#opcartel

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AdrianAgain.wmv for #OpCartel via @BarrettBrownLOL (by SpaceMonkeyCafe)

By request: http://twitter.com/BarrettBrownLOL/status/132875763417489408 "Could someone please put this recording up on YouTube for me? http://t.co/8r4Feyo3 #OpCartel" ~ bbLOL

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Journalist Bound To Continue With # Opcartel Anonymous ! http://newish.info/180463-journalist-bound-to-continue-with-opcartel-anonymous

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After a Kidnapping, Hackers Take on a Ruthless Mexican Crime Syndicate

By Damien Cave, NY Times, October 31, 2011 MEXICO CITY--The hackers' message, delivered via YouTube by a man wearing a red tie and a Guy Fawkes mask, was as bold and risky as anything produced by the Zetas, Mexico's most ruthless crime syndicate. But this time, the Zetas were the target.

They had kidnapped a geek with backup--a respected member of the hackers collective known as Anonymous.

"You have made a great mistake by taking one of us," said the video's masked figure. "Release him."

Or else, the message said, the names of government officials, taxi drivers and journalists who worked with the Zetas would be published online. The goal, they said, was the arrest of these suspected collaborators, but was there a possibility they might be killed by a rival cartel? Yes, said self-identified members of Anonymous, acknowledging the danger. Beyond that, might the hackers also be targeted? Were they afraid?

"Of course," said a blog post on Monday.

Still, some hackers said, it was time for Netizens to fight back in a country where the news media have been cowed into submission, and where the justice system is often complicit in heinous crimes that regularly go unpunished.

Anonymous appears to already have the information on collaborators. A person with knowledge of its operations, who did not want to be named for fear of reprisals, said that online group conversations on Monday showed that the hackers have "a list of 100 or so of the major contacts of the Zetas."

Whether Anonymous will publish what it has is unclear. The original YouTube message, uploaded on Oct. 6, said that Nov. 5 would be "a day to remember," and the group has already provided a first strike. Last week, Anonymous defaced the Web site of a former Tabasco State prosecutor, Gustavo Rosario Torres, replacing his usual message with the image of jack-o'-lanterns and an announcement that Mr. Rosario "es Zeta."

But on Monday, in the wake of a security firm's report highlighting the potential loss of life from naming names, there were more mixed messages. A steady stream of posts on Twitter referring to OpCartel revealed an intense debate over the benefits and costs of moving forward. On Twitter and in private e-mails--members of Mexico's underground online media said--there appeared to be a widening gap between supporters and opponents of Anonymous's mission.

This may have been by design. The blog post announcing that OpCartel would continue emphasized that "anyone who is not properly protected should immediately and publicly disassociate themselves from this operation." Several Twitter accounts that had been active on the topic fell silent.

Fred Burton, a vice president at Stratfor, which published the report warning against the Anonymous plan, said that fears of reprisals were well founded.

"Informants in that world are usually found dangling from a bridge or beheaded," Mr. Burton said. At least three people believed to have been online tipsters have been killed recently because of what their murderers described on public banners as snitching.

Even those unsure about OpCartel said that it was significant as a citizen revolt. That was the core defense in the Anonymous blog post, which said a small task force was formed because "the voice of the people have clamored for help." And according to some experts, regardless of whether OpCartel goes forward, the anger and outrage of Anonymous will be remembered, and channeled for another day.

"This is not about a desire for information," said Hector Amaya, a Mexican professor of Media Studies at the University of Virginia. "It's about the need for a remedy."

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Anonymous has suspended #OpCartel for the moment.

The operation may be too life-threatening for some.

Los Zetas is extremely dangerous and organized and some Anons have already backed out on the first day (I am not trying to discredit anon).

A lot of people have voiced their opinion on the operation and it seems that many either are extremely supportive or extremely against it.

Those who oppose #OpCartel are afraid of how Los Zetas will retaliate.

Anon's main priority seems to be the safety of other anons and the safety of people who live in Los Zetas turf.

Los Zetas have been known to decapitate bloggers who 'rat' members out so there has been concern for many anons.

Those who support #OpCartel claim that the operation is the only defense we have to put an end to the Drug Cartel.

The topic has been widely discussed between Mexican and Guatemalan bloggers and some say it has given them hope.

If anonymous decides to go forth with the operation, be safe and take all possible precautions.

What do you think about #OpCartel? Tell us here.

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If you have any tips or info about the los zetas or cartel,

anonymously send an email to [email protected]

USE A FAKE EMAIL!

Or tell us anonymously.

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For those who are unfamiliar with Los Zetas

Los Zetas is the second most powerful drug drug cartel in Mexico, and considered by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration as the most violent drug cartel and paramilitary enforcement group in Mexico.

Los Zetas is a criminal organization dedicated mostly to international illegal drug trade, assassinations, extortion, kidnapping and other organized crime activities.

Los Zetas was founded by a group of over 30 former Mexican Army Special Forces deserters, and includes corrupt former federal, state, and local police officers as well as ex-kaibiles from Guatemala.

The government in Mexico is severely corrupted and the people are afraid for their lives.

Anonymous, the infamous internet hackavist group, has declared war with the drug cartel after a protester was kidnapped by Los Zetas.

Anonymous will reveal the secrets of Los Zetas on the internet as well as publish names of politicians, cops and military members who are bought and paid by the cartel if the protester isn't released.

They claim it won't be hard because they know who they are and where they are located. 

The operation dubbed Op Cartel has begun today.

Anonymous has already made good on its threats by announcing it's first name in OpCartel, a politician named Gustavo Rosario. Anonymous defaced his website and revealed that he is part of the Cartel.

The page is still defaced and reads Gustavo Rosario is Zeta in Spanish.

Gustavo is the former Attorney General of Tobasco, a state in Mexico.