Janine Krieber labels the BlackBerry a terrorist's tool
The wife of Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion, Janine Krieber, recently gave a speech at Queen's University. It was an official Liberal Party event, and the audience was treated to Krieber's insights into the ins and outs of terrorism.
And guess what? Apparently the BlackBerry from Canada's RIM would make a real good tool for terrorists.
On September 20, only nine days after the anniversary of 9/11, Janine Krieber spoke to students at Queen's University on "Terrorism, Ideology and the State". Janine Krieber is the wife of Liberal Party leader Stephane Dion. This was an official Liberal Party event, presented by the local riding association, and announced in the Upcoming Events list of the official federal Liberal Party website:
Location: Dunning Auditorium, 94 University Ave., Queen's University
Date: September 20, 2007 TO September 20, 2007
Time: 07:00 PM To 08:30 PMDescription: Dr. Janine Krieber will be giving a talk based on her research on terrorism. Dr. Krieber is a professor at Collège Militaire Royal de St. Jean. She teaches international relations, military strategy and the sociology of conflicts. Her research topics include international conflict, terrorism and political violence, peacekeeping operations, conflict management, intelligence organizations and identity-related conflicts. Dr. Krieber is Quebec representative on the board of directors of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies, and is married to the Leader of the Opposition, Stephane Dion. Presented by the Kingston and the Islands Federal Liberal Association. Admission by donation, free to all students.
Here is a partial transcipt of what Janine Krieber said:
...keeping in touch with people, and be sure that they will answer the next second. For example, I have a BlackBerry in my purse, and I'm pretty sure it's a real good tool for terrorists, because they are always on, always....
She's pretty sure that a terrorist would benefit from using a BlackBerry?
I'm not sure what is more surprising:
- That Janine Krieber thought it would make sense to bad mouth Canada's best known home-grown success story. The BlackBerry is used by movers and shakers at the highest levels of government, finance, and industry throughout Canada and the United States.
- That Liberal Party communications people thought it would make sense to allow Janine Krieber to speak, apparently off the cuff, at an event put on by the Liberal Party. Since when did she become an official spokesperson?
- That Janine Krieber, an alleged expert in terrorism, and presumably a person who instructs Stephane Dion in understanding terrorists and their threat to Canada, is "pretty sure" a Blackberry would be a "real good tool" for terrorists. Why? Because a BlackBerry is always on. Huh? What sort of insight is that supposed to be? Can't the Kingston and the Islands Federal Liberal Association find a terrorist expert who sounds a bit more, well, expert?
The Liberal Party thinks the BlackBerry is an enabler of global terrorism!
Way to land the 519 vote.
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Another DESK JOCKEY, bullshitting their way thru life, to a fat pension.
Posted by: Feldwebel Wolfenstool at September 26, 2007 11:59 AM
Dr. Janine Krieber, an expert on terrorism is telling us that terrorists can use the Blackberry as a tool to possibly attack Canadian targets??
It seems to me she is acknowledging we have terrorists living in our midst .. in Canada .. in Toronto .. on the Prairies too ???
We can't ban the Blackberry, but we can do our best to stop the terrorists and Liberals too ..!!!!
Posted by: Observer at September 26, 2007 12:26 PM
Ms. Kreiber must think that Garth Turner is Dion's Number One terrorist since he has a BB glued to his hands! I wonder if GT will make the No-Fly List??? LOL
Posted by: A Haltonite at September 26, 2007 12:31 PM
If you think this is news, then you're a little bit of a moron.
Posted by: Jason Cherniak at September 26, 2007 12:41 PM
If you DON'T think this is news, then you're a BIG moron. If Harper's wife was blathering on and saying such stupid things, you would think it was big news.
Posted by: Barbara at September 26, 2007 12:58 PM
But, the Blackberry is a great tool to be used by terrorists. Keeping that a secret (which it isn't) would be harmful to counter-terrorism operations. We should worry more about combating terrorism than profits of a company. If she said that briefcases can be used to deliver bombs, would you get upset too? In any case, how would this hurt RIM's sales? Would someone avoid buying a Blackberry because someone else who buys one might be a terrorist? Maybe people that sell the devices should be informed so that if they spot suspicious persons they can report them to CSIS. Maybe Rogers should monitor email traffic for red flags.
Also, don't take her out of context. It's not like she said: "Hello everyone, Blackberries are used by terrorist, bye". She was giving a talk about terrorism in general, and
I'm not a fan of the Liberals nor Dion, but why go off on this? There are plenty more things to get upset about.
Posted by: jonny_eh at September 26, 2007 01:22 PM
Never having met or seen or listened to Dr. Janine Krieber I found the sound clip very enlightening. I'd like to take bets on when she becomes 'pretty sure' terrorists find that telephones, cell phones, semtex, C-4, and AK-47's are 'real good tools' for terrorists along with blackberrys. When so-called 'experts' prattle on like this I begin to wonder if we haven't as a nation plunged over the precipice.
Posted by: Antenor at September 26, 2007 01:31 PM
Antenor, please keep in mind the audience.
She wasn't telling this to terrorism experts, and we don't know what was said before or after.
Let's criticize things worth criticizing.
Posted by: jonny_eh at September 26, 2007 01:40 PM
Perhaps the liberal party is just catching on. Coming to realize we do have terrorist living amongst us. It is hard to believe knowing what she is suppose to be an expert on, and her husband calling for the immediate withdrawal of Canadian troops.
I do hope they keep Dion as the leader of the liberal party, and he demands an election.
Posted by: Honey Pot at September 26, 2007 03:33 PM
The way the latest polling in Quebec has put the Liberals below the NDP there will not be any election, unless they want to get rid of their nemesis, who also happens to be their leader.
Blackberries are their least worry.
Posted by: Libby at September 26, 2007 04:43 PM
...time for a Blackberry registration program.
Posted by: tomax7 at September 26, 2007 06:17 PM
Don't give them any more ideas, tomax7, we're already bogged down with registrations and taxed to the grave and beyond. Who gains? The governments, they get surpluses to buy our votes next contest.
Posted by: Libby at September 26, 2007 07:02 PM
Of course your blackberry is always "on", so is the computer, cell phone, cordless phone...terrorists tools indeed, all kinds of whackos come through these devices. Her argument sounds simplistic, a 14 yr old could come up with the same talking points.
Posted by: kelly at September 26, 2007 10:53 PM
Using a communication tool that is easily monitored by law enforcement is a "good" tool for terrorists?
Good for us law abiding citizens maybe.
Posted by: dkjones at September 27, 2007 05:17 PM
So can we expect a Federal Blackberry Registry?
No Blackberries, no Funerals?
Posted by: john at September 27, 2007 08:14 PM
Why go off on it? Because it's a retarded thing to say. Comment on how technology assists terrorism, maybe, but don't list specific companies. It makes it seem like Blackberries enable terrorism.
Posted by: Lore_Weaver at September 28, 2007 12:49 PM
I could be wrong, but my guess is this lady wears the pants inside the Dion household. That's not a good thing. It's bad enough my Party is saddled with a bland inept milquetoast like Dion. It is worse to know his balls are in his wife's pants.
Truth be told, I'd rather have Janine as my leader than her manservant Dion.
Posted by: Nervous Nellie at September 28, 2007 04:27 PM
you people are ridiculous. nice cyber bubble ya'all live in. how much you paying Bourque for the links?
Posted by: gawd at September 28, 2007 04:44 PM
Her dad was a real nazi. Four years on the East front where 26 million died
Posted by: jack at September 28, 2007 05:57 PM
No Blackberries, no Funerals?
Ha! I love it!
Posted by: Joanne (TB) at September 28, 2007 07:31 PM
Cripes! Is this the best shot to be taken at the Liberals today? Bloggers and those who post comments -- from whichever political corner -- would be far more effective were they to avoid this kind of shoddy attack, give credit when and where it's due (horrors!) and provide solid critiques when the other guys screw up.
Posted by: Howard at September 28, 2007 08:42 PM
My grandfather was 141065 in Dachau. http://clevelandjgs.org/dachauatoz.pdf
Posted by: Janine at September 29, 2007 12:42 AM
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