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Apparently Anonymous Has No Plans To Hack Westboro?

Since there is no official leadership of black hat hacktivist group Anonymous, it might be difficult to figure out who has the right to speak for the group. But AnonNews.org is supposed to be where their official proclamations are made, and that’s where Anonymous’ threat against the Westboro Baptist Church — that it would hack the Phelps clan’s servers if they didn’t give up their bigotry in 2011 — was first posted. (It’s still live here.) It was enough to get Westboro to issue its own response, which went like this: bring it. Except now Anonymous says it never intended to go after the “god hates fags” church. Huh?

In another notice posted to AnonNews.org, the group, or a group of their members, writes:

Dear Phred Phelps and WBC Phriends,

So we’ve been hearing a lot about some letter that we supposedly sent you this morning. Problem is, we’re a bit groggy and don’t remember sending it. Our best guess is that you heard about us on that newfangled TV of yours and thought we might be some good money for your little church. You thought you could play with Anonymous. You observed our rising notoriety and thought you would exploit our paradigm for your own gain. And then, you thought you could lure some idiots into a honeypot for more IPs to sue.

This is not so foreign to us; as you may have heard, we trade in Lulz. You just do not have enough to offer right now.

While Anonymous thanks you for your interest, and would certainly like to take a break and have some fun with you guys, we have more pressing matters to deal with at the moment. But, we will keep this application on file, and will certainly contact you if any openings become available in future.

Next time, don’t call us. We’ll call you.

Additionally, as your “Press Release” failed to understand: When Anonymous says we support free speech, we mean it. We count Beatrice Hall among our Anonymous forebears: “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” Do some among our number hate you and your cynical exploitation of your human rights for monetary gain? Of course. But the MoralFags are also the first to admit that they are, in fact, your rights to exploit.

In closing, let us assure you: We are not BAWWWING sissies, nor are we afraid of your false god; we’re just really busy. Stay tuned, and we’ll come back to play another day.
We promise.

To the Media: Just because it was posted on AnonNews doesn’t mean every single Anon is in agreement, in fact in this case it doesn’t even mean a single Anon is in agreement. Next time, if you could give us a few minutes to put all our paperwork in order, we’ll be sure to let you know what we’re up to. (LOL)

To Anonymous: It’s a trap. They’ve got their ports wide open to harvest IPs to sue. Don’t DDoS, and boycott Operation Westboro. If you really want to continue messing with them, just send them a few male prostitutes and faxes of goatse. Nothing more. (Note: This letter was written by more than 20 Anons, at the same time, and none of them were inbred family members. Unlike that other, shitty “Press Release”.)

We are Anonymous.
We are legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.

Hmmmm. Since when is Anonymous worried about a small group of fanatics and their willingness to sue? This doesn’t sound like the Anonymous I grew to know and love.

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