Anonymous is an interesting group of people to say the least. Taking on Internet censorship (something I get a chuckle out of and kinda enjoy seeing), and trying to keep the flow information going. Sadly though, this leaderless collective sometimes shows just how schizophrenic such organizations can be with regard to core values. Most especially in the Middle East.
Anonymous is a champion of GLBT issues, yet they support an Arab Spring in which the Muslim Brotherhood is now able act with impunity to execute homosexuals in Egypt as well as forcing women to wear veils and cease education. Women’s rights is another thing I suspect this group supports here in the comfort of the free world, while supporting despotic Islamo-Fascists who crush women in the Middle East. Clearly, they are just support the Islamo-Fascist terrorists as a counter cultural ‘in thing to do’ against the United States. You don’t get this kind of schizophrenic behavior for nothing; its clearly Unity of Effort with the enemies of the US, pure and simple.
I recall another big deal with Anonymous hating the US GITMO facility due to alleged torture. They leaked (or supported the WikiLeaks) a lot of classified documents trying to expose ‘systemic torture’ in US military facilities across the Middle East. Ironically, those documents ended up vindicating and proving that such claims are grossly exaggerated… But I digress. They wanted to expose atrocities, war crimes, and the like. Yes, those things happened (and will happen). However, here they are taking sides with Hamas in this latest flare up of violence between Israel and Gaza, over ‘brutal treatment’ of the Palestinian people. Really guys, for all your exposing US atrocities, you refuse to acknowledge Hamas atrocities such as this motorcycle gang dragging an alleged spy down the road?
If you are going to tout some core values against torture and atrocities, you need to expose both sides and call out even your own side. This is why I support the Court Martial and capital punishment of those responsible for war crimes in the US (or any) military. How about you go forth and help humanity by exposing all war criminals, including the Palestinians as well as Israelis. Sadly enough, I have yet to see the amount of real atrocities supposedly committed by the IDF. Why? Because there is so much propaganda out there, especially coming from the Palestinian side of the conflict in which actors are used. Its truly sad to see CNN lose credibility for playing such propaganda videos… Really, Conservative bloggers shouldn’t be the only ones calling them out, Anonymous should be as well. If the IDF is committing atrocities, find the real stuff and put it out there. Stop feeding the world Hamas propaganda feeds like the big name news agencies keep doing. That, and call YOUR OWN PEOPLE OUT WHEN THEY SCREW UP. That, or drop the “we don’t forget” from your motto, because obviously your organization does indeed have a selective memory with a bias toward Left wing politics (ironically which are trying just as hard to censor the web as any Right wing side is…).
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