[IMC-UK-Features] feature proposal: Wikileaks censored by US Court

[Chris]

Hi

On Thu 21-Feb-2008 at 02:56:38PM +0000, ftp wrote:
> 
> This is more appropriate for an article than an IMC uk
> feature, so thats an objection from me.
> 
> Features: The features on the middle column of the IMC
> UK website reflect postings to the newswire. Features
> are highlighting specific issues to make them more
> accessible.

There is one item on the wire, a repost from The Register:

  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/02/391886.html

Perhaps there are other articles on Indymedia stites in
other places that could be linked to...?

I think this is an important story and it would be good to
have a feature on it.

Chris

> Quoting Anarcho Babe <anarchobabe at fempages.org>:
> 
> > Wikileaks, the anonymous whistle-blower website, has
> > been faced with a legal
> > 
> > injunction to be taken down by orders of US District
> > Judge Jeffrey White. The
> > 
> > website, which is devoted to battle against web
> > censorship and for anonymity,
> > 
> > published documents proving that a Swiss Bank - the
> > Julius Baer Bank and Trust - engaged somewhat in money
> > laundering and tax evasion via the Cayman Islands
> > [Download Documents].  More reports: Slashdot | Wired
> > | The Register .
> >
> > If the bank tried to protect its reputation, it
> > certainly backfired: Newsoutlets from all over the
> > world report on the attempt to lock down the site with
> > DDOS attacks and threat to its dns record. Wikileaks
> > importance was
> > 
> > proven recently when it leaked documents about
> > conditions in prisons in Iraq and Guantanamo.

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