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- poohat1000, on 01/24/2008, -7/+170WE ARE LEGION. YOU CAN CULL 5 YET WE GROW BY 50. ANON IS THE FINAL BOSS OF THE INTERNET.
- amdprophet, on 01/24/2008, -2/+140We are 200 people on a bus.
- blizzok, on 01/24/2008, -2/+128The guy is pretty much just explaining what a DDoS attack is, nothing really particular to this "war" going on right now. Interesting how this is escalating though. Remember, Scientology: you're nothing without your ignorant slaves, and freedom of information is the best cure for ignorance.
- fugimugim, on 01/24/2008, -6/+121epic
- theclansman, on 01/24/2008, -3/+82somehow I can't resist digging everything to do with this war..its just so awesome
burn in hell scientology, burn in hell - JavertHolmes, on 01/24/2008, -1/+73I'm sick of idiots on TV trying to explain how the internet works. The Internet is not something that you just dump something on. It's not a big truck. It's a series of tubes. And if you don't understand, those tubes can be filled and if they are filled, when you put your message in, it gets in line and it's going to be delayed by anyone that puts into that tube enormous amounts of material, enormous amounts of material.
I just the other day got... an Internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday, I got it yesterday. Why? Because it got tangled up with all these things going on the Internet commercially. - TymonTyco, on 01/24/2008, -5/+75FOR GREAT JUSTICE!
- anonymous342008, on 01/24/2008, -1/+68Anonymous will win, no matter what the price. Scientology will be stopped.
- burningbunnies, on 01/24/2008, -3/+69Anon isn't doing this because of a stupid Tom Cruise video! Get your facts right! We're stopping a corrupt brainwashing cult, for justice... and lulz.
- legoalert33, on 01/24/2008, -2/+64More like a van
- adamrgolf, on 01/24/2008, -0/+51PREPARE FOR EPIC DINNER AT 6PM
- yborgy, on 01/24/2008, -3/+45ANONYMOUS = 200 people on a BUS
- entrophize, on 01/24/2008, -1/+43So...um...I guess the revolution WILL be televised?
- Gazzmundo, on 01/24/2008, -2/+39The battle has finally gone global, dear Anons.
- lostarchitect, on 01/24/2008, -0/+35TO BE FOLLOWED BY EPIC COFFEE AT 7:30
- Exil1, on 01/24/2008, -9/+44Knowledge is free.
We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
United as one.
Divided by zero.
Expect us. - QUAKthunder, on 01/24/2008, -2/+35Does anybody feel like he is part of it?
- nothingness00, on 01/24/2008, -2/+33http://anon.7556.googlepages.com/pressrelease.html
Official press release - prisoner24601, on 01/24/2008, -1/+31I hope that as this becomes a mainstream news item reporters point out the absurdity of Scientology having tax-exempt status when they have the audacity to copyright their "scriptures." Anyone can believe anything they want (freedom of religion is absolute), but every legitimate religion (or non-religious philosophy for that matter) puts their fundamental teachings into the public domain. The Bible, Koran, Upanishads, Origin of Species, you name it, ALL of them are freely available, which is why the IRS is right to make them tax-exempt. If Scientology wants to be "closed" then they can still believe whatever they want, but take away their tax-exempt status! No tax-exemption without transparency.
- truspect0r, on 01/24/2008, -1/+31AND EPIC FAPPING AT 10:30 BEFORE BED.
- adamrgolf, on 01/24/2008, -1/+28so a dos attack is like too many people trying to get onto some sort of vehicle? perhaps some sort of van? would this make it kind of a party van?
/the world - Lucke, on 01/24/2008, -2/+29lulz
- Grova, on 01/24/2008, -1/+26Round 1
Anon 1
Scientology 0 - ericmichael, on 01/24/2008, -2/+25Scientology has no chance against Anonymous. GG Scientology.
- KentAllard, on 01/24/2008, -2/+25Cant wait for this to get to Oz. One of the 3 commerical television networks (channel 9) is owned by a Scientologist (Jaimie Packer), the Packer dynasty have a longstanding rivalry with the Murdochs going back to Ruperts earliest days here. Murdoch shafts them every chance he gets and it is always lulzy.
- Harbinger67, on 01/24/2008, -1/+23The internet is not some sort of bus, it's a series of tubes!
- jas0nuk, on 01/24/2008, -2/+24phase 3 initiated :=D
- dood, on 01/24/2008, -1/+22SHOULD I PREPARE TO BRING ANYTHING?
- whoamarcos, on 01/24/2008, -1/+22oh man, at this rate maybe someone will be inspired to do a hackers 3
- Shawnshank, on 01/24/2008, -0/+20DON'T FORGET EPIC WAKING UP FOR WORK AT 6AM
- poohat1000, on 01/24/2008, -1/+21THIS IS FOR JUSTICE AND THE FREEING OF THE HUMAN MIND
- DrPaulFTW, on 01/24/2008, -1/+20We win. I joined the fight today because of the Digg articles. Good job guys. They seem to be scared.
- xenupublic, on 01/24/2008, -2/+21They only address the DDOS attack, they refuse to acknowledge that Anonymous is also trying to spread information.
http://www.sendspace.com/file/o7p8y0 - inactive, on 01/24/2008, -3/+22WE WILL NOT FAIL
PREPARE FOR EPIC WIN AT 6PM - Xerophon, on 01/24/2008, -5/+22Internet Group Anonymous Declares "War on Scientology"
"Anonymous" continues the fight against the Church of Scientology
and their Religious Technology Center.
CLEARWATER, Florida (January 24, 2008) - Anonymous announced their intention to combat the activities of the Church of Scientology on Monday, January 21, 2008. A spokesperson said that the group's goals include bringing to an end the financial exploitation of Church members and protecting free speech, a right which they claim was consistently violated by the Church of Scientology in persecution of their opponents.
This announcement came as a response to attempts by the Church to keep secret an internal video meant to be viewed only by Scientologists, featuring actor Tom Cruise. Despite their efforts, the movie was leaked and rapidly spread across the Internet. The video caused much controversy, and members of Anonymous posted a message to several of their websites proclaiming war against Scientology. Soon after, Anonymous struck at the church; they blocked access to its website, made prank calls, organized protests, distributed anti-Church pamphlets and information, and extracted secret files from the Church of Scientology and its parent company, the Religious Technology Center.
Anonymous' members cited several reasons for their actions against the Church of Scientology: many have stressed the alleged human rights violations under the auspices of the Church.[1] Others accused the Church of fraud due to its costly ceremonies and "products." Most members, however, were concerned with the threat to free speech that the Church posed. This was most evident in the recent attacks on websites such as Digg and YouTube, where the Church filtered anti-Scientology comments and replaced their content with the text "[This comment is no longer available due to a copyright claim by Church of Scientology International]."
"The so-called Church of Scientology actively misused copyright and trademark law in pursuit of its own agenda," one Anonymous commented. "They attempted not only to subvert free speech, but to recklessly pervert justice to silence those who spoke out against them."
The Church of Scientology's legal struggle with its online detractors began in 1994 with the Usenet group "alt.religion.scientology", a community which spoke out against the Church. Legal representatives from the Church confronted them specifically over the use of Scientology in their name, citing trademark infringement and misrepresentation. This led to numerous lawsuits,[2] and the group was shut down.[3] The Church of Scientology later found itself in several further conflicts on the Internet,[4] including some with popular websites such as Google and Slashdot,[5] as well as an alleged "war" with users of the website YTMND.com.[6]
The members of Anonymous do not plan to end their attacks on the Church of Scientology. Instead, they will continue until the Church of Scientology reacts, at which point they will change strategy. Their main goal is to render the church powerless, and so the war could be one of attrition. Anonymous has acquired large amounts of Scientology trade secrets, along with dozens of lectures, documents, books and recordings. As of January 24th at approximately 12:00 PM EST, the size of these files being distributed is reaching nearly one gigabyte. More are expected to become available as time goes on. Below you will find a link to a YouTube video with almost 500,000 views, Anonymous' message to Scientology. Also available is a RapidShare link containing a .rar of HTML files that sample some of the documents that have been released by Anonymous. In this one file alone, there are over 538,000 pages. Topics include: Child Dianetics, a Technical Dictionary, The OT Levels, Axioms of Scientology and other various materials.
About Scientology:
Science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard founded the Church in 1953. In the 55 years since its inception, the Church has faced allegations of being a commercial enterprise that harasses its critics, exploits its members, and neglects adults in its care. Scientology has also faced criticism over the cost required to progress through its "auditing" system, with the total bill for completing the course estimated at $365,000 - $380,000.[7]
About Anonymous:
Anonymous is a collective composed of many Internet users, spanning dozens of countries, combined under one name. Originally stemming from various internet image-boards, Anonymous gained notoriety through various internet-based operations. Anonymous has built up formidable influence on the internet which has over the years manifested itself in tangible, real-world influence. They have launched offensives against a wide variety of targets, including the social website Habbo Hotel and various White Supremacy entities. Anonymous played a major role in the capture of Canadian pedophile Chris Forcand.
UPDATE: Skynews - Skynews are incorrect. Contrary to media reports, Anonymous is not demanding monetary compensation to cease attacks on the church. - wirah, on 01/24/2008, -0/+16a series of buses
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_bus - wirah, on 01/24/2008, -0/+15of LOL
- CheeseburgerBro, on 01/24/2008, -2/+16Or, at least, streamed.
- inactive, on 01/24/2008, -2/+16Shut the ***** up you stupid Scientologist.
- SanjayM, on 01/24/2008, -2/+15 A meme is born....
- tmslak, on 01/24/2008, -0/+13Sparta???
- adamrgolf, on 01/24/2008, -0/+13tarp
- Beakerz, on 01/24/2008, -0/+12I was just pissed that they cut it off before the james bond unveiling thing going on at the end grrrrr
- Lokishot, on 01/24/2008, -0/+12Maybe it's just me, but I feel like I am in a epic Intergalactic battle.
I was trying to explained the story to some friend of mine when I realized how weird and interesting this story is.
A bunch of unknow internet geeks agaisnt an evil religion.
Kinda like the Rebels Vs the Empire or masked superhero vs supervillain.
***** epic, indeed. - Ipwnyou, on 01/24/2008, -0/+11The news title says "can we stop the online hackers?" Who the ***** would want to stop them?! (Besides scientologists)
- Kakama, on 01/24/2008, -5/+16Well well well, Scientologists, it looks like the game is escalated.
RP? Damn straight we are. And we will continue to hold down Scientology until it dies at our hands, with the Internet our arms, with humanity our body- with you our victim. May the public become aware of the massive attack, may they all know that YOU are going to be destroyed, because of your crimes against freedom, humanity, and the Internet.
Anonymous: Destroy, Attack, Die. That cult is an emo bitch and we're gonna slit it's throat.
/b/ring them down!
News Corp (Sky News, Fox News, and friends): Why must you ever cast us as the bad guys? It's ok, we lol'd. - wirah, on 01/24/2008, -3/+14WIN
- kyouteki, on 01/24/2008, -0/+10Those works may also be in the public domain because of their age. Many modern translations of the Christian bible are copyrighted.
- spudnic, on 01/24/2008, -0/+10HACKERS ON STEROIDS
- adamrgolf, on 01/24/2008, -0/+10scientology was pissed because after the james bond unveiling they were going to announce who anonymous is.
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