It’s time for people to come out and defend the work of Wikileaks. Many governments are often afraid that people might find out the ugly truth about what they are actually doing.
Award-winning journalist John Pilger interviews Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and discusses the hidden, almost permanent state of war that most people do not see.
Among the Wikileaks disclosures in the video-clip (part six): watch the Apache gunship cockpit video footage showing how Reuters news reporters/cameramen in Iraq are gunned down on the streets. And the reaction? “Nice.” And look at how those who try to remove the bodies and save the critically wounded are treated. These are war crimes.
Below are parts six and seven of a seven-part series of the ‘War You Don’t See’.
Some 700,000 have signed a global petition by Avaaz.org to defend Wikileaks. The organisers are targeting one million signatures.
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When one is earning RM3,000 a month, with no extra mouths to feed and cloth, single and live at home with parents with no housing and car loans to cover, a 20 sen increase in your favourite ‘teh tarik’ or Milo is quite insignificant.
Now substitute this with a ‘real life scenario’ of ‘married with kids’ to feed and cloth, insurance, car, housing and credit card loans to cover, you’ll feel the pinch.
Which incidently is exactly what has happened since January 2010
Since Assange is not coming to town, maybe Santa should.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUwCbDPrvWc
Merry Christmas, Anil ! 😀
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you may commit sex on a mutual basis but later found it to be a threat, then, in order not to leave any traces, c4 la(?)… is this not worst than rape?
1:) “Let the people know the Truth and the country is safe.” – Abraham Lincoln
2:) “Truth is the property of no individual but is the treasure of all men.” – Ralph W.Emerson
3:) “Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage.” – H.Ballou
4:) “War is not determined by who is right – it is who is left.” Unknown author
To accuse Assange against a sexual assault, these “White capitalist govts” (may) have taken the sickly low tactic from…. UMNO (people)… Sodomy I and II sound familiar?
LET NOT THINK THESE umno (people) ARE THAT BRILLIANT…THEY COPIED FROM THE AMERICANS BASED ON THE SEXUAL ADVENTURE OF CLINTON…AT LEAST, THEY BASED THEIR ALLEGATION ON FACTS!…UNLIKE THESE LOWLY UMNO POLITICIANS WHO HAVE TO DEPEND ON …. JUDGES AND … COURTS….
I hope thee will be more wikileaks revelation on BN soon…
Anil,
Just to share this…
Wikileaks Israels Plan to Shut Down US Internet in Action – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny_MQsP-ZRQ
The Swedish government apparently has to pursue the complaint and get him which trial has to be very open so there’s no need for any leaks.
But as the leaks become more potent, perhaps prison is the safest place for Assange for his own personal safety.
Why was it that nothing was worth a good leak from Malaysia? It the OSA so well protected?
That Sweden been one of the unofficial members of NATO was revealed by Wikileaks before this charge. This episode does prove this point because I don’t recall any Western nation pursuing someone so vigourously for a charge as thin and fragile as a Chinese made condom (no pun intended for “surprise sex”.
Imagine if China did the same…the whole of Western world would be outraged and there will be demonstration in support of the poor guy.
Andrew…
You can’t expect me to make it any shorter from K, don’t you ?
No, just kidding. Like your new name. Sounds great.
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Hmm…short to long. For Prince, it was long to sign. Your last paragraph is applicable to others as well?
Andrew
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that you are referring to Anwar.
Did you read what Karpal said ? The reason why people are unconvinced about Anwar is that such accusations been around for decades…
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http://www.nst.com.my/nst/articles/Karpal_IaskedforsodomyprobeasMP/Article/
DAP chairman Karpal Singh said yesterday he had in 1997 asked sodomy allegations against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be investigated in his capacity as an opposition member of parliament. MP.
The fact that these allegations have remained allegations for so long doesn’t raise any doubts for you? On the other hand, there is “Caligula East” floating around for all and sundry to see, with a self confession to boot. What’s happening on that front?
Maybe NST could do a commentary on that. It might boost their circulation figures a bit.
Allegations ? Heck, he was charged in the court and even the judge said there was evidence of sodomy involvement when he released him for Sodomy 1.
And now he has been charged a 2nd time and even Singapore and Australia (two of the favourite countries of the Pakatan fan boys and gals) believe that he did it, thanks to a certain Mr Assange.
Charging someone makes the allegations true?
I expect more from someone as intelligent and analytical as you.
Let’s not over generalize as well. I’m sure not everyone in Australia and Singapore believes those allegations, just as not everyone believes the charges brought against Assange. You don’t believe them, do you?
Oh, I forgot. Any comment on the discrepancy pointed out by “last hurrah” Jui Ming regarding Soi Lek and Anwar on why one is being charged and the other not?
One has a video evidence, the other is a hole that held no water (liquid of the sexual kind or clinical evidence of rape). It take no court of jesters to execute the ‘right’ justice in a circus of jokes. This is exactly the way it is going!
Is our justice stepping backward to the Flintstone Age of not knowing the word evidence but cave man incongruent wild allegations? Fred Flinstone would love to see the video secretly first hand underwraps of his animal skin covering!
Darling K,
Just how can there be sodomy when there is no penetration?
Please answer me darling, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Ganyang UMNO/BN come PRU 13 ok, sayang?
Salam Reformasi!
…deja vu.
Now lets see. Sexual predators, children as shields and crying big bad wolf.
Another glitch in the Matrix?
I think people are defending WikiLeaks against the obvious attacks against it. On the other hand, I think it would be wrong to defend Assange against a sexual assault allegation on grounds of his connection to WikiLeaks – that’s clearly absurd.
True, he has to be given due process if there is sufficient evidence/grounds.
Just wondering though, how come no prosecution/criminal action against those who used false information (presence of WMD) as a pretext for invasion and occupation of Iraq – a military adventure that has resulted in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of men, women and children.
Refusal to use condom is tantamount to rape, that is something I only learned from Wikileaks episode …
ES,
Rape is non consensual. This is a weird crime that is only exist in Sweden, called “surprise sex”. Not sure how you know about Sweden, but they have very liberal attitude to sex and marriage.
How about being consensual but not at the same time?
Guess after sex condom leaks is a surprise rape.