Unlimited Wikileaks Shenanigans

[Requia ☣]

Amazon were under massive political pressure, I'd imagine. I don't reallyyyy blame them, they are after all a company and not a site purporting to be anything other than that, but it would have been cool to see them standing up to government pressure.

I do, this isn't exactly a first offense for Amazon.

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

Julian Assange "commits suicide" in a cell, or suffers a fatal mugging, or is involved in a nasty car crash...other Wikileaks staff report being followed, strange phone calls, have their places broken into...political pressure is put on Wikileaks financial backers, and the venture folds.

Anything happens to Julian or anyone else and the key to the Insurance file goes out. Thats probably the only reason he isnt dead already.

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

Amazon were under massive political pressure, I'd imagine. I don't reallyyyy blame them, they are after all a company and not a site purporting to be anything other than that, but it would have been cool to see them standing up to government pressure.

I do, this isn't exactly a first offense for Amazon.

From the wikileaks twitter.

If Amazon are so uncomfortable with the first amendment, they should get out of the business of selling books.

[bds]

I don't really understand the way your law works, but I'm fairly sure choosing not to sell certain books (or even choosing not to host certain websites) =/= violating the first amendment.

[Requia ☣]

Legally no.

[Cain]

Amazon pulled their support 24 hours after being contacted by Joe Lieberman

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/dec/01/wikileaks-website-cables-servers-amazon

The US struck its first blow against WikiLeaks after Amazon.com pulled the plug on hosting the whistleblowing website in reaction to heavy political pressure.

The company announced it was cutting WikiLeaks off yesterday only 24 hours after being contacted by the staff of Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate's committee on homeland security. . . .

While freedom of speech is a sensitive issue in the US, scope for a full-blown row is limited, given that Democrats and Republicans will largely applaud Amazon's move. . . .

The question is whether he was acting on his own or pressed to do so by the Obama administration, and how much pressure was applied to Amazon. . . .

Lieberman said: "[Amazon's] decision to cut off WikiLeaks now is the right decision and should set the standard for other companies WikiLeaks is using to distribute its illegally seized material. I call on any other company or organisation that is hosting WikiLeaks to immediately terminate its relationship with them."

The department of homeland security confirmed Amazon's move, referring journalists to Lieberman's statement.

[Triple Zero]

Well I guess I know where not to buy anything this Christmas.

[Disco Pickle]

not sure if this made the rounds yet:

Tom Flanagan (who? oh, Canada, well then, nevermind) called for the assassination of Wikileaks director Julian Assange. On CBS News. On Live TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqtIafdoH_g

[Nephew Twiddleton]

not sure if this made the rounds yet:

Tom Flanagan (who? oh, Canada, well then, nevermind) called for the assassination of Wikileaks director Julian Assange. On CBS News. On Live TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqtIafdoH_g

Huckabee called for his execution.

Edit--on the grounds of treason. Wait, isn't he Australian?

[LMNO]

Huckabee called for his execution.

Edit--on the grounds of treason. Wait, isn't he Australian?

See, that's something that's really making me chuckle right now.  Now, the lowly soldier who uploaded the documents -- he's totally fucked.  But you can't charge Assange with treason.  Espionage, maybe.

[Nephew Twiddleton]

AH, American assumptions that everyone is American....

[Triple Zero]

Damn. So does Canada have a death penalty? (I mean, or is it culture to call for people's death on TV)

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Damn. So does Canada have a death penalty?

Don't think so. I think we're one of the few Western powers that still does.

[Cain]

Loads of people are calling for Assange to be executed for treason, assassinated or treated like an "enemy combatant", especially in the US.

I still think the Lieberman thing is creepy though.  China blocks off Wikileaks through the "Great Firewall", the US tries to do it by sending its chief thug round to ask "what the fuck are you guys doing?"

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Loads of people are calling for Assange to be executed for treason, assassinated or treated like an "enemy combatant", especially in the US.

I still think the Lieberman thing is creepy though.  China blocks off Wikileaks through the "Great Firewall", the US tries to do it by sending its chief thug round to ask "what the fuck are you guys doing?"

Yeah, I was about to point out misunderstanding of the first amendment til that detail was revealed.