Was Flight MH 370 'Hacked'?

It takes a lot of intellect and confidence to accept that what makes sense doesn't really make sense.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed Of Procrustes, p. 84

At the time of this writing there are 1,178 Boeing 777's plying the skies of the world. It is Boeing's most famous and successful jet produced so far. Although the Oracle of Ottawa still believes in his old heart of hearts that the most famous Boeing jet of all time was the Boeing 707. The mighty 707 was the start of it all. And the best thing about the first legend is that a human actually had to fly it most all the time. There was no wussy 'fly by wire' crap, no GPS, it was damn near completely analog all through. If the Oracle of Ottawa ever gets to be as rich as a middle east sand spit oil sheik and could buy any jet he wanted, it would be a perfectly restored Boeing 707, with no computer goodies of any kind. Not even a cell phone.

Boeing 777 - Was it 'hacked'?

 The Oracle of Ottawa, like countless millions of other people, has been very intrigued by the never ending coverage of the totally baffling event of the missing Flight 370, until the Oracle of Ottawa realized that it sure as hell was proving to be a very good distraction from the really important story that just happened to be playing out at the exactly same time! And that event Dear Reader is the criminal land grab of Crimea by Vlad Putin and his oligarch gangsters. Genetic alcoholism, low self esteem and psychotropic drug abuse is not very constructive at the end of the day. 

It was while watching the endless footage on the vanished Boeing 777, that the Oracle of Ottawa for some reason thought of the very weird demise of journalist Mike Hastings. Who was witnessed and recorded on security cameras helplessly caught in a brand new computered up Mercedes Benz! That seemed to be driving itself. Until it was piloted in to the biggest tree on the street. Do you remember that one Dear Reader?
Then that big light bulb of enlightenment come on in the Oracle of Ottawas head again.

Could Flight 370 have been 'hacked'? Could someone have possibly accessed the electronic interface and taken over control of the plane? From where Flight 370 started to Bejing China was a six hour overnight flight. With the technology onboard you set the course and no doubt you could get the console to wake you up at dawn. The Oracle of Ottawa submits that that is exactly what happened, until the pilots realized the sun was coming up on the wrong side of the aircraft. Then they discovered that they were totally locked out from all controls. And being Asians they would not dare try anything dangerous or risky. Cause as all we gajins know, that is how they are raised. Am I right or am I right?

Now of course this pioneer hack was not performed by a first world teenager in his bedroom somewhere in America or the European Union. The Oracle would like to fly the premiss that it was a government that had access to a global satellite chain and the very sharpest digital hackers, that the spying of a very large nation state could provide. The only question that the Oracle of Ottawa can't decide is whether it was the Russians or the Chinese. Somebody should really look into the possibility of this insane theory, shouldn't they?

'Harper Government' - All Coming Apart

The economy of a society is in equilibrium if and only if all the persons participating in the economy are in equilibrium. 
Edmund S. Phelps, Political Economy - An Introductory Text, p. 65

It really all started early this morning in Toronto, Ontario. Hundreds of cops in swat and riot gear rose up before sunrise to serve warrants not just on individuals, but rather whole apartment buildings! And the haul was huge! Why, on the vulgar old style media CBC TV evening news it was mentioned that the drug haul alone was worth over three million bucks! And it was mentioned that several fair weather friends of the present mayor of Toronto were also caught up in the drag net.

Canadian Senate - Still with us...

Later the chief of police of the fine city of Toronto would not confirm or deny that a certain video was found on a certain cell phone that has at the time of this writing has a $200,000 bounty on it from a social media website in the USA. But the Oracle of Ottawa could tell that the flat footed chief was all but bursting with gotcha and good. The Oracle of Ottawa will venture a very educated guess that a certain in office mayor is in some very deep shit. And of course the good old CBC had footage of the very shaken and reeling Mayor Ford. The Oracle of Ottawa can not help but think there is in Ottawa one very nervous Finance Minister at the time of this writing.

Meanwhile, somewhere in Europe, Steve Harper, of the 'Harper Government' was getting a very rough ride indeed. The questions of the Senate scandal back home kept coming up like an uncooked burger on a really bad BBQ circuit stop somewhere in Alberta. Even his "good friend" hosts were taking shots at him, no doubt for the photo op and North American exposure it would surely bring. When the doomed man landed in Paris it all seemed to take a very large step.

Arthur Porter IV - Taking a  Canadian summer trip...

Senator Wallin then showed up on the CBC evening news and spilled her guts. She confirmed the Oracle of Ottawa's earlier guess that she is one of the Senators set up by the Prime Ministers Office to create a diversion to help the 'Harper Government' gain critical mass of the public opinion to abolish the Senate of Canada, but alas, it seems that the old hands are very strong, seasoned and wiry street fighters. During Question Period earlier today, you could see that the "Harper Government' is in total diss-array, confusion and panic. The channel knob has completely fallen off of the TV of the Canadian public, and there isn't any conservative smart enough to fix it on his own.     

Then there was that short blip from the CBC social desk, announcing  that Mr. and Mrs. Porter IV have agreed to accept an all expense paid summer vacation in Canada, that could last for many years indeed, pending the outcome of the money laundering and other charges. My goodness when the hole starts to cave in and another bigger shovel just seems to make no difference, you know it all but over.

 
  The NDP is really getting close to another big scandal concerning that nasty NSA program called PRISM that seems to be hooked up to Canada (!) somehow or another. The Defense Minister is standing by his claim that there is no spying on Canadian citizens by Canadians. The Opposition knows there is something wrong here and they are right. It is all quite simple, when the Americans want to wire tap an American citizen they certainly do stick to the letter of the law and do not listen in, in the United States. They simply flip a switch and the call is instantly routed to Canada! Where it is now a foreigner talking on the telephone! When Canada wants to drop in on your calls here in Canada the process works in reverse! No laws are broken and the respective governments are free to run rough shod over your civil rights and liberties. Pretty smooth or what? 

Does Bitcoin Add Up?

Civilization ends at the waterline. Beyond that, we all enter the food chain, and not always right at the top.
Hunter S. Thompson, Generation Of Swine, p. 87 

The Oracle of Ottawa first heard about Bitcoin on the old vulgar media via television, and more than once.  Bitcoin is a digital currency that is supported by a peer to peer electronic cash system. No one really knows where it all came from. But all the nerds and geeks assure the reporters of the old vulgar media that the open source code is written not of this earth. When they say this their eyes sort of gloss over in nerd adulation. This is when the Oracle of Ottawa's bullshit detector went off in alarm mode.

An un-virtual Bitcoin

The developer of Bitcoin is some entity named Satoshi Nakamoto. Of course no one has ever seen the character, and as to the time of this writing his location and true identity remains unknown. This all started back in 2009. The big selling point is that there is no government(s) in any part or parts of any Bitcoin transaction. It is sold as the new money for the whole world without any government interference. It also seems that even the corporate over whores cannot sink their teeth into the system either. And of course this another great selling point.

 Especially if you are laundering money for what ever purpose. Or perhaps you wish to support a cell of people who you would rather not anyone question the intent of, if you get the Oracles drift. It would also be great for certain secret operations of a large national intelligence agency that wants to leave absolutely no trail. In other words most of the traffic on this peer to peer network would be of the illegal kind. This fact alone should give an intelligent person pause for thought, shouldn't it?

A Bitcoin mining rig

Since 9/11 the United States and its allies have gone totally nuts in the war on everything, including the war on your personal liberties as a citizen. Great honking security edifices have been buttressed and or new ones  erected. There have been grumblings as of late, as in, we have gone way to far with all this. Of course as in all government departments, one has to constantly appear useful, or ones budget will certainly be not raised in the next budget cycle, or even worse, one could see budgets cut drastically.

After about thirty seconds thought it fully dawned on the Oracle of Ottawa who the real creator of Bitcoin was and why. The real parent of Bitcoin is the NSA. One of its major users is no doubt the CIA and other allied security agencies. The whole premise is very simple. If you want to track down terrorism, tax evasion, drug running, gambling and most any other crime you can name, simply provide the perfect ap for it to be done! Listen closely, until something big brews up, or the government departments brew it up, whatever, we need busts to justify our budgets and our existences. Trebles all round! Any questions?   

'Harper Government' Plays With Huawei Fire

A bad review is even less important than whether it is raining in Patagonia.
Iris Murdoch, The Times newspaper, July 6, 1989

Corruption is a sin of power. To be compromised is a sin of omission. To be compromised is far worse than being corrupt or to be corrupted. To be compromised is the greatest display of rot and weakness. This is the second time that the Oracle of Ottawa has been impelled to blather on about this straw telecom Huawei. Again the Americans are sounding the alarm out loud. The Oracle of Ottawa is sure that State Department feelers have already been extended down and through ordinary diplomatic standards. We all know what will happen next if the first two attempts are ignored...

The straw-man  tele-com?

Weird things can start to happen when security concerns and warnings are ignored by the Americans. And all those who toil in the innards of the old vulgar media, know exactly what the Oracle of Ottawa means. After seeing the conclusions of the American House Intelligence Committee today, the Americans are getting very antsy to say the least! Keep that slot under your office door open, and make sure there is lots of paper in the fax-machine! This sucker is going to blow wide open any time soon.

It is pretty easy to be one of the largest tele-com suppliers in the world if you are backed a state communist party. Your R & D costs will also be pretty low if another state communist telecom and massive global state security apparatus steals all the other guys plans for you! If there ever was a straw man telecom Huawei appears to be IT! No one knows how owns it exactly, the straw men have never given interviews, and appear to have no intention to. Now the House Intelligence committee can't get to vocal about it, but they are very well informed by the CIA and the even more powerful NSA.These guys aren't pissing into the wind, if you get my drift.

In Canada, down on Ogilvie Street, there are a wack of CSIS types all but pulling out what is remaining of their hair, as they try desperately to figure out a way to explain to the 'Harper Government', with Crayolas, the utter danger they are in by ignoring our biggest allies reasonable requests. Americans don't like to mess in the affairs of other nation states, especially the first world states like Canada, but they will, and it will be fatal, and certain, and in the last resort with extreme prejudice. It is all sort of like Three Days of the Condor in reverse! And you heard first from the Oracle of Ottawa.....

  

Clue yourself in dear reader. It is all pretty interesting and if you are an "85" all so clear and blatantly obvious...
 

'Harper Government' - Dodging The Russian Wrench?

There's is no kill switch on awesome.
Dilbert, Daily Strip, February 11, 2012

The Oracle of Ottawa watch's Question Period everyday. And on a Friday you don't expect the Opposition to lob a "live one" on to the government just before the week end. Why, that is simply not sporting at all, is it? It seems to the Oracle of Ottawa that the NDP is finally getting the knack. It was all totally unexpected. Don Davies stood to his seat and asked a question of the Lackey of the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the person of one Deepak Obhrai, the sanest South East Asian of the Tory Bund, about the presently leaking truth, tearing around Ottawa about the real story of the great Canadian navy spy caper. You know, that matter of the forty year old navy subby, that has been recently arrested for something, concerning something secret.

'Harper Government' - State Security

The Oracle of Ottawa told you his dear readers, that the whole case just didn't smell right at all. And it turns out that the Oracle of Ottawa has hit it out of the park again! The whole case just didn't have the Russian finger prints on it at all! Again, ask yourself, why would the Russians risk an international incident for such low level fry? It just didn't add up, and it was confirmed on Friday last.

The truth of the seedy matter is that the Russians had nothing at all to do with it. It seems that in the panic, someone in someones office knew that the Russians were swapping out four members to be home in time for Russian Orthodox Christmas. Someone went to the Russian Ambassador to Canada and ask him to play along! With all the aplomb and protocol of very seasoned diplomatic hands, what could the Russian Ambassador do? But as time progressed and no real solution came up, the 'Harper Government' started to write the Russians off as a bunch of chumps! Big, stupid mistake! The Russian Ambassador, feeling his honor somewhat imposed upon is now discreetly allowing the truth of the matter out to the local vulgar media.

You know that is was all true with the answer that the 'Harper Government' supplied through old Deepak; "This matter relates to national security, I have no further comment, thank you..." ! That is the same as saying "Mr. Speaker, I have been totally exposed, and I am fuck'in dead in the water (D.I.W.), thank you Mr. Speaker..". So if it isn't the Russians, who the hell is it? Well, the Oracle of Ottawa has his coin on the Peoples Republic of China. What? Did I guess too good? 

Wall-E goes to work....

Memo from The Society Desk

It's amazing how much you can get away with if you don't go out of your way to cause trouble...
Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway, Letter to Dale, July 06, 1976, p. 628

Well it started out like any other day. Saint Valentines Day is coming and my " significant other "  being very French expects a trip out for dinner. And she also expects at least a card, even if it is hand made with Crayolla crayons! After a nearly quarter century, you learn not to argue!  To beat the insane rush of the actual day I have found over the years that the day before is perfectly acceptable. (Sunday February 13 2011)  So it was off to the Mandarin Restaurant on 1137 Ogilvie Road. One of the best Chinese eatery's in the City of Ottawa. The parking lot was empty when we arrived. Most excellent! I am a genius! We were seated, and it was the usual crowd mix.

The gift of Globalization....

Coffee was quick to come, and the order was in. Ah, a nice quiet evening of most excellent eating.... Then they started coming! (17:45) A half dozen to a dozen at a time! Damn! A bus load! The Chinese Lutherans for Jesus! It really screws up the kitchen. and the rice quality can be affected as they water it down if they see they are, or may possibly run out. Damn I hate that!

I asked the waitress what the hell was going on? She replied; " private function in dining room, Canada - China Friendship Society". Then it all started getting really weird! There were the Gajun old white guys in there Imperial Dragon silk shirts! Then the Chinese guys dressed like characters in a Chinese Opera! Then when the comely Chinese honey's in the long silk faux imperial gowns with the side slit up to their arse I figured something really weird is on here! Complete with do-me heels, oozing whatever...complete with huggies! The old gajuns with advanced ricer obsession were coming back for seconds and thirds! There is nothing as disgusting to watch as a an old gajun with advanced ricer obsession! Like a head on an ether binge....

Hug me again, one more time!

Then just as I thought I was going to be consumed by the vortex of the contemporary Canadian Dream, the exhaust fan gave out in the kitchen! Filling the place with invisible  Imperial Royal Duck smoke! They caught it in time.. And the Haz-mat unit was not called...

Just when I thought this couldn't get any weirder, in walks Gentleman Jim Watson !? Then outcomes this simply stunning true petite honey in the most bitching red silk outfit I have ever seen (so far...). She assumed station, I mean never more than nine feet away like a magnet! Then I realized that there were a whole bunch of minor notables, and a great selection of fart catching want-to-bees. The optics of all this was not good. Where was the old style media? Where was this elected officials entourage? But who was that official looking Chinese guy in the dining room? Complete with the big haired protocol thingy... Some what familiar looking. I had a hunch but I had to wait till I got home to check it out...  

Next!

Then came the white rich middle aged women, way over dressed and trying way too hard! That is pathetic to see also folks... Meanwhile at a table near mine were the classic pimp and Ho combination... all Chinese ... Hmmm.... Then the Bar Haven "want a be" set came in their nike running shoes and Blackberry's I guess hoping for crumbs of business off of the Great Yellow Table.... (Bar Haven types couldn't find China on a map with a tutor!)

My fortune cookie was really different; "You may attend a party where strange customs prevail" No shit!

Latter arriving at home I checked Google and identified the very official Chinese guy...Are you sitting down? Zhang Junsai, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Canada! Although all Chinese look the same to me, the tier 1 guys sort of really stand out....Of course I could be totally mistaken and the victim of incredible coincidences...of likenesses...Ya right, that's it....

After what I may have witnessed tonight, I have a much greater respect for this man. Perhaps you should to!
Richard Fadden must have balls as big as bridge nuts! What guts!