[HCCN] Fwd: [Peacectr_list] Fwd: Wikileaks Petition
Larry Dansinger
rosc at psouth.net
Sat Dec 11 00:08:21 UTC 2010
Please pass along to others in your group or area who want to oppose
the non-judicial actions against WikiLeaks (and, by implication,
support for the release of important information to the public).
Larry Dansinger
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> Subject: [Peacectr_list] Fwd: Wikileaks Petition
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>>
>> Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2010 08:23:12 -0500
>> Subject: Wikileaks Petition
>> From: Lawrence Reichard <lreichard at gmail.com>
>>
>> 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!
>>
>> <http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?cl=849166200&v=7727>
>>
>> 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=849166200&v=7727>
>>
>> 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=849166200&v=7727>
>>
>> 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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