New World Order (conspiracy theory) public criticism that the development and deployment of these technologies could potentially lead to a mass surveillance system, the IAO was defunded by the United States Congress in 2003. The second source of controversy involved IAO’s original logo, which depicted the "all-seeing" Eye of Providence atop of a pyramid looking down over the globe, accompanied by the Latin phrase "scientia est potentia" (knowledge is power). Although DARPA eventually removed the logo from its website, it left a lasting impression on privacy advocates. It also inflamed conspiracy theorists, who misinterpret the "eye and pyramid" as the Masonic symbol of the Illuminati,
Terminus Est a thrusting weapon. "Terminus Est" is eventually destroyed while Severian wields it in battle. This occurs during his fight against Baldanders, his former traveling companion. When "Terminus Est" strikes the massive and bizarre mace Baldanders wields, which seems to be tuned to the resonance frequency at which Terminus Est would shatter, both weapons are destroyed. Upon the destruction of "Terminus Est", Severian recovers the hilt of the shattered blade, later returning it to Master Palaemon upon his triumphant return to the Citadel at the close of the series. "Terminus Est" is commonly translated from the Latin as "This is the