Comment on World War by Matt P

Some other key items:
Anonymous isn’t really a hackers group, but rather the denizens of 4chan, a message board which could be said to be truly anarchistic.
The software they were using (“Low Orbit Ion Cannon” or LOIC, a sci-fi weapon reference), and encouraging others to grab and use (apparently it’s very easy to download and click “attack”), if not used correctly through secure obfuscated connections, reveals the attackers IP address. Oops. I definitely support their new plan to read and properly disseminate the contents of the leaked cables – the media here certainly isn’t doing that.