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kgnu_fan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 08:41 PM
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Julian Assange: Why the world needs WikiLeaks
Source: TED Global

The controversial website WikiLeaks collects and posts highly classified documents and video. Founder Julian Assange, who's reportedly being sought for questioning by US authorities, talks to TED's Chris Anderson about how the site operates, what it has accomplished -- and what drives him. The interview includes graphic footage of a recent US airstrike in Baghdad


About Julian Assange

Internet activist Julian Assange serves as spokesperson for WikiLeaks, a controversial, volunteer-driven website that publishes and comments on leaked documents alleging government and…

Read more: http://www.ted.com/talks/julian_assange_why_the_world_needs_wikileaks.html



Must See and Support Wikileaks since our media is not doing their job
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 09:43 PM
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1. I don't know why this Journalist would have to give up a
source, and therefore don't know why authorities are searching at this time. Isn't there a law that promotes/protects journalist who print controversial stories?
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Lucky Luciano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-20-10 10:29 PM
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2. Hmmm...never thought of him as a journalist, but that is exactly what he is. nt
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Ignis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-21-10 01:28 PM
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3. K&R
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