Road to February 10, 2008 Video English

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Important Note [Copied from Spanish translation video:]

'FIRST OF ALL: The picket signs are not very important. Almost : avoid chaos I will suggest a specific formatting. This short text should also serve as a help for people who don't know about editing wiki articles.

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If possible, please start translating, checking or editing those section of the text that will appear in the form of subtitles, because those have to be synchronized and modified in a rather time-consuming process afterwards! And it's just a few days until March 15. These are the sections to start with!:

1. Anonymous Message to Scientology
2. Mark Bunker addressing Anonymous
3. Scientology PR person
4. journalists
5. statements of anonymous protesters

Please: Compare your amount of text with the amount of text in each specific part in the video. I mustn't take more space, more words more lines (it may just slightly exceed in very few cases). This is even more important for the subtitles, because they run fast and need to be read fast.

Link to Road to February 10th video = http://www.dailymotion.com/SA-Anonymous/video/7341208

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Sections of the Video

Tom Cruise Video

Subtitles [Tom Cruise] I think it’s a privilege to call yourself a Scientologist and it is something that you have to earn, and because a Scientologist does. He, or she has the ability to create new and better realities and improve conditions.

...when you drive past an accident, it’s not like anyone else. As you drive past, you know you have to do something about it, because you know you’re the only one that can really help.

...boy, there’s a time I went through and I said, "You know what..."

January 13, 2008
In the context of a
lawsuit threatened against
Andrew Morton for his
unauthorized bio of
Tom Cruise,
Gawker.com posts
this video for the first time.
In an effort to suppress
the spread of this
video, Scientology
sent Gawker.com a
copyright infringement
notice.
Which they ignored.
The video spread across the internet.
Scientology's lifelong
practice of suppressing
its critics appeared
to falter.
Once the video
had been run through the
late night comedy circuit,
the story should have
ended.
But it didn't.


The events caught the eye
of an internet group
known as:
ANONYMOUS
Anonymous is a collection
of people who meet
namelessly on the internet
to act upon ideas.
Very few of these ideas
ever become more
than petty pranks.

Message to Scientology

[Text-to-speech] Hello, Scientology.

We are Anonymous.

Over the years, we have been watching you. Your campaigns of misinformation; suppression of dissent; your litigious nature, all of these things have caught our eye.

With the leakage of your latest propaganda video into mainstream circulation, the extent of your malign influence over those who trust you, who call you leader, has been made clear to us.

Anonymous has therefore decided that your organization should be destroyed.


[Text]

With the release
of this youtube video,
it was clear that this
would be different.
The video received over
1,000,000 views
in a matter of days.

[flying text]

Anonymous systematically
took down several
Scientology websites over
the course of the next three
days.


The website returned,
but the message had been
sent.


Anonymous began to leak the
Church of Scientology's
secret documents.


Awareness of their efforts
spread to other websites
and message boards,
attracting more participants to the cause.


By January 24th,
Anonymous had laid the
groundwork for their
long term plans.
Live protests were announced
for London and Los Angelos.
They passed on their plans
to the media.


Mark Bunker speaks to Anonymous

[text]

On January 27th, Anonymous
received a message from
Mark Bunker.

[MARK BUNKER] Hi, this is Mark Bunker from XenuTV

I've been hearing from a lot of members from Anonymous and a lot of other people, "Well, what do you think about Anonymous?"

And I thought it was kind of important to talk about this.

First off, I think it's incredibly exciting to have an army of young passionate people wanting to do something about Scientology's fraudulent abuse. It really is exciting. However, I think you're making some major mistakes that, that are going to hurt in the long run.

They're going to make *you* look bad. They're going to get you in trouble. They're going to get *us* in trouble; those of us who have been long time critics of Scientology. Scientology is good at tar and feathering us with other people's actions.

Keith Henson was a critic of Scientology, he still is. A few years ago, he responded to a post on alt.religion.scientology, the news group. Somebody had made a joke Tom Cruise's missiles. Aimed at Scientology's desert compound. Keith responded to that post. At the same time he was doing daily pickets of Scientology's compound in Hemet, California.

They got him arrested, they got him sent to jail. He just recently got out of jail. It may seem like fun and games, but Scientology is serious. And you have to be prepared.

Info about and reaction to Mark Bunker

Mark Bunker is an Emmy
award winning filmmaker
who has been speaking
out about Scientology
for years.
Mark, along with a handful
of ex-scientologists, such
as Tory Christman and
Arnie Lerma, have been
targets of Scientology
harassment because they
chose to speak out.
For years they worked
in relative obscurity and
could now be harmed by
being associated with
any inappropriate actions
from Anonymous.
Rather than be ignored,
Mark Bunker's words
were embraced by Anonymous
and he was dubbed
"Wise Beard Man".
His advice to protest
peacefully would become
the cornerstone of
their plans as they
moved forward.
Mark Bunker.
His words are wise.
His face is beard.


Planned Protests and Lisa McPhearson

Planned protests
grew in number
and it became clear
that this would be a
worldwide movement.
The date for protesting
was set...


---

February 10, 2008
Lisa McPherson's Birthday

---

On November 18, 1995,
Lisa, a Scientologist since
the age of 18, was involved
in a minor car accident.
She was aparently
not hurt, but her behaviour
suggested mental instability.
She was taken to a hospital
where they wanted her to be
psychologically cared for.
Instead, Scientologists
arrived and she checked out
after a short evaluation.
She went with them to the
Scientology owned Ft. Harrison
Hotel for "rest and relaxation".
Under Scientology's
care, Lisa McPherson died
on December 5, 1995.
The autopsy showed Lisa had
deteriorated slowly, going
without fluids for five to ten
days, was underweight and had
several bruises and bedsores.
They also showed she had
been unconsious for up to 48
hours before her death and had
dark brown lesions consistent
with "insect/animal bites".
Joan Wood, the coroner
said that McPherson
had probably been bitten by
cockroaches.
The coroner concluded that
Lisa McPherson died of a
pulmonary embolism
caused by best rest and severe
dehydration.
Scientology responded by
stating that Wood was lying
and sued Wood for
defamation.
On February 10, 2008,
Lisa McPherson's
memory would
have a new voice.


Suppressive Persons and Fair Game

If you criticize Scientology,
they will declare you an SP
(Suppressive Person).
In this order
from L. Ron
Hubbard, these
people were
declared
SP's.
4. They are fair game.
Scientology says that
"Fair Game" is a term which
is often intentionally used
by critics to unfairly
tarnish the Church.
They claim the term simply
meant that those expelled from
the church would have to make
their own way, relying on the
justice system of society
as their only recourse.
This document, written by
their founder,
suggests otherwise.


---

ENEMY - SP Order. Fair game.
May be deprived of property or injured
by any means by any Scientologist
without any discipline of the Scientologist.
May be tricked, sued or lied to or...
DESTROYED

---

'Plaintiffs [the Church of Scientology] have abused the federal court system by using, inter alia, to destroy their opponents rather than to try to resolve an actual dispute... This constitutes extraordinary, malicious, wanton, and oppressive conduct.'

-U.S. Special Master James Kolts

---

Scientology spokeswoman,
Pat Harney, compared
Anonymous to the Nazis
and the Ku Klux Klan.
"It's similar to burning a cross on
somebody's lawn," she said.
"It's a bunch of yahoos.
They get on the Internet and they
don't use real communication."
-The St. Petersburg Times

---

Anonymous had
clearly been
declared SPs by
Scientology.

At the Protests

---this statement cannot enter into the video as there's text on the screen at the same time---
[newsman] The Church of Scientology says Anonymous is a cyber terrorist group of religious bigots.

[Chris Wrapson, Church of Scientology:] [Subtitles] The actions of Anonymous will not interrupt the normal activities of the Church servicing it's parishioners and the local community and we're in coordination with the police to minimize the impact of this terrorist group.

---

To avoid being targeted
and harassed by Scientology,
many protesters planned
to wear masks
to protect
their identities.

---

February 10, 2008
Dublin, Ireland
An Anonymous protester reads aloud the
claims of Scientology against Anonymous.

---

...television and recording industries, as well as the media to those who display pirated, copyrighted works.

"Anonymous" alleged "free speech" justification is belied by the fact that the video in question has been seen by millions. It is "Anonymous" that has repeatedly attempted to suppress free speech through illegal assaults on church Web sites so as to prevent Internet users from obtaining information from the church. They have also engaged in other harassment, including threats of violence in telephone calls, fax transmissions and e-mails, not to mention the Anonymous mailing of white powder to dozens of our churches, requiring the services of law enforcement.

"Anonymous" claims of altruistic purposes are no different than those heard from any terrorist or hate group. We are not the first to be targeted. Using Scientology's prominence, "Anonymous" hopes to garner more attention. "Anonymous" has publicly proclaimed its guiding materials to be the Communist Manifesto and Mein Kampf. Quite obviously, this group is not just anti-Scientology, it is anti-freedom of religion, anti-free speech and anti-American.

Religious bigotry of any nature is deplorable and profoundly affects the entire community. The hate crimes of "Anonymous" should be condemned.

Anyone desiring information about the Church of Scientology or the context of the pirated video should visit the Church website at www.scientology.org to form their own opinions.

The actions of "Anonymous" will not interrupt the Church’s normal activities serving its parishioners and the community, and the Church is working in coordination with local authorities to minimize the negative impact of this mask-wearing, cyber-terrorist group.

I ask you does this represent us here today?

No!

---

Melbourne, Australia
[picket sign]: Honk if you oppose Scientology
Adelaide, Australia
London, England
Edinburgh, Scotland
[picket sign1]: Scientolgy / No Cash? / No Redemption
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Berlin, Germany
Brussels, Belgium
Copenhagen, Denmark
Dublin, Ireland
[picket sign1]: If you want to make money, start a religion -L Ron Hubbard
Gothenburg Sweden
Stockholm Sweden
Sydney, Australia
[picket sign1]: Innocent children are being brainwashed. My son is only 7
[picket sign2]: There's more to Scientology.
Edmonton, Alberta
[picket sign1]: Why is a ruthless cult recognized as a religion in Canada?
[picket sign2]: Are you "Fair Game" / Google it
[picket sign1]: Decide for yourself / Xenu.net
Kitchener, Ontario
[picket sign1]: Scientology / Everyone's Problem
Ottawa, Ontario
[picket sign1]: Scientology is a scam
[picket sign2]: Faith should be free
[picket sign3]: Scientology wants your money not your soul
Toronto, Ontario
[picket sign1]: Name the only criminally convicted "church" in Canada
[picket sign2]: Who Killed Lisa McPherson?
Montreal Quebec
Vancouver, British Columbia
Albany, New York
[picket sign1]: End Scientology's Tax exemption
[picket sign2]: Cult Businesses should not be tax exempt
Atlanta, Georgia
[picket sign1]: Scientology destroys families
[picket sign2]: Scientology: They sell you a bridge and their logo is a double cross!
Austin, Texas
[picket sign1]: Scientology lied / Lisa died
[picket sign2]: Happy Birthday Lisa
[picket sign1]: We have already won
[picket sign1]: Faith is free
[picket sign1]: Honk if you oppose Scientology
[picket sign1]: Religion is free Scientology isn't!
Boise, Idaho
[picket sign1]: Knowledge is free
[picket sign1]: Religion is free
[picket sign1]: Give Jesus back to the Martians
[picket sign1]: Star Wars is no Religion
[picket sign1]: Who is Lisa McPherson
Boston, Massachusetts
Boulder Colorado
[picket sign1]: Scientology profits from the destructions of lives
[picket sign1]: Xenu is my homeboy
[picket sign1]: Behind this mask is an idea and ideas are shit-proof
[picket sign1]: Google Lisa McPherson
[picket sign1]: CO$ kills
[picket sign1]: Ask me about my Thetans
Buffalo, New York
[picket sign1]: Scientology stop the deception!
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chicago, Illinois
[picket sign1]: Honk if you hate Scientology!
[picket sign1]: Honk if you oppose Scientology.
[picket sign1]: Religion should be free
[picket sign1]: Tax exemption is for religion, not Business
Cincinnati, Ohio
[picket sign1]: Honk against Scientology.
[picket sign1]: Scientology kills
Clearwater, Florida
[picket sign1]: There are no OTs. If there were OTs, you would not see this sign!
Dallas, Texas
[picket sign1]: Faith is free / Scientology isn't. / Tax it!
Denver, Colorado
Farmington Hills, Michigan
Hollywood, California
Houston Texas
Indianapolis, Indiana
Kansas city, Kansas
[picket sign]: Scientology destroys families
Los Angeles, California
[picket sign]: Scientology breaks up families
[picket sign]: I'm too poor to believe in Scientology


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(10:39) [text]

This is the voice of Tory Christman.
Once an OTVII level Scientologist,
but now a leading Scientology critic.


(10:39) [Tory Magoo]: Hey, hey, this is Magoo, Tory Magoo. I just came back from Los Angeles picket with Anonymous. It was fantastic. Honestly, I can't tell you how, how thankful I am. How much I love you guys. It was incredible. There were like four to five hundred people. Everywhere, all over Hollywood. It was awesome! You did a great job. People were very nice. It was educational. They really were cool. it was fantastic.


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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mountain view, California
Nashville Tennessee
New Haven Connecticut
New York City, New York
Orlando, Florida
[picket sign]: Xenu is my homeboy
Phoenix, Arizona
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Portland, Oregon
Sacramento, California
Salt lake, Utah
San Diego, California
San Francisco, California
Seattle, Washington
St. Louis, Missouri
Washington, D.C.

Words of Journalists and Protesters

[Newsreport1] This global protest. Held at dozens of cities across Canada and around the world. In front of Scientology property. The protesters were masked because of the church's history of litigation against its critics and sure enough the Scientology staffers were busy filming the protesters outside the {not sure} street offices. Protesters have a point when they say they fear being sued.


[Newsreport2]: It has had a history, yes, of litigating and going after people who have had opposing points of view.


[Anon]: We're out here protesting against the Church of Scientology. Not the church or the religion or faith or the right to have the faith of your choosing. We're protesting against the procedures and practices of the church and the harm they've caused to thousands

we're protesting their fair game policy their tax exemption status despite being operated like a business and the history of human rights violations.

Police action has been attempted in the past, but the church of scientology wields of great deal of legal influence because they maintain a very large, very well paid staff of lawyers.

As such they're able to avoid most legal repercussions simply by running most cases into the ground.

The average person simply cannot stand up against them in court because you will run out of money before they do and you will be forced to give up. As such police action cannot simply cannot be taken against because there's no way you can take them.

We're anonymous. We're people. That's all we are. We're people who've seen this and decided to take a stand.

Summary and Perspective

[SCROLLING TEXT]

In less than one month,
a leaderless organization
named "anonymous"
and the various groups
that it attracted,
held peaceful protests in
nearly every
major city in the world,
and several smaller ones.
Estimates put
attendance in excess
of 7500 people
from 17 countries
participating in
108 protests.
This, of course, does not
include all those who
were not able to attend,
but helped design flyers,
created web pages,
talked with friends
and neighbours and
wrote their local media
and government officials.
Be sure to visit
www.xenu.net
or Google "Operation
Freakout" and "Operation
Snow White".
Anonymous set out
to bring awareness to the
general public about the
practices of Scientology
It succeeded beyond its own
expectations - and for this
reason, it can end here.
But it won't.

[UNDER THE IMAGE OF HUBBARD]:

Hmm... who should I invite to my birthday party?
I know, I'll invite those nice guys from Anonymous!
You are hereby cordially invited to...
PROTEST 3/15


[EPILOGUE]:

The editor of this
video would like to tahnk
all those who took the
pictures and video which
I used to compiles this tribute
to your efforst.
Hopefully I treated your
material with the respect
it deserved.
Special thanks to all the
forum members at
Enturbulation
and
Something Awful
who provided suggestions
to help create this
improved second version
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