Defend Wikileaks!

Submitted by rkamens on Mon, 2008-02-18 11:15.

Wikileaks, a wiki-based information clearinghouse for whistleblowers that TIME said "... could become as important a journalistic tool as the Freedom of Information Act.", has had their .org domain taken offline due to an illegal court order out of California. The court took them offline because they leaked files documenting many rich, powerful people in the United States, some of them running for president, using offshore banking to evade taxes.

We need to act swiftly to make sure these documents can get out and that wikileaks is put back online. We need to get these files out there. If you can't access wikileaks.org, use the alternate domain names at the end of this article.

1. Get Those Files, Spread Em
Go to one of the mirrors and start downloading. Start sharing, start uploading. Throw it in your Samba shares and put that shit on Limewire. Post it on your site. Feel free to share them! We are seeding both torrents.

The Full Archive:
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4034919/WikileakS.org_mirror_archive_(Feb_10th_2008)
http://wikileaks.bluenorway.org/wikileaks-08-0210.zip

The BF Supplement to the Full Archive:
http://thepiratebay.org/tor/4035274/WikiLeaks.Org_SUPPLEMENT_binaryFreed...
http://wikileaks.bluenorway.org/wikileaks.zip
http://politicsacrossthepond.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/wikileaks.zi...
http://rapidshare.de/files/38610328/wikileaks.zip.html
http://FileHost.JustFreeSpace.Com/219wikileaks.zip

The "Stalker" Zip (select files from the BF Supplement):
http://www.prism.gatech.edu/~mflaschen3/banned/julius-baer-stalking.zip
http://politicsacrossthepond.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/julius-baer-...

Misc. Related Files:
http://wikileaks.bluenorway.org/

Also, check wikileak.org for updates.

2. WTF CALIFORNIA????
Call the governor or California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, at 916-445-2841 and tell him to IMMEDIATELY make this a major issue and do whatever he can to get the ruling reversed.

The judge who issued the ruling that shut down wikileaks.org has been shown to be anti-information and anti-reporter before. Here's a few things that Jeffery White has done before:
He sentenced the reporters who blew open the drugs in baseball scandal to 18 months in prison for failing to reveal their sources
He also fined the San Francisco Chronicle $1000/day until the names were turned over to the court
Also, he was appointed by Bush in 2002. We need this judge OUT OF OFFICE! Bring it on Jeffery, you can't censor us!

3. Call Your Senators
Call your senators. If you don't know their numbers, you can find them at http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm. Here are a few talking points:
- The injunction against Wikileaks is illegal, unconstitutional, and unethical.
- He/She has a duty to uphold the constitution
- TIME said that wikileaks could become as important as the Freedom of Information Act as a journalistic tool.
- We need to protect whistleblowers and transparency organizations so we can have an open and democratic government

4. No one goes untold
Spread this story as quickly and accurately as you can. Digg it, slashdot it, newspaper it, flyer it, banner drop it, write it, speak it, spread it.

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Keep fighting, keep winning. Direct action gets the goods. Send any updates to my email at 2600denver@gmail.com
in solidarity with those at Wikileaks,
Comrade Ringo Kamens
Armed Division, 35th parallel

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