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AVAAZ on WIKILEAKS
1.       AlphaF
5677 posts
 11 Dec 2010 Sat 02:32 am



 


From: Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org <avaaz@avaaz.org>

Sent: Fri, December 10, 2010 11:44:18 AM
Subject: WikiLeaks: Stop the crackdown - incredible response!

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Avaaz.org - The World in Action Incredible - nearly 400,000 signatures in one
day for press freedom! Join the massive outcry and forward the email below -

Dear friends,


The chilling intimidation campaign against WikiLeaks (when they have broken no
laws) is an attack on freedom of the press and democracy. We urgently need a
massive public outcry to stop the crackdown -- let´s get to 1 million voices and
take out full page ads in US newspapers this week!

The massive campaign of intimidation against WikiLeaks is sending a chill
through free press advocates everywhere.

Legal experts say WikiLeaks has likely broken no laws. Yet top US politicians
have called it a terrorist group and commentators have urged assassination of
its staff. The organization has come under massive government and corporate
attack, but WikiLeaks is only publishing information provided by a
whistleblower. And it has partnered with the world´s leading newspapers (NYT,
Guardian, Spiegel etc) to carefully vet the information it publishes.

The massive extra-judicial intimidation of WikiLeaks is an attack on democracy.
We urgently need a public outcry for freedom of the press and expression. Sign
the petition to stop the crackdown and forward this email to everyone -- let´s
get to 1 million voices and take out full page ads in US newspapers this week!

http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?cl=855278251&v=7744

WikiLeaks isn´t acting alone -- it´s partnered with the top newspapers in the
world (New York Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, etc) to carefully review
250,000 US diplomatic cables and remove any information that it is irresponsible
to publish. Only 800 cables have been published so far. Past WikiLeaks
publications have exposed government-backed torture, the murder of innocent
civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, and corporate corruption.

The US government is currently pursuing all legal avenues to stop WikiLeaks from
publishing more cables, but the laws of democracies protect freedom of the
press. The US and other governments may not like the laws that protect our
freedom of expression, but that´s exactly why it´s so important that we have
them, and why only a democratic process can change them.

Reasonable people can disagree on whether WikiLeaks and the leading newspapers
it´s partnered with are releasing more information than the public should see.
Whether the releases undermine diplomatic confidentiality and whether that´s a
good thing. Whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the personal character
of a hero or a villain. But none of this justifies a vicious campaign of
intimidation to silence a legal media outlet by governments and corporations.
Click below to join the call to stop the crackdown:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?vl

Ever wonder why the media so rarely gives the full story of what happens behind
the scenes? This is why - because when they do, governments can be vicious in
their response. And when that happens, it´s up to the public to stand up for our
democratic rights to a free press and freedom of expression. Never has there
been a more vital time for us to do so.

With hope,
Ricken, Emma, Alex, Alice, Maria Paz and the rest of the Avaaz team.

SOURCES:

Law experts say WikiLeaks in the clear (ABC)
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2010/s3086781.htm

WikiLeaks are a bunch of terrorists, says leading U.S. congressman (Mail Online)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1333879/WikiLeaks-terrorists-says-leading-US-congressman-Peter-King.html

Cyber guerrillas can help US (Financial Times)
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3dd7c40-ff15-11df-956b-00144feab49a.html#axzz17QvQ4Ht5


Amazon drops WikiLeaks under political pressure (Yahoo)
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101201/tc_afp/usdiplomacyinternetwikileakscongressamazon


"WikiLeaks avenged by hacktivists" (PC World):
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/212701/operation_payback_wikileaks_avenged_by_hacktivists.html

US Gov shows true control over Internet with WikiLeaks containment (Tippett.org)

http://www.tippett.org/2010/12/us-gov-shows-true-control-over-internet-with-wikileaks-containment/


US embassy cables culprit should be executed, says Mike Huckabee (The Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/us-embassy-cables-executed-mike-huckabee

WikiLeaks ditched by MasterCard, Visa. Who´s next? (The Christian Science
Monitor)
http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/1207/WikiLeaks-ditched-by-MasterCard-Visa.-Who-s-next

Assange´s Interpol Warrant Is for Having Sex Without a Condom (The Slatest)
http://slatest.slate.com/id/2276690/

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2.       amirak
56 posts
 11 Dec 2010 Sat 10:12 am

about wikileaks, i really hope tat it  is whatt it stands for, but so far it has just reported what we already know or suspected.

the rest of the documents that will be released will determine whether wikileak is the century´s wistleblower or just another inside job. after 9/11, we should be more suspecious to whatever we get from the usa.

 

keep ur mind open: 2 different point of views worthy of our time

1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Ax2h1mlr0

 

2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4Ln7RH68KQ

 

 

3.       ikicihan
1127 posts
 11 Dec 2010 Sat 11:38 am

Collateral Murder - Wikileaks - Iraq

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXPrfnU3G0

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