Wikileaks

[MikeSouth]

Ya but i dont think its gonna help julian assange....since when has our government ever abided by its own laws

[softball]

Originally Posted by MikeSouth

Ya but i dont think its gonna help julian assange....since when has our government ever abided by its own laws

I think this is going to be a culmination of a lot of net nonsense. Pirates and all. These guys are really bad for our business and when they start fucking with Visa as well....they are really bad for business. The day of the visa and mastercard attacks, I noticed a drop in sales. Someone on another board tried to sign up to a website with a perfectly good visa card and failed probably the same reason.
I am of two minds here. I fully support Wiki but the other supporters are bad for business and that always comes first.
I suppose you can only pull the big dog's tail for so long until he bites back. That could be the outcome of this.
And as far as treason or any other charges against Assange, they will fail and I hope they do. He is shining a light on cockroaches and you know what they say...Roaches check in but they don't check out....of the Roach Motel.

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by MikeSouth

Ya but i dont think its gonna help julian assange....since when has our government ever abided by its own laws

It'll be interesting to see how all of this shakes out and it could have very far reaching implications to the future of the net.

The catch with anything "legal" here is where's the juristiction? Assange isn't a U.S. citizen.

BUT... he knowingly accepted information that was clearly both stolen and highly classified. he then in turn distributed it at least indirectly for profit since he did have income streams coming from the site.

Everything that has followed has been predictable. A british jail may be safest place for him right now. I certainly wouldn't want to be in a car with him when he hits the starter.