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To: TH who wrote (54846)	12/26/2011 8:52:25 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 119362

The Hackers Say They Will Donate Any Stolen Money To Charities Austin, TX -- A Texas man who spent more than a decade dealing with cybercrime at banks is now among the apparent victims of a hacking attack against a security contractor based in Texas. Hackers with the loosely-affiliated group known as "Anonymous" say they stole emails and credit card data from the company, Stratfor, and that it's the start of a week-long assault on a long list of targets -- inspired by Christmas. One hacker says the plan is to use the credit card data to steal a million dollars, and give the money away as Christmas donations. Images posted online claimed to show the receipts for the donations. Allen Barr of Austin -- who recently retired from the Texas Department of Banking -- says he discovered Friday that a total of $700 had been spent from his account. He says five transactions were made, with the money going to charities including the Red Cross, CARE and Save the Children. The hackers also posted a link on Twitter to a site containing the email, phone number and credit number of a US Homeland Security employee. Associated Press digtriad.com

To: TH who wrote (54846)	12/26/2011 3:26:05 PM
From: Lazarus	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 119362

RE: What's Christmas? In our home its the feast day of The Nativity in the Flesh of Our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ. We actually dont celebrate it on the 25th of Dec, being old calendar Orthodox Christians, but on Jan 7th. We regard the 25th as more of a traditional secularized western holiday with gift giving in the spirit of Saint Nicholas of Myra. While I understand your angst against Christianity and the many atrocities commuted in the name of Christ (and share your condemnation of them) I could never deny my belief in the historical birth of Jesus Christ, and more specifically my belief that he was conceived of the Holy Spirit in the womb of the Virgin Mary and that as such he is Emmanuel: God with us. As Christians we have no proof of his virgin birth, or his resurrection, or his second coming. Nevertheless, we BELIEVE. I was born into a pagan family but have embraced this belief since age 18 ----> 41 years. ps... and our traditional Christmas greeting is NOT Merry Christmas (not that there is anything wrong with that) but rather CHRIST IS BORN!