Wanted by the US: WikiLeaks founder keeps his head down

[superconnected]

Source: Sidney Morning Herald

IT READS like a James Bond novel: an enigmatic white-haired computer hacker; a soldier turned whistleblower; secret government correspondence; and the world's most powerful country desperate to contain the situation.

Julian Assange, the Australian-born face of the web iconoclast WikiLeaks, is in hiding overseas after the US military arrested one of its own soldiers, Bradley Manning, and accused him of leaking a a secret video of a US Army helicopter gunning down civilians in Iraq in 2007.

The video was released on Wikileaks this year, and the US is now desperate to find Mr Assange before he leaks thousands of hugely embarrassing state diplomatic cables, which are believed to discuss the Middle East, its governments and leaders.

Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/wanted-by-the-us-wikileaks-founder-keeps-his-head-down-20100613-y652.html

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Maybe this one can stay on Breaking news because the Sydney Herald reported it and not just Common Dreams.

[Catherina]

1. Go Julian go! Stay safe and free

Leak that stuff quickly! Servers at a time!

And then get plastic surgery

[killbotfactory]

2. Did this guy break any laws?

Or are they just trying to get him because he has sensitive information?

[superconnected]

5. I think printing confidential information is against the laws inside the countries he printed the

confidential info taken from.

[kirby]

6. I am not sure about that...

A citizen receiving classified info is not breaking the law. It is the person with the classified access who distributed it.

But what do I know.

[superconnected]

7. I hope you're right becuase then this guy hasn't broken the law.

Right now I feel like they're likely to kill him though - car accident, etc., to stop the leaks.

[Liberal_in_LA]

15. I hope not

[superconnected]

3. Nope, can't stay on the main page even though its a reputable news source.

I don't get it. Then again I do question our moderators sometimes...

[kirby]

8. WTF do you mean by the 'mods' working for the otherside?

Please explain.

Have you read the 'Rules for Starting Threads in the LBN Forum (updated 1/25/05)'.

I would imagine your post violated rule #2 and #3.

[Name removed]

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[maddezmom]

17. just a fyi

the post was moved because it wasn't latest breaking news and it was a duplicate topic. here is a post from the 11th on this topic.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=4423024

:hi:

[Maat]

4. Yes, it would be horrible if vile truths came out ...

the American people certainly ARE NOT entitled to know what's being done in their name - with their tax dollars!

:sarcasm:

[jaksavage]

10. He can stay with us.

I'd gladly give him refuge.

[mattvermont]

11. me too

But I suspect that might blow his cover. Whoever he is staying with isn't posting about it on DU

[superconnected]

12. He can stay at my house too. I bet plenty of us can point him to Duers not posting on this thread

that would gladly take him in too.

[depakid]

16. His attorneys have wisely advised him to stay out of America

He's probably hanging out somewhere in Melbourne.

[msongs]

13. reporting war crimes is an obligation an duty nt

[Mithreal]

14. +1