[pp.int.general] Support for Julian Assange and Wikileaks

[Erik Lönroth]

Respect to you and those that support it openly.

The Pirate Party Södertälje (Sweden) will soon make it public that we
support Wikileaks too. I just need to get the votes from our local
activists before I do this. Its such a hot topic so I really want to
have a democratic support for it.

I still call for a joint international call from all Pirate Parties,
uniting on a public statement.

/Erik

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 3:06 PM, Rodney Serkowski
<rodneyserkowski at pirateparty.org.au> wrote:
> With respect to Wikileaks, and Julian Assange, PPAU have released a
> statement[1] of support for Wikileaks generally, and we have criticised the
> complicity of the Australian government in not condemning the various
> statements by prominent persons that incite violence or promote the
> assassination of Assange, who is an Australian citizen. We generally support
> the actions of Wikileaks, and the important role it plays in making our
> democracy more transparent. Unfortunately, governments are not willing to
> come to a more transparent paradigm voluntarily, which necessitates
> phenomena like Wikileaks.
>
> An interesting comparison was made in a small independent online
> magazine,[2] likening the advent of Wikileaks and this new transparency to
> the digitisation of music — a decaying, antiquated framework, being propped
> up by politicians that do not believe change is necessary or possible,
> because they cannot or are unwilling to see other possibilities.
> Unfortunately, there isn't enough fingers to plug the dyke, and they will
> have to accept new levels of transparency, and the inevitable reforms it
> will bring.
>
> [1] http://pirateparty.org.au/protect-citizens
> [2]
> http://www.crikey.com.au/2010/12/03/like-mp3s-wikileaks-will-change-govt-so-why-has-everyone-missed-the-point/
>
> Erik Lönroth wrote:
>
> I think that nobody has escaped the recent events of the Wikileaks
> publications.
>
> * In Sweden, there is an international warranty to arrest Julian
> Assange which is now on Interpol:s "Most Wanted List".
> * USA - Hillary Clinton - will use all its available forces to stop
> Wikileaks and try to prosecute Julian Assange for "something".
> * Julian is today, one of the most hunted persons in the world at the
> moment.
>
> Now Pirates, util Julian has been proven guilty of ANYTHING, we have
> to support him. (Inocent until proven guilty).
>
> Julian as a person is in grave danger, and what happens to him will
> statue an example for the rest of us to see.
>
> What can we do to protect him?
>
> /Erik
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