Mixing the organisation Wikileaks with the assault charge of Assange is not the best of ideas and treating it differently could indicate that we don't really believe in the principle of innocent until proven guilty..<div>
<br></div><div>I tend to think it is important to make a statement in support for the work Wikileaks does at the moment considering how it is threatened. We could mention other organisations that works on similar goals as you mention, but that part of the message would probably not be noticed when all media talks about is Wikileaks.<div>
<div><br></div><div><div>There are also other ways to support leaks, by actively spreading leaks on the net. I seem to have this new hobby of reading SECRET cables from Wikileaks and the corrupt governor (Juma Khan Hamdard) of the Paktia province in Afghanistan caught my attention so I updated his Wikipedia page with the following sentences:</div>
<div><br></div><div>"In May 2007 he was forced to resign as governor of Jowzjan when thousands demonstrated against him. Forces under his command shot at demonstrators in the Uzbek town of Shibirghan, killing thirteen and injuring more than thirty."</div>
<div><br></div><div>"He is currently under investigations for soliciting bribes from contractors by having them arrested at job sites and held until the bribes were paid"</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; ">And referenced to the Guardian quoting the cable from Wikileaks:</span></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/241681">http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/241681</a></span></font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/241681"></a>I have to say that it was a very satisfactory to save those changes! ;)</span></font></div>
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</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;">- Nicolas</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><br>
</span></font><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 7:20 PM, Amelia Andersdotter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:teirdes@gmail.com">teirdes@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="im">On 4 December 2010 19:03, Erik Lönroth <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:erik.lonroth@gmail.com" target="_blank">erik.lonroth@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
... and would you support something that adds a few words about the<br>
"whistle-blowers" ?<br>
<br></blockquote></div><div><br>If anything should be supported it's whistle-blowers. And it is my position as a Swedish Pirate Party member and an incumbent Member of the European Parliament not to support a text that blindly supports the, eh. Defendant or plaintiff? Defendant I guess, in a case that has not even gone to court. Technically, there can't even be defendant or plaintiffs in this case because they are only conducting a preliminary investigation.<br>
<br>Gosh, people are really sheep when they fall for media manipulation, aren't they?<br><font color="#888888"><br>/a<br> </font></div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204);padding-left:1ex">
I removed that from my original text. I would not mind adding it.<br>
<font color="#888888"><br>
/Erik<br>
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On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 7:01 PM, Erik Lönroth <<a href="mailto:erik.lonroth@gmail.com" target="_blank">erik.lonroth@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Amelia, is it your position as a representative of the Pirate Party in<br>
> Sweden and (soon) Member of the European Parliament not to support<br>
> this text?<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://openpad.me/m9av1kOVgs" target="_blank">http://openpad.me/m9av1kOVgs</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> /Erik<br>
><br>
> On Sat, Dec 4, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Amelia Andersdotter <<a href="mailto:teirdes@gmail.com" target="_blank">teirdes@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On 4 December 2010 12:17, Mikulas.Ferjencik <<a href="mailto:Mikulas.Ferjencik@seznam.cz" target="_blank">Mikulas.Ferjencik@seznam.cz</a>><br>
>> wrote:<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> I would like to note, that PPI is not supposed to issue Press releases, so<br>
>>> it is more appropriate to prepare a press release, which can separate PPs<br>
>>> endorse. It would also be good to include what do respective PPs do to<br>
>>> support wikileaks.<br>
>><br>
>> The Swedish Pirate Party and myself do not support Wikileaks as such, but<br>
>> leaking and leaking services in general (including OpenLeaks, cryptome and<br>
>> the newly formed Serbian project for leaks). We would like to see an<br>
>> inclusive statement that considers the benefit over whistleblowers in<br>
>> general, and not a specific service for this purpose.<br>
>><br>
>> Wikileaks can certainly be exemplified, but it is important that they do not<br>
>> get to represent the entire leaking community, and especially that they do<br>
>> not overshadow the brave men and women who make sure the leaks get out there<br>
>> in the first place.<br>
>><br>
>> Amelia Andersdotter<br>
>><br>
>>><br>
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