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August 29, 2006
USDA Identified as Terrorists
Commentary - walterj 10:54 am
USDA Identified as Terrorists
This morning we got the following comment on the article "VT
Premises
ID Killed":

Thanks Vermont, for opening an avenue for those that wish to
use
animal diseases as a bio-eco-terrorism tool. We would have
tried to
start along the SW border but that's now just to obvious.
Thanks!
We'll take the NE corner and work our way in that way.
-ABET

When a comment is left the web site software records the IP
address
of the commenter as we've discussed before. Readers may be
interested
to know that the above comment came directly from the USDA
Office of
Operations. Here is the IP address info that came in with this
comment:

Author : ABET (IP: 168.68.129.127 , cofc.aphis.usda.gov)
Whois : link

Doing a WhoIs internet lookkup via ws.arin.net tells us a bit
more
about who is leaving the comment:

Search results for: 168.68.129.127

OrgName: USDA Office of Operations
OrgID: UOO-2
Address: Suite 133, Building A
Address: 2150 Centre Ave
City: Fort Collins
StateProv: CO
PostalCode: 80526
Country: US

NetRange: 168.68.0.0 - 168.68.255.255
CIDR: 168.68.0.0/16
NetName: PPQ
NetHandle: NET-168-68-0-0-1
Parent: NET-168-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Assignment
NameServer: NS1.USDA.GOV
NameServer: NS2.USDA.GOV
Comment:
RegDate: 1994-01-26
Updated: 2005-10-11

OrgAbuseHandle: ZU20-ARIN
OrgAbuseName: USDA - Office of the ChiefInformation Officer
OrgAbusePhone: +1-970-295-5277
OrgAbuseEmail: Network.Operations@usda.gov

OrgNOCHandle: ZU20-ARIN
OrgNOCName: USDA - Office of the ChiefInformation Officer
OrgNOCPhone: +1-970-295-5277
OrgNOCEmail: Network.Operations@usda.gov

OrgTechHandle: ZU20-ARIN
OrgTechName: USDA - Office of the ChiefInformation Officer
OrgTechPhone: +1-970-295-5277
OrgTechEmail: Network.Operations@usda.gov

# ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2006-08-28 19:10

I called the OrgAbusePhone number and after some transferring
around
I got to Ron Glen who was able to help me. With a little
investigating he was able to identify where this IP address
and thus
the comment hail from.

I've known for a long time that various people at the USDA and
state
ag agencies are regularly reading NoNAIS.org. Some dialog is
good -
they need to hear our objections to NAIS. But apparently the
USDA, or
someone at the USDA, is feeling some pain. Now they are
threatening
to do terrorism in order to justify NAIS. This makes the USDA
an
agency that claims to both protect us and to terrorize us. But
then
is that really news?

Note to the USDA commenter: IP addresses are recorded, you
have been
tagged and your movements are being tracked online. Being a
good
citizen I have reported this threat of terrorism.

Cheers,
-WalterJ

[Update 1:11 pm - Barbara Weiss from the USDA Duty Officer
contacted
me by phone to get a copy of the original comment with headers
so
their security team can investigate. Sent.]