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Internet hacktivists have fired the latest salvo in the Wikileaks infowar.
A group called Anonymous has hit sites that have refused to do business with the controversial whistle-blowing site with a series of distributed denial-of-service attacks.
It mirrors similar attacks aimed at the Wikileaks site.
Originally posted by The Revenant
This is interesting.
The fact Anonymous is on the case is common knowledge - it's good that they're fighting back against the corporatocracy.
However, what's more interesting is the fact that the BBC has referred to this whole escapade as an INFOWAR!
The concept is beginning to bite, and people are listening. If the public becomes aware that we are in an InfoWar, then people may start questioning more about what they are told to believe.
This can only be a good thing surely?
“Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials, 18 April 1946
Originally posted by The Revenant
reply to post by tristar
Hi Tristar - thanks for the contribution, but I'm afraid I've totally missed your point.
Can you enhance it a bit for me?
Rev.
Originally posted by tristar
Originally posted by The Revenant
reply to post by tristar
Hi Tristar - thanks for the contribution, but I'm afraid I've totally missed your point.
Can you enhance it a bit for me?
Rev.
Short but blunt, perhaps you are actually viewing a smoke screen in real time
Originally posted by The Revenant
Originally posted by tristar
Originally posted by The Revenant
reply to post by tristar
Hi Tristar - thanks for the contribution, but I'm afraid I've totally missed your point.
Can you enhance it a bit for me?
Rev.
Short but blunt, perhaps you are actually viewing a smoke screen in real time
Sometimes I hate talking on the net - I can't figure out whether people are being cryptic or trolling! I think you're being cryptic, but I still don't understand the relevance.
Rev.
Originally posted by The Revenant
Originally posted by tristar
Originally posted by The Revenant
reply to post by tristar
Hi Tristar - thanks for the contribution, but I'm afraid I've totally missed your point.
Can you enhance it a bit for me?
Rev.
Short but blunt, perhaps you are actually viewing a smoke screen in real time
Sometimes I hate talking on the net - I can't figure out whether people are being cryptic or trolling! I think you're being cryptic, but I still don't understand the relevance.
Rev.
Originally posted by NoAngel2u
Originally posted by The Revenant
Originally posted by tristar
Originally posted by The Revenant
reply to post by tristar
Hi Tristar - thanks for the contribution, but I'm afraid I've totally missed your point.
Can you enhance it a bit for me?
Rev.
Short but blunt, perhaps you are actually viewing a smoke screen in real time
Sometimes I hate talking on the net - I can't figure out whether people are being cryptic or trolling! I think you're being cryptic, but I still don't understand the relevance.
Rev.
.........nor do they research information outside of their common news feeds.
Originally posted by Joehio
I've seen over 5,000 different anon in various chat room carrying out the ddos attacks on PayPal. Pretty impressive, Anon is angry.
Originally posted by Joehio
reply to post by tristar
Well these amateurs just took down postfinance.ch and are working on PayPal right now.
Originally posted by tristar
Originally posted by Joehio
reply to post by tristar
Well these amateurs just took down postfinance.ch and are working on PayPal right now.
and you call that hardcore...?
we obviously live in different worlds.
Originally posted by Joehio
Originally posted by tristar
Originally posted by Joehio
reply to post by tristar
Well these amateurs just took down postfinance.ch and are working on PayPal right now.
and you call that hardcore...?
we obviously live in different worlds.
...Did I use the word hardcore? What are you even talking about?
Originally posted by Joehio
reply to post by tristar
Well these amateurs just took down postfinance.ch and are working on PayPal right now.