WikiLeaks raises many a question.

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Some of my questions:

  1. What does it mean to be a citizen of Australia?
  2. What proof is there that Assange has broken the law in Australia? In the USA?
  3. Has the information ‘leaked’ caused blood to flow?
  4. When can I think aloud without being ‘leaked’?

Here’s a range of articles from recent days. Not a complete list and probably not all to be agreed with. But definitely plenty of food for thought.

Articles with a particularly Australian perspective:

Open letter: To Julia Gillard, re Julian Assange  http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/41914.html

2010-12-04: NSW Supreme Court Solicitor Peter Kemp: Letter to Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard http://wlcentral.org/node/480

2010-12-05: SA Supreme Court Solicitor Darren Bailey: Letter to Australian Prime Minister http://wlcentral.org/node/498

Political risk in making a martyr of Assange (Malcolm Turnbull)  http://bit.ly/i2qVsj

Julian Assange and WikiLeaks http://bit.ly/e1Jh61

Wilkie slams PM on WikiLeaks  http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/12/09/192075_tasmania-news.html

WikiLeaks is illegal, says Government http://tools.themercury.com.au/stories/44471421-national-news.php

Some International commentary:

To Tell the Truth – Maybe the government would earn more of our trust if it leveled with us more and invaded our privacy less. http://bit.ly/g96ZgC

(ends with a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “God offers to every mind its choice between truth and repose. Take which you please; you can never have both.”)

The Shameful Attacks on Julian Assange http://bit.ly/hgS0rt

A more Technical response:

WikiLeaks a blueprint for things to come http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/41846.html

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WikiLeaks raises many a question. — 3 Comments

  1. I came across this: “Two realities must be held together in this age of unshackled information. Anyone who imagines that inconvenient truths can be kept hidden forever, is a fool. But when truth leaks no one stays dry.” Very true 🙂 See, http://networkedblogs.com/bGHPp

  3. Yes, especially sobering is his thought that this may in fact lead to a shutting down of information – the opposite of what WikiLeaks wants.

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