From Shrapnel to Sprinkles: MI6 Executes 'Operation Cupcake'
Thanks to crack hackers in Britain's Secret Intelligence Service, aspiring jihadists will now be armed with the recipe for the best cupcakes in America.
The cyber-warfare operation was launched by MI6 and GCHQ in an attempt to disrupt efforts by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsular to recruit “lone-wolf” terrorists with a new English-language magazine, the Daily Telegraph understands.
When followers tried to download the 67-page colour magazine, instead of instructions about how to “Make a bomb in the Kitchen of your Mom” by “The AQ Chef” they were greeted with garbled computer code.
The code, which had been inserted into the original magazine by the British intelligence hackers, was actually a web page of recipes for “The Best Cupcakes in America” published by the Ellen DeGeneres chat show.
Written by Dulcy Israel and produced by Main Street Cupcakes in Hudson, Ohio, it said “the little cupcake is big again” adding: “Self-contained and satisfying, it summons memories of childhood even as it's updated for today’s sweet-toothed hipsters.”
...By contrast, the original magazine featured a recipe showing how to make a lethal pipe bomb using sugar, match heads and a miniature lightbulb, attached to a timer.
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May '10
Re: From Shrapnel to Sprinkles: MI6 Executes 'Operation Cupcake'
And the magazine is called... Newsweek?
Feb '11
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God forbid this should inspire any bad acts, but Mr. Israel might want to double check the security measures at Main Street Cupcakes.
And (presumably) EJHill might want to watch his back as well. Remember, there are no jokes in Islam
Re: From Shrapnel to Sprinkles: MI6 Executes 'Operation Cupcake'
Wow. Dulcy Israel...I wonder if that's the guy's real name or if it was meant as some deliciously sweet irony.
Jan '11
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Are cupcakes even kosher for them?
Aug '10
Re: From Shrapnel to Sprinkles: MI6 Executes 'Operation Cupcake'
Later on in the article, a paragraph which illustrates how difficult (futile?) it is to fight back against "on-line warriors", when it's so easy to publish information which can be accessed anywhere in the world:
"Al-Qaeda was able to reissue the magazine two weeks later and has gone on to produce four further editions but one source said British intelligence was continuing to target online outlets publishing the magazine because it is viewed as such a powerful propaganda tool."
It's similar to the futility of trying to eliminate illegal downloading of movies and music, when one can simply move their data to a different server.
Aug '10
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I bet that the recipes call for a generous helping of halal grease, not the kind of lard that comes from a pig. Heavens to Betsy that would be too bad. Go here for old fashioned solutions as" what not to take to the cakewalk at the mosque".
Oct '10
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Not that there would ever be any bake sales at Mosques to raise funds for terrorists... No new ideas please !!! Maybe poppy seed muffins from Afganistan, Nope....Ah Well...