Hacking group Anonymous wants Internet users to find online copies of the 1,500-page manifesto of Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian man who admitted killing at least 76 people in a bombing and shooting spree, and then "change it, add stupid stuff, remove parts, shoop his picture, do what you like..."
The call for crowdsourcing of Breivik's diatribe, called "2083 — A European Declaration of Independence," was posted on one of the file-sharing sites used by Anonymous, which most recently breached NATO's security and also that of Italy's cyber crime unit.
The group that uses sharp words when it attacks its hacking victims, and is being hunted by police all over the world, is taking a moment out of its busy schedule to express its outrage over the Norwegian murders and what appears to be a madman's rantings.
Here's what Anonymous "suggests":
1. Find the Manifest of Anders Behring Breivik: 2083 – A European Declaration of Independence2. Change it, add stupid stuff, remove parts, shoop (Photoshop) his picture, do what you like to.....3. Republish it everywhere and up vote releases from other peoples, declare that the faked ones are original4. Let Anders become a joke, such that nobody will take him serious anymore5. Spread this message around the internet and real life, translate it6. Have a moment for the victims of his cruel attacks
The group calls the effort "Operation UnManifesto."
As much as you may want to, you can't wipe away someone's words, although the act of doing so digitally may psychologically and temporarily provide a "feel good" moment, a way of fighting back.
Breivik's words — including his vows of “brutal and breathtaking operations” in order to stop “the ongoing Islamic Colonization of Europe" — are important because they may hold clues to other acts of terror that are planned. Investigators are pouring over the manifesto, hoping to learn more.
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