Firm targeting WikiLeaks (Caught Red-Handed!) cuts ties with HBGary - apologizes to Glenn Greenwald

[kpete]

Firm targeting WikiLeaks cuts ties with HBGary - apologizes to reporter
by Steve Ragan - Feb 11 2011, 01:55


Dr. Alex Karp, the Co-Founder and CEO of Palantir Technologies, one of three data intelligence firms who worked to develop a systematic plan of attack against WikiLeaks and their supporters, has severed all ties with HBGary Federal and issued an apology to reporter Glenn Greenwald.
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After the tip from Crowdleaks.org, The Tech Herald learned that Palantir Technologies, HBGary Federal, and Berico Technologies, worked together with law firm Hunton and Williams to develop a proposal for Bank of America in order to deal with the “WikiLeaks Threat.”

Hunton and Williams were recommended to Bank of America’s general counsel by the Department of Justice, according to the email chain viewed by The Tech Herald. The law firm was using the meeting to pitch Bank of America on retaining them for an internal investigation surrounding WikiLeaks.

“They basically want to sue them to put an injunction on releasing any data,” an email between the three data intelligence firms said. “They want to present to the bank a team capable of doing a comprehensive investigation into the data leak.”

MORE: http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201106/6804/Firm-targeting-WikiLeaks-cuts-ties-with-HBGary-apologizes-to-reporter

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Good Reporting by Emptywheel (as always) here:
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/
* The Disinformation Campaign Bank of America Considered February 9, 2011
* Hacked Documents Show Chamber Engaged HBGary to Spy on Unions February 10, 2011
* Security Firms Pitching Bank of America on WikiLeaks Response Proposed Targeting Glenn Greenwald February 9, 2011
* From the ChamberPot: A Carefully Worded Nondenial Denial February 10, 2011
* Noted “Nut on China,” Jeff Immelt, Uses $16B Bailout to Share Technology with China January 17, 2011
http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2011/02/10/palantir-tries-to-preserve-their-government-contracts/

Somehow,Dr. Karp forgot to apologize to Brad Friedman, another journalist WBGary–in projects bid in partnership with Palantir–has targeted.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x393202

MORE HERE:
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/02/10/chamberleaks-target-families/

[Octafish]

1. Kick to the pants of the Corporate Gestapo.

Team Themis or whatever they're called are the tip of an iceberg most traitorous.

[formercia]

2. There's a whole bunch of Hyenas out there trying to mak a buck

Most are ex-Gov types, a lot incompetent at their jobs and left to find work in the Corporate Mercenary field before their boss figured out they were a liability.
These clowns get hired by corporations to make problems go away. The Law doesn't matter to the operatives (unless they break the 11th Commandment: Don't get caught).

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Thanks for posting this. nt

[bobthedrummer]

4. K&R n/t

[Chimichurri]

5. The Dept of Justice recommended them to BofA! Outrageous!

"Hunton and Williams were recommended to Bank of America’s general counsel by the Department of Justice"

This is remarkable. Heads should role, they won't - I know, but this is becoming surreal.

[gratuitous]

6. Now that the hunter has become the hunted, he sues for mercy

Not only are ye a coward, Dr. Karp; ye're a gutless coward.

[Chimichurri]

7. K&R. Why inane posts get tons of action and important ones like this

don't is baffling.