Control and Resistance
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Although the overkill.myanmarchat.org IRC server disappeared soon after we connected to it, we discovered another IRC server hosted on “ irc.myanmarchat.org . ” This
server is one of the IRC servers for the Olive Green Complex (oGc), an IRC network
founded in 2004 by Burmese students studying at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI)
in Russia, which provides advanced training in computer engineering and informatics
44 and is currently subject to a U.S. embargo for its alleged role in supplying nuclear
weapons technology to Iran.
45 According to Aung Lin Htut, a former deputy ambassador to Washington, the attacks against the Burmese opposition Web sites were
conducted by “ Russian technicians ” based in “ Burma ’ s West Point cyber city ” — a reference to Myanmar ’ s Academy of Defense Services in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Division,
Myanmar.
46 Aung Lin Htut further stated that Burmese military offi cers are trained at
the MAI.
47
The oGc is described by members as being an IRC group for those interested in
information technology and computer engineering.
Figure 8.3
The confi guration of Attacker 2 ’ s pBot.
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Although the overkill.myanmarchat.org IRC server disappeared soon after we connected to it, we discovered another IRC server hosted on “ irc.myanmarchat.org . ” This
server is one of the IRC servers for the Olive Green Complex (oGc), an IRC network
founded in 2004 by Burmese students studying at the Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI)
in Russia, which provides advanced training in computer engineering and informatics
44 and is currently subject to a U.S. embargo for its alleged role in supplying nuclear
weapons technology to Iran.
45 According to Aung Lin Htut, a former deputy ambassador to Washington, the attacks against the Burmese opposition Web sites were
conducted by “ Russian technicians ” based in “ Burma ’ s West Point cyber city ” — a reference to Myanmar ’ s Academy of Defense Services in Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Division,
Myanmar.
46 Aung Lin Htut further stated that Burmese military offi cers are trained at
the MAI.
47
The oGc is described by members as being an IRC group for those interested in
information technology and computer engineering.
Figure 8.3
The confi guration of Attacker 2 ’ s pBot.