Posted on 03/29/2009 2:10:02 PM PDT by abb
The coalition responsible for the February 27 and April 15 Tea Parties has been under an orchestrated, coordinated distributed denial of service (ddos) attack since Friday, March 27. Efforts to thwart the attack continue.
The attacks prevent the public from reaching the organization’s main site and prevent administrators and volunteers from updating information on the site.
While the attacking IP addresses indicate locations in Russia, China, and other European and Asian locations, the attack is most likely being conducted by a United States citizen or political group opposed to the Tea Party concepts of smaller government, lower taxes, strict adherence to the rule of Constitutional law, and fiscal responsibility.
The major coalition partners–Top Conservatives on Twitter, Don’t Go Movement, and Smart Girl Politics–are working to establish a permanent solution.
This attack is an example of the criminal lenghts our opponents will stoop to. This attack appears to have been timed to blunt the effects of Sean Hannity’s commitment to the movement, which he announced on his Fox News Channel program on Friday, March 27.
The organizers are compiling information required to file a formal criminal complain with the FBI. In recent years, the FBI has improved its ability to invstigate and prosecute denial of service attacks.
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Acorn
A LOT!
DDOS attacks are a high priority for the FBI, which takes them very seriously.
As in “National Security” serious. So if the person or organization can be identified, they are looking at 10 years in a federal penitentiary.
But, get the "Silent Majority" worked up and it changes politics. Remember the Reagan elections? Remember the night republicans destroyed the Democratic Party and Newt took Control with his contract WITH America? The pressure is building and 2010 will be a blowout for the GOP and against the Democrats (now, we only have to convince the GOP to field candidates!) People are very upset and the momentum to throw these bums out is building. If dramatic change happens too fast the people rebel and that is exactly what is happening now. Be thankful the people are only carrying tea bags at the moment!
Seems like something the FBI should be looking into.
Communists shutting down free political speech. Now that’s a first.
I noticed that taxdayteaparty.com took me FOREVER to get on the other day. I was wondering if they were being attacked.
Never look at WHAT is being done, but rather WHY/MOTIVES and all the answers unfold.
What if the attacks were launched by the FBI at Obama’s request?
You need to have an alternate address for people to communicate and get info. Just a suggestion.
Look for the union label..?
They would probably more scared if they were called Secessionist Parties....I’m just sayin’
That sounds a little far-fetched to me.
Putin’s henchmen did something like this at the time of the attack on the Republic of Georgia last summer. I would think that American Bolsheviks would be more motivated to do this in the present case rather than their foreign counterparts.
Could have been a bunch of /b/-dwellers. Who knows.
Yes it does, and I think we are seeing it begin to happen. They are also not oblivious to the fact that 6,000 people showed up for a book signing by a conservative radio personality. All of our high profile people had best be very careful. These people are ruthless.
How bout’ a little retaliation:bump this poll grading ozero over at MSLSD:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29493093
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