So... Wikileaks..... first came to prominence for releasing the Iraq helicopter/gruesome reality of war video, now they have released hundreds of thousands of supposedly confidential documents alleging government and corporate misconduct.....
what do we think..? good thing or a bad thing..... (aside from upsetting the americans, and those cyber bullies China...)...
wikileaks......
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He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck either, but a real duck that was actually lame. Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
Interpol issues alert for <A href="http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/1201/breaking1.html" target="_blank">Assange
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4 Feb 2011 - Gilmore on the General Election
"Frankfurts way or Labours way."
28 Feb 2012 - Gilmore on a yes vote for the fiscal treaty
"A vote for economic stability and a vote for economic recovery."
I think it's excellent.
Take for instance, http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/cable...6DUBLIN1020.ht ml
Where just today I've found out that;
The local airport to me, Shannon, has been transiting arms from Russia to Venezuela.
That the Department of Foreign Affairs haven't a clue how to communicate with one of our biggest allies.
And that there is a cable, reference number DUBLIN 709 which may or may not confirm prisoner transit through Shannon with the tacit permission of the Irish Government.
This particular cable hasn't been published by wikileaks yet. But the language of the cable DUBLIN 1020 would seem to imply permission.
Gozer the Traveler. He will come in one of the pre-chosen forms. During the Rectification of the Vuldronaii, the Traveler came as a large moving Torb! Then, during the Third Reconciliation of the Last of the Meketrex Supplicants, they chose a new form for him: that of a giant Sloar! Many Shubs and Zuuls knew what it was to be roasted in the depths of the Sloar that day, I can tell you!
Its only an issue cause its highlighting the reality of things out there and what is going on. Wouldnt be surprised to hear of Assange dying of something seemingly innocous in the very near future.
"Everything good about Ireland can be found in County Cork"....Lonely Planet Guide 2012
reading about this kind of stufff is interesting enough though...
Russia becomes a mafia state....
He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck either, but a real duck that was actually lame. Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
I heard it said that the Wikileaks revelations with their evidence of bumbling, stupidity and naivete at the highest diplomatic levels, are a slap in the face for conspiracy theorists who would like to believe that there is an organised and calculating world order which cynically directs world events. The leaks show that the truth could not be more different, and that if you follow the newspapers you'll have a pretty good idea of how the political world works.
good point... idiots omnipresent the world over...Originally Posted by mermoz
take this canadian advisor....
He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck either, but a real duck that was actually lame. Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
From here.....
<h1 ="story-er">Domain name provider forces Wikileaks offline</h1><h1 ="story-er">The website of whistle-blowing organisation Wikileaks has been shut down by the company providing it with domain name services.</font></h1>
EveryDNS.net said it had terminated services because Wikileaks.org had come under massive cyber attacks.
It said the attacks threatened its infrastructure and endangered access to thousands of other websites.
Wikileaks says it has faced disruption since it began publishing thousands of secret US diplomatic cables.
The memos, which discuss US diplomatic relations and military activities, have been causing controversy across the world.
In a post on Twitter, Wikileaks acknowledged that its domain had been "killed" by EveryDNS.net.
It was not clear how long disruption to the site would last for.
In a statement on its website, EveryDNS.net said it had issued a 24-hour termination notice to Wikileaks which ended at 0300 GMT on 2 December.
It said the domain wikileaks.org had become the target of "multiple distributed denial of service (DDOS) attacks".
"These attacks have, and future attacks would, threaten the
stability of the EveryDNS.net infrastructure, which enables access to
almost 500,000 other websites," it said.
"Any downtime of the wikileaks.org website has resulted from its failure to use another hosted DNS service provider," it added.
Wikileaks says its website has been under attack since it began publishing more than 250,000 classified US diplomatic cables.
It turned to the online store Amazon to host its site but the
company ended the agreement on Wednesday - a move welcomed by US
officials.
Wikileaks said its site is now being hosted by servers in Europe.
He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck either, but a real duck that was actually lame. Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
Denial of service attacks. I wonder where that would be originatiing from....
4 Feb 2011 - Gilmore on the General Election
"Frankfurts way or Labours way."
28 Feb 2012 - Gilmore on a yes vote for the fiscal treaty
"A vote for economic stability and a vote for economic recovery."
The Beatings Will Continue Until Morale Improves
He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck either, but a real duck that was actually lame. Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
Crazy situation, certainly looks like a set-up.
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
Every plan I have is the best plan in the room. Everybody get quiet and listen to it, and everybody will win
I don't think it is.
I think it's come at an opportune time for people who would like to bury him but he has legitimate questions to answer.
It would be better for wikileaks if he was out of the picture anyway.
Was this stated as a fact in the Shannon cable, I got the impression it was mentioned as a for instance?
You have to admit, the timing raises questions.I don't think it is.
I think it's come at an opportune time for people who would like to bury him but he has legitimate questions to answer.
It would be better for wikileaks if he was out of the picture anyway.
Now it may be that without the publicity about the recent releases his detention would have been a none issue, the timing is suspicious though.
There are 2 separate allegations though, and his lawyers statement to the effect,and I'm paraphrasing a bit cause I couldn't be arsed googling was "it arises out of an incident of consensual protected sex, that later became unprotected" leads me to be very suspicious.You have to admit, the timing raises questions.I don't think it is.
I think it's come at an opportune time for people who would like to bury him but he has legitimate questions to answer.
It would be better for wikileaks if he was out of the picture anyway.
Now it may be that without the publicity about the recent releases his detention would have been a none issue, the timing is suspicious though.
[/QUOTE]"it arises out of an incident of consensual protected sex, that later became unprotected" leads me to be very suspicious.[/QUOTE]
Is there nothing that I like that I cant be locked up for now?
David Wallace, James Coughlan - Heroes, Jonathan Davies
Well we all like a bit of the old bareback rodeo now and again, but twice in the one week was bit much, even for a celebrity.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/s...tice-system-ma y-become-a-laughing-stock-over-the-rape-charges-against-wiki leaks-figurehead-julian-assange/story-e6freon6-1225965652205
David Wallace, James Coughlan - Heroes, Jonathan Davies
Why?Well we all like a bit of the old bareback rodeo now
and again, but twice in the one week was* bit much, even for
a celebrity.
It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into.
Every plan I have is the best plan in the room. Everybody get quiet and listen to it, and everybody will win
Link fixed...it's worth a read.
Lady number one had all of her friends to a party she threw in his honour the following evening after the alleged incident. I think we can safely scratch that one of any credibility. Is she up on any charges for making clearly false claims?
David Wallace, James Coughlan - Heroes, Jonathan Davies
Much as I enjoy a good internet witch hunt, people are very quick to besmirch the alleged victim before the facts are out.........behaviour that would be cause for horror if it wasn't someone the internet has a hard on for being accused.
http://www.salon.com/news/wikileaks/...?story=/politi cs/war_room/2010/12/07/julian_assange_rape_accuser_smeared
There is one other issue here. Waking up with a morning glory and getting to work straight away with the naked chick next to ya isn't exactly uncommon. Again I'd like to know if that really is illegal, I mean lets face it...
David Wallace, James Coughlan - Heroes, Jonathan Davies
agreed. If he has legitimate questions to answer then he must do so.Much as I enjoy a good internet witch hunt, people are very quick to besmirch the alleged victim before the facts are out.........behaviour that would be cause for horror if it wasn't someone the internet has a hard on for being accused.
Oh the irony ......... http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2010/12/152465.htm
"I've got lots of potatos that need peeling and manure that needs shovelling" -M. Burns
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<a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11944645" target="_blank">Also.... The American charge d'affaires in London, Richard LeBaron, wrote in a
cable in October 2008: 'The Libyans have told HMG (Her Majesty's
Government) flat out that there will be "enormous repercussions" for the
UK-Libya bilateral relationship if Megrahi's early release is not
handled properly.'</a>
He was as lame as a duck. Not the metaphorical lame duck either, but a real duck that was actually lame. Maybe from stepping on a land mine or something.
True but not stopping when you are asked to is still illegal, in Sweden and everywhere, and banging away without a condom when you agreed that one be used is pretty sleazy.
rte.ie/news
Hackers wage attacks in support of WikiLeaks
Updated: 10:20, Thursday, 9 December 2010
Credit card companies MasterCard and Visa have come under an intense cyber attack as supporters of WikiLeaks retaliate for moves against Julian Assange after the release of US diplomatic cables.
Hackers attacked the websites of the credit card giants in revenge for their decisions to cut off funding to whistleblower website WikiLeaks.
The group 'Anonymous' claimed credit for bringing down the websites of the two firms after they suspended payments to WikiLeaks, and for attacking the site of a Swiss bank that closed an account of Mr Assange.
They also temporarily disabled the official website of the Swedish Government.
The fallout from the US State Department cables released by WikiLeaks, which said it had nothing to do with the hacking, continued yesterday with news organisations in the US and Europe releasing more revelations.
The Guardian newspaper published cables that showed a top Shell executive boasting the oil giant had inserted staff into all levels of the Nigerian government and knew 'everything that was being done in those ministries.'
Cables posted by the New York Times, meanwhile, recounted how Washington pressured Germany to not issue arrest warrants against CIA officers involved in the 2003 kidnapping of a German citizen mistakenly thought to be involved with Islamic militants.
As Mr Assange spent his first full day in a London prison after he was refused bail on Tuesday, it emerged that one of Britain's highest-profile lawyers will fight moves to extradite him to Sweden to face rape accusations.
WikiLeaks has enraged governments around the world by releasing a wave of US diplomatic cables, detailing everything from China's view of North Korea to unflattering descriptions of world leaders.
After WikiLeaks appealed for donations to be able to continue its activities, Mastercard and Visa said they were suspending payments to the site, sparking attacks on their websites.
The Swiss Post Office banking service, PostFinance, also became a target after earlier in the week revealing that it had closed an account set up by Mr Assange, saying he had given false information.
Cyber attacks by 'Anonymous' knocked all three sites offline yesterday.
Even US conservative icon Sarah Palin was a target of the group following her call to pursue Mr Assange 'with the same urgency we pursue al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders.'
Mastercard claimed the attack had limited effect on its services, saying in a statement to the BBC: 'While we have seen limited interruption in some web-based services, cardholders can continue to use their cards for secure transactions globally.'
PayPal attack
'Anonymous' launched its campaign at the weekend with an attack on PayPal, which blocked financial transfers to WikiLeaks last week.
It now claims to have recruited some 4,000 hackers to launch co-ordinated attacks aimed at overwhelming a site so it slows down or is knocked offline completely.
'Anyone that has an anti-WikiLeaks agenda is within our scope of attack,' said the group in an online chat with Agence France-Presse.
WikiLeaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson said the hackers were 'not associated' with his organisation.
Geoffrey Robertson, a barrister who has established a reputation for arguing for victims of human rights abuses, will defend Mr Assange in his attempts to avoid extradition to Sweden where he faces allegations of rape and molestation.
After lying low for weeks, Mr Assange emerged on Tuesday and handed himself in to police in London, appearing before a judge who denied him bail despite offers by celebrities, including film director Ken Loach, to put up surety.
He was ordered to return to court on 14 December.
Mr Assange's supporters insist the extradition request i
4 Feb 2011 - Gilmore on the General Election
"Frankfurts way or Labours way."
28 Feb 2012 - Gilmore on a yes vote for the fiscal treaty
"A vote for economic stability and a vote for economic recovery."
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