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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