gust got this on the gllug, thought somebody might find it interesting Jacob Mansfield Programmer
On 10 December 2010 10:20, da...@gbenet.com <da...@gbenet.com> wrote: > > > Ricken Patel - Avaaz.org wrote: > > *Incredible - nearly 400,000 signatures in one day for press freedom! Join > the massive outcry and forward the email below -* > > Dear friends, > > <http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?cl=855181424&v=7744>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! > > [image: Sign the > petition]<http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?cl=855181424&v=7744> > > > 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/?vl<http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?cl=855181424&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<http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?cl=855181424&v=7744> > > 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/ > > > > > *Support the Avaaz community!* We're entirely funded by donations and > receive no money from governments or corporations. Our dedicated team > ensures even the smallest contributions go a long way -- donate > here<https://secure.avaaz.org/en/donate_to_avaaz/?cl=855181424&v=7744> > . > > ------------------------------ > * > Avaaz.org is a 6.4-million-person global campaign network* that works to > ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global > decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz > members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 13 > countries on 4 continents and operates in 14 languages. 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