Unlimited Wikileaks Shenanigans

[East Coast Hustle]

I'd have preferred the link, anyway, for source+context

But it's ECH+Faust's site, so if one of them doesn't feel comfortable with posting that, it's their right (everything is happening too quick to form much more of an opinion about for me), but it's not really something to make a big deal about anyway, since if that code really is released, it'll be all over the web in no time.

3.04pm: Assange was refused bail, and will be remanded in custody till 14 December.

He's going to disappear, or simply have a bad accident in the latrine.

If that happens, that key will be released real quick.

I'm not worried about being "targeted" or anything like that, just that if my employers or the people who hire them found out that I was connected to a site that had that key posted on it I'd almost certainly lose my job and be blacklisted from ever working on an American-flagged vessel.

[the last yatto]

http://tinyurl.com/support-wikileaks

Ps feel free to post this url as a comment when your reading various sites

[the last yatto]

Time for a deranged "lone gunman".  Just like in the good old days.

Naw.  Criminals are surprisingly patriotic, and kinda dumb.  He'll get shanked with no prodding from anyone.

So where he's being sent, is there a western union nearby?

[the last yatto]

Already talking about a movie

[Cramulus]

one of the chicks who's accusing him of rape, Anna Ardin, apparently "worked with a group that has CIA connections" ---

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/assange-rape-accuser-cia-ties/



totally doesn't sound like rape...

The WikiLeaks founder said he was told to be careful of "sex traps." Had Assange fallen for one of those traps? "Maybe. Maybe not," he said.

Catlin observed that both Ardin and Sofia Wilén, the second accuser, sent SMS messages and tweets boasting of their conquests following the alleged "rapes."

"In the case of Ardin it is clear that she has thrown a party in Assange's honour at her flat after the 'crime' and tweeted to her followers that she is with the 'the world's coolest smartest people, it's amazing!'" he wrote.

"The exact content of Wilén's mobile phone texts is not yet known but their bragging and exculpatory character has been confirmed by Swedish prosecutors. Niether Wilén's nor Ardin's texts complain of rape," Catlin said.

Ardin has also published a seven step guide on how to get revenge on cheating boyfriends.

... I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but few rape victims tweet about how awesome it was, no?


in other news, she's a fox

[Adios]

Assange's London attorney, Mark Stephens, told AOL News today that Swedish prosecutors told him that Assange is wanted not for allegations of rape, as previously reported, but for something called "sex by surprise," which he said involves a fine of 5,000 kronor or about $715.

The strange tale of Assange's brief flings with two Swedish women during a three-day period in mid-August -- and decisions by three different prosecutors to first dismiss rape allegations made by the women and then re-open the case -- has more twists, turns and conspiracy theories than any of Stieg Larsson's best-sellers.

True, one of Assange's accusers sounds tailor-made for those who think Assange is being set up in Sweden by dark CIA-backed operatives who want him smeared or silenced for his document dumping with WikiLeaks. She's a 31-year-old blond academic and member of the Social Democratic Party who's known for her radical feminist views, once wrote a treatise on how to take revenge against men and was once thrown out of Cuba for subversive activities.
http://www.aolnews.com/world/article...probe/19741444

Remember kids, the allegations have nothing to do with the leaks!

[Cain]

one of the chicks who's accusing him of rape, Anna Ardin, apparently "worked with a group that has CIA connections" ---

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/assange-rape-accuser-cia-ties/

To be fair, that's not really saying anything.  I worked with a group with CIA connections.  Most people have probably banked with companies with CIA connections (lots of good old boys pensioned off to be members of the board).  CIA has fingers in many pies, lots of front companies, lots of funding thrown around and lots of ex-operatives getting juicy positions on think tanks and with multinationals.

[Triple Zero]

AND ONCE MORE, REALITY TAKES ON THE JOB OF SATIRE


(via The Guardian)

5.30pm:
With perfect timing an email arrives from Philip Crowley at the state department:

The United States is pleased to announce that it will host Unesco's World Press Freedom Day event in 2011, from 1-3 May in Washington, DC.

Ironic? Read the next paragraph from the press release:

The theme for next year's commemoration will be 21st Century Media: New Frontiers, New Barriers. The United States places technology and innovation at the forefront of its diplomatic and development efforts. New media has empowered citizens around the world to report on their circumstances, express opinions on world events, and exchange information in environments sometimes hostile to such exercises of individuals' right to freedom of expression. At the same time, we are concerned about the determination of some governments to censor and silence individuals, and to restrict the free flow of information. We mark events such as World Press Freedom Day in the context of our enduring commitment to support and expand press freedom and the free flow of information in this digital age.

Shameless. You really could not make it up.




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[Lies]

*apparently*, I can't say for sure since I haven't verified this myself, but the insurance key has been released:

(probably bullshit but redacted by ECH anyway. Lys, I'd appreciate it if you don't post things here that could draw unwanted attention to us, especially since I'd probably lose my job over it.)

To clarify, if you want to link to another site where that key can be found, I don't see a problem with that but I'd prefer it not be explicitly posted on this site.

Sorry man, I didn't realise that would be a big deal. Won't do again in future.

[the last yatto]

http://www.theonion.com/section/wikileaks/
http://www.theonion.com/channels/wikileaks/

http://www.theonion.com/articles/julian-assange-fired-from-it-job-at-pentagon,18572/

[East Coast Hustle]

*apparently*, I can't say for sure since I haven't verified this myself, but the insurance key has been released:

(probably bullshit but redacted by ECH anyway. Lys, I'd appreciate it if you don't post things here that could draw unwanted attention to us, especially since I'd probably lose my job over it.)

To clarify, if you want to link to another site where that key can be found, I don't see a problem with that but I'd prefer it not be explicitly posted on this site.

Sorry man, I didn't realise that would be a big deal. Won't do again in future.

No worries, man. I feel kinda lame having to do that but I really love my job.

[Lies]

... and now, after Paypal and Mastercard, also Visa "has taken action to suspend Visa payment acceptance on WikiLeaks' website pending further investigation into the nature of its business and whether it contravenes Visa operating rules.".

I hope he can still scrape some cash together to pay that bail.



Lys, hmm it looks weird to me. An AES256 key is supposed to be 256 bits. The key you posted is 91 characters (minus the space in the middle), it's not hexadecimal (which only uses characters 0123456789ABCDEF) and while it *could* be a base64 encoding, it's rather unlikely that it contains only uppercase characters (base64 also allows lowercase). Only option I see is that it could be a plaintext key that needs to be hashed to yield the real 256 bit key.

Biggest question is, Lys, what's the source? Where did you find it?

Friend on facebook posted it, so you know "it must be real", I thought it was bullshit but if it was by some strange chance real, felt it was worth sharing

[Requia ☣]

Apparently Assange turned himself in, and faces a maximum penalty if found guilty of 'sex by surprise' (the rape charges are still dropped) of ~700$.

So what exactly is the justification for withholding bail?  Or are they not even pretending anymore?

[the last yatto]

is sex by surprise, basically a condom law?

[the last yatto]

... and now, after Paypal and Mastercard, also Visa "has taken action to suspend Visa payment acceptance on WikiLeaks' website pending further investigation into the nature of its business and whether it contravenes Visa operating rules.".

I hope he can still scrape some cash together to pay that bail.



Lys, hmm it looks weird to me. An AES256 key is supposed to be 256 bits. The key you posted is 91 characters (minus the space in the middle), it's not hexadecimal (which only uses characters 0123456789ABCDEF) and while it *could* be a base64 encoding, it's rather unlikely that it contains only uppercase characters (base64 also allows lowercase). Only option I see is that it could be a plaintext key that needs to be hashed to yield the real 256 bit key.

Biggest question is, Lys, what's the source? Where did you find it?

Friend on facebook posted it, so you know "it must be real", I thought it was bullshit but if it was by some strange chance real, felt it was worth sharing

could always google it and see if its posted elsewhere