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Dan Warne24 January 2008, 2:15 AM

A hacking group calling itself Anonymous has posted a chilling video on the internet, announcing that it plans to dismantle the Church of Scientology.


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A hacking group calling itself "Anonymous" has posted a chilling video on the internet, announcing that it plans to "dismantle" the Church of Scientology.

Wired.com reports that Anonymous has flooded Scientology servers with a distributed denial of service attack, is choking the Church's phone lines with prank calls and sending looped faxes of solid black pages.

"Over the years, we have been watching you -- your campaigns, your suppression of dissent, your litigious nature. All of these things have caught our eye," a synthesized voice on the video tells "leaders of Scientology".

"Anonymous has therefore decided your organisation should be destroyed, for the good of your followers, for the good of mankind and for our own enjoyment."

"We shall systematically expel you from the internet and proceed to dismantle the Church of Scientology in its current form."

"You have nowhere to hide, because we are everywhere. You will find no recourse in attack, because for each of us that falls, 10 more will take his place."

The Church of Scientology is regularly in the news for its beliefs and high profile celebrity spokespeople and fundraising activities. It was recently in the public eye after a leaked video of Tom Cruise hit the internet (watch it here), showing Cruise saying that Scientologists would be the only ones who could help at the scene of a car crash; that Scientologists were the world's authority on reforming criminals and getting people off drugs, and other claims.

The threat from "Anonymous" appears to be have been prompted by this video, which is specifically named at the beginning of the clip.

The video can be viewed here.


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Anonymous is legion:

Anonymous does not forgive.
Anonymous does not forget.

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Emperor_DTF:

Heh, ya'll just don't get how funny this truly is.

Anonymous is a self-fulfilling prophecy. It started as a JOKE, then some idiotic (Fox) news program aired a special report on them like they were real. So, the hacker community just joined right in!

Anonymous didn't truly exist until everyone started saying they did. All the groups talking about how they are 'splinter groups' of this super-hacker squad are just laughing at how ignorant the media is being regarding the whole story. How quaint.

So go ahead, blast away about how this mysterious group has been around for years and years, takes down governments, and has ultimate digital-power. The truth is, Anonymous has always existed, and yet it didn't exist until someone needed to make a few bucks on the media circuit.


~A tragic fallback from the original hacker years
E-DTF

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

We Are Legion:

Why is this so hard for people to grasp? Anonymous is not some disorganized group of hackers. Anonymous is a large mass of individual people who work together when the time is right. An action taken by an Anon cannot truly be called the work of Anonymous unless Anonymous as a whole claims ownership of the feat. We are not "hackers on steroids" or an "internet vigilante group" (both used by Fox, who somehow didn't notice the connection, in separate news reports). We are internet superheroes.

Anonymous is Legion. We do not forgive. We do not forget.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Mealymouth:

Thank you Anonymous! For some reason in recent years various proponents of loopy religions have grown swollen with zeal and power, and have afflicted the rest of us in various ways (E.g., Islamic fanatic terrorists; US Christian fanatic FCC folks fining people for one bad word on the tube).

Someone has to fight this sort of thing--and be SEEN to fight it, rather than granting it the respect it doesn't remotely deserve. Glad this group decided to be in the vanguard. Next please go after Christian fundamentalism.



29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous012:

There is also discontent inside of our legion. For example, who ever gets to decide on our copy, our message, SUCKS and takes themselves waaaaaaaaaaay to seriously. We are not here to scare people, or intimdate people, we are here to ENLIGHTEN people but even inside of our legion, we have our own assh*les.

It's a good idea never to forget, but not to forgive is poison on us and the line "never forget, never forgive" sounds a little bit too much like Pro Bush Propaganda after 911.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Why now:

Anon says they have been watching Scientologists for years. Yet, they wait until NOW to come out and attack the group's websites?

Aono, 4Chan [i], [b] and affilated boneheads are after nothing more than fame. They even say it on there own 711Chan message Board. And the "lulz" of course its about "the lulz".

Using these tactics will do nothing but enable the Scientologists to play the religious persecution card.

When in fact, they are only interested in riding the wave that has long been gathering momentum. Exposing Scientology is a way to get Governments to eventually act accordingly.

Some of the suggestions made by these 'anons' extend far beyond the law and should be denounced, not encouraged. Anon's have even tried to attribute a 6 month old $5000 reward offered in relation to another matter altogether as being offered for dobbing in those DDoSing the Scientologists' websites.



29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Volkov:

"Using these tactics will do nothing but enable the Scientologists to play the religious persecution card."

You had me until then. I think the media is actually taking the 'hackers' side. Supporting scientology actually winds up being less popular than supporting illegal internet activity.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous2:

Yeah? Well where are all these reports of Anonyomus and 4Chans attacks on cult websites? Wouldnt have anything to do with media resources know what the stated goals were from 711Chan messages and IRC chats were, would it?

This supposed "operation" has been going for 5 days and still mainstream media havent reported on it. Whereas, the leaked 2004 IAS videos got coverage within hours across the globe.

These kids will get boared and mover onto the next target they think they can get some notoriety by attacking.




29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Psychic Cupcake:

"This supposed "operation" has been going for 5 days and still mainstream media havent reported on it."

3...2...1... and the media circus goes into full swing.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

nobody special:

why now? it's as good a time as any. you could ask "why now" at any given point had they chosen to do it then

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Lunch Hour News:

It is cool to see someone take action though. We have some on it at our blog:
www.lunchhournews.com

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymouseee:

lul killer!

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonamon:

Your a scientologist plant, go to hell, or teegeeak, wherever you espouse to come from, prick.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous2:

Yes, I am a "scientology plant" that has linked to www.xenu.net in the url attached to my username. You are obviously one of those who would incite property damage for "the lulz"

You have zero idea what people have been fighting for for decades against scientology.Chan and affiliates have posted suggestions including inciting racial hatred to instigate fundamentalist extremists to fire bomb scientology buildings. Yes, that's the way to garner support, is it?

You children are tackling something you know nothing about. Yes, you ARE children. Maybe not in a physical sense, but in an emotional and intelligence sense.

The next time you want to call someone "a scientology plant", I suggest you place your curser over their highlighted name to see where the person links to. Good luck with those "lulz" in your quest for fame. Just ask your mommy to bring you plenty of cigarettes for you to trade when you are in jail.



29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

SomeOldGuy:

If you link to xenu.net, then you've been around alt.religion.scientology - and you know that the only people who advocate violence there are the OSA trolls.

Just to make my point clear: Co$ trollers aren't just for Co$ anymore. If it sounds stupid and insane, it was either an OSA plant, or a kid getting a little too excited. Death and brutality aren't anyone's goals here.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

RJ:

You're jealous that they are getting popularity and not your 'xenu.net'.

Any move against Scientology is a good one. Just get over it that you don't have the balls to do anything else than make a website (if it even is your website, I don't care, you're not important.).

Why now? Why not now?

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous_buster:

Anyone who takes what was said about Al'Qaeda vs. Scientology seriously is deserving of the full weight of any mockery directed at them.

Anon has a sense of humour too.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Atlaist:

It is easy to look at this and see a just end to a pathetic religion. It is easy to look at this and see a game, to see nothing but a new target to ridicule. This is not yet at the level of religious persecution. This is still yet a game. Even as those who laugh at this faith, even as those who ridicule it, insult it, and question it, even as these people, do not let this get out of hand. Spamming them, perhaps. Hacking their sites, perhaps. But, please, however laughable this religion is, keep this attack digital. There has been too much blood spilled over things as seemingly innocuous as this for me to see it and laugh.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymoose:

Anonymouse is an internet hate machine. Keyword: Internet. Anonymous will probably never go IRL except in the occasional furfag raids. Mainly, because IRL, you generally lose your anonimitity.

Besides, I'm sure Scientology does enough through the magical series of tubes that they could be crippled through merely, the series of tubes.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Thomas:

Hear hear

But, please, however laughable this religion is, keep this attack digital. There has been too much blood spilled over things as seemingly innocuous as this for me to see it and laugh.


29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous-:

You sir, are made of fail and lose.

1.) Scientology cannot play the 'persecution' card, because WE ARE NO ONE. We have no face, we have no phone number, ID, email. We cannot be argued against, only accepted.

Remember this: We are legion. Do not stand in our way, we will just walk around you. We do not forgive. We do not forget.



29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

judy:

I am just amazed that anyone in a supposedly free thinking society can bash and criticize ANY RELIGION. Have we learned nothing? It is NOT cute and it shows a pathetic lack of observation and intelligence, WHATEVER THE EXCUSE.

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous123456:

Critics say scientology isn't a religion, it's a cult.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

anon:

While I agree with you, technically all religions are cults, some just have a lot more numbers. Also, if Judy actually knew what Scientologists actually believe, she would not be so quick to defend them.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous654321:

Some people say cucumbers taste better pickled.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous Coward:

Atheists say that all religions are based on false presumptions and that divine entities don't exist. Details at 11.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

AnonymousTheLulz:

Some people call Christianity a cult.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

AnonymousLegion:

A cult is what a big religion calls a small religion.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous8910:

yeah, what's the difference. Religion is poision, religious people are deluded.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

David H:

But who is to say what is a cult and was isn't? Critics? Who are these critics?

There is a fine line between religion and cult.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

johnf3:

yes david but you don't need to pay a priest or your fellow man to be helped in a lot of organized religion. Even in catholisism it is still a choice to give.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

David H:

They are "supposedly" given a choice. But peer pressure usually gives in. Do you want to be the only who has not given money?

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous.:

All religions started out as cults. There is no fine line.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous171:

A CULT is not defined by its size. Seriously, look it up. A cult is defined by its organization and secular behavior.

anti-theists like to use the "all-religions are cults " BS because the word 'cult' automatically denotes negativety.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

learn:

learn more about scientology, rethink your comment, and then post another one.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

AnAnonymous:

You think that in a free thinking society, people shouldn't criticize religion? Do you even know what 'free thinking' means? A free thinking society should be a battle royale of ideas. Religions, cults, political ideologies, they should all be savagely attacked, torn at with teeth and claw. Survival of the fittest ideas. Darwinianism in action. Were it not for people criticizing ideas, we'd still think the Sun rotated around the Earth.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

dateman:

Yeah but we all know the sun doesn't revolve around the earth because its flat!!!

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymouse:

What if free thinking led to a 'Idiocracy' situation because of so many retarded beliefs certain people hold, even though it should be clear that it's an idea/cause that makes absolutely no sense?

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Mike:

Why are we not allowed to be critical of religions? What gives them the special status of being above critique?

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Derekserver:

Freethinking people actually would condemn all religions because it's not based on logic and reasoning and proof. It's a belief-system that causes you to have to believe in extraneous forces that only people who get paid millions of dollars and/or looneys have actually heard/seen from.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anon:

aww, you guys kicked the hornet's nest then cry when you get stung?



29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Barbyr:

Why should religion be exempt from criticism? You're an idiot incapable of free thought.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

t:

...and you know this because he disagrees with you.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous Forgives:

I agree. To be a truly free society, we must forbid this "bashing of religion" and imprison all who commit such a crime. And their children.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymousihi:

Judy, shut up.

Why don't you go watch Zeitgeist? It's at zeitgeistmovie.com.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Researched it, lots.....:

I and most others who have spent anytime looking at scientology see it as anything but a religion. Just because it calls itself a religion and has achieved that formal status in some countries doesn't mean it is. 

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Hasty Toweling:

The point of free-thinking etc is that anything is open for discussion and criticism. Why do religions need some sort of shield to protect them from the light of inquiry? I understand we don't want to offend or ostrasize people over superficial cultural differences, but bad ideas need to be exposed mercilessly because people are gullible and tend to believe what those around them believe, regardless of reason.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous1000000:

I'd rather take it down than have it take over the world where everyone had to follow their regime, or be ex-communicated to fend in a world as outcasts.

I'm not participating in this game, but yes, I do think we would be better off at this point without the formal structure of the Church. The good is in the technology of Scientology, how to free people. But there is no freedom within the Church for those who don't have the money.

This isn't something a few hackers have thought up to attack those who won't permit freedom of the Internet. It goes much deeper than that. That was just the straw that broke the camel's back so to speak.

Reminds me of something from Christianity--onward Christian soldiers, marching off to war, with the cross of freedom going on before.

Freedom is a highly valued commodity. Anonymous is a "fight for freedom" fighter. He says nothing about Scientology itself being destroyed, only Scientology in its present form.







29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

SomeOldGuy:

They're not attacking the religion... they're attacking the corporation and its associated entities, last I checked.

Differences are crucial.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

David H:

I have nothing for or against Scientology, but if your going to try and take them down why not the Catholic church as well? There acts have been documented throughout history. If fact why not every religion in the world?

To me it seems that they as just a bunch of kids with to much time on there hands.

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous.:

Scientology is a good target for those born on the internet because scientology is a largely tech savvy comunity, and as such has many more targets than say the catholics. and besides, how the hell do think the internet could put a dent in huge communities such as catholics? i mean the internet is big an all, but not big enough for something like that.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymouse:

4chan is so misunderstood. It's quite sad, really. You'd think the readers of a tech site would get how important this epic and lulzy event is.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonimal:

Dave H, obviously you havn't done your homework on Scientology... dont be ignorant, do some research, you obviously have the internet so you can learn alot about scientology just by doing some reading and watching videos.

What you said is like saying you dont see anything wrong in killing someone because you dont fully understand death. In my opinion, scientology is something pretending to be something else, it's a wolf in sheeps clothing... the rabbit hole is much deeper than just the cute little rabbit poking its head out... i'm not dogging you or anything, but Scientology LOVE people like you...



29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

David H:

It seems you have the Internet too, and I assume that you know that everything you read on the net is not true. They are Scientologists by choice, they believe what they want to believe. I prefer to take a neutral stand point when it involves religion. You are no better than what you believe them to be, because you are trying to tell me what to believe.

But i still say; why not every religion?

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymousy:

one at a time, my freind, one at a time

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Sputnik:

You know, defending Scientology in any manner automatically marks you as a Scientology plant and therefore discredits you.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

CptNiemo:

"They are Scientologists by choice, they believe what they want to believe."

By using this logic you're basically saying that if someone believes in something then they are perfectly entitled to believe in this no matter the outcome. Yes?

If this is the case then I'm sure you see no problem with those who believed in "Heaven's Gate" or "Ordre du Temple Solaire." And again if this is the case then you my good sir are completely wrong.

However, I would certainly hope that this is not what you are saying. Hopefully you are saying that people should be allowed to believe in what they want as long as it does not bring harm, physical or psychological or financial.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

David H:

Yes, i meant that. "Hopefully you are saying that people should be allowed to believe in what they want as long as it does not bring harm, physical or psychological or financial." Because if no one can, then every religion is dead. And that is kind of my point, if you attack one religion why not all the others?

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous27:

Fortunately for the catholic church they stopped "officially" selling indulgences ;) (for the record you can actually still buy them). The last time they tried that in Germany the 30 years war happened and 50% of the population of Bohemia was massacred, among other atrocities (I'd say a bit extreme for just trying to get your members to help out their buddies in purgatory but hey...).

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Annonymous:

It is spelled, "Their".

Kids, my eye.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymouss:

Well maybe they will take ur suggestion and take them down aswell

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

The Doctor:

Well even if you tore down any Christian groups such as Catholics as an organisation, you still wouldn't be able to end it since technically Christianity is a walk with God rather than religion. :)

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Mikel:

To those people above who have responded saying it is not OK for anyone to attack any religion, I applaud you.

I am a Scientologist, I have been for 15 years, you don't have to be. It is totally your choice.

In those 15 years of voluntarily being a member of this Church, I have not once seen any examples of the wild criticism of the Church that I hear in the media and see on the Internet.

But I know, that it is everyone's human right to follow the religion of their choice and for others to respect that.

I would like to offer this video as my personal response to the above "anon" video.

Regards

Mikel

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

realy???:

so says you but I've heard 100s of others say something completely different. they seam to make more sense too

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous5678:

Whatever dude. ALL religions should be attacked and put through the wringer. As a TAX EXEMPT organization, transparency is nonnegotiable. If your "religion" can't hold up to the criteria, maybe you're the one getting attacked by the people you trust most. And hey, I'm offering a self-help course for the low price of $2000 dollars. All I need is your credit card number.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

JD:

These hacks aren't just attacking the Church, they're harrassing individual Scientologists. APC shouldn't promote their activities. Why is it ok for Anon to harrass individuals for their beliefs?

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Sue Donym:

this is about the church of scientology and the Religous Technology Center. It should be pointed out that there is no such raid on 'Freezone' scientologists who do not adopt the same methods  employed by the CoS.

when people are afraid to voice there criticisms, then anonymous will speak. As it always had done, throughout history.



29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

AnonymousReader:

I think this is important. I would actually be interested to hear what Mikel has to say about his experience with the church and what he has to say about the criticisms. I have tried to talk, face to face several times with Church members with little success.

There's this "address the critic by asking him questions that have nothing to do with anything" technique and it bugs me. I love religion. I believe ALL people can believe whatever they want. It's when you cross that increasingly important line where you start to push your beliefs on others that it's no longer okay.

I question Scientology as I have questioned everything from Zen Buddhism to Shinto to Judaism to Islam. I have been met with patience by all but the CoS. Even Islam, a religion that's in my opinion wrongly branded as being completely full of radical extremists will take the time to explain themselves given the chance.

Even if what they have to say is, well, a little bizarre, they don't attack others for questioning them. There's something terribly undemocratic and unhealthy about not allowing people to ask questions.

Even the Torah encourages young Jews, for example, to ask questions to be closer to "God." It's this give and take that makes faith possible. A complete monopoly on belief isn't faith at all. It's coerced and suppressive.



29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

bfk:

haha 4chan

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

ANONYMOUS!:

It's not 4Chan. It's Ebaumsworld!

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonybus:

Ebaum may have picked up on it, but the whole Anon group (if you can really call it a group of any kind) started on /b/

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous One:

I agree with this.
down with sci.

legion

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Me:

Come on, APC ...
You know the Golden Rule .... No discussions about religion, football or politics !!!
These 3 subjects will turn any civilised party into an all out brawl !

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Me:

How is all this supposed to contribute to the knowledge of computers ???
To everyone who is aggro on this thread ? ... Oh Nurse !!

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Blackpudding:

Anonymous, you suck. You try to make censorship acceptable. Go back to China!

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous...:

Our fight is not censorship.

I've lived in China. You don't know what censorship is.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Blackpudding:

all this nonsense does is breaking into Freedom of Speech on the net. I fought for years to net anonymity and freedom on the net. just to see some brainless script kiddies undoing all of it just in some days. chans, you suck.

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Marcelo:

this is no raid.. this is war. many battles will be fought, anon will always win
Look at this:
http://www.spymac.com/details/?2334927

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

JP:

when on earth did APC become a social-religion-whatever-non-tech magazine???

please, I like reading this magazine, eventhough I'm not as near as you people to Aus...

anyways...

this is my firs comm on this mag, and I REALLY liked it because of tech... not this.

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

@_@:

THE TIME IS NOW!

soon all religion will be looked at the same way we look at magicians. to wonder about the unknown is human. to act based on superstitious belief is foolish. if you go to church then speak of rationality you are lost. we do not serve god... we are god

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Asymetrix:

"we do not serve god... we are god"
PROVE it if you are so rational!!!!!
or is it just an irrational statement made by an irrational mind?

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

~_~:

the point is that there is no god of any kind. that statement needs no prof. the burden of prof would be on anyone who says there is. tho look at a fairy tail, assume that it's real and then bass your actions on that assumption is pure irrationality. it's pure ignorance. i think it goes straight to the hart of words like irrational and ignorant.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous457:

crys of persucution are acceptable to ANONYMOUS

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Shrike:

People have the right to think what they want, but when organizations are formed around their "beliefs" then they start to feel that they are superior to others, and that's when things get out of hand for those who don't believe. These sheep are dangerous in numbers, and all efforts should be made to destroy their organizations. Best of luck to anonymous in their task.

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

DV:

I like how many people when they hear of the hackers called Anonymous immediately tie them to 4chan, because 4chan is a site full of "hackers on steroids"... Sure 4chan members call themselves anonymous, but the people that started the hacking groups and raiders on 4chan are for the most part disliked.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Another Anonymous:

"Anonymous" believes that being anonymous gives it carte blanche to do whatever it pleases. Its members are cowards - they are certainly no folk heroes. When they persecute individuals and get away with it, it emboldens them to go after bigger and bigger targets. That's when things get out of hand for those who don't blindly follow their lead - anyone may become a victim.

Anonymous are dangerous in numbers, and all efforts should be made to locate and prosecute these felons and their organizations, and the parents of these children who are ultimately responsible for their actions.

Best of luck to the FBI in their task.


29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

_Anonymous_:

"all efforts should be made to locate and prosecute these felons and their organizations"

i can see a flaw in this plan...Anonymous cannot be found, if you think you've found one it'll be a fake, someone who tried to imitate them.

The reason they call themselves Anonymous is simple: if they were to be found they would be arrested for the only fact that they are hackers, good or bad it doesnt matter as the law is agaisnt it.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anon:

OUR SURVIVAL DEMANDS THAT WE STAY ALIVE ON THIS BATTLE !!!
WE MUST SURVIVE JUST TO BE VICTORIOUS !!!

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Hartley Patterson:

Most of what you think you know is wrong. Fire up your Search Engines, type in 'cult', 'scientology', '4chan', look them up on Wikipedia. That's what the Internet is for! Done that? Good. Read on.

The claimed actions by Anonymous (it thrives on disinformation) have been condemned by the existing community of critics of the Church of Scientology (CoS), who are largely responsible for the bad publicity the CoS receives.

Andreas Heldal-Lund of the best known critical website Operation Clambake issued a statement: http://www.xenu.net/news/20080122-OC_pressrelease.html Similar views were expressed on other critic forums such as the newsgroup alt.religion.scientology.

Critics are Free Speech advocates, seeking open debate. By attempting to 'drive Scientology off the Internet' Anonymous can only harm our cause.



29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

dgh:

Has Scientology a future or not? This will undoubtedly be battled out on the internet.

Before the internet researching such things was difficult. The internet enables access to true information on Scientology. This is how Scientology will be prevented from recruiting.

Well done the 'SP' sites. I do feel a natural inclination to applaud the anonymous hackers but it remains to be seen if they are more than a temporary thorn in Scientology's side.



29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Joxe Arkaitz:

I want to thank those criminal hackers for all the publicity they are giving Scientology for free. More people than ever are now interested in finding out what Scientology is really about. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous ¿:

Anonymous is against the Church of Scientology, not the ideology(religion) itself.

Everyone has the right to believe what they like, even if it's about Aliens and stuff (use the internets for research) Knowledge is free

But the actions of the Church cannot go unnoticed: http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/ Gives a comprehensive summary.



29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

momof5:

Perhaps you need to look at what Scientology is against to figure out who Anonymous is. Scientology has repeatedly denounced human right violations. Most importantly, Scientology and Scientologists have loudly protested the drugging of children, the drugging of adults with powerful mind-altering drugs in the name of "mental health".

So, why now? Because drug companies are now in the media as the third largest cause of death in the United States. Their mind-bending and highly addictive drugs, touted as the cure for mental illness, are being exposed as ineffective. Drug companies and the FDA have been shown to have falsified or hidden research reports that have proven said ineffectiveness. We are facing a generation of drugged robots, one third of whom will kill themselves or someone else, directly as a result of the drugs forced on them.

This is one of many articles on the subject:
http://books.google.com/books?id=SomdZ-8jnVgC&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101&dq=number+of+people+on+antipsychotic+medication&source=web&ots=ZEaIDob91o&sig=uE1ibVn8aXelD5kNhf-D6V0dV28#PPA103,M1



29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous...:

Plant.

Or you are just incredibly dumb.

Just because an organization says certain things doesn't mean they follow them. That whole "love your neighbors" spiel of Christianity? Christians don't always follow it.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous is Legion:

So are you saying we're part of Big Pharm?

You're either lying or retarded, sir.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anon:

Our power does not lie in the internet, but it lies in its people, and in the media. The media is our greatest weapon. Once scientology has been completely mangled in the puplic eye we have won the battle.

We are legion.

We do not forgive.

We do not forget.

We will win.



29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonzzz:

Anon means business.

There isn't much that stops one to another. Eh?

I think the lesson learned is that Anon doesn't take shit. When people take shit too far. We center it.
We do not let one party rule. Because, In reality, anon exists in all parties. Exists in all factions. We do not hesitate to maneuver as we see fit. And we are good at it.

Anon has always existed. Always will exist. Like the masons before us, we are free. We have our own agenda. We are not all 17 yr old acne ridden punk kids. We write your code. We process your credit cards. The mere thought of what we are capable of if we so chose would be a disaster.

We also like the media attention. Lulz indeed.

We serve all and none. And are too cryptic for our own good.


29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anon:

We write your code, we process your credit cards, we cook your meals, support your ritzy notebooks. DO NOT F*** WITH US!

Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don't you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can't think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you're supposed to read? Do you think every thing you're supposed to think? Buy what you're told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you're alive. If you don't claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned- Tyler (Anon)

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Clubber:

Uh, ok.

I just want to know when the illegal bare knuckle boxing club in the basement of Lou's Tavern meets.

Appearantly there is some rule about not telling me...

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Catsandbeer.com:

This is BS - this "Anonymous" group is a bunch of thugs that have effectively declared war on a religion!

Scientologists aren't that bad - in fact, they're not bad at all - all they try to do is help people - like at their anti-psychiatry museum in Los Angeles - Catsandbeer.com took a tour of it and had a splendid time - check out our photo journal of the visit "Fun at the Church of Scientology's Psychiatry: An Industry of Death museum!" and see for yourself the warm and fuzzy side of Scientology

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anon Will Prevail:

You tremble because you fear our victory we will prevail

We are legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
We will win.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

countessK:

Do you not realize this is the same as
what CofS did that made anonymous mad.
Forcing something OFF the internet that
other people want ON the internet. CofS
wanted Tom video off and anonymous wants
CofS off. Making self the same as CofS.
Wave Hello to Homeland Security who can
track anonymous even if CofS can't.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

AnonymousUser:

Perhaps you should actually do some research on the activities on the group. Ample information and testimonials from various recovered members of the group and even from the son of L. Ron Hubbard himself can be found at http://www.xenu.net. "Warm and fuzzy side" indeed.

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous Again:

 Resistance is futile How do you fight against a million independent cells? You can't.

We say what we want.

We like what we say.

We are Anonymous.

We are Immortal.



29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Tony Brown:

Has anybody who's watched that video noticed how much the voice sounds like one of The Daleks :) I wonder if this is an example of The Doctor finally getting his revenge :):):)
Cya aboard the Tardis Ladies and Gentlemen.


29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Anonymous856455:

to who it is concerned,
this is ebaumsworld, ebaums did it, it is always pathetic assholes, rules 1 and 2, follow them

29 February 2008, 8:50 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

MacFan:

Not a bad idea
Look at this: http://www.spymac.com/details/?2331213

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

Mikel:

To those people above who have responded saying it is OK for anyone to attack any religion, I applaud you.

I am not a $cientologist, I have not been for 15 years, you don't have to be. It is totally your choice.

In those 15 years of "voluntarily" being a member of this "Church", I have not once seen any examples of the wild criticism of the "Church" that I hear in the media and see on the Internet.

But I know, that it is everyone's human right to follow the religion of their choice and for others to respect that.

I would like to offer this video my personal response to the above anon video.

Regards

29 February 2008, 8:33 PM (1 year ago)report abuse Send to a friend reply

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