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Showing Original Post only (View all)Looks like Anonymous has hacked into the SCOTUS website - pissed about Swartz [View all]
http://www.ussc.gov/Looks like Anonymous is pissed about how the USDOJ ran over Aaron Swartz.
If it's fixed by the time you read this, here's the youtube video posted before the text:
Citizens of the world,
Anonymous has observed for some time now the trajectory of justice in the United States with growing concern. We have marked the departure of this system from the noble ideals in which it was born and enshrined. We have seen the erosion of due process, the dilution of constitutional rights, the usurpation of the rightful authority of courts by the "discretion" of prosecutors. We have seen how the law is wielded less and less to uphold justice, and more and more to exercise control, authority and power in the interests of oppression or personal gain.
We have been watching, and waiting.
Two weeks ago today, a line was crossed. Two weeks ago today, Aaron Swartz was killed. Killed because he faced an impossible choice. Killed because he was forced into playing a game he could not win -- a twisted and distorted perversion of justice -- a game where the only winning move was not to play.
Anonymous immediately convened an emergency council to discuss our response to this tragedy. After much heavy-hearted discussion, the decision was upheld to engage the United States Department of Justice and its associated executive branches in a game of a similar nature, a game in which the only winning move is not to play.
Last year the Federal Bureau of Investigation revelled in porcine glee at its successful infiltration of certain elements of Anonymous. This infiltration was achieved through the use of the *same tactics which lead to Aaron Swartz' death. It would not have been possible were it not for the power of federal prosecutors to thoroughly destroy the lives of any hacktivists they apprehend through the very real threat of highly disproportionate sentencing.
As a result of the FBI's infiltration and entrapment tactics, several more of our brethren now face similar disproportionate persecution, the balance of their lives hanging on the severely skewed scales of a broken justice system.
We have felt within our hearts a burning rage in reaction to these events, but we have not allowed ourselves to be drawn into a foolish and premature response. We have bidden our time, operating in the shadows, adapting our tactics and honing our abilities. We have allowed the FBI and its masters in government -- both the puppet and the shadow government that controls it -- to believe they had struck a crippling blow to our infrastructure, that they had demoralized us, paralyzed us with paranoia and fear. We have held our tongue and waited.
With Aaron's death we can wait no longer. The time has come to show the United States Department of Justice and its affiliates the true meaning of infiltration. The time has come to give this system a taste of its own medicine. The time has come for them to feel the helplessness and fear that comes with being forced into a game where the odds are stacked against them.
This website was chosen due to the symbolic nature of its purpose -- the federal sentencing guidelines which enable prosecutors to cheat citizens of their constitutionally-guaranteed right to a fair trial, by a jury of their peers -- the federal sentencing guidelines which are in clear violation of the 8th amendment protection against cruel and unusual punishments. This website was also chosen due to the nature of its visitors. It is far from the only government asset we control, and we have exercised such control for quite some time...
There has been a lot of fuss recently in the technological media regarding such operations as Red October, the widespread use of vulnerable browsers and the availability of zero-day exploits for these browsers and their plugins. None of this comes of course as any surprise to us, but it is perhaps good that those within the information security industry are making the extent of these threats more widely understood.
Still there is nothing quite as educational as a well-conducted demonstration...
Through this websites and various others that will remain unnamed, we have been conducting our own infiltration. We did not restrict ourselves like the FBI to one high-profile compromise. We are far more ambitious, and far more capable. Over the last two weeks we have wound down this operation, removed all traces of leakware from the compromised systems, and taken down the injection apparatus used to detect and exploit vulnerable machines.
We have enough fissile material for multiple warheads. Today we are launching the first of these. Operation Last Resort has begun...
Warhead - U S - D O J - L E A - 2013 . A E E 256 is primed and armed. It has been quietly distributed to numerous mirrors over the last few days and is available for download from this website now. We encourage all Anonymous to syndicate this file as widely as possible.
The contents are various and we won't ruin the speculation by revealing them. Suffice it to say, everyone has secrets, and some things are not meant to be public. At a regular interval commencing today, we will choose one media outlet and supply them with heavily redacted partial contents of the file. Any media outlets wishing to be eligible for this program must include within their reporting a means of secure communications.
We have not taken this action lightly, nor without consideration of the possible consequences. Should we be forced to reveal the trigger-key to this warhead, we understand that there will be collateral damage. We appreciate that many who work within the justice system believe in those principles that it has lost, corrupted, or abandoned, that they do not bear the full responsibility for the damages caused by their occupation.
It is our hope that this warhead need never be detonated.
However, in order for there to be a peaceful resolution to this crisis, certain things need to happen. There must be reform of outdated and poorly-envisioned legislation, written to be so broadly applied as to make a felony crime out of violation of terms of service, creating in effect vast swathes of crimes, and allowing for selective punishment. There must be reform of mandatory minimum sentencing. There must be a return to proportionality of punishment with respect to actual harm caused, and consideration of motive and mens rea. The inalienable right to a presumption of innocence and the recourse to trial and possibility of exoneration must be returned to its sacred status, and not gambled away by pre-trial bargaining in the face of overwhelming sentences, unaffordable justice and disfavourable odds. Laws must be upheld unselectively, and not used as a weapon of government to make examples of those it deems threatening to its power.
For good reason the statue of lady justice is blindfolded. No more should her innocence be besmirked, her scales tipped, nor her swordhand guided. Furthermore there must be a solemn commitment to freedom of the internet, this last great common space of humanity, and to the common ownership of information to further the common good.
We make this statement do not expect to be negotiated with; we do not desire to be negotiated with. We understand that due to the actions we take we exclude ourselves from the system within which solutions are found. There are others who serve that purpose, people far more respectable than us, people whose voices emerge from the light, and not the shadows. These voices are already making clear the reforms that have been necessary for some time, and are outright required now.
It is these people that the justice system, the government, and law enforcement must engage with. Their voices are already ringing strong with a chorus of determined resolution. We demand only that this chorus is not ignored. We demand the government does not make the mistake of hoping that time will dampen its ringing, that they can ride out this wave of determination, that business as usual can continue after a sufficient period of lip-service and back-patting.
Not this time. This time there will be change, or there will be chaos...
-Anonymous
Links to the encrypted data they stole:
http://buy.relevantproperties.com/Scalia.Warhead1
http://buy.relevantproperties.com/Kennedy.Warhead1
http://buy.relevantproperties.com/Thomas.Warhead1
http://buy.relevantproperties.com/Ginsburg.Warhead1
http://buy.relevantproperties.com/Breyer.Warhead1
http://buy.relevantproperties.com/Roberts.Warhead1
http://buy.relevantproperties.com/Alito.Warhead1
http://buy.relevantproperties.com/Sotomayor.Warhead1
http://buy.relevantproperties.com/Kagan.Warhead1
This looks interesting...
They also made the original website editable by anyone, follow the link at the end on the website. It's amusing to play with.
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Looks like Anonymous has hacked into the SCOTUS website - pissed about Swartz [View all]
Jumping John
Jan 2013
OP
If this were Columbo, it would sound like a terroristic blackmail threat
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#1
3000 people REAL PEOPLE died on 9-11. though conspriacy theorist loons think otherwise
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#5
"3,000 real people died on 9/11" and "hacking should be charged as terrorism"
Scootaloo
Jan 2013
#16
How about Bernie Madoff and Dennis Koslowski? Both are in jail. Mega rich people.
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#31
but going after the rich is delicious today, but you would be hungry tomorrow
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#61
Is there a middle class anymore? Are we still using that antiquated bell curve to define ourselves?
littlemissmartypants
Jan 2013
#84
This post is disgusting. Using Martin Niemöller statement in this context is beyond the pale.
idwiyo
Jan 2013
#161
Not applicable corrolation.Are you a fan of the NRA using their soundbytes?
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#47
I am still waiting to know what point black is, besides the def. I said,but it must be a gotcha
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#55
Bernie is in jail because he was robbing his rich friends, Koslowski paid bribes.
idwiyo
Jan 2013
#160
graham4anything is playing a game, lets see how long before he crosses the line.
idwiyo
Jan 2013
#167
No, you have it backwards. First the one percent came for the poor. Then they came for
DogPawsBiscuitsNGrav
Jan 2013
#176
the 60s protesters that grew up, ran for office, or later saw that working from within is better
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#143
It is the Ralph Nader wing of course. Because, fools like Nader said both parties were the same
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#11
A diversion from Presidential politics into local politics. But since you brought it up-
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#18
No, but those who back anarchists have their say, I will continue to speak against Nader & his cult
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#21
again, that was Florida. Gore would have won NH and other states without Florida mattering.
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#121
It's like you have a math tutor telling you that 3+3=8. If they are wrong on the basic facts,
Autumn
Jan 2013
#106
Who asked them to? Was a vote taken? Was a poll taken? What do we do now?
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#151
No, I disagree. They are doing this all to themselves. No one is after them.
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#155
No, I am saying he had many problems, and would have done the same thing, statistically speaking
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#157
Batman works with Comm. Gordon, both in the tv version, the comic and the movies
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#159
Not ducks, a pet goat. Al Gore won the election. A corrupt supreme court appointed
Autumn
Jan 2013
#92
The court decision was 12/12/2000. Ralph Nader spent months earlier keeping people home
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#170
12/12/2000 was just a reaction to the actions/consequences of Nader many months PRIOR
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#173
I am looking at my placemat of the presidents I got at the Lincoln memorial a number of years ago
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#178
Biggest surprise: Clarence Thomas has only sent one email since being confirmed as a justice ...
Scuba
Jan 2013
#3
anarchists, rightwing extremists and 3rd parties have no place on a democratic board
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#7
First and 3rd are definitely welcome here as long as they follow the TOS for DU.
idwiyo
Jan 2013
#162
which means not tearing down the democratic party and whining police state
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#163
I do think you need to step away from PC for a little bit. You are not making any sense.
idwiyo
Jan 2013
#165
BTW, if you want some fictional character to be admired, admire The Dark Knight not V
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#9
The way to change is to run for office FROM WITHIN. Not anarchy from the right
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#19
President Obama did. Jerry Brown did.besides, there are ways if one is anti-gun
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#24
A better comparison is Paul Kersey in Death Wish and Bernie Goetz real life
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#76
How about you shut down your PC, make yourself a nice cup of tea, sit down and relax.
idwiyo
Jan 2013
#164
Frank Miller, author of Dark Knight, is very right wing and pro Bush, many consider his work post
Bluenorthwest
Jan 2013
#182
I may have some ambivalence about Anonymous, I have none at all about Aaron Schwartz .....
marble falls
Jan 2013
#35
The laws for the rich are different than the laws for the poor. There is nothing fair in that.
marble falls
Jan 2013
#59
This reminds one of the super-duper secret Assange files he promised to explode.
randome
Jan 2013
#38
I think you're right about that. They are all we have and they've managed to get the talking ....
marble falls
Jan 2013
#64
I think a lot of people were quietly thinking they were a minority in a world of teabaggery ....
marble falls
Jan 2013
#74
No doubt, but it got a lot more voices and a divergent opinion into the discussion ...
marble falls
Jan 2013
#79
no, big change is *not* incremental. the ptb would have us believe it is, though.
HiPointDem
Jan 2013
#146
Memo to the U.S. Department of Justice: you might start by investigating
coalition_unwilling
Jan 2013
#103
I am fine with revolution, just not at the behest of dickheads in masks nt
Dreamer Tatum
Jan 2013
#129
the clearest corrolation seems to be what V(fiction) did, and what Tim McVeigh delusionally did
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#133
There would be hundreds of recs if a republican administration was in office. n/t
Puzzledtraveller
Jan 2013
#135