Remember that time movie theater chains nationwide refused to show a movie because of threats of “vandalism?” Yeah, we don’t either.
On @cnnsotu, Pres Obama says North Korea's hack of @SonyPictures not an act of war. "It was an act of cyber vandalism," he said.
— Mark Knoller (@markknoller) December 21, 2014
President Obama thinks the hacking of Sony Pictures and making threats against them is the electronic equivalent of scribbling on the bathroom wall.
.@BarackObama stands by his criticism of Sony for canceling the release of "The Interview": http://t.co/wVY0zhiiNc pic.twitter.com/KtCAz4Ervq
— CNN (@CNN) December 21, 2014
Not even a smidgen of war.
Cybervandalism? Really?
— Josh Lederman (@JoshLederman) December 21, 2014
If you’re going to tone it down from “cyberwar” it is at the very least “cyber-extortion” but threatening violence against theaters if a movie is released is terrorism by definition.
https://twitter.com/archcitygirl/status/546664244042035201
https://twitter.com/robinbmurphy/status/546646525376348161
https://twitter.com/robinbmurphy/status/546646129987706880
#BarackObama says #SonyHack was just an act of vandalism! Coward! There were terror threats! http://t.co/NAP38WiC4x
— John Wright (@JohnWright1952) December 21, 2014
https://twitter.com/whoisagentzero/status/546674981829373952
@BarackObama @WhiteHouse Please show me a definition of cyber vandalism that describes what was done to @Sony. This was terrorism. #SonyHack
— Lee C Eldridge (@LeeCEldridge) December 21, 2014
Is 'cyber-vandalism' to war what 'workplace violence' is to terrorism?
— Andy McCarthy (@AndrewCMcCarthy) December 21, 2014
@markknoller @CNNsotu @SonyPictures International Workplace Violence.
— Ron McKinney (@macsmarts) December 21, 2014
An act of cyber vandalism allows a nice long Hawaiian vacation. An act of war would require an immediate return to Washington.
— Now Media News (@NowMediaScott) December 21, 2014
Leadership void.
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