Russian Ultranationalist Party Says Hackers Could Help Fight Terror

Hey, maybe if these guys get day jobs they will leave the rest of us alone... (not)

Russia’s ultranationalist Liberal Democratic Party has called for enlisting services of computer hackers to fight extremism and terrorism.

A statement released by the party and obtained by the Interfax news agency on Tuesday read that hackers “should be widely involved in thwarting pro-terrorist and pro-extremist websites and encouraged to take part in such activities.”

Whatever the public attitude towards those individuals, “the Internet is the domain where hackers are omnipotent,” the statement reads. Therefore, their services should be enlisted to fight terrorism. “A hacker attack is a strong weapon that may be used not only for breaking into bank accounts or performing other illegal actions, but also for the benefit of the nation and the state,” the LDPR activists are convinced.

LDPR is led by Vladimir Zhirinovsky, deputy chairman of the State Duma, the lower house of Russian parliament. Zhirinovsky rose to prominence as a flamboyant politician, notorious for his extravagant ideas and eccentric behavior.