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Hackers warn Westboro Church: Stop now or els
CbsNews ^ | February 19, 2011 | staff reporter

Posted on 02/20/2011 6:06:33 AM PST by Daffynition

A group of hacktivists acting under the banner, "Anonymous," has warned a church with a controversial history that unspoken retribution will follow it continues its practice of inflammatory protests.

In an open letter to the Westboro Baptist Church, Anonymous has put the anti-gay, fundamentalist church on notice that "the damage incurred will be irreversible," and that "neither your institution nor your congregation will ever be able to fully recover."

The Westboro Baptist Church is led by Rev. Fred Phelps. It has drawn particular attention for carrying out anti-gay protests at funerals of military servicemen with signs celebrating the deaths of the soldiers with signs like "God Hates the USA" or "Thank God for 9/11." The group operates a website with the URL godhatesfags.com.


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: anonymous; godhatestheusa; phelps; westboro
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Hacktivists. Is someone looking for attention?
1 posted on 02/20/2011 6:06:34 AM PST by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

I don’t have a dog in this fight but I’m popping my popcorn.


2 posted on 02/20/2011 6:08:00 AM PST by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Daffynition
Stop now or els

Don't sick Ernie on them.....anything but that!


3 posted on 02/20/2011 6:08:35 AM PST by edpc (It's Kräusened)
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To: cripplecreek
Go large.


4 posted on 02/20/2011 6:09:41 AM PST by Daffynition ( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
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To: Daffynition
unspoken retribution

That weren't no hacker.


That was God.

5 posted on 02/20/2011 6:11:17 AM PST by MARTIAL MONK (I'm waiting for the POP!)
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To: Daffynition

Can we craft a letter on behalf of WBC and tell Anonymous they dont have the balls to try and DNS or hack the websites and even if they did, “our” AOL spam blocker will keep them out? ;o)


6 posted on 02/20/2011 6:12:02 AM PST by IllumiNaughtyByNature (3(0|\|0/\/\1($ 101: (4P174L1$/\/\ R3QU1r3$ (4P174L. Could it be any more simple?)
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To: Daffynition

Er, why don’t we just have some Marines beat them up next time they protest at a military funeral? I’m sure the police could arrange to have other business at the time.


7 posted on 02/20/2011 6:16:10 AM PST by proxy_user
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To: Daffynition

I hate what the westboro’s are doing. But, these anonymous hackers aren’t any better. If they are so brave why don’t they do it in their faces. I don’t like the anonymous, sounds like a bunch of chickens to me.


8 posted on 02/20/2011 6:20:09 AM PST by MsLady (If you died tonight, where would you go? Salvation, don't leave earth without it!)
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To: Daffynition
Hackers are the last dealers of true justice. If these people are the real deal they can ruin the church. All of their money will disappear and other computer related info will be gone. Their lives will be hell.

If it is just some kids playing the FBI will sadly track them down and arrest them for terrorist threats.

9 posted on 02/20/2011 6:22:20 AM PST by mad_as_he$$ ( "Hokahey, today is a good day to die!" Crazy Horse, Lakota Sioux)
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To: mad_as_he$$

I think Anon (originating from the board 4chan) are a mix of various people with various degrees of competence. Some will be excellent hackers, and some will be kids who don’t have a clue what they’re doing and will get caught....


10 posted on 02/20/2011 6:27:30 AM PST by sinsofsolarempirefan
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the anti-gay, fundamentalist church
Anti-gay? Really?

How do we know they are "anti-gay"? Because they say they are?

I prefer to judge what they do, not what they say. What funerals do they harass? Funerals of gays who died of AIDS? Nope.

They harass the families of fallen US military.

They aren't anti-gay.

They are anti-American.

11 posted on 02/20/2011 6:29:43 AM PST by samtheman
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12 posted on 02/20/2011 6:32:07 AM PST by listenhillary (20 years in Reverend Wright's church is all I need to determine the "content of his character")
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To: mad_as_he$$

Someone pointed out:

*When did the Anon note go up? The article is from Saturday afternoon. If Phelps & Co. had that response ready to go immediately on their website and put it up the same day... they’re totally faking it.*

They are the smoking gun.


13 posted on 02/20/2011 6:43:17 AM PST by Daffynition ( Live EACH DAY as if it were your last, but EXPECT that there still may be a tomorrow.)
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why don’t we just have some Marines beat them up

I actually suspect that something like that is just what they want.

Those Westboro monsters - and they are monsters - would take a bruising, then sue for millions. It's their payday.

While I certainly don't condone any illegal actions - except perhaps against monsters - a sophisticated computer attack against Westboro would fit right in with the concept of righteous street justice.

14 posted on 02/20/2011 6:49:06 AM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I carrying this lantern, you ask. I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Daffynition

Hack their bank accounts, transfer their money to the LBGT Alliance. Let them fight the gays to get it back.


15 posted on 02/20/2011 6:51:14 AM PST by umgud
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To: listenhillary

Or els? Oh, no, anything but els, please! Doun drow me in dat dar els patch!!!


16 posted on 02/20/2011 6:51:22 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (Socialists are to economics what circle squarers are to math; undaunted by reason or derision.)
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To: edpc

“Don’t sick Ernie on them.....anything but that!”

Ernie was once great. I would consider him now to be a hacktivist.


17 posted on 02/20/2011 6:59:08 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (The way to beat a terrorist is to terrorize him.)
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the anti-gay, fundamentalist church

This "church" has nothing to do with Christianity. They are a family of lawyers looking for lawsuits.

18 posted on 02/20/2011 7:02:48 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are at your door! How will you answer the knock?)
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If they are so brave why don’t they do it in their faces.

Because the Phelps family pukes are lawyers and they know how to "game" the system. Anyone that comes after them in the open loses.

19 posted on 02/20/2011 7:04:38 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (America! The wolves are at your door! How will you answer the knock?)
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To: Daffynition

20 posted on 02/20/2011 7:21:02 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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