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Over the weekend, a reader tipped us that someone had hacked (screenshot of Turkman_69's handiwork above or here) the message boards at the promotional site for Universal's cinematic test of America's willingness to relive a still-fresh tragedy, United 93. It seems that the boards have been somewhat restored, but now there's only a single post looking to discuss the hacking:

Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2006 5:10 pm Post subject: Who hacked this forum over the weekend? I can't wait to see the conspiracy kooks tackle this one. So, what's your "theory?" Who hacked this board and why? Who is "turkman_69" and what are his/her motives/intentions? Who has a vested interest in shutting down this board? Who doesn't want us to see (let alone discuss) the upcoming United 93 movie? Discuss:

Since the poster is inviting "conspiracy kooks" to hold forth with their theories (not so fast, Charlie Sheen!), we'll float the idea that Paramount's crack viral marketing team is behind the defacement, and that translating the "Turkish" on the hack page yields the message, "Oliver Stone's World Trade Center promises to be both a more visceral and more compassionate treatment of the tragic events of 9/11. In theaters August 11th!"