WikiLeaks
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Zein heil! Zein heil ze fuhrer!
Okay, I'm just being a jerk.
I kind of like how controversial wikileaks is. It will put freedom of speech to the test.
There was no bail set for the one in court started all this. Guess they may be paying him, too. Anything's possible.
He's in big trouble now, regardless...
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/14/20101207/tpl-assange-arrested-and-refused-bail-81c5b50.html
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/14/20101207/tpl-assange-arrested-and-refused-bail-81c5b50.html
Need to make a factual correction as I wasn't 100% certain of when and how the Laotian involvement was released to the public. It actually was part of a major classified document leak in 1971 to the press that brought the information out and led to the declassification. A member of Nixon's Cabinet went on to even state it was a "gross overclassification". A nice analogue to what is occurring currently.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentagon_Papers
So you think the internet is open
Here's what the government is doing about wikileaks
http://www.audreywatters.com/2010/1...ileaks-has-taught-us-about-the-open-internet/
Here's what the government is doing about wikileaks
http://www.audreywatters.com/2010/1...ileaks-has-taught-us-about-the-open-internet/
A group called 'anonymous' who are computer enthusiasts who meet on a forum are coordinating attacks on companies who have tried to shut wikileaks down.
They are hitting back at what they see as government censorship of the internet.
Many people are downloading the software and joining in:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/dec/10/hackers-loic-anonymous-wikileaks
They are hitting back at what they see as government censorship of the internet.
Many people are downloading the software and joining in:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/dec/10/hackers-loic-anonymous-wikileaks
Anonymous have launched 'operation payback'
They believe in keeping the internet free and open.
There is no structure to the group, they are just people who decide to take action on a cause they believe in and do: people power
I think the people are making themselves heard to the governments and the big corporations behind the governments:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11935539
They believe in keeping the internet free and open.
There is no structure to the group, they are just people who decide to take action on a cause they believe in and do: people power
I think the people are making themselves heard to the governments and the big corporations behind the governments:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11935539
Their objective depends entirely on what the people decide it is on their forum....so yes the potential for the missuse of power is there
I think their actions will have to be judged on a case by case basis.
In the case of wikileaks though I think it is good that they are making a stand.
The powers that be are feeling threatened by the internet and it is good to know that if they do try and control access to information through the internet that there are people who will actively oppose this.
I think their actions will have to be judged on a case by case basis.
In the case of wikileaks though I think it is good that they are making a stand.
The powers that be are feeling threatened by the internet and it is good to know that if they do try and control access to information through the internet that there are people who will actively oppose this.
To what extent should the privacy act extend to the public sphere? If it turns out to be a violation, then the offended parties should be able to sue wikileaks or press charges.
Great post!
Wikileaks is like a repeat of the 'pentagon papers', it's history repeating itself!
I think a key line in the link you have posted is:
'A 1996 article in the New York Times said that the Pentagon Papers "demonstrated, among other things, that the Johnson Administration had systematically lied, not only to the public but also to Congress, about a subject of transcendent national interest and significance".'
Here's a clip of Noam Chomsky condemning the government for their "Profound Hatred for Democracy on the Part of Our Political Leadership" which has been exposed in the cables released by wikileaks:
http://www.democracynow.org/2010/11/30/noam_chomsky_wikileaks_cables_reveal_profound
One point he makes is how the US media has claimed that arab opinion is against Iran when in fact polls show that arabs do not feel threatened by Iran and that the only Arabs who are against Iran are despotic leaders who are clients of the US and Israel.
This obviously gives the public the false perception that there is support out there in the world for actions aggressive or otherwise against Iran....when there isn't
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John Pilgers new film 'The War You Don't See' has just been released
In the second half of the film he interviews Julian Assange and discusses the role of wikileaks in todays media.
The film does contain some disturbing images and is not light viewing, but if you are interested in what is happening and how journalists are failing to keep the public informed then it is worth watching:
http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=198443
In the second half of the film he interviews Julian Assange and discusses the role of wikileaks in todays media.
The film does contain some disturbing images and is not light viewing, but if you are interested in what is happening and how journalists are failing to keep the public informed then it is worth watching:
http://www.itv.com/itvplayer/video/?Filter=198443