Australia's foreign minister has said the US is to blame for the release of thousands of diplomatic cables on Wikileaks, not its Australian founder, Julian Assange.
Kevin Rudd said the release raised questions about US security.
Mr Rudd said he did not "give a damn" about criticism of him in the cables.
Mr Assange, arrested in the UK over sex crime allegations in Sweden, has accused the Australian government of "disgraceful pandering" to the US.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard had earlier called Mr Assange's release of the cables "grossly irresponsible".
Over the past two weeks, Wikileaks has released thousands of classified messages from US envoys around the world, from more than 250,000 it has been given.
Washington has called their publication "irresponsible" and an "attack on the international community". ...
In an interview with Reuters news agency, Mr Rudd said: "Mr Assange is not himself responsible for the unauthorised release of 250,000 documents from the US diplomatic communications network. The Americans are responsible for that." ...
via BBC News - Wikileaks: Australia FM blames US, not Julian Assange.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Wikileaks: Australia FM blames US, not Julian Assange
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And Associated Press writers R.G. Satter and J. Lawless have this report:
"Hackers strike back to support WikiLeaks founder" (Dec. 8, 2010)
"WikiLeaks supporters struck back Wednesday at perceived enemies of the site and its jailed founder Julian Assange ... in "Operation Payback" which cause "technological problems at MasterCard," which relationship with WikiLeaks on Tuesday.
"MasterCard is the latest in a string of U.S.-based Internet companies — including Visa, Amazon.com, PayPal Inc. and EveryDNS — to cut ties to WikiLeaks in recent days amid intense U.S. government pressure. ..."
"The online attacks are part of a wave of support for WikiLeaks that is sweeping the Internet. Twitter was choked with messages of solidarity for the group, while the site's Facebook page hit 1 million fans."
That's 1 million!
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this jerk is making fun of Us all.
I am not to disapointed with him, for a guy who let himself to broke the most important rule inside humans, and let those filthy sweden whores to manipulate with, i am really sick off.
Thanks, but no thanks. I do not find this jellyfish a part of this planet earth, no more than a 3milrd. of other jerks.
I think my universal translator is vimbrup disturubium.
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