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Hackers Take Aim at Republicans
An anonymous reader writes "Wired reports-- Online protests targeting GOP websites could turn out to be more than symbolic during this month's Republican National Convention, possibly blocking a critical communications tool for the party... "We want to bombard (the Republican sites) with so much traffic that nobody can get in," said CrimethInc, a member of the so-called Black Hat Hackers Bloc. It's one of several groups planning to distribute software tools to reload Republican sites over and over again."
You assume that Bush et al. are centrist (or at least moderate) but when the Republicans represent nothing but the extreme religious right then almost everyone (at least those who are educated and can think for themselves) is to the left of the Republicans. If you then add in the rest of the Western world, who are almost all opposed to Bush and his cronies, then you will find only a very small number of intelligent people who would support the Republicans whether they consider themselves left or right wing. My assumption is that these people are will be involved in this as most of the other right wing religious nuts are in third world countries (such as Iran) or living in a trailer park and are probably without either internet access or any limited form of technical ability.
Anyone else ever notice how this group and other groups promoting anarchy of one form or another seem to always align themselves with the Democrats and against Republicans? It's not, as some might try to portray it, a matter of whoever is in power. It always seems to boil down to: anarchy loves the Democrats. Just curious as to why that might be...
You call this a signature?
I am not allowed to select the participants
I am not allowed to set the agenda
I ought to let hecklers and people who openely want to disrupt the proceedings in through the door
Is that the case? In order to preserve free speech for dissenters we must squelch it for people who agree with the status quo?
Don't forget the 3 trucks full of Sarin Gas discovered being brought across the Syrian/Jordan border by terrorists intent on using them to kill upwards of 80,000 people. Don't hear about THAT much on CNN, do you??
No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. - Cmdr. Susan Ivanova
The rest of the world be damned. We need to do what is in our own best interest, whenever it suits us. If others want to help, great. If not, get out of the way.
When Kerry says "world opinion" he really means "left-wing French intellectuals." He and his ilk feel uncomfortable in Left Bank coffee shops nowadays, boo hoo hoo. Tough shit. Those people are NEVER going to take our side in anything.
Besides, they will soon cease to exist. In a generation or so, the Muslims will have conquered Europe by breeding like rats, and all the leftists and homosexuals and feminists in France will have had their heads chopped off.
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Too much Law; not enough Order.
Your post does not deserve to be modded up. You are simply a Bush hater who will take any chance to denegrate the great man. Like other demos you should stop foaming at the mouth and just vote against Mr. Bush on election day, if you are so inclined. I remember the army finding finding two stripped trucks carrying large fermenters and control equipment. Nerve gas shells have been found as part of road side bombs. There is every reason to believe there are more out there in the hands of terrorists.
an ill wind that blows no good
Go back and read:
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The entire earth, including Europe, the UN, and Iraq itself, believed Iraq to be in possession of WMD, pre-war. Europe had its own agenda for not supporting the war.
Even the anti-war crowd in this thread cites alternative media sources showing that Blix believed that Iraq had been "90 to 95%" disarmed. Great. That still leaves hundreds of tons of WMD unaccounted for, and a consistently uncooperative Iraq to boot, not to mention a Saddam Hussein who literally thought he was increasing his investment in WMD! Face it, Iraq had WMD, but for the 100th time, the war isn't about WMD in Iraq.
How much of a loser do you need to be to get 0wn3d by the World Bank?
I dunno, it seems to happen to poor third world countries all the time...
This is idiotic.
You know, what you see in others is a projection of what you truly think of yourself.
The Democrat party has proven itself to be wacked out in a big way - just look at what they accuse Bush of doing.
It's interesting to note that Republicans approach Democrats as if they are reasonable, intelligent human beings. We try to reason with you and come to a reasonable compromise. It frustrates us to no end see that you are unwilling to hear our arguments, or unwilling to share the foundation for yours. People like Ted Kennedy and John Kerry confuse us. Why would someone do the things they do? It makes absolutely no sense to me or most people in the party.
I am a strong supporter of the Republican party. I canvas my neighborhood, hang out with the candidates, and am quite familiar with pretty much everyone I am going to vote for. I've worked with the people that work in these organizations. The Republican party (at least in my corner that I can see) is the absolutely most honest and up-front party I have ever seen. They don't do things like this. They just go out and say what they think.
I know that sounds funny, but it's true. The things that the candidates say to people like me is exactly what they say to the news or in speeches in public or in debates. They don't change their story or position based on their audience.
The other part of your post is the insinuation that Bush would manipulate the alert level based on political expediency. How do I respond to that? It's like saying, "Bush is an alien from Jupiter who has come to eat our babies and rape our women." The charge is so outrageous and so wild that it goes beyond comprehension why anyone would think that.
But here is logical proof that you are absurd in your insinuation. There are literally thousands of people who know what goes into making the decision to raise or lower the level. I'd say about half aren't Bush supporters - they are just doing their job. (If you believe that everyone in the administration, CIA, Homeland Security, military, and FBI are Bush supporters, then you live in a fairy-world.) If there was any evidence of Bush arbitrarily raising or lowering the terror level, then it would come out in the news right away. But there isn't. So there's no whistle-blowers, because there's nothing to blow the whistle on.
This is just like the assertion made by some democrat senators (the whacko kind, like Kennedy, Rockefeller, et al) that Bush pressured intelligence agencies to produce evidence justifying a war in Iraq. If Bush had done so, you think just one or maybe more of the hundreds of officers interrogated would've said so. Instead, they all said the exact opposite. They all said, in general, "Our orders were to find the truth, even if it means finding evidence contrary. We were not pressured by anyone from the administration to produce a specific kind of evidence or to falsify our reports. Our only pressure was to get more evidence and to get more accurate evidence - even if it was contrary to what Bush supposedly wanted."
If there was just one agent who had been pressured by the administration, you'd think you'd know his name by now. But there isn't. Because there wasn't.
The radical sect of Islam would either see you dead or "reverted" to Islam.
But the people actually running the Democratic party are much richer than the people actually running the Republican party. Just because a large majority of the poor population believes in the Democratic party doesn't nessesarly make it right. By that logic I should go out and join a Primative Baptist Church, and eat some chitlins. (Btw to protect myself from the flames, I am not calling Baptist primative, there is actually a branch of the church called "Primative Baptist")
"No Longer A Superpower"???
What in the world are you talking about? We are more powerful now in relation to the rest of the world than ever before in our brief history. The rest of the world is scared to death of us because there is noone that can stand against us (In the recent past, the Cold War kept us balanced in opposition to another Super Power). In fact, just because of the US' economic, technological, and military power the rest of the world is being compelled to join forces as a precaution (eg European Union), and they always assume we're just in it for us.
It's important to note that the US is also the most benevolent country in terms of Humanitarian Aid. For instance, our giving to the UN AIDS CAP in 2003 (http://www.un.org/depts/ocha/cap/appeals.html) is more than the next 10 donors combined. Only 4 very small countries gave more as a % of GDP.
We as citizens of the United States have had a long history of being very very benevolent to the world. That comes directly out of the population's Christian roots. As we lose that, and as the Radical Left seeks to squash every expression of Christianity from the public view, we will become a lesser nation.
While I do realize this was meant to be a joke, it's funny how people generalize the Republican party to be a bunch of rich people while ignoring the financial status of the Democrats. People act like John Kerry is some poster boy for the poor American while Bush sits in his palace rolling in money. The fact of the matter is that John Kerry is a billionaire who dwarfs Bush's net woth many many times over. Have you seen where the guy lives? His many houses/mansions? Where he goes for vacations? John Kerry and the Democrats are no poor man's hero, I can guarantee you that. Even Cheney has nothing on this guy.
"Liberal (adj.): Free from bigotry; open to progress; tolerant of others." ..as long as those others don't try and express their religious views, or views they don't agree with, or are conservatives. Then a "liberal" can be as intolerant as they want.
So much for your definition.
You, my friend, are a fucking idiot.
Together, we will drive the rats from the tundra.
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- - You can't take something off the Internet! That's like trying to take pee out of a swimming pool.
As a /.er with assumed internet skills, how can you say you cannot be sure of what Kerry's policies are?
Sen. John Kerry Democrat from Massachusetts says he is strongest Presidential Candidate on National Defense! He said check the Record.
Here is what some of the record shows:
He voted to kill the Bradley Fighting Vehicle
He voted to kill the M-1 Abrams Tank
He voted to kill every Aircraft carrier laid down from 1988
He voted to kill the Aegis anti aircraft system
He voted to Kill the F-15 strike eagle
He voted to Kill the Block 60 F-16
He voted to Kill the P-3 Orion upgrade
He voted to Kill the B-1
He voted to Kill the B-2
He voted to Kill the Patriot anti Missile system
He voted to Kill the FA-18
He voted to Kill the B-2
He voted to Kill the F117
He voted to kill every military appropriation for the development and deployment of every weapons system since 1988, including a bill for battle armor for our troops.
It is most likely, with Sen. John Kerry as President and Commander in Chief of our Armed Services, that they will cease to function, making it impossible for our country to protect itself
John Kerry voted to kill all anti-terrorism activities of each and every agency of the U.S. Government.
He voted to cut the funding of the FBI by 60%,
He voted to cut the funding for the CIA by 80%,
He voted to cut the funding for the NSA by 80%.
THEN, and this is abhorrent to almost every American Voter be you Democrat, Republican or Independent
He voted to increase OUR funding for UN operations by 800%
Ask yourself
Is THIS a the person you want as President of these United States providing for the Common Defense of the Nation and be the Leader of the Free World ?
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Voting history can be accessed through Senate voting records on http://www.senate.gov/ or you can look at a more convenient summary at: http://www.kerryquotes.com/votingrecord.htm
All theory is gray
Well... what's the difference really. DOS apps, DoS apps. They do the same thing: hose the computer beyond all recognition. ;P
Un-news
Haven't we learned by now that the current administration thrives on deficiencies in information? Won't DDOSing republican sites simply help them in their strategy of spreading ignorance and blind faith?
I think the best thing that could happen to the Bush campaign would be an attack on the republican convention which knocked out all news feeds. Then they can point fingers at the "Evil Terrorists" who don't want Americans to express their "Freedom" by hearing from, and voting for, the current Anti-Terrorist administration.
Remember that the campaign in 2000 was won by a candidate who refused all public debates until the final days leading up to November 2nd.
Oh, and throw Jerry Doyle in the "smart people in Hollywood" bin. Michael Garibaldi kicks ass.
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