wikileaks julian is a hero

[quantumfall]

I wish I had the guts to support free speech and honesty as much.  That is I know our world society (with arrest world wide) is a piss take against freedom.

[Psi]

what about the guy who's accused of leaking the info and is in solitary 23h/day for the past 5 months

http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2010/12/14/manning/index.html

[JohnS_AZ]

Greenwald isn't subject to the regular civilian justice system, rather he's dealing with the UCMJ (Uniform Code of Military Justice). That's what he agreed to when he voluntarily enlisted in the military. I'm guessing that they are going to charge him with treason which is a capital offense and thus he COULD get the death penalty, but that's hugely unlikely given the political skew and publicity of the case. I do, however, imagine he's going to spend a few decades in Leavenworth. And I'm okay with that.

Interestingly, Austrailia's law is about the same, except the max penalty is life in prison, not death.

[GeoffS]

The AFP (Australian Federal Police) have already decided that Assange has broken no Australian laws.

[EEVblog]

The AFP (Australian Federal Police) have already decided that Assange has broken no Australian laws.

And will Gillard apologise for the slander when she said the opposite? When hell freezes.
As much as I hate them - engage the lawyers I say.
Gillard needs to go down for that.

Dave.

[Uncle Vernon]

The AFP (Australian Federal Police) have already decided that Assange has broken no Australian laws.

That is until they cook up some new laws and apply them retrospectively. Wouldn't put that one past Team Gillard if events in NSW are anything to go by.

And will Gillard apologise for the slander when she said the opposite? When hell freezes.
As much as I hate them - engage the lawyers I say.
Gillard needs to go down for that.

Dave.

Gillard apologise? She could write a book full of all the apologies she should be making. I didn't need Wiki-leaks to help me determine that Rudd was a an accident prone control freak, his white-anting deputy of the time shares the same short-comings.

While on the subject of free speech, lets not forget Labor's (thankfully inept) Internet filter, Wiki-leaks being one of it's key targets.

Yes Gillard needs to go down, perhaps a posting to the coast of Christmas Island where she could view first hand the human results of divisive and inept Government policy.

[Simon]

This case has really turned me against the american government, How funny what a flipping coincidence, he pisses them off and suddenly he is wanted on rape charges, the sort of charges that people take seriously and seriously hate people for when they are charged with it. This clearly shows how below the belt they are willing to go which is just the sort of thing he uncovered. I cannot believe it is a coincidence. I'm so pleased I don't live in ameraica  and never will even if paid to !

[Chris_R]

I was all for wikileaks when the government was lying and they were spreading the truth.  But these are now just leaking for the sake of leaking, basically going haha look we've got all your secret messages and we're going to tell everyone even if it raises worldwide tension.
As someone said (I can't remember who) , It's like stealing someone's phone and reading out their bitchy texts about why the don't want to go to their mother in law's for christmas dinner.

[Zero999]

Yes I agree, although wikileaks is a good idea, they have been a bit petty recently, the trouble is they don't seem to have any quality control.

Oh and by the way, we've never had free speech, in any country and probably never will, it's a myth.

[Simon]

well I've not gone into the details but did get the imediate impression that they were being petty and uneccesarily raising more problems, we don't particularly need to know that one of irans neiboring kings wants to see their leader dead, i think we all do he is dangerous but no need to mak an incident over the obvious.

still the american govs methods are questionable

[Mechatrommer]

where can i get "raw explosive" materials? the important thing is its undetectable and be seen as safe material while in raw (unmixed) mode. i want to import bit by bit, and i want to build an army to fight the "corruption". there is no point talking politics here, there will be no end. i think i better take action instead of talk. government is going "over the head". just by talking wont stop them! only death will!

[Simon]

ask Julian 

[Chris_R]

Julian won't be able to tell you that, but he will be able to tell you about one person who once discussed explosives with his coworker on his lunch break,

[XynxNet]

Well he shows us some faults and self lies in our societies and makes them kind of hard to ignore/deny.
These are free speach, international influence, 'clean' warfare, the justice system, human rights and generally the incongruence between the values we pretend to promote and those we adhere to.

[Zyvek]

I'd be interested in the wikileaks  if they had anything of interest, instead of the same old boring political crap.

Once 'wikileeks'' tell me the real secrets about cold fusion, the water engine, and the Alien abduction/world gov't/Paris Hilton/peanut butter supply conspiracy I'll pay attention.  Plus we all know about them (you know who THEY are, don't you? Dave does) hoarding the technology that would allow gray LEDs.  Don't even get me started about the whole PPN/NNP transistor debacle.

Until then I won't even talk wikileeks until I have my tinfoil hat on.  We all know why there's a tinfoil shortage don't we?   

 

[Zyvek]

http://xkcd.com/834/

[Uncle Vernon]

I was all for wikileaks when the government was lying and they were spreading the truth.  But these are now just leaking for the sake of leaking, basically going haha look we've got all your secret messages and we're going to tell everyone even if it raises worldwide tension.

Has to raise the question though, why is there so much tension over the publication of boorish nothings by a strangle little man with a bad haircut?

In Australia the government believes it can spend or create policy in secrecy without recourse by simply adding "commercial in confidence" to every document.

If Wiki-leaks annoys me I can simply not bother to read it. I don't get that choice with the actions of government. I have to suspect the motives of any government hell bent on shutting down the website of any strange little man with bad hair.

[EEVblog]

The reason the governments are scared of Wikileaks is because it changes the entire status quo when it comes to so called "free journalism".
It changes the game and gives the power back to the people to potentially expose the government or other big corporations, and that scares the shit out of them. That is why the governments will do anything they can to shut it down, and set precedence so they can shut down similar leak and free speech journalism internet sites that will inevitably spring up. They also want to set an example to whistleblowers so they will think twice about speaking out against something that is wrong.

Those who say they don't like Wikileaks because of what it is publishing are missing the point entirely.
It has nothing to do with what they have published.
It's a principle thing about free speech and the right to publish in general, and the journalistic right to protect their source.
It's about giving whistle blowers an avenue to speak out without fear of identification or persecution.
It's about using the Internet for it's destined role of freedom of information for everyone.

The crazy American politicians in their blind and brainwashed psychotic rage under the disguise of patriotism calling for his execution or incarceration are ultimately trying to shut down the very best mechanism that will give the Amercian (and all) people the ultimate freedom they claim they have and aspire too. They fail to realise the same mechanism they are trying to silence is the one that could prevent the next terrorist attack or horrific war.

This is why everyone should put aside their opinions and get behind Julian and Wikileaks, whether or not you like him or the stuff he has published.
It's a new world order in journalism, free speech, and the citizenry standing up and saying with a strong voice that THEY are in control.
Julian is the pioneering hero of the new information revolution, and he MUST be supported by every citizen of every country for the benefit of all of our future freedoms.

Dave.

[JohnS_AZ]

They fail to realize the same mechanism they are trying to silence is the one that could prevent the next terrorist attack or horrific war.

Or start it.

[Simon]

in my lack of knowledge and not having the time to trawl through the site, I admire the principle but don't agree with all of the publications, if it creates more tensions between two middle east countries then yes we are looking at another war, but there lots we should know and don't. It needs a healthy balance but the principle is a good one

[Chris_R]

Dave, I am all for free speech and I agree that a lot of government publications should be free and open for the public to read, but when it comes to documents regarding worldwide tensions then you've got to know your limits.
There is a reason those documents are secret in the same way that if I approached you to talk to you in confidence about an employee, I would hope that you wouldn't then give that document to the employee in question.  If I sent an email to you saying chloe wants to to see you in her office at 10 then there's no real reason to share that email with the office but there's no harm in doing so.

And of course we're not talking just employees a lot of the time, we're talking about the equivalent of a crazy man with a knife being handed a document saying that a crazy woman with a knife is going to try to get her attack in first.

[Simon]

Dave, I am all for free speech and I agree that a lot of government publications should be free and open for the public to read, but when it comes to documents regarding worldwide tensions then you've got to know your limits.
There is a reason those documents are secret in the same way that if I approached you to talk to you in confidence about an employee, I would hope that you wouldn't then give that document to the employee in question.  If I sent an email to you saying chloe wants to to see you in her office at 10 then there's no real reason to share that email with the office but there's no harm in doing so.

I couldn't have put it better myself,

I know it may be a bit over the top as it's fantasy anyhow, but imagine every jack public in the 007 films being aware of what 007 was up to ?

[TheWelly888]

Here is a good pisstake of Wikileaks by another YouTuber:

[Uncle Vernon]

There is a reason those documents are secret in the same way that if I approached you to talk to you in confidence about an employee, I would hope that you wouldn't then give that document to the employee in question.

No I think Dave summed it up correctly. Most countries and certainly ALL Western Democracies have legislation such as "official secrets acts" and clearly defined laws of treason to cover disclosure of state secrets. Wikileaks has not crossed those boundaries!  Causing Governments embarrassment, by exposing their ineptitude or media manipulation does not fall under the category of treason or exposure of state secrets.

The argument will no doubt come to the surface "what right do wikileaks have to decide what should be exposed?", I would counter that with what right do go governments various have to hide behind a supposed need for secrecy?

We have clearly defined laws relating of what comprises a national secret, and it is looking obvious that wikileaks hasn't crossed those boundaries. Hell we have government here attempting to allocate $43bn of public money in contracts and expecting to hide their account ability behind a need for secrecy. In short that is "clear and present bullshit"!  Mr Assange , his bad haircut and other similar media help keep politicians honest.  There are boundaries that can be crossed and laws that can be broken but clearly Wikileaks has not crossed such boundaries. Boorish as their content often is, efforts like wikileaks serve a valuable role in keeping governments and individuals within those governments in line, in terms of reasonable public disclosure.

[quantumfall]

One of the reasons I asked the question about Julian (wikileaks) Assange is to cause thort and find out how people feel , Sorry to high jack your web place  Dave, please forgive me for that.  As a population of the "New World" with laws made as "treaty",   that is, without anyone of the general population being consulted at all...  we are being enslaved, yes enslaved.

Wikileaks is a freedom loveing thing and is for our benefit I feel,  but of course I cannot be sure all they do is for the best.

I think they are better than the status quo of institutionalized media who or are as much a part of the problems we face now.

Our freedom it's important.. No vital.

Sorry if this is a bit heavy.  Pissed again sorry guys and girls.