Wikileaks founder Told Passport is Being Canceled

[rodney_ws]

Sometimes the truth ain't pretty... or easy to find. I appreciate what this man tries to do for the truth.

 

[JD13]

I guess we have all been transported back in time....To the year 1984!

 

[doorspawn]

It seems Auz immigration didn't actually do anything wrong except perhaps mistakenly (and according to Assange), tell him his passport would be cancelled - which most definitely didn't happen.
Is that what's got all you lot riled up here? Come back when something happens. I'm all in favor of Wikileaks, but this isn't news.

Sometimes the truth ain't pretty. And sometimes the truth ain't exciting enough for some.

 

[knutjb]

[citation][nom]televr[/nom]Just as Obama signs the Freedom of Press Act. In plain EnglishI guess that means journalists are really stuffed deer, now.[/citation]
[citation][nom]Kelavarus[/nom]Good job reading what country the man is in.[/citation]
Looks to me like he was pointing out our current similarities with the Aussies. BTW Obama's new Finance Bill allows the Treasury to look at all banking transactions without a warrant, for your safety of course. Just another POV...

 

[JimmiG]

[citation][nom]Silmarunya[/nom]How on earth can any country that calls itself democratic oppose initiatives such as Wikileaks?[/citation]

A country isn't a democracy just because their government says it is. For example, the former East Germany called itself the "German Democratic Republic", yet they also engaged in censorship and found clever ways to punish and restrict those who opposed the government or created too much trouble.

 

[stromm]

Wait. So his passport WAS NOT canceled. What's the real point of this article.

What I got from this article is that some web-news site, without unsubstantiated evidence wrote that a controversial person supposedly was told that his passport would be canceled, only that it in fact wasn't canceled.

I'm getting sick and tired of "rumor-news". I have better things to do than spend my time reading an article portrayed as factual, only to find that it's all garbage. That and all the writers to think they're making themselves important by writing drivel.

 

[aaron686]

The government is trying to keep this man from revealing their dirty secrets.

 

[Silmarunya]

[citation][nom]JimmiG[/nom]A country isn't a democracy just because their government says it is. For example, the former East Germany called itself the "German Democratic Republic", yet they also engaged in censorship and found clever ways to punish and restrict those who opposed the government or created too much trouble.[/citation]

True, but it is safe to say Australia considers itself a democracy...

 

[Montezuma]

Countries that many of you believe to be democratic are actually Representative Republics. An actual democracy is when everyone votes on the laws that are passed. In actuality, we only vote for people to represent us and to vote on our behalf.

The problem is that once they are in office, they can vote any way they wish. If they go against the wishes of the people they represent, then they are(supposed to be) voted out of office. The other problem is that too many people that are able to vote are too lazy to actually get out and vote. They then go to internet chat rooms and gripe about how the leadership is doing a bad job.

So, get out and vote. Do you part or do not get upset when things do not go your way.

As for this article, it just seems like the people at Wikileaks are trying to find a way to become relevant, yet they are failing. I guess Julian Assange has been unable to get enough classified data and is looking for attention in other way. Really, though, Wikileaks has never and will never post any real "classified" or "top secret" data, because those that run the site prefer to stay alive and free.

Wikileaks is a good idea, but it is run by a group of absolute, rabid idiots.

 

[_Cubase_]

[citation][nom]xenol[/nom]Australia already censors government criticism (in certain places at least).[/citation]

Where the bloody hell did you get that idea mate?

No seriously, that part is actually bullshit. I have no problems saying that the Australian Government [XXXX] [XXXXXXXX] [XXXXXXXXXX] [XX] [XXXXXXX] [long live Australia].

 

[_Cubase_]

[citation][nom]xenol[/nom]Australia already censors government criticism (in certain places at least). [/citation]

...but all jokes aside, this has actually never happened.

 

[house70]

its wikiLEAKS, that means the crap he's exposing is not his, it's others', usually. Is like shooting the messenger.
We need a whole country filled with people like him. That should be the next superpower.

 

[alextheblue]

[citation][nom]killerclick[/nom]I'm sure it's overblown. This guy is a sensationalist, he'll go to any lengths to provoke a response. Check out his interview on the Colbert Report.[/citation]No joke! He's no hero. He's just as much of an entertainer as the best of them.

 

[JonnyDough]

[quote...posting footage of U.S. forces laughing at 12 dead bodies in Iraq.[/quote]

Just so you know, as a U.S. military member I would never do that. Post footage I mean.

Just kidding, that was just wrong. I would never laugh at my fallen enemy. Only morons do that kind of distasteful crap, you should honor and respect your enemy, even if you don't understand/disagree with their philosophies.

 

[tommysch]

[citation][nom]stromm[/nom]Wait. So his passport WAS NOT canceled. What's the real point of this article. What I got from this article is that some web-news site, without unsubstantiated evidence wrote that a controversial person supposedly was told that his passport would be canceled, only that it in fact wasn't canceled.I'm getting sick and tired of "rumor-news". I have better things to do than spend my time reading an article portrayed as factual, only to find that it's all garbage. That and all the writers to think they're making themselves important by writing drivel.[/citation]

That is much more dangerous to democracy.

 

[tommysch]

[citation][nom]house70[/nom]its wikiLEAKS, that means the crap he's exposing is not his, it's others', usually. Is like shooting the messenger.We need a whole country filled with people like him. That should be the next superpower.[/citation]

Screwing with the official propaganda doesn't make great super powers. Imagine if we didn't have a good propaganda machine back in WW2, we would be making the Nazi salute to each other nowadays...

[quote...posting footage of U.S. forces laughing at 12 dead bodies in Iraq.[/quote]

LOL @ 12 dead Iraqis! Damn why do they get all the kills...

 

[falchard]

Anyone else think that old lady has no wrinkles?

 

[martin0642]

I have noticed that recently, Australia seems to be slipping further into the nanny-state style of Governance that the UK is also soaked in.

In the US, I am tired of businesses getting the benefits of both citizenship and incorporation. They are treated in a dual manner that I find troublesome. If a man goes into a bank and steals 5k, he can get several years in prison - if that same man runs an oil company and causes a natural disaster, they are shielded from responsibility. Businesses don't make decisions, people do, and they should be accountable. The oil leak could literally kill tens of thousands of people though loss of medical coverage and wages - but since there is a degree of separation between the act and the human consequence - they get a pass.

People need to goto jail so that they and everyone else in a political position will know that playing games with peoples lives has consequences and should be taken seriously. A far cry from the current anti-intellectual wish-thinking leaders we have today that place personal gain over responsible, learned discourse. Our leaders are in a real life Hollywood set where they think they are divorced from repercussion when they treat real life like a populist game.