FAIR petition in support of WikiLeaks

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Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks

 

I haven't posted anything about Julian Assange or Wikileaks, so now that Assange is about to be released on bail in the UK I thought this would be a good place to start. 

WikiLeaks: Stop the crackdown

The vicious intimidation campaign against WikiLeaks is a dangerous attack on freedom of expression and the press. Top US politicians have branded WikiLeaks a terrorist organization, and urged corporations to shut it down. Commentators have even suggested assassinating its staff.

Whatever we think of WikiLeaks, legal experts say it has likely broken no laws, and the group works with leading newspapers (NYT, Guardian, Spiegel) to carefully vet what it publishes - so far less than 1% of the cables leaked to it.

We urgently need a massive public outcry to defend our basic democratic freedoms. Sign the petition to stop the crackdown -- let's reach 1 million voices this week!