US Makes Twitter Give Names/Addresses of WikiLeaks Followers

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Post by Gawd » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:27 am

U.S. court orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks documents
A court in the United States has ordered popular micro-blogging website Twitter to hand over documents connected to WikiLeaks to the U.S. Justice Department, CNN reported Saturday.

The documents relate to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and U.S. Army private Bradley Manning, who is under arrest on suspicion of leaking information to the whistleblowing website, the report said.

The order, issued by a district court in the U.S. state of Virginia, sought "subscriber names, user names, screen names, mailing addresses, residential addresses," CNN said.

Twitter has declined comment. WikiLeaks also said that it suspected other U.S. internet companies had been contacted by American officials as part of the investigation.

The US government has sharply criticized WikiLeaks for publishing the illegally obtained material. Officials have been examining possible charges against WikiLeaks and its staff following a series of spectacular leaks that have embarrassed officials and damaged Washington's image.
This just goes to prove that America is one fucked up bitch. When Twitter was used to spread shit about Iran, Obama was all high praise. Now, when it is used to spread shit about Americans, it is all "we will find you and where you live and torture you in our secret prisons".
http://www.haaretz.com/news/internation ... s-1.335882

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Post by Atheist-Lite » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:49 am

Gawd wrote:U.S. court orders Twitter to hand over WikiLeaks documents
A court in the United States has ordered popular micro-blogging website Twitter to hand over documents connected to WikiLeaks to the U.S. Justice Department, CNN reported Saturday.

The documents relate to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and U.S. Army private Bradley Manning, who is under arrest on suspicion of leaking information to the whistleblowing website, the report said.

The order, issued by a district court in the U.S. state of Virginia, sought "subscriber names, user names, screen names, mailing addresses, residential addresses," CNN said.

Twitter has declined comment. WikiLeaks also said that it suspected other U.S. internet companies had been contacted by American officials as part of the investigation.

The US government has sharply criticized WikiLeaks for publishing the illegally obtained material. Officials have been examining possible charges against WikiLeaks and its staff following a series of spectacular leaks that have embarrassed officials and damaged Washington's image.
This just goes to prove that America is one fucked up bitch. When Twitter was used to spread shit about Iran, Obama was all high praise. Now, when it is used to spread shit about Americans, it is all "we will find you and where you live and torture you in our secret prisons".
http://www.haaretz.com/news/internation ... s-1.335882
I'm sure they'll also seek details of those posting on forums like this if they give rise for concern also? :naughty:
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Post by Trolldor » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:50 am

What does it matter if the US court does this? These supporters advocate complete transparency, they should be publishing their names and addresses.
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Post by Animavore » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:54 am

Why should they? I haven't seen Wikileaks release any personal details about anyone. Wikileaks are for complete transparency of government, not of personal lives. Governments shouldn't be keeping secrets from the people. We own them not the other way around.
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Post by Gawd » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:55 am

Crumple wrote:
I'm sure they'll also seek details of those posting on forums like this if they give rise for concern also? :naughty:
They will have to find my "terrorist" training camp first!

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Post by Trolldor » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:56 am

Wikileaks don't just stop with Governments, and their supporters still advocate complete transparency.
"The fact is that far more crime and child abuse has been committed by zealots in the name of God, Jesus and Mohammed than has ever been committed in the name of Satan. Many people don't like that statement but few can argue with it."

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Post by Gawd » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:56 am

Trolldor wrote:What does it matter if the US court does this? These supporters advocate complete transparency, they should be publishing their names and addresses.
And the American distortion field is used once again.......

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Post by Gawd » Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:57 am

Trolldor wrote:Wikileaks don't just stop with Governments, and their supporters still advocate complete transparency.
And just where does WikiLeaks followers say this? Have you ever seen WikiLeaks reveal credit card numbers?

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Post by Gawd » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:02 am

In case anyone is interested, here is a link to one of the people that the Americans are trying to man handle:

http://twitter.com/birgittaj

She is Birgitta Jónsdóttir, a Member of Parliament in Iceland. BUT, don't follow her or the Yanks will try to screw you, too!

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Post by PsychoSerenity » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:23 am

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Post by Gawd » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:33 am

Here is a PDF of this Americunt "Court Order": http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn ... bpoena.pdf

They are also going after the credit cards, banking information, cell phone numbers, and IP addresses for the Twitter followers of WikiLeaks. Needless to say, I don't like Americans.

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Post by PsychoSerenity » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:51 am

Gawd wrote:Here is a PDF of this Americunt "Court Order": http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn ... bpoena.pdf

They are also going after the credit cards, banking information, cell phone numbers, and IP addresses for the Twitter followers of WikiLeaks. Needless to say, I don't like Americans.
                      

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Excellent.

But don't blame it on Americans, Gawd. It's their government that needs to be told to get fucked. Just like many governments or other people abusing power around the world.
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Post by Gawd » Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:59 am

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Gawd wrote:Here is a PDF of this Americunt "Court Order": http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn ... bpoena.pdf

They are also going after the credit cards, banking information, cell phone numbers, and IP addresses for the Twitter followers of WikiLeaks. Needless to say, I don't like Americans.
                      

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Excellent.

But don't blame it on Americans, Gawd. It's their government that needs to be told to get fucked. Just like many governments or other people abusing power around the world.
The American government is representative of the people......

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Post by Hermit » Sat Jan 08, 2011 1:57 pm

Gawd wrote:The American government is representative of the people......
No more - nor less- so than Stalin, Mussolini or Hitler.
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Post by Gawd » Sat Jan 08, 2011 5:19 pm

Seraph wrote:
Gawd wrote:The American government is representative of the people......
No more - nor less- so than Stalin, Mussolini or Hitler.
That's an inept comparison. Americans vote their government whereas your examples are not democracies. Although, they too are representative of their citizens......

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