups.com
 href="mailto:TSCM-..._at_googlegroups.com">TSCM-..._at_googlegroups.com</A>=

 </DIV>
 <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: October 12, 2006 12:32 PM</D=
IV>
 <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: [TSCM-L] Let them be
 afraid...</DIV>
 <DIV> </DIV> Personal Mission Statement of James M.
 Atkinson, President and Sr. Engineer, Granite Island Group I ha=
ve
 the backbone to stand up for what is right, moral, and ethical. I hav=
e the
 honor to do the right thing, and unlike too many others I refuse to j=
ust
 standby and let evil men pursue their deeds in darkness. I will not h=
ave
 anything to do with someone I know to be a criminal, and if I have ev=
en
 the slightest reason to believe that they have a criminal history I w=
ill
 back away from them the second I find out about it. In fact not only =
will
 I start backing away from them, but they will hear me reloading the=

 shotgun as I do it. I will always pursue an eavesdropper, and a sp=
y, a
 wrongdoer, a crooked cop, or a felon, ... that is my job, and my chos=
en
 vocation. If someone chooses to be an eavesdropper I will hunt them t=
o the
 ends of the Earth, if they are a felon or a crook and using electroni=
cs in
 their work I will relentlessly stalk them until the are rendered
 impotent. Let them be afraid. When a spy, an eavesdropper, or =
felon
 lays down at night I want him to be afraid to go to sleep, when he ha=
s a
 nightmare about being caught I want it to be the TSCM'er who strikes =
fear
 in his heart, and terror to his soul. When the eavesdropper lies on h=
is
 deathbed and the angel of death come to take him away I want death to=
be
 holding a Scanlock instead of a scythe. I want them constantly lookin=
g
 over their shoulder and expecting TSCM specialists to pounce on them =
and
 start beating them with a NLJD. Let them fear black boxes, and weird=

 looking antennas, let them eat Xanax by the handful, and spend their=

 days in pain. I want the spy to have heart palpitations anytime they=

 see a silver briefcase, and I want them to loose control of their
 bowels when they see a spectrum analyzer. When they sit all huddled <=
BR>up
 in their listening post I want them praying that their target has not=

 hired me to hunt them. When the crooked cop installs an illegal bug I=
will
 hunt them, when the phone company employee wiretap a line without a c=
ourt
 order then I will hunt them. When a government agency oversteps the l=
egal
 boundaries then I will be watching, and when a spy shop is selling il=
legal
 bugs I will be the one who brings about their demise. Let them be
 afraid. Let them be afraid, let them be very afraid, for I am hunt=
ing
 them; if I am not hunting them, then someone who I trained will be. L=
et
 them be afraid. I have earned a great deal of respect in the=

 spyhunting profession, have been regarded as a leader in the industry=
for
 many years, and one of the reasons for that respect is that I have th=
e
 backbone to stand up and do the right thing, the same can not be said=
for
 many others. Sure, being respected is nice, but if you are in the sec=
urity
 profession it is just as important to be feared by the wrongdoer. You=

 just can't have it both ways, and there are no gray areas in our
 profession. I perform bug sweeps like it is a contact sport; I don=
't
 play fair, I take no prisoners, and I give no quarter... My professio=
nal
 goal is to stop the spy. Let them be afraid, and not just of=

 me. "As smoke is driven away, so are they driven; as wax melts=

 before the fire, so the wicked perish" [Psalms 68:2] --- Ego te
 Expello. -jma 
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