A Statement from Anonymous

[drgonzosghost]

Source: Firsthand

MLK once said that the arc of history is long, but it bends towards justice. We are here. We are your friends, co-workers, family members, and neighbors. We have no political affiliation. We have no national affiliation. We are the sum of the world's intellectual capacity made manifest in the desire for liberty. We are Anonymous.

Julian Assange's only crime is in turning on the kitchen lights to watch the cockroaches scatter. Now those same cockroaches have made him a prisoner of concience. This is unacceptable to Anonymous. All information, be it secret or public, sacred or profane is the right of every seeker in pursuit of truth. This pursuit was left to the roadside when the United States imposed it's self inflicted wound on the rest of the world as an excuse to crush free thought.

We do not want your corporate spoon fed talking points from your official 'news' outlets. They have no credibility with us any more. All of those who have a desire for truth have a friend in us. Julian Assange is one such friend.And for him we make this stand today by slapping you in the most painful pressure point you have....your money.

Unlike the misguided, misinformed, and under educated modern "tea party" movement in the United States, we are here in the name of liberty, freedom of thought, freedom of information, and governments that are beholden to their people and not the those who buy their elections.

We are Anonymous, we are legion, we do not forgive, we do not forget.

Expect us.

No link yet.

---

This is the real, true, and official press release from Anonymous. No BS. I won't say how I got it, but you will see it word for word when it hits the media. Spread it.

[mmonk]

1. The Anonymous of Imperial Hubris fame?

[htuttle]

2. Has a slight ring of John Perry Barlow's "Declaration of Independence of Cyberspace" to it

But Barlow was a bit more florid in his language.

From the CDA fight in 1996:
https://projects.eff.org/~barlow/Declaration-Final.html

[RandomThoughts]

3. You blew it on the legion comment.

Legion was the name of a group of demons in the Bible.

You also blow it on anonymous, since that is not light.

So that is a bit of a turn around.





I have never tried to be anonomous though.

Robert Eastwood.

[Kaleko]

24. Every word anyone writes or speaks has been used before in other contexts.

Think it through, and this time logically, not randomly, RT.

[girl gone mad]

33. Touché. n/t

[Cherchez la Femme]

43. Then Jesus asked him,

Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?"

"My name is Legion," he replied, "for we are many."


http://encyclopediadramatica.com/File:Legion_Motiv.jpg

We are Anonymous.
We are Legion.
We do not Forgive.
We do not Forget.
Expect us.

[JDPriestly]

50. Random Thoughts, I think you are thinking of Legion capital L

New International Version (©1984)
Then Jesus asked him, "What is your name?" "My name is Legion," he replied, "for we are many."
New Living Translation (©2007)
Then Jesus demanded, "What is your name?" And he replied, "My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man."

English Standard Version (©2001)
And Jesus asked him, “What is your name?” He replied, “My name is Legion, for we are many.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
And He was asking him, "What is your name?" And he said to Him, "My name is Legion; for we are many."

http://bible.cc/mark/5-9.htm

The OP uses the term "legion," small letter "l."

Definition of LEGION

1 the principal unit of the Roman army comprising 3000 to 6000 foot soldiers with cavalry
2 a large military force; especially : army 1a
3 a very large number : multitude
4 a national association of ex-servicemen

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legion

Didn't you know the ordinary meaning of legion?

[greiner3]

87. I couldn't give a crap what your Bible says;

And besides, any translation, version or words from that book need be taken from the Hebrew. After all that is the original and any translation of an original is open for debate and misinterpretation.

[JDPriestly]

104. I am not quoting the Bible because I am foisting it on DUers.

I was just pointing out the difference in the meaning of legion, small l meaning many among other things and Legion, large L as a name for a Biblical character.

I was responding to a particular post saying Legion was something satanic -- which the word with a capital L is used as the name of a sort of character. Sorry if you are offended. I was not responding to any post of yours and certainly wasn't quoting the Bible for any purpose other than to define a word.

[Bluenorthwest]

81. Actually, in the Bible 'Legion' speaks in the singular. Not a group.

He says "I am legion". Aside from that, the 'demon' in the story is called legion because that was a common word, meaning a set of Roman soldiers. They were the Legions, Roman legions, marching in and possessing geographical bodies that were not their own. Dig?

[Brickbat]

4. .

[mike_c]

5. anonymous speaks for me....

eom

[GliderGuider]

6. Anonymous speaks for me.

The world needs people who are willing to do things besides just post comments on web sites. It's way past time for freedom to be defended by those to whom it matters the most - us. I'm glad A. Nonny Mouse is are out there working on our behalf.

Not Anonymous,
Paul Chefurka

[Darth_Kitten]

78. +1

Well put! :D

[mmonk]

7. Spread it when it hits the media or go ahead and put it on our blogs now?

[drgonzosghost]

8. Post it wherever you can!

You have the opportunity to beat Rueters to the punch.

[mmonk]

12. What about my question in post number 1?

[Matariki]

13. delete

Hey Mmonk - sorry, I misunderstood your post. Mia Culpa.

[mmonk]

14. Or you could start one.

:)

[mmonk]

26. I didn't take it in any negative way.

No apologies needed.

[leeroysphitz]

15. Anonymous or "anon" as they call each other is a sometimes organized group

of posters on 4chan's infamous /b/ image based discussion group.

If we could keep them organized and interested they could change the world. The L.O.I.C. attack against MC is just one (small) example of what thousands of dedicated network savvy anarchists can do when they get their dander up and put their minds to it.

[PJPhreak]

20. "posters on 4chan's infamous /b/ image based discussion group."

It ain't just 4Chan...Anon is much bigger than just 4Chan.

[loudsue]

67. They'd better take over soon before the corporations take over the internet.

As it stands, I hope they bring the U.S. corporate government some lessons.

[Violet_Crumble]

41. Damn, it's too long to tweet. I wish they'd shorten it! n/t

;)

[hootinholler]

9. Sign me up. n/t

[Edweird]

10. 5/19/13 I've got my calender marked

:evilgrin:

[Matariki]

11. Even if you wrote it yourself - it's good.

[originalpckelly]

16. Anonymous needs to learn how to spell. You can tell it's American.

:P

[originalpckelly]

17. Not concience, it's conscience.

It's good, but that really needs to be fixed before that's sent out.

[FamousBlueRaincoat]

30. there have always been spelling errors in anonymous

But if you read old political propaganda stuff, there's always spelling problems too. Spelling didn't used to be such a big deal, you just spell words how they sound. It's really quite recent that people got all uppity about spelling. I guess since mandatory education.

I'm not sure if it's anonymous being lazy, or being intentional, or perhaps intentionally ignored.

I don't really care about it either way, tho.

[Richard D]

56. Alternative spelling?

Or perhaps it's British English? I don't know.

http://www.wordnik.com/words/concience

[Gold Metal Flake]

99. .

[superduperfarleft]

23. Press releases are a art. n/t

[sudopod]

28. lol. nt

[DearAbby]

18. First they came for Julian Assange

and no one spoke up...This is extremely dangerous. You place something they don't like on the internet, and they can create charges to arrest you.


When they come after you, who will be there to speak up for you?

[tcaudilllg]

75. Precisely.

But as Americans we will speak for each other. Absolutely.

[qb]

19. This is surreal. I feel like we're in a scifi movie.

I hope the good guys win.

[EFerrari]

27. I know, me too. n/t

[glinda]

58. Sooo much better than Sci-fi.

[NorthCarolina]

95. In reading this OP, this movie came to mind

Entirely different premise, but still in the vein of "Freedom fighters".

[bemildred]

100. This is better.

This is now starting to be like the 60s and 70s.

[superduperfarleft]

21. 8/10.

I admit I opened this thread expecting to rage. Good job, OP.

[leeroysphitz]

22. Add the caption. I DARE you.

:sarcasm:

[name not needed]

32. .

[Poboy]

25. recommend

[G_j]

29. Who are the hackers behind Operation Payback?

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/08/anonymous-4chan-wikileaks-mastercard-paypal

WikiLeaks: Who are the hackers behind Operation Payback?
'Hacktivist' group Anonymous, linked to message board 4chan, has led online assault against MasterCard and Paypal websites

[Pavulon]

37. Which hosts one of the largest child porn resources on the web

without a doubt. check them out, just use a computer that does not and can not trace to you.

[NuclearDem]

55. Ah, our local Inner Party member

Always glad to have your input.

[liberation]

72. He's watching you...

:-)

[tavalon]

85. Every once in a while, I think

I should put you on ignore but you're just too amusing.

[dbmk]

101. And just how..

.. can 4chan - that does not archive anything - host that?

[NuclearDem]

103. Dammit, I was using that straw to drink my coke, leave it alone!

Seriously, if /b/ is one of the largest child porn resources on the web, then Facebook and Myspace--where more than half of those pictures come from--are THE largest, by that logic.

Are 4chan and ebaumsworld the armpits of the internet? Yes. Does visiting them cause your IQ to automatically drop ten points? Yes. But they are far from CP peddlers and criminals. FR has more CP peddlers then 4chan ever will.

[Curtis]

69. Look at the logo for Operation Payback

The one with the ship. Then go to www.thepiratebay.org

See anything familiar between the two?

[Angry Dragon]

31. Now, if they could shut down fox

that would be a godly miracle

[mmonk]

35. Quick, pass that on.

I would love to blog that as breaking news.

[NoSheep]

36. I like they way you think

:toast:

[madmax]

45. Oh HELL YEAH

:toast: Wonder how serious the consequences would be - FCC and all that jazz. I want these guys to blow the lid of the whole putrid mess. Shake'em up and wake'em up.

Can't help myself, I love Julian and these hackers. I feel empowered. Is that strange?

[NoSheep]

53. No..not strange at all. Power to the people!

:party:

[madmax]

59. Right on!

This reminds me of the WTO protests in Seattle without the tear gas.

[Loki]

77. I like that idea!

[yodermon]

34. I just googled "Now those same cockroaches have made him a prisoner of concience."

.. and it led back to this thread.

[mmonk]

39. You're correct.

Actually two entries (one for Demopedia).

[NoSheep]

54. I feel these are thought crimes in no uncertain terms

[glinda]

61. Wish you could delete that just in case....

[Catherina]

38. I love Anonymous! Shine more light on those cockroaches. I am Spartacus. n/t

[Violet_Crumble]

40. K&R. Thanks for posting it n/t

[Cherchez la Femme]

42. Ah, the real Anonymous!

Not the capering, Guy-mask-wearing, Scientology-is-their-biggest-worry anonymous, but the old-skool Anonymous.

Welcome back. I've missed you. :hug:

[tomm2thumbs]

44. 'Unlike the misguided, misinformed, and under educated modern "tea party" movement'

true - and well put. I'd prefer to say 'idiots' but this is much more diplomatic

[laughingliberal]

46. K & R nt

[nadinbrzezinski]

47. This should be fun...

[walldude]

48. Told ya... it was a warning

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9729520

edit: Sorry, I'm not really a "told ya so" kind of guy but man I hit this one on the head. I guess hackers haven't changed much over the years...

[frylock]

49. fuck. yeah.

:goosebumps:

[rudyb]

51. Anonymous

Speaks for me

[Overseas]

52. K&R. Thanks for posting this. //nt

[NuclearDem]

57. " We are Anonymous, we are legion, we do not forgive, we do not forget."

Damn straight.

"You're going to call off your rigorous investigation. You're going to publicly state that there is no underground group. Or... these guys are going to take your balls. They're going to send one to the New York Times, one to the LA Times press-release style. Look, the people you are after are the people you depend on. We cook your meals, we haul your trash, we connect your calls, we drive your ambulances. We guard you while you sleep. Do not... fuck with us."

[Matariki]

60. Precisely what came to mind.

[glinda]

62. Amazing. Simply amazing.......

[Richard D]

63. Chills

K&R

[MrScorpio]

64. I really don't have respect for a bunch of anarchists

Anonymous or otherwise

[madmax]

73. One man's anarchist

is another man's patriot. :)

[tavalon]

86. Well, I do

[silverweb]

65. Isn't Anonymous the same group...

... that was waging war on Scientology a while back?

I enjoyed that thoroughly and I'm also very glad they're supporting Assange.

[ohheckyeah]

66. For those who haven't read it

here is the unedited statement from Anonymous shared with The Tech Herald on Nov 8.

I haven't heard anything about us in the elections in USA.

I haven't read anything about Operation: Payback in my newspapers.

Operation: Payback still has a too low profile. It has been fun DDoSing, but now we need some results. As spokesman for Anonymous I have written a lot of statements for the past five weeks. I am satisfied that a lot of those statements have been published on the larger news websites and sometimes even made the national news and newspapers.

But apparently DDoSing and hacking websites alone is not good enough. Apparently we are still not any worse than a train being ten minutes late. We could announce actions for the fifth of November, next year. But I doubt those will be taken serious either. We started attacking government sites, but those will eventually be ignored as well.

So I say you, we take this to a higher level. We will print posters, we will send emails, we will send letters. We will broadcast our manifestos and intentions. We will involve people who do not know nor care. We will involve everybody. Whether they want it or not.

We don't have the money to spend on Guy Fawkes / V for Vendetta masks for everybody, nor would we spend our money on it. But we will use a feasible approach. Involving local, then national, then global politics. Anonymous has been --without knowing-- holding back. We have seen what we can do to Andrew Crossley and his firm. We saw what happened to Gene Simmons. But all this is still child play.

We are still ignored.

So from now on, WE set the scale. We come up with demands, feasible demands, about copyright, censorship and government influences. We present them the choice. And when they decide to ignore us still, we will fuck stuff up. We have been holding back on them too long. But no more of that. We switched IRC servers too often. But no more of that. They have taken down our websites too many times. But no more of that. If they want to get personal, they can GET it. So stop messing around.

We will put our posters in every supermarket, school, every billboard and open place. We will spread our flyers in every public place. We will send anonymous letters. We will make prank calls. We will paint on your houses. We will leave our trails. We will wake you up in the middle of the night. We will remind you of our statements. The more you try to ignore us, the more noise we will make.

Anonymous will be set free. Anonymous will no longer be controlled. Chaos.

We are Anonymous.

We are not alone.

http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201045/6396/Anonymous-plans-to-slow-DDoS-attacks-outlines-patent-and-copyright-reform?page=2

[madmax]

70. Interesting comment from the link you posted

"Anonymous is one of the most promising and beautiful things to come out of the internet! Yes, they make some blunders, but they are one of the very few segments of society that does not bend over and split their cheeks wide just because big money (government or business) says so!

I hope Anonymous grows in resources, resolve and numbers. They have guts, moxy, style, and humor. I fully support their crusades against blocking the free flow of information. If 'artists' feel they are not making enough money, McDonald's is always hiring.

Go Anon, we, the people love and support you! -V"

http://www.thetechherald.com/article.php/201045/6396/Anonymous-plans-to-slow-DDoS-attacks-outlines-patent-and-copyright-reform?page=2

[xTx]

68. YAHOO IS CENSORING POSTS LIKE THE KGB. Anonymous should fuck their shit up royally. Pleeeeeaaase?

I must have posted (the same post) 300 times, I swear on all that is holy, and 2 times...2! it came out ....and then disappeared.

I swear I'm telling the truth.

I never thought that would happen in America..and truthfully, I'm a little scared right now.

Here's what I was posting:


"<b>GOOGLE:
CIA WIKILEAKS KIDNAPPING TORTURE INNOCENT ITALY GERMAN

.....then ask yourself why THAT file isn't in all the 'Top 10 Important Wikileaks!' articles you see online.</b>"

Jesus, freaky.

EDIT:
Here's the Article I was posting on if anyone wants to support a good cause (and is bored?)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/wikileaks ;_ylt=Ai6JqIOW8AXTc1I87hmY19Ks0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTM5cWE3b2JjBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMTAxMjA5L3dpa2lsZWFrcwRjY29kZQNtb3N0cG9wdWxhcgRjcG9zAzMEcG9zAzkEcHQDaG9tZV9jb2tlBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA2hhY2tlcnNzdHJpaw--#mwpphu-container

Be careful. After my post disappeared a person named "Free Speech For All" used my name and said "that story was in the news a long time ago, if you'd quit reading HuffnPuff and WashPost you'd know that."

I guess I'm boycotting Yahoo.
And thinking of moving closer to the Canadian border to be quite honest.
I'm just freaked out right now. Jeez.

[Catherina]

71. A Letter From Anonymous (new one, Dec 9)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x9731428

[Goldstein1984]

74. We are Anonymous

We are legion;
We do not forgive;
We do not forget.

"Rise like Lions after slumber
In unvanquishable number -
Shake your chains to earth like dew
Which in sleep had fallen on you -
Ye are many - they are few."

From "The Mask of Anarchy"
Percy Bysshe Shelley

[jotsy]

93. How well it fits.

Thanx for posting.

A rec for the OP as well.

[Enthusiast]

76. K&R.

I'm with you.

[disillusioned73]

79. K to the R..

:dem:

[Wednesdays]

80. K&R

:kick:

[davidwparker]

82. You just go, Anonymous !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love the words, implications.

Just as cool as the speech to the public in "V for Vendetta."

[tavalon]

83. Excellent!

[Poboy]

84. recommend.

[iamthebandfanman]

88. bored gamers

with lots of friends and boxes to use unite!

[joeaddison]

89. How can I help!

Thank you! How can I help?

[Zephie]

90. I'm so proud of the /b/rothers and sisters.

I wish I had the hacking capability to help them. Unfortunately I'll have to stick to adding text to pictures of cats.

[Gizmodeus]

91. Anonymous Rules

I find it interesting that when they are running for office, they all want more government transperency, but when it happens they all scream bloody murder. Assange is doing what is right and he deserves our support.

We ARE legion, and it is best that the powers that be remember that.

[Nordmadr]

92. Am I the only one that has never heard of this guy or group?

[tridim]

94. This is all very "Max Headroom". nt

[madmax]

96. kick

:kick:

[Bryn]

97. K&R --- Down with Corporate controlled government!

I stand with you, W for Wikileaks :hi:

[no limit]

98. Don't tell me you're a /b/ fan

[BetsysGhost]

102. on the other hand...

World Press Freedom Day event in 2011

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/12/152465.htm

Press Statement
Philip J. Crowley
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Public Affairs
Washington, DC

December 7, 2010

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------


The United States is pleased to announce that it will host UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day event in 2011, from May 1 - May 3 in Washington, D.C. UNESCO is the only UN agency with the mandate to promote freedom of expression and its corollary, freedom of the press.

The theme for next year’s commemoration will be 21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers. The United States places technology and innovation at the forefront of its diplomatic and development efforts. New media has empowered citizens around the world to report on their circumstances, express opinions on world events, and exchange information in environments sometimes hostile to such exercises of individuals’ right to freedom of expression. At the same time, we are concerned about the determination of some governments to censor and silence individuals, and to restrict the free flow of information. We mark events such as World Press Freedom Day in the context of our enduring commitment to support and expand press freedom and the free flow of information in this digital age.

Highlighting the many events surrounding the celebration will be the awarding of the UNESCO Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize at the National Press Club on May 3rd. This prize, determined by an independent jury of international journalists, honors a person, organization or institution that has notably contributed to the defense and/or promotion of press freedom, especially where risks have been undertaken.

The Newseum will host the first two days of events, which will engage a broad array of media professionals, students, and citizen reporters on themes that address the status of new media and internet freedom, and challenges and opportunities faced by media in our rapidly changing world.

The State Department looks forward to working with UNESCO and the U.S. executive committee spearheaded by the Center for International Media Assistance at the National Endowment for Democracy, IREX, and the United Nations Foundation and the many civil society organizations they have brought together in support of the organization of events unfolding in Washington.