Irish Politicians asked to show the "support" for Julian Assange and Wikileaks
Dear TD,
I am writing to you to ask you to do what is in your power to support Julian Assange of Wikileaks. I am leaving mention of the "rape charges" out of this email, as they are a matter for the courts.
It seems to me, as an "internet activist", that the present witchhunt of Wikileaks by the authorities of the western world (not to mention the hypocrisy or denigrating China for asking Google to censor its search results) will set a dangerous precedent for those of us who believe in the principles of a free media and a democratic, transparent society.
The campaign against Wikileaks, who are guilty of nothing more than telling the truth have ranged from a DDoS attack on its website (at the precise time it was about to begin making its biggest leaks available); Amazon.com removing its services to Wikileaks (though they were selling the book "The Pedophile's Guide to Love and Pleasure: a Child-lover's Code of Conduct" (and defended their decision on the grounds of "free speech"); PayPal have closed down WikiLeaks's account; Visa have said that will not allow services to Wikileaks; Mastercard have said they will not allow services to Wikileaks; the Swiss bank PostFinance has closed down Julian Assange's account because he cannot prove his Geneva address, but have allowed dictators like Baby Doc have accounts there (who, in fairness, could not be considered to be Swiss-resident whilst being president of another country); the list goes on, and gets more and more absurd as it does.
Please show your support for Julian Assange, Wikileaks, and free, open, transparent media.
Regards,
Mark C
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David Norris replies
Dear Mark,
Thank you for your email. I certainly do support Julian Assange. With
regard to the "leaks" the hysterical reaction of members of the American
political establishment where they called for the assassination of Mr.
Assange would seem to confirm the general tenor of what was released. I am
all in favour of openness and transparency. The sooner people's bad deeds
are exposed and the more frequently this happens the less likely there will
be to commit them.
Yours sincerely,
David Norris
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