‘Anonymous’ targets the brothers Koch, claiming attempts ‘to usurp American Democracy’ By Stephen C.
WebsterSunday, February 27, 2011 13:32 EDT The decentralized protest group “Anonymous” has a new target: no, it’s not a middle eastern dictator, a major bank or even a bit player in the military-industrial complex. It’s none other than tea party financiers Charles and David Koch, who were being targeted, an open letter stated, for their attempts “to usurp American Democracy.” “Koch Industries, and oligarchs like them, have most recently started to manipulate the political agenda in Wisconsin,” an announcement posted to anonnews.org declared. “Governor Walker’s union-busting budget plan contains a clause that went nearly un-noticed. 'Anonymous' Takes Down Site Of Conservative Group Club For Growth. The hacker collective 'Anonymous' is taking credit for bringing down the site of the conservative anti-tax group Club For Growth, which was apparently down for a decent chunk of time Monday night.
In a tweet 'Anonymous' wrote: "I've been informed a #DDoS is underway against #Anonymous #OpWisconsin #WIunion #WeAreWI. " "#DDoS" refers to a distributed denial-of-service attack, the preferred method of attack for 'Anonymous'. As we reported Monday, 'Anonymous' put out a statement declaring that it would target conservative groups like Americans For Prosperity and Citizens United, in solidarity with the protesters in Wisconsin. Les Anonymous s'interrogent sur "l'opération Wisconsin" Americans for Prosperity calls on foes to condemn 'Anonymous' attack - Ben Smith.