'USA TODAY' WEBSITE HACKED; PRANKSTERS MOCK BUSH, CHRISTIANITY

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http://www.drudgereport.com/mattusa.htm

[This would normally not grab my attention, but that FUD news 
report from Jack Kelley of USA Today yesterday likely contributed 
to USA Today being defaced. :)  - WK]


XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THU JUL 11, 2002 23:32:38 ET XXXXX 

'USA TODAY' WEBSITE HACKED; PRANKSTERS MOCK BUSH, CHRISTIANITY 

The USA TODAY newspaper's website was broken into late Thursday 
evening by hackers who put up a series of stories blasting George 
Bush, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Christianity. 

Regular readers of the site could easily be misled because the hackers 
used the USA TODAY's basic design template, but multiple misspellings 
and bad grammar gave away the prank. 

One headline entitled 'Bush proposes another new Cabinet post' linked 
to an article purportedly filed by the ASSOCIATED PRESS: 

 Washington D.C. (AP) - Today, George W. Bush has proposed yet another 
 cabinet level position. The Cabinet Minister for Propoganda and 
 Popular Englightenment, will be setup to complement the recent 
 addition of the department of Homeland Defense. It is reported that, 
 if approved, Bush would appoint Dr. Joseph Goebbels to the post. 

 In recent weeks Tom Ridge has complained that his department has 
 lacked the proper authority to keep terrorists from infiltrating the 
 american mind. 95% of Americans, in a Gallop poll, agree that we have 
 to do all we can to rid the country of terrorists, showing the public 
 still strongly supports president Bush in his campaign against 
 terrorism. 

 If the move is succesful, people close to the Whitehouse think there 
 could be a turf war between Goebbels and White House Press Secretary 
 Ari Fleischer. Since September 11th, Fleischer has come to enjoy 
 controling public opinion and has expressed dissatisfaction with the 
 idea of a Popular Englightement Minister. There was a constant flow 
 of customers buying everything.


Headlines 'Opps says the Pope; Christianity a Sham!' and 'Donald 
Rumsfeld: An American Beauty?' also linked to mock articles. The 
Rumsfeld article alleged that the Secretary of Defense is homosexual. 

As of 11 pm EDT USA TODAY could no longer be accessed by the public. 

Developing... 



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