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		fjarlq on Dec 4, 2010 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The first serious infowar is now engaged Note the title used here is from a tweet by John Perry Barlow yesterday: "The first serious infowar is now engaged. The field of battle is WikiLeaks. You are the troops." -- http://twitter.com/JPBarlow/status/10627544017534976

carbocation on Dec 4, 2010 [–]

That is very helpful context; thank you for sharing.

Alex3917 on Dec 4, 2010 | [–]

Given JPB's personal history and the climate of censorship at Harvard, I'm wondering if there will be any fallout from that tweet.

YuriNiyazov on Dec 4, 2010 | | [–]

Given JPB's record of saying what he wants when he wants and rarely seeing any fallout, I am guessing that the answer is "no".

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