Assange himself is a good read in today's Australian
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-...mfortable-truths/story-fn775xjq-1225967241332
In response to Ruggo, in Assange's on words
Add The Australian, ABC, and the Sydney Morning Herald to that list.
He didn't leak the material, and he was amongst a who's who list in publishing it.
What's the Vampire Squid story??
The US embassy in Canberra has used Labor right-wing powerbroker Mark Arbib as a secret source, new leaked diplomatic cables show.
Senator Arbib was instrumental in former prime minister Kevin Rudd's deposition in June.
He is identified in the latest WikiLeaks release as a valued source of information on Labor politics and a supporter of Australia's military commitment in Iraq and the war on terror, The Age newspaper reports.
The cable is another criticism of Mr Rudd, who is now foreign minister.
"(Senator Arbib) understands the importance of supporting a vibrant relationship with the US while not being too deferential," an embassy profile on Senator Arbib from July 2009 says.
"We have found him personable, confident and articulate.
"He has met with us repeatedly throughout his political rise."
Is still think Assange is a smug little prick. We already have media outlets so why would you set up a group called Wikileaks? The only reason I see is to draw attention to yourself.
Now Arbib has been found out as a US 'informer' regarding the workings of the Labor party. Probably nothing too sinister, but he apparently asked for his name/involvement to be kept quiet, so there is something in it. We can't have a government where this guys is pulling some of the strings.
Come on Scotty, did you read the article? I saw the headline and though- shit, this is big. But then I read the article, and it doesn't say anything other than the fact that they talked a fair bit. It doesn't say what they talked about, or whether classified information was exchanged. Basically all it alleges is he's mates with the blokes in the US consolate.
I'm sure there is a lot of that type of stuff in Canberra. And I actually think Arbib is one of the better Labor politicians, and this relationship could well be a positive for both nations.
Palin would have made a good running mate for Bush. Not sure who'd play dumb, and who'd play dumber though
Hackers associated with the group "Operation Payback" -- an organization comprised of individuals who support Wikileaks founder Julian Assange -- have reportedly tried to shut down the SarahPAC Web site and infiltrate Sarah and Todd Palin's personal credit card accounts.
"No wonder others are keeping silent about Assange's antics," Palin e-mailed Tapper. "This is what happens when you exercise the First Amendment and speak against his sick, un-American espionage efforts."
Palin has been critical of Assange on her Facebook page, calling Assange "an anti-American operative with blood on his hands." Palin goes on to ask, "Why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al Qaeda and Taliban leaders?" The post goes on to criticize the White House for not acting sooner to stop Assange from continuing to post classified documents.
Why would Mastercard and Visa stop the processing of donations to Wikileaks? It seems most likely that the reason would be pressure from a government (likely the Americans)
The February 2009 document noted that a bill before the Duma, the lower house of Russia's parliament, was likely to place domestic credit-card payments under the control of a consortium of state-owned banks. Visa and MasterCard -- which have suspended processing of payments to WikiLeaks -- would have been shut out of the estimated $4 billion credit-card fee market or forced to set up their own processing centers in Russia, the cable noted.
We already have media outlets so why would you set up a group called Wikileaks?