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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums"Julian Assange Talks WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning"
Democracy Now!: Julian Assange Talks WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning
Posted on Nov 29, 2012
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WikiLeaks will continue on despite sustained attacks against it, founder Julian Assange promised during a rare interview Thursday with Democracy Now! in which he also discussed the European Commissions recent decision that Visa did not violate any of its antitrust rules in blocking donations to the whistle-blowing website.
The decision is disgraceful, but it is only a preliminary decision, Assange said. We have another submission that the commission has asked for, so hopefully they will turn around before the end of the year or the beginning of next year.
Assange described the impact Visas blockade, which was first enacted in December 2010, has had on the site. WikiLeaks has lost 95 percent of the donations that were attempted to be transferred to us over that period. So, that is over $50 million, he said. Now, fortunately, our 5 percent of $50 million is still not nothing, and so the organization can continue. But as I said in that press conference, our rightful and natural growth, our ability to publish as much as we would like, our ability to defend ourselves and our sources, has been diminished by that blockade.
Assange also talked about Bradley Manning, the alleged WikiLeaks source, on the same day the Army private testified in court. What is happening this week is not the trial of Bradley Manning; what is happening this week is the trial of the U.S. military, Assange said. This is Bradley Mannings abuse case. Bradley Manning was arrested in Baghdad, shipped over and held for two months in extremely adverse conditions in Kuwait, shipped over to Quantico, Virginia, which is near the center of the U.S. intelligence complex, and held there for nine months, longer than any other prisoner in Quanticos modern history. And there, he was subject to conditions that the U.N. special rapporteur, Juan Méndez, special rapporteur for torture, formally found amounted to torture.
He continued: This is a matter that I ampersonally have been embroiled in, that this young mans treatment, regardless of whether he was our source or not, is directly as a result of an attempt to attack this organization by the United States military, to coerce this young man into providing evidence that could be used to more effectively attack us, and also serve as some kind of terrible disincentive for other potential whistle-blowers from stepping forward.
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"Julian Assange Talks WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning" (Original Post)
KoKo
Nov 2012
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Cleita
(75,480 posts)1. I always like DN's approach to news stories.
I look forward to looking at the whole interview.
KoKo
(84,711 posts)3. I can't get the video to post from either Democracy Now or Truth Dig..
Here's "Truth Dig" Link and
Democracy Now's Link...if you can get over there...:
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/11/29/exclusive_julian_assange_on_wikileaks_bradley
Cleita
(75,480 posts)4. Actually, kitty and I end the day in bed
streaming Democracy Now!s report for that day on the internet. Even when kitty is not in bed with me, when he hears the theme music he comes running because he knows it's bed time.
KoKo
(84,711 posts)5. lol's...having kitty myself I understand what you are saying.....Thanks!
KoKo
(84,711 posts)6. Here's the Link to interview from Democracy Now:
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/11/29/exclusive_julian_assange_on_wikileaks_bradley
EXCLUSIVE: Julian Assange on WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning, Cypherpunks, Surveillance State
He talks about Manning, his situation holed up in Embassy and Cyber Watching of our Internet and about the new book "Cyber Punks" talking about how our internet is being used against us.
It's an interesting watch if you have the time.
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/11/29/exclusive_julian_assange_on_wikileaks_bradley
EXCLUSIVE: Julian Assange on WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning, Cypherpunks, Surveillance State
He talks about Manning, his situation holed up in Embassy and Cyber Watching of our Internet and about the new book "Cyber Punks" talking about how our internet is being used against us.
It's an interesting watch if you have the time.
http://www.democracynow.org/2012/11/29/exclusive_julian_assange_on_wikileaks_bradley