Matthitjah Posted September 30, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Share Posted September 30, 2010 Quote Statesman.com; Possible biblical clue seen in computer worm hitting Iran Some experts say program's code might include reference to the Book of Esther, the Old Testament tale in which the Jews pre-empt a Persian plot to destroy them. THE NEW YORK TIMES Published: 9:21 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010 Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran's race for a nuclear weapon lies what could be a fleeting reference to the Book of Esther, the Old Testament tale in which the Jews pre-empt a Persian plot to destroy them. That use of the word "Myrtus" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fez Posted September 30, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 683 Topics Per Day: 0.12 Content Count: 11,128 Content Per Day: 2.00 Reputation: 1,352 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/03/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/07/1952 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Quote Statesman.com; Possible biblical clue seen in computer worm hitting Iran Some experts say program's code might include reference to the Book of Esther, the Old Testament tale in which the Jews pre-empt a Persian plot to destroy them. THE NEW YORK TIMES Published: 9:21 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010 Deep inside the computer worm that some specialists suspect is aimed at slowing Iran's race for a nuclear weapon lies what could be a fleeting reference to the Book of Esther, the Old Testament tale in which the Jews pre-empt a Persian plot to destroy them. That use of the word "Myrtus" which can be read as an allusion to Esther to name a file inside the code is one of several murky clues that have emerged as computer experts try to trace the origin and purpose of the rogue Stuxnet program, which seeks out a specific kind of command module for industrial equipment. There are many competing explanations for myrtus, which could simply signify myrtle, a plant important to many cultures in the region. But some security experts see the reference as an allusion to the Hebrew word for Esther, and as a warning in a mounting technological and psychological battle as Israel and its allies try to breach Iran's nuclear project. Others doubt the Israelis were involved and say the word could have been inserted as deliberate misinformation to implicate Israel. Carol Newsom, an Old Testament scholar at Emory University, confirmed the linguistic connection, noting that Queen Esther's original name in Hebrew was Hadassah, which is similar to the Hebrew word for myrtle. Perhaps, she said, "someone was making a learned cross-linguistic wordplay." "The Iranians are already paranoid about the fact that some of their scientists have defected and several of their secret nuclear sites have been revealed," one former intelligence official who still works on Iran issues said recently. "Whatever the origin and purpose of Stuxnet, it ramps up the psychological pressure." New U.S. sanctions Meanwhile, the Obama administration stepped up pressure against Iran's government Wednesday, slapping financial and travel sanctions on eight Iranian officials and accusing them of taking part in rampant human rights abuses. Under an executive order signed this week by President Barack Obama, the State and Treasury departments jointly announced the sanctions that target Iranians who "share responsibility for the sustained and severe violation of human rights in Iran," notably after last year's disputed presidential elections. The move bars the eight Iranians from entering the United States, blocks any of their U.S. assets and prohibits Americans from doing business with them. Additional material from The Associated Press. http://www.statesman.com/news/world/possible-biblical-clue-seen-in-computer-worm-hitting-945612.html I don't know i there's any truth to any of this but I absolutely love it. Est 4:14 For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance will rise for the Jews from another place, but you and your father's house will perish. And who knows whether you have not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?" Funny it was the Persians the book of Ester was talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest man Posted September 30, 2010 Share Posted September 30, 2010 A piece from The New York Times. In a Computer Worm, a Possible Biblical Clue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted September 30, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Author Share Posted September 30, 2010 Yep, that article is the one quoted in the Statesman. Myrtus in hebrew is actually a derivitive or base word for Hadassah which was Esther's Persian name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebula Posted September 30, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 10 Topic Count: 5,823 Topics Per Day: 0.76 Content Count: 45,870 Content Per Day: 5.95 Reputation: 1,897 Days Won: 83 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/19/1970 Share Posted September 30, 2010 Myrtus in hebrew is actually a derivitive or base word for Hadassah which was Esther's Persian name. Actually, you got that backwards. Esther was her Persia name. Hadassah was her Hebrew name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgedrw81 Posted October 1, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,823 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 36 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/10/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted October 1, 2010 Iran has already a virus and it was at the UN recently but we also have similar ones nearer to us. Blessings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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