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(2011/01/06) They are legion, etc (Anonymous)

Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy

Jay Tomlinson

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.5 β€’ 3.4K Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 7 January 2011

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Edition #442

They are legion, etc

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Act 1: News on Anonymous Operation: Payback – Countdown
Song 1: I Want You – Savage Garden
Act 2: Anonymous back up wikileaks – On the Media
Song 2: Little Lion Man – Sigh No More
Act 3: WW 3.0 Omar Wason on cyber war – Colbert Report
Song 3: Gone – On and On
Act 4: Are the Anonymous attacks civil disobedience? – On the Media
Song 4: Natural Blues – Play & Play: B Sides
Act 5: Intro to interview with Anonymous – Citizen Radio
Song 5: Legion – Empires
Act 6: Operation: Payback message – Anonymous
Song 6: Eclipse – Welcome to Earth
Act 7: Interview with Anonymous spokesman – Citizen Radio

Bonus iPhone/iPod Touch App Content:
A Letter from Anonymous – Anonymous

Sources:
Countdown
On the Media
The Colbert Report
Citizen Radio
Anonymous


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0:00.0

This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show.

0:05.2

For details, visit the membership tab at Best of the Left.com.

0:08.8

Now, welcome to the award-winning Best of the Left podcast with clips today from Count

0:12.5

Down with Keith Alberman on the media, the Colbert Report, Citizen Radio and Anonymous,

0:17.9

with a bonus video clip for our Apple iOS and Android app users also from Anonymous.

0:30.7

Tonight, as Julian Assange spends his second day behind bars, wanted in Sweden for questioning

0:35.0

and a relation to alleged sex crimes.

0:37.3

His allies on the Internet have declared all-out war on the money-movers undercutting

0:41.7

WikiLeaks ability to do business.

0:43.6

Number one story, MasterCard announced Monday with no longer processed payments to WikiLeaks.

0:47.8

This morning, Internet activists crashed its website.

0:50.9

This afternoon, visa.com crashed.

0:53.5

Tonight, Twitter might be next.

0:55.4

It's suspended an Operation Payback account.

0:58.0

The group calling itself, Anonymous, has been outwaging Operation Payback for a few months

1:02.9

now.

1:03.9

Group says it is dedicated to quote Anonymous, decentralized movement that fights against

1:07.7

censorship and copyright, and that would be a plan on copyright.

1:11.6

In October, Anonymous released the following V for a vendetta tinned video.

1:28.0

Anonymous has now turned its attention to the WikiLeaks case.

1:30.8

The group issuing or using a DOS denial of service attack to crash the website for the

1:35.2

Swedish prosecutors who had issued the warrant from Mr. Assange.

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