A video credited to the hacker group Anonymous calling for the peaceful shut down of the Iowa Caucuses is garnering attention from law enforcement.
“Both parties are desecrating the American democracy and committing crimes against humanity on behalf of the American people,” a computer-generated voice says in the video.
The voice goes on to call the caucuses and primaries an “elaborate scam that deceives the public into voting for candidates that serve the private interests of the mega corporations,” before asking people to “occupy” campaign offices on December 27 and “peacefully shut own the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses on Jan. 3.”
The FBI considers Anonymous a potential national security threat and has carried out more than 75 raids against the group.
Occupy Des Moines sought to distance itself from Anonymous. “There might be some overlap” in beliefs, “but Anonymous speaks for themselves and the Occupy Movement speaks for itself, ” David Goodner, a demonstrator who speaks on behalf of Occupy Des Moines told the Des Moines Register. “Whether the public can understand that or not, I’m not sure, but for me there’s a clear difference.”
Check out the video below.
