Medvedev says WikiLeaks 'positive', 'healthy'

Russia's president Dmitry Medvedev recently released a statement saying that he is in favor of Wikileaks. He called the website 'positive' and 'healthy' which is the complete opposite of how many other political figures feel. Some people feel that Wikileaks is dangerous and could cause potential terrorist threats to our country, but Medvedev feels that the website could actually increase the spirit of international relations.


Regarding the release of information about Russia in particular, Medvedev did not dismiss any of the information and also said that what was revealed was no news to him. 


Link:
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/world/view/20110127-316921/Medvedev-says-WikiLeaks-positive-healthy

Political Controversy: What Else Is New?

WikiLeaks is causing chaos in the political world. The content leaked through WikiLeaks is effecting governments worldwide. 

The link below is an interview with Daniel Ellsberg, perhaps the country’s most famous Whistleblower. Ellsberg leaked the secret history of the Vetnam Wat in 1971. He is flying to London tonight to take place in WikiLeaks News Conference with WikiLeaks creator Julian Assange.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1pTl8KdREk&feature=player_embedded#! 

The video above also speaks of the way the White House and the Pentagon accused Wikileaks of irresponsibility, and claimed they were putting lives in danger when they released the 91,000 Iraqi War Logs. WikiLeaks claims they have been attacked by Us government.  The video also touches on the fact that most recently, WikiLeaks accused the US government of targeting it with financial warfare.

Debating Wikileaks in the Political Setting

Wikileaks has caused one of the largest internet scandals since piracy lawsuits against the peer to peer music sharing program Napster. Not only does the leader of Wikileaks Julian Asange have american cooperation's such as Bank of America in a full nelson, but the military intelligence contained in the documents he is threatening to have possession of has already ruined the lives of many. Another aspect of the scandal is the amount of money it will cost to go into court, "Lawyers acting on behalf of Wikileaks have billed the document leaking origination for about 30,000 euros in services." This could grow exponentially, since the U.S. government has taken a huge action in trying to decipher just what Julian Asange has acquired. Not only does this span from the U.S., Swiss and Swedish profiles have been caught up in the madness of relinquishing key information. Wikileaks was once temporarily forced to shut down three years ago thanks to a Swiss banker Rudolf Elman, lending major information on tax evasion to the website. Reasons for Elmers actions seem simple, yet cause political rage for the variety in different countries individual involvement in undocumented crime.

Elmer says he is releasing the information "in order to educate society". The list includes "high net worth individuals", multinational conglomerates and financial institutions – hedge funds". They are said to be "using secrecy as a screen to hide behind in order to avoid paying tax". They come from the US, Britain, Germany, Austria and Asia – "from all over".

Frightening that the government is rendered powerless in causing the website to crash momentarily. Except for Elmers first round of leakage, when U.S. Supreme Court Judge Bear Stearns managed to dismantle communication to Wikileaks, due to free speech groups speaking out as well as media corporations. Yet the battle continues, with governments shaking in their boots.

Wikileaks links

New APPS: Art, Politics, Philosophy, Science

Nida-Rümelin.*, Julian. "Kant and Wikileaks." New APPS: Art, Politics, Philosophy, Science. Web. 21 Jan. 2011. <http://www.newappsblog.com/2010/12/kant-and-wikileaks.html>.

Democracy Needs Publicity: Did Immanuel Kant dream of Wikileaks? The philosopher believed that radical publicity was a condition of peace.

"Democratic forms of government will ensure peace between republics, independent of their particular interests, only when the goals and praxis of regimes in international politics are transparent and public."






DEMOCRACY NOW!: The War and Peace Report

"Julian Assange on WikiLeaks, War and Resisting Government Crackdown." A Daily TV/radio News Program, Hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, Airing on over 900 Stations, Pioneering the Largest Community Media Collaboration in the United States.Web. 21 Jan. 2011. <http://www.democracynow.org/2010/12/31/julian_assange_on_wikileaks_war_and>.

Interview with the man himself, Julian Assange.

WIKILEAKS

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