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To: kumar who wrote (62814)	8/22/2004 10:09:24 PM
From: Ilaine	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793817

You don't think exposing the names and addresses of delegates to the Republican National Committee and suggesting that they be terrorized is an act of war? You think wars are one sided? I don't care how many earrings a person has or whether they do or don't need Crisco to have sex. But they won't accord me the same freedom.

To: kumar who wrote (62814)	8/22/2004 10:21:54 PM
From: gamesmistress	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793817

Go take a look at what they're posting: All are encouraged to help out this campaign in any way they can. Deface websites, flood email servers, cause financial disruption, change electronic billboards. Turn the system over and put the people on top. Hacktivists of the world, unite! What will be happening? August 22nd - Day of online direct action a week before the convention begins. All are encouraged to attack as many right-wing, corporate, government or military sites as possible. Web defacements, email attacks, financial disruption, anything and everything. These attacks will be used to stir discussion of the RNC, encourage people to participate in the protests in NYC itself, and to build for the mainstream electronic sit-in on the 29th. August 29 - September 2nd - Mainstream electronic sit-in while the RNC is in session. The actions will commence on noon of each day. The protests will utilize a wide diversity of tactics including email, web, fax and phone disruption. The logistical details of this campaign are included in this document below. Who are we flooding? The email addresses, fax numbers, and phone numbers listed below are various contacts of the Republican National Committee and the official George W. Bush re-election staff. But of course, a disclaimer: Isn't this cyber terrorism? It is important to make a distinction between electronic civil disobedience and terrorism. Civil disobedience is a fundamental part of the democratic process which our country was founded upon. Like Henry David Thoreau and our revolutionary forefathers who shot up the pigs at Lexington and Concord, electronic civil disobedience is the logical continuation of these theories applied towards the internet as a medium for disruption. ECD is a legitimate protest act. Terrorism tries to instill fear into people through violence and destruction. Terrorism is not an act of liberation or unity but of division fear and conquer. A bitter act of desperation that solves no problems, makes no statement, and disempowers many. Electronic civil disobedience causes no harm to people or property. Instead of disempowering, ECD tries to bring people together to realize and exercise their power over oppressive governments and corporations using hacking as a means of fighting for social justice. nyc.indymedia.org If we have trouble accessing the Internet this week, these jackasses may well be why. Yeah, Kumar, there are my enemy.