Press conference at Frontline with Rudolf Elmer and Julian Assange: See the conference here.

[Better Believe It]

Press conference at Frontline with Rudolf Elmer and Julian Assange
Submitted by knowledgeempire
January 17, 2011

This morning at the Frontline club, Rudolf Elmer handed over to Julian Assange a set of CDs containing leaked banking materials for 2,000 offshore bank accounts. As we reported on Sunday, "details on the CD's ... include information on business people, approximately 40 politicians, people who have made their living in the arts and multinational conglomerates, from US, Britain, Germany, Austria, Asia" and other currently undisclosed locations. The context of today's press conference, as well as Elmer's previously expressed motivations, can be found here.

Elmer clarified his position as a banker who "has the right" to prevent further "damage to society" by taking steps to inform the public of ongoing unethical activities. He expressed his gratitude to Wikileaks, which he described as a tool that allowed him to tell the people what he thinks "society has a right to know."

His aim today was to discuss the system, and not to reveal any names or other details contained in the leaked materials.

Elmer added that he was offered an abundance of money for his silence in the past, but that his conscience would not allow him to accept a bribe--this despite the fact that buying silence seems to be modus operandi in the banking industry.

Read the full article at:

http://wlcentral.org/node/961

See the video of the full press conference at:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/frontline-club#utm_campaign=unknown&utm_source=148332&utm_medium=social

[RandomThoughts]

1. What he says makes sense, and I understand that.

In my situation beer and travel money would not buy silence, but would pay a debt, that is a fundamental miss understanding of the situation to think that what is due being pay would change what I choose to say, think, express, or believe.

That is buying silence, instead of paying a debt.

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2. Back tomorrow -- thank you!