Saturday, December 11, 2010

Wikileaks Phenomenon

He fulfilled his promise, came himself to the police station in London, England. But what happened Julian Assange immediately arrested. Even the British Metro Police officer arrested states Assange of extradition unit, on Tuesday, December 7, 2010.
Is an arrest warrant at the request of the Swedish authorities on which the British police arrested 39-year-old Australian citizen was. That the District Court issued Stockholm, Sweden, on November 18, 2010, which is then strengthened with a new letter on December 3, 2010.
"Swedish authorities charged him with unlawful coercion, two sexual harassment, and one rape. Allegedly occurred in August 2010," read a statement quoted by the London police force of the mass media. Mentioned, the victim in this case are two female volunteers Wikileaks, a site commandeered Assange.
Actually, the authorities never checked Assange in similar charges a few months ago. But because not proven, he was released. That is why many have surmised, this accusation hanyala Assange such efforts to stop the activity alone.
Mainly deals with the leaked Wikileaks lunge kick American diplomatic wire from diplomats around the world.
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Founded in 2006, Wikileaks is an international organization based in Sweden. While this site specializes in the publication of secret documents around the world. Some online media mentions Wikileaks was founded by a number of politicians, scientists, and journalists.
Assange, the journalist who is also the internet activists from Australia, became the director of Wikileaks. Assange says Wikileaks received secret material, which is censored, or that are not public khlayak charged for political, diplomatic, or ethical.
Being in the form of hearsay, opinion, or reporting the results of which are known not to be published by Wikileaks. "We specialize to allow materials from pembocor information as well as outtakes from a reporter who can know the general public," said Assange told the BBC.
That is why Wikileaks quickly suck up the attention. Two years after the airing of this site directly awarded the New Media Award from the Economist magazine in 2008. A year later, a report entitled Kenya: The Cry of Blood - Extra judicial killings and disappearances that were released in 2008, making WikiLeaks and Assange won the UK Media Award from Amnesty International.
This site truly shook the world in 2010. Starting with 90 thousand records leaked secret U.S. intelligence report about the war in Afghanistan. Then followed premises aired a video of American soldiers who flew Apache helicopters over Baghdad on July 12, 2007.
From the video it looks bombed bedilnya soldiers at a group of people on the ground. Ditingkahi their bullets whistle sound of laughter and praise each other when the shot on target and the bodies lay.
Before the video was leaked, there was no reports about American soldiers who do the deviations. What emerged was a report firefight American soldiers with a group of armed men and missile engines. Apparently, the video was revealed, they were civilians, among them two children and two journalists Reuters.
Wikileaks prepare this video impressions carefully. In cooperation with the Netherlands ROP Gonggrijp Internet activist and a national television Iceland (RUV), Wikileaks has gotten to test this video. Even mentioned, Iceland journalist team up to go to Baghdad to speak with survivors.
Setekah this verification process of their new video show's scandalous. This is just one of 40 thousand documents leaked. So worth it, the New York Daily News put WikiLeaks in the first rank as a site that can really change the message, in May.
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Not only is the secret story of war and blood are scattered on the site Wikileaks, also told about women and drugs involving important figures. Stories like these appear after they unload wire diplomatic American diplomats around the world.
For example, the U.S. State Department documents about the Libyan leader, Moammar Gadhafi. Diplomats in Tripoli describes how Gaddhafi highly dependent on Galyna Kolotnytska. Even mentioned the leader could not travel without the "sexy blonde" it. In addition, also mentioned the fear that Gaddafi lived upstairs storey building and would not fly over water.
Another diplomatic wire stories from U.S. diplomats in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. Consulate in Jeddah officials describe an underground Halloween party held last year by a member of the royal family. Wealthy prince from a large family of Al-Thunayan mentioned held a party by bringing a prostitute in abundance. Of course there is alcohol, too.
"Although not directly witnessed the incident, cocaine and hashishsh (marijuana) is used in general in such social environment." As soon as the sound of wires that signed the U.S. consul in Jeddah, Martin Quinn, who added, underground party is "growing and throbbing" in Saudi Arabia.
A number of documents that were leaked, there is also a U.S. diplomat that the comparison between Iran's President Ahmadinejad and Adolf Hitler's. The French President Nicolas Sarkozy teasing as the emperor without clothes. Banter to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is the alpha dog. Meanwhile, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said as a man driven by paranoia.
Diplomatic wire that has begun leaked Wikileaks was only a handful. This site has 250 thousand documents, including diplomatic wire is 3000 more than its embassy in Indonesia. Until now there has been no document that comes from Indonesia, which has been leaked.
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Since the leakage of documents that the problem began to interfere with Wikileaks. Among them was the blocking done a number of financial institutions, such as Visa and Mastercard, Paypal also blocked.
In fact, WikiLeaks.Org address removed permanently by the provider, EveryDNS.net. Assange and his team hired three new domain in Europe, namely WikiLeaks.de (Germany), WikiLeaks.fi (Finland), and WikiLeaks.nl (Netherlands).
Then followed the arrest on charges that according Assange lawyer, Mark Stephens, as a political game. Christine Assange, a puppet show business manager from Queensland, Australia, who is the mother of Julian, said the charge for their children is very unreasonable. "He does what he thinks is a good thing in the world, ie against the evil."
Assange may be detained, but kept secret wire slid one by one from Wikileaks. Recently Wikileaks supporters also continue to work to help fight in cyberspace.

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