Althouse: Wikileaks stops leaking.

२४ ऑक्टोबर, २०११

Wikileaks stops leaking.

Out of money, due to "what the group called a blockade by US-based finance companies."

३१ टिप्पण्या:

The Dude म्हणाले...: OCCUPY WIKILEAKS!

Wait, that doesn't even make sense. No matter, OCCUPY WIKILEAKS!; २४/१०/११, १०:४३ AM
Curious George म्हणाले...: The good news is this frees up more time for Julian Assange to get his freak on.; २४/१०/११, १०:४४ AM
Curious George म्हणाले...: Plus I'm sure the NYT will pick up the slack.; २४/१०/११, १०:४५ AM
Wince म्हणाले...: How long before they adopt PBS-style fundraising techniques?

A Wikileaks Tote Bag, pledge-a-thons, boomer music collections and self-help gurus.

Or "financial Flowmax" from a Soros-controlled foundation.; २४/१०/११, १०:४६ AM
garage mahal म्हणाले...: Wikileaks exposes secrets from our evil government, and right wingers don't support that. Weird.; २४/१०/११, १०:५३ AM
David म्हणाले...: So they should just use the widely accepted European, Arab, Chinese, Japanese, African or South American credit cards.

Wait. You mean there aren't any? Couldn't they expropriate some or something.; २४/१०/११, १०:५४ AM
The Drill SGT म्हणाले...: I'm shocked, shocked, that firms like Visa, that depends on its customers having confidence that their credit card info is secure, doesn't want to be the intermediary for a bunch of folks whose motto is that "information must be Free"; २४/१०/११, १०:५७ AM
Scott M म्हणाले...: The 21st Century's definition of a mixed blessing, wouldn't you say?; २४/१०/११, १०:५८ AM
Scott M म्हणाले...: Wikileaks exposes secrets from our evil government, and right wingers don't support that. Weird.

What part of mixed blessing doesn't make sense?; २४/१०/११, ११:०० AM
Mary Beth म्हणाले...: I guess there is an up side to having politicians in tight with the banking industry.; २४/१०/११, ११:०४ AM
garage mahal म्हणाले...: I'm shocked, shocked, that firms like Visa, that depends on its customers having confidence that their credit card info is secure, doesn't want to be the intermediary for a bunch of folks whose motto is that "information must be Free"

But donating with Visa/MC/Paypal to groups affiliated with the KKK is just fine. Says it all.; २४/१०/११, ११:०५ AM
Scott M म्हणाले...: But donating with Visa/MC/Paypal to groups affiliated with the KKK is just fine.

I find people like that personally repugnant, but doesn't such fall under free speech? I could easily suggest the same about CAIR, no? Or massive donations to candidate Obama in 2008.; २४/१०/११, ११:११ AM
The Drill SGT म्हणाले...: garage mahal said...
But donating with Visa/MC/Paypal to groups affiliated with the KKK is just fine. Says it all.

GM, you know that's not my point. It was that a financial services firm, might for perfectly reasonable purposes, not want to finance hackers, or maybe folks that put our troops at risk.

You have evidence that the KKK has a merchants account with Visa?; २४/१०/११, ११:१३ AM
The Drill SGT म्हणाले...: Reminds me of a line in one of the later Clancy novels, (the one where there is a brief war with Japan). The Navy leans on CNN to cover up the fact that a damaged Carrier slips out of Pearl Harbor....

After the battle is won, CNN reveals that they were asked to help...

The on-air reporter closes his justification with: "CNN after all, is an American company..."

Maybe Visa sees things the same way...; २४/१०/११, ११:१८ AM
garage mahal म्हणाले...: GM, you know that's not my point. It was that a financial services firm, might for perfectly reasonable purposes, not want to finance hackers, or maybe folks that put our troops at risk.

Major newspapers and media orgs print and disseminate the leaks from Wikileaks. Why are they allowed to bank?; २४/१०/११, ११:२८ AM
edutcher म्हणाले...: How dare the United States block money transfers to an organization that leaks information that might get its citizens, diplomats, and service people killed!; २४/१०/११, ११:२८ AM
garage mahal म्हणाले...: Murdoch's media affiliates can illegally tap people's phones for stories and keep broadcasting, and I'm sure, bank anywhere they damn please.; २४/१०/११, ११:३२ AM
The Drill SGT म्हणाले...: garage mahal said...
Major newspapers and media orgs print and disseminate the leaks from Wikileaks. Why are they allowed to bank?

Don't like them doing it either GM... At least most of them do some censoring of names... Want to indict the NYT for a couple of their leaks like "SWIFT", just put me on the jury...; २४/१०/११, ११:४१ AM
Thorley Winston म्हणाले...: Looks like Lemmiwinks was more effective than we thought.; २४/१०/११, ११:५८ AM
madAsHell म्हणाले...: Although I'm sure that WikiLeaks has caused untold damage, and death, WikiLeaks also showed me that the world works pretty much like I thought.

Allegiances are bought, and sold.
There is no higher calling, or cause.
Life is cheap.; २४/१०/११, १२:१० PM
NotWhoIUsedtoBe म्हणाले...: I guess it's too expensive to buy a stamp and mail a check.; २४/१०/११, १२:२८ PM
Thorley Winston म्हणाले...: It seems to me that the decision to boycott Wikileaks and not provide them with funding is as much protected by the First Amendment as the decision by Wikileaks to publish other people’s information.; २४/१०/११, २:०१ PM
Leland म्हणाले...: GM, there's nothing preventing you from donating to wikileaks. You can claim prevention, but you can do it. Just go to the website and click "donate".

If you don't donate; we will assume its because you don't want information about this government being leaked. Fair?

Will know if you donate when wikileaks provides us the list of donors.; २४/१०/११, २:४० PM
Robert Cook म्हणाले...: "Although I'm sure that WikiLeaks has caused untold damage, and death, WikiLeaks also showed me that the world works pretty much like I thought."

How can you be sure of that? There has been no evidence of any deaths that have resulted from Wikileaks' leaks.; २४/१०/११, २:४३ PM
Robert Cook म्हणाले...: "How dare the United States block money transfers to an organization that reveals its incompetence, corruption, political skullduggery, and lies?"

There...fixed that for you.; २४/१०/११, २:४६ PM
Alex म्हणाले...: Robert Cook - all the secrets and lies could be exposed and it wouldn't change anything. As long as people care more about Jersey Shore then having good government that will always be the case. You are whistling in the dark, my friend.; २४/१०/११, ३:३२ PM
Kirk Parker म्हणाले...: Alex,

"You are whistling in the dark of your own making"

FIFY.; २४/१०/११, ४:५२ PM
Paddy O म्हणाले...: Why does leaking cost tens of millions of dollars?; २४/१०/११, ६:०३ PM
Leland म्हणाले...: Leaking information isn't very expensive for the leaker. Sexually assaulting women can be pricey. That's probably why there's an option to donate to Assauge's legal defense fund on the donate page. GM is welcome to donate to it too. Again, well know if he follows through when wikileaks shares its information on donors.; २४/१०/११, ९:५९ PM
Thorley Winston म्हणाले...: Leaking information isn't very expensive for the leaker. Sexually assaulting women can be pricey. That's probably why there's an option to donate to Assauge's legal defense fund on the donate page.

Free Hat! Free Hat!

Oh sorry, wrong cause celeb.; २५/१०/११, ९:४० AM
Revenant म्हणाले...: But donating with Visa/MC/Paypal to groups affiliated with the KKK is just fine.

You mean like the Southern Poverty Law Center? They've owned all the Klan's assets since the 80s. :); २५/१०/११, ९:२४ PM