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Anonymous Takes to the High Seas in Latest Protest

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It appears as if the Scientology haters over at Anonymous will be trading in the V for Vendetta masks for costumes more befitting of Johnny Depp's Jack Sparrow. According to a press release we just received, Anonymous' latest phase in its war on the Church, slated for June 14, entails having all members dress up like pirates to protest the Church's totally insane (even for them) Sea Organization outside of regional Scientology offices around the country.

Titled "Sea Arrrgh," the protest promises to bring out the usual array of tech-savvy troublemakers who currently populate the Anonymous ranks. While the website displays the camp flair that has become the Anonymous hallmark, the real Sea Org is not to be treated lightly. Members of the secretive organization—typically the highest-ranking individuals in the Church, which is to say those who've dumped the most money into auditing classes—are taught to "safeguard the advanced levels of Scientology," which evidently requires them to sign an employment contract with the organization for one billion years. Not much wiggle room there!

Scarier than the lifelong (many times over) commitment is the fact that the MV Freewinds, the massive Scientology-owned cruise ship-cum-Sea Org training center on which Tom Cruise completely lost his mind while celebrating his 40th birthday, was sealed by Caribbean authorities in April after it was alleged that the captain hid the presence of cancer-causing blue asbestos in the ventilation system while workers tried to refurbish the vessel. Anchors away!

By Neel Shah   06/05/08 2:00 PM
Related: Anonymous, Pop, Scientology, Tom Cruise, Xenuphobia
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