Comment: Re:Fight the power, Anon! (Score 2) 267
wsj being Murdoch owned is not a good reference to cite. As he and his organisations supported SOPA/PIPA, I'd view their opinion as jounalistically tainted.
Assange could face espionage trial in US->
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M_Cheevy writes "The Independent reports: "Informal discussions have already taken place between US and Swedish officials over the possibility of the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange being delivered into American custody, according to diplomatic sources.
Mr Assange is in a British jail awaiting extradition proceedings to Sweden after being refused bail at Westminster Magistrates’ Court despite a number of prominent public figures offering to stand as surety.
His arrest in north London yesterday was described by the US Defence Secretary Robert Gates as “good news”, and may pave the way for extradition to America and a possible lengthy jail sentence. ""
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Mr Assange is in a British jail awaiting extradition proceedings to Sweden after being refused bail at Westminster Magistrates’ Court despite a number of prominent public figures offering to stand as surety.
His arrest in north London yesterday was described by the US Defence Secretary Robert Gates as “good news”, and may pave the way for extradition to America and a possible lengthy jail sentence. ""
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Australian Wikileak founder's passport confiscated->
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M_Cheevy writes "According to The Age's website:
"Julian Assange, the Australian founder of the whistleblower website Wikileaks, says he had his passport taken away from him at Melbourne Airport and was later told by customs officials that it was about to be cancelled.
"Last year Wikileaks published a confidential Australian blacklist of websites to be banned under the government's proposed internet filter.""
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"Julian Assange, the Australian founder of the whistleblower website Wikileaks, says he had his passport taken away from him at Melbourne Airport and was later told by customs officials that it was about to be cancelled.
"Last year Wikileaks published a confidential Australian blacklist of websites to be banned under the government's proposed internet filter.""
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Comment: Re:What are the chances... (Score 4, Interesting) 341
There is a way to smack them other than criminal charges. Unless it was repealed during the post 9/11 orgy of civil rights abuses, Section 1984 of Chapter 15 of the US Code states that a government official is personally financially responsible for double damages if they violate the civil rights of a citizen. This probably came out of the 60s Civil Rights movement to prevent southern officals from keeping blacks out of the voting booths -- a necessary thing at the time. Now it can be used to protect people against abuses of the Patriot Act -- but only if they know they've been victimised.