Julian Assange faces arrest in Australia over unredacted WikiLeaks cables

[kpete]

Source: Guardian UK

Julian Assange faces arrest in Australia over unredacted WikiLeaks cables
Government says at least one intelligence official identified after complete cache of cables was published

Julian Assange could face prosecution in Australia after publishing sensitive information about government officials amongst the 251,000 unredacted cables released this week.

WikiLeaks published its entire cache of US diplomatic cables without redactions to protect those named within, a move condemned by all five of the whistleblowing website's original media partners.

Australia's attorney general, Robert McClelland, confirmed in a statement on Friday that the new cable release identified at least one individual within the country's intelligence service. He added it is a criminal offence in the country to publish any information which could lead to the identification of an intelligence officer.

"I am aware of at least one cable in which an ASIO officer is purported to have been identified," he said. "ASIO and other Government agencies officers are working through the material to see the extent of the impact on Australian interests.

Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/sep/02/julian-assange-arrest-australia-wikileaks

[canuckledragger]

1. I wonder how long it will take

To have an 'accidental suicide' while in custody.

On a side note, here's a comic strip called "Scandinavia & The World" with their whole take on the original rape allegations (which I still consider to be questionable)

http://satwcomic.com/leaking

[Poll_Blind]

2. As reported by the Guardian, which leaked the archive and then published the password in a book.

Hrm...

PB

[mackdaddy]

15. WikiLeaks is supposed to sue the Guardian for leaking these unredacted files

Now it is all wikileaks fault?

http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/attacks/231600630
"By Mathew J. Schwartz InformationWeek
September 01, 2011 11:10 AM

WikiLeaks on Thursday announced that it's suing the Guardian newspaper in Britain for facilitating the leak of unredacted U.S. diplomatic cables.

"A Guardian journalist has negligently disclosed top secret WikiLeaks' decryption passwords to hundreds of thousands of unredacted unpublished U.S. diplomatic cables," according to a statement released by WikiLeaks. " continued ...

[SoapBox]

3. blah, blah, blah...the Police State is upset...blah, blah, blah.

Go Julian!

[Gregorian]

4. Yeah. If his name were Scooter Libby, now that'd be a different subject.

Maybe it's not the same thing. Maybe I haven't thought this through.

[sce56]

5. Dang you I was going to say a similar thing %$#$&!!!

Like all he has to do is change his name to Dick and he will get a free pass despite committing treason against his country in time of war!

[tama]

8. +1

[unionworks]

12. What you said N/T

[krabigirl]

13. Yep. I agree! Wish there were more wikileaks type places.

[BNJMN]

18. There are.

10 seconds, and one Google Search later:
https://p10.secure.hostingprod.com/@spyblog.org.uk/ssl/spyblog/2010/12/12/alternatives-to-wikileaks-which-no-longer-caters-for-ordinary-whistleblowers---o.html

[pam4water]

6. Unhappy K&R

[Shining Jack]

7. "it is a criminal offence in the country to ..."

...publish any information which could lead to the identification of an intelligence officer."

Er... What about Valerie Plame? Why is Cheney (and the others involved) not in a fucking cell? Oh, silly me. We have to look forward.

[NorthCarolina]

10. That's in Australia.

Here in America the criminality of the act depends on WHO leaks the information.

[midnight]

9. I think there is more to this story than is being told.... But curiously

those leaks which I have not sifted through yet, could they be more damaging to the safety of Americans or any other citizenry that has been victimized by these wars,or banking fraud?

[gateley]

11. K&R nt

[BadtotheboneBob]

14. Bradley Manning is most certainly doomed now...

... He'll be locked down so far and deep that he'll never see the light of day. Particularly if any of the revealed intelligence 'assets' come to harm... and it seems he's been forgotten. All the attention now is on Assange.

[JDPriestly]

16. I thought that the Guardian had released this information first.

Is Assange still in charge of Wikileaks?

[BNJMN]

17. Was wondering when the Cracken (Insurance File) would be released.

Finally it'll see the light of day.
I know...I'm a few days late on this.

Forgive me.

[Odin2005]

19. Is it FASCISM yet?