I just heard on CNN that Assads hackers took over our Marine Corps website

[darkangel218]

Wtf..

[Turbineguy]

1. Get the USMC pissed off at you.

another not-too-smart move.

[joshcryer]

2. This is what they posted:

This is a mirror of it: http://www.zone-h.org/mirror/id/20691009

[darkangel218]

3. What a bunch of hypocrites!! calling our President out while busy gassing and burning civilians

This makes me nauseus

[CJCRANE]

6. Hmmm, this seems more like a Tea Party screed

except that the spelling and grammar is pretty good.

The only thing that gives any clue to who wrote it (apart from the good spelling and grammar) is the term "Al Qaeda" rather than "Al-Qaeda": I would guess that lack of a hyphen is more common in American English.

[joshcryer]

7. Interesting catch.

I have seen them referred to more as "Al-Nusra" (the Syrian variant of AQ) but for western consumption as "Al-Qaeda."

[jakeXT]

8. That's the problem with propaganda

If you hear 9/11 and GWOT everyday, you can't just switch sides.

[joshcryer]

9. Plus, civil war and all.

It's easier to believe the guys shooting at you are terrorists than those with actionable reasons to shoot back (in reality, all revolutionaries are terrorists, anyway; it's only when they win that they get to call themselves revolutionaries).

Had the UK won the Revolutionary War it would've been called The Colonialist War of Aggression on the Royals or something and the territory known as the US would be under British control. Hell, the comparison is especially apt since the American Revolutionaries had effectively no governance, no army, no navy, etc. Biggest difference between the two is that the Continental Army had one objective, getting rid of the British, while the "Free Syrian Army" can hardly be considered a unified grouping and is highly fragmented. (The American Revolutionaries had the Atlantic dividing them from the British for the most part; Canada notwithstanding.)

[Turborama]

10. How easy is it to fabricate US military uniforms?

Or buy them/the buttons etc second hand?

Very easy, by the looks of it...

http://www.medalsofamerica.com/content--name-Military_Ribbons_Mounted_for_Wear

http://www.armynavysales.com/products/set-of-6-dress-blues-uniform-/-hat-5/8in.-buttons

http://www.armynavysales.com/products/multicam-army-combat-uniform-shirt-/-jacket/

[joshcryer]

11. Indeed.

I wouldn't see a Marine with a purple heart sullying the uniform like that, either. It could be real, and at least one of those photos was posted to DU with much fanfare, but I don't really know.

[Turborama]

15. I've seen the post you're referring to

And am amazed at how so many DUers may have been duped.

BTW Infowars is hosting those photos, which is a bit of a giveaway.

http://www.infowars.com/naval-officer-i-didnt-join-to-fight-for-al-qaeda/

[joshcryer]

17. Sunglasses sideburns dude isn't military.

The CO would have his ass for that.

(He could be on leave or maybe grew it out over the weekend, but I find that silly, who takes their uniform on leave with them? And who allows their hair to grow that long over the weekend? There's no guarantee that you won't get called in over weekend leave, and that would get you in so much trouble.)

[pintobean]

13. And, brick and mortar military surplus stores. nt

[Turborama]

14. Yep, they have stores you can go to

Like this one: http://www.armynavysales.com/about/

And this one: http://armysurplusstore.com/about-us.aspx

I have to admit to being quite surprised when I saw how many there are online, too.

[whttevrr]

18. Is that link malicious?

"This web page at zonehmirrors.org has been reported as an attack page and has been blocked based on your security preferences."

Anybody running linux want to give that link a click?

[UncleTomsEvilBrother]

4. I certainly think this is possible, but...

...I don't know. Seems kinda fishy to me.

[joshcryer]

5. They just defaced it.

Basically they exploited the HTTP server and put up their own page, it wasn't down for long. The administrators of the site will have to look at their security and be sure that there are no exploits in the wild.

[redgreenandblue]

12. I seriously doubt an actual Syrian did this.

Looks like a prank by Freeper Smedley, straight from mom's basement.

[underpants]

16. They hacked the NY Times a few days ago

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57600369/syrian-electronic-army-takes-credit-for-hacking-new-york-times-website/