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Wikileaks and Internet Censorship: a comparative study
22-02-2008 12:56
Using data from the Global Integrity Index, we put a U.S. court's recent order to block access to anti-corruption site Wikileaks.org into context. In summary: The Wikileaks.org shutdown is unheard of in the West, and has only been seen in a handful of the most repressive regimes. Good thing it doesn't work very well.
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US Court order shuts down Wikileaks.org
22-02-2008 12:53
Wikileaks.org, an organization devoted to exposing corruption, has been muzzled by a U.S. court order (see pdf below) at the request of a Swiss bank, Bank Julius Baer, and its Cayman Islands subsidiary, who had been implicated in allegedly laundering money by documents posted on Wikileaks.org. But rather than attack a specific finding or document, the court has ordered their DNS registrar to essentially erase the organization's website from the Web. While Wikileaks.org is down, their site can be found via IP address: http://88.80.13.160, which is hosted in Sweden.
US court attacks web freedom, enjoins Wikileaks.org out of existence
22-02-2008 12:34
One of the most important web sites in recent months has been Wikileaks.org. Created by several brave journalists committed to transparency, Wikileaks has published important leaked documents, such as the Rules of Engagement for Iraq [see my The Secret Rules of Engagement in Iraq], the 2003 and 2004 Guantanamo Camp Delta Standard Operating Procedures, and evidence of major bank fraud in Kenya [see also here] that apparently affected the Kenyan elections. Wikileaks has upset the Chinese government enough that they are attempting to censor it, as is the Thai military junta.
Now censorship has extended to the United States of America, land of the First Amendment.
Four Arrests at EDO MBM student demo this morning
22-02-2008 12:02
**Update** STUDENT BLOCKADE @ EDO MBM FISHERSGATE..Sabbotage against Glensanda Quarry Expansion
22-02-2008 11:53
An aggregate processing plant on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park has been sabotaged. The Plant is owned by Bardon Aggregates a member of Aggregate Industries, part of the Holcim Group and owner of the Glensanda Quarry on the north west coast of Scotland.Judge Stone - are you stoned?
22-02-2008 11:49
Contemporaneous notes from yeaterdays kangaroo court at Southwark Crown Court. What bollocks...InfoUsurpa and OffLine London now published together
22-02-2008 11:21
A film with altitude on at the Phoenix, 16th March
22-02-2008 11:13
New film exposing the aviation industry's other dirty little habit.SOCPA Arrest
22-02-2008 10:58
Simon from We Are Change UK gets arrested for demonstrating illegally within theSOCPA Zone.
In Cheshire it is possible to steal £400,000 of public money and not go to jail.
22-02-2008 10:50
In these days of a crackdown on crime, it is possible to steal substantial amounts of public money and go on to enjoy living the high life on the proceeds with total impunity from Cheshire Police. This Alice in Wonderland world works if you have the right contacts.
Pics - Freedom of Speech Protest 2 of 2
22-02-2008 10:29
Pics - Freedom of Speech Protest 1of 2
22-02-2008 10:21
Brighton arms dealers EDO MBM blockaded for the 2nd time this year!
22-02-2008 06:39
Four anti-arms trade protesters are currently blocking entrance to Brighton arms manufacturer EDO MBM's second site in Fishersgate, near Brighton. All four demonstrators have used super-glue to secure themselves to all entrances!Direct Action; Germany, Finland, Czeck Republic, UK & Spain
22-02-2008 00:53
20th & 21st February 2007INCENDIARY DEVICES LEFT AT WAREHOUSE OF FUR RETAILER (Finland)
SIX FOXES SAVED IN OPEN RESCUE (Czech Republic)
WAR ON HUNTING (Germany)
FUR-TRIMMED JACKETS SLICED (Germany)
SLOGANS PAINTED AT UNIVERSITY (UK)
PAVING STONE THROWN THROUGH WINDOW AT NOVARTIS (Spain)
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Serious Enough? FDA is taking bribes to KILL Americans for profit
22-02-2008 00:45
Our Demon Enemy Lying Leader Mr. Bush speaking recently, “You and I believe in accountability”, “People should be responsible for their actions”, “My number one priority is to protect you” “All human life is precious and deserves to be protected.” Just words from the demon in HIS nation that drops 47,500 lbs. of bombs to indiscriminately murder Iraqis while paying [whoknowswhere] salaries to 80,000 al-qaedaThe intestines of 3000 pigs required to make 1 kilogram of pig derived heparin
22-02-2008 00:38
Animal derived drugs such as heparin and thrombin are a dangerous sourceof porcine, bovine, and avian spongiform encephalopathies or BSE varieties.
They also have ecoli, liver and kidney hazards. In addition they violate
the spiritual beliefs of Muslim, Orthodox Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, Jain, Rastafarian,
Seventh Day Adventist, Wesleyan Methodist, Trappist monk, vegan, vegetarian,
fruitarian and other spiritual
belief systems.
HOUSING RIGHT IN EUROPE - One Step Closer
21-02-2008 23:07
Follow up from the various actions and "silent" work in France (in particularly)and in Europe towards the implementation of the Right to Housing for all and
after that the French government voted on a law that turned the right to housing
justiciable (5 March 2007).
Three French active groups, AITEC, DAL and FAPIL
finalized a document under the platform Europe – Third World Centre (CETIM)
to be presented at the next U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL between the
3rd and the 28th of March.
Attached and below is the full text.
Today 21st FEB, is called a night of solidarity with the homeless at the Place de la république in Paris.
It’s organized by 27 organizations for housing rights and homeless.
Here :
http://www.dailymotion.com/fr/featured/video/x4d8j5_poudre-aux-yeux_politics you can watch the movie about the tent action of “Enfants de Don Quichotte" in
Canal Saint Martin, last year (71 minutes)
Picket Foxtons: Islington Branch, 3 pm March 3rd:
21-02-2008 22:31
Monday March 3rd at 3pm sees Class War's picket of Foxtons in Islington, in a demonstration against the greatest con-men of our time - estate agents. We've been ripped off by them, and are sick of them driving up house prices in our part of town. So come along and tell one of the worst of the lot, Foxtons, what you think of them.spoof Labour Club poster available for distribution
21-02-2008 22:19
