Wikileaks statement on the arrest of Julian Assange: "We Will Not Be Gagged"

[Better Believe It]

Wednesday 8th December 2010, @wikileaks said:

STATEMENT: "We will not be gagged"


Following the detention of Wikileaks founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assangem, Wikileaks spokesman Kristinn Hrafnsson said:

“Today, Wikileaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange was refused bail by a UK court. While we are troubled by this bizarre decision, we know Julian is grateful for the support of both his legal team and prominent figures such as Ken Loach, Jemima Khan and John Pilger.

“However, this will not stifle Wikileaks. The release of the US Embassy Cables – the biggest leak in history – will still continue. This evening, the latest batch of cables were released, and our media partners released their next batch of stories.

“We will not be gagged, either by judicial action or corporate censorship. Today Visa joined Mastercard, Paypal, Amazon, EveryDNS and others in cutting off their links.

“Wikileaks is still online. The full site is duplicated in more than 500 locations. Every day, the cables are loaded more than 50 million times.

“US Senator Joe Lieberman today attacked the New York Times for its decision to publish the cables, just days after calling for companies to boycott Wikileaks.

“Just minutes later, the State Department announced the US will host next year’s UNESCO Press Freedom day. The irony is not lost on us. We hope in future, UNESCO celebrates press freedom somewhere where it exists.”

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[HipChick]

1. yawn...when is the encryption key being released? this is getting old..

I thought they threatened to release it if he got arrested...now what? so much for that

[Hardrada]

2. What's that? Tell us before you totally zonk out.

[snagglepuss]

7. LOL. You kill me. nt

[Better Believe It]

3. You're bored by all this free speech and press stuff?

[Better Believe It]

4. Duplicate Deleted

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[redirish28]

5. It will come and you WON'T be yawning!

(Sorry Tired... mind going faster than hands.)

[Doremus]

8. A fine demonstration of the average American attention span today. Thanks.

[gateley]

9. I could swear I heard that his lawyer assured that he wasn't going to release it.

Then I kept hearing about it, so I don't know what is or isn't going to happen.

[snagglepuss]

13. Mu take on the relesea is that Assange is waiting to see what transpires

is terms of extradition. He is probably most concerned about extradition to the US. Currently all cables are being edited by the 5 papers, the Guardian editor has stated information has been redacted due to security and other concerns. Assange has not been irresponsible about releasing this infomation at all and he would know that releasing unedited insurance files would have serious consequences.

[gateley]

20. Yeah, I never believed he would "name names" -- that's never been his

intention, IMO. He's not Scooter Libby, after all!

[snagglepuss]

6. ' We will not be gagged' is apt. The truth shall make us free. We shall live in peace.

The truth shall make us free, the truth shall make us free
The truth shall make us free some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
The truth shall make us free some day.


We shall live in peace, we shall live in peace
We shall live in peace some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
WE shall live in peace some day.


My best wishes to Assange and Wikileaks.

[gateley]

10. I'm encouraged that the WORLD has sprung to his/its defense. nt

[HipChick]

12. The WORLD? maybe DU..

I wonder how much money he's netted so far...

[MrMickeysMom]

15. I hope you come back and visit this thread

Time will tell whether or not a lot of posting here today is bitter.

I trust it's not about the money, so I'll check back, too.

[Better Believe It]

17. Let the slanders and character assassination campaign against Julian Assange continue!

Isn't that right "HipChick"?

[HipChick]

18. Why does free speech only work one way?

Transparency? Kinda of ironic..

[Hardrada]

23. It was Obama who was supposed to be transparent. Guess what??

[Better Believe It]

24. Do you want Assange to give the Obama administration a list of all contributors to Wikileaks?

[gateley]

21. Were those DUers on the streets of London as he was being brought to court?

Are DUers providing all the mirror sites?

What money is he netting?

[laughingliberal]

11. K & R nt

[MrMickeysMom]

14. Dear Joe Liberman...

Shut your dog face up, brush your teeth, put on some face cream and clap the light off.

[jotsy]

16. Damn straight.

OBL, the banksters and the BFEE broke more laws in their sleep than the rest of us will ever contemplate in a wake state, Assange included.

[Wednesdays]

19. Trying to gag him is the ultimate exercise in futility

It's kinda like the Dutch boy trying to plug the leak in the dijk, when he's already 10 feet underwater! (For more information, see my signature graphic.)

[Catherina]

22. Rec'd! n/t