Truth About Computer Security Hysteria

It's obvious when you compare the two

Name: Richard Clarke		Name: Rudolph Guiliani
Job title on 9/11/01: National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-terrorism		Job title on 9/11/01: Mayor of New York City, NY
Appointed by: President Clinton; subsequently reappointed by President Bush		Appointed by: the voters of New York City, NY; subsequently re-appointed by the voters
Terrorism concerns before 9/11/01: gave public speeches for years to warn of a coming "electronic Pearl Harbor" (later a "digital Pearl Harbor"); tasked the president's Transnational Threats office to watch for heinous acts of cyber-terrorism		Terrorism concerns before 9/11/01: worked quietly behind the scenes for years to stop Osama bin Laden's plan to destroy the World Trade Center; beefed up the city's police force despite the efforts of a strong opposition
As a result of 9/11/01: National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice demoted him to the position of Special Advisor for Cyberspace Security		As a result of 9/11/01: knighted by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
Featured since 9/11/01 on the covers of: no magazines — because the White House won't allow it		Featured since 9/11/01 on the covers of: too many magazines to mention
Photo: shown here in 2002 giving Unisys CEO Lawrence A. Weinbach a certificate "officially designating him as member of the President’s National Security Telecommunications Advisory Committee (NSTAC)"		Photo: shown here in 1999 receiving a signed photo from the widow of Jesse Owens (the man who enraged Adolph Hitler after he won four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin)
Gazing into the crystal ball: the Bush administration will probably let him leave under his own terms, just to avoid further embarrassment to the president		Gazing into the crystal ball: a possible U.S. presidential candidate

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