The text loads slowly. It actually freezes if you're in another tab, which IMO is a poor implementation decision; it means you actually have to sit and watch it come on the screen word by word. For those who either don't want to wait for it to load, or didn't get to it before it got taken down, here's what it says: -------------------------- To the Syrian people: The world stands with you against the brutal regime of…
Kids these days huh! Never knowing when and when not to use javascript and how to implement things in the most accessible manner. Wonder how well it worked on IE6 and how many Syrian people run that browser or the latest ones... Anyone have any stats?
Anonymous hijacks Syria's government pages
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Re: Anonymous hijacks Syria's government pages
#32I can't load the page so don't know if the text was in English only or also in Arabic. I was in Syria in October 2009 on business and.. about 80% (or perhaps even higher) of the population did not speak any English, so this text isn't going to help much.
EDIT: Ok, I see from the mirror that it is in both English and Arabic.
Re: Anonymous hijacks Syria's government pages
#33I can't load the page so don't know if the text was in English only or also in Arabic. I was in Syria in October 2009 on business and.. about 80% (or perhaps even higher) of the population did not speak any English, so this text isn't going to help much. EDIT: Ok, I see from the mirror that it is in both English and Arabic.
There are 3 links to mirrors or images in this thread. It would have been trivial to find out that the text was both in English and Arabic.
Re: Anonymous hijacks Syria's government pages
#34This is a very good hack and also a reminder for Western countries and political actors that these kind of break-ins are not necessarily criminals acts but may be political demonstrations. If a break-in is non-destructive and has as motivation a political demonstration, in a democracy it should be treated as such and not be brushed aside as "criminal".
A break-in, by definition, is criminal regardless of the motivation. This would be like breaking into city hall to stage a protest -- the protest part is democratic, the break-in part is criminal.
If you consider this criminal, then I consider "criminal" to be a merit-less allegation.
Re: Anonymous hijacks Syria's government pages
#35The page is nearly unresponsive. If the idea is for the Syrian people to see it, this is an unfortunate side effect of being on the top of Reddit/HN.
Mirror's here: http://zone-h.org/mirror/id/14599065
Better link (without the frameset): http://zonehmirrors.net/defaced/2011/08/08/mod.gov.sy/
Re: Anonymous hijacks Syria's government pages
#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
A break-in, by definition, is criminal regardless of the motivation. This would be like breaking into city hall to stage a protest -- the protest part is democratic, the break-in part is criminal.
How about when the folks making the laws are criminals? Perhaps we should be more concerned with right and wrong than following the rules.
The OP's post was about standards in a democratic/free country. You're referring to an oppressive regime.
Re: Anonymous hijacks Syria's government pages
#37Earlier quoted context omitted.
A break-in, by definition, is criminal regardless of the motivation. This would be like breaking into city hall to stage a protest -- the protest part is democratic, the break-in part is criminal.
How about when the folks making the laws are criminals? Perhaps we should be more concerned with right and wrong than following the rules.
When the folks making the laws are criminals, breaking the law is still criminal. By definition.
Whether it's right or wrong is a different and more nuanced question; but it's not the question addressed by the parent. I sympathise with your perspective, but I dislike "debate drift."
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#38Earlier quoted context omitted.
How about when the folks making the laws are criminals? Perhaps we should be more concerned with right and wrong than following the rules.
The OP's post was about standards in a democratic/free country. You're referring to an oppressive regime.
Those are both relative. How many countries is Syria actively at war with?
No, acts such as these are political expression no matter the particular flavour of the oppression the host countries government engages in.
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
How about when the folks making the laws are criminals? Perhaps we should be more concerned with right and wrong than following the rules.
When the folks making the laws are criminals, breaking the law is still criminal. By definition. Whether it's right or wrong is a different and more nuanced question; but it's not the question addressed by the parent. I sympathise with your perspective, but I dislike "debate drift."
Every time someone says "By definition" as if it means something, a little vomit rises to the back of my throat.
Re: Anonymous hijacks Syria's government pages
#40dear anonymous, thanks. Please do libya also. And if you could access their fire control systems, I have friends who could make use of that access.
could also do something about www.house.gov