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  engineer

  Feb. 18, 2008, 6:43 p.m.

  With the dictatorship in the White House, I'm not surprised
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  lohwengk

  Feb. 19, 2008, 4:04 a.m.

  This has some very disturbing implications. To take an extreme example, if Microsoft wanted to, it could go to a district court to shut down or prevent access to its competitors' web-sites.
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  jaspersneed

  Feb. 19, 2008, 11:44 a.m.

  This story has been up on Propeller for 18 hours, is currently on the front page with 74 votes, yet has drawn TWO COMMENTS thus far. This is exactly how the dictatorship will erode the freedom of the internet -- one seemingly small court ruling at a time, with few even realizing the significance of what is happening, let alone reacting to it.

  This is the most important story of the year. We had BETTER stay tuned.
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  GHOSTWHOWALKS

  Feb. 19, 2008, 11:45 a.m.

  A California court? Why am I not surprised? Another broadside to the wall of Freedom of Speech.
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  djn3nunez3

  Feb. 19, 2008, 12:43 p.m.

  According to the story the site has not been shut down and can still be reached by way of the IP Address.

  http://88.80.13.160/wiki/Wikileaks

  I suspect it is just a matter of time before they order the host to take the whole site down.
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  joeblowe

  Feb. 19, 2008, 1:02 p.m.

  This could turn out to be a third rail issue. Clearly, 1st Amendment rights are involved, as well as protections in the form of whistleblower protection laws. This idiot freaking judge could find his fingers scorched at some point. It doesn't surprise me even a little that these people who are helping to commit crimes are trying to keep the evidence off the net. Here again, I should think the whistleblower protection laws should protect these (Wikileaks) people. At least in this country. I don't know about Switzerland, the U.K, or the Cayman Islands. My suspicion is that those laws may be absent - at least in the Caymans where they pride themselves on helping people hide their assets. (Which, by the way, I usually have no problem with. Long as it isn't illegal or fraudulent somehow.) Far as I know, revealing evidence of criminal activity is NOT considered a violation of a confidentiality agreement.
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  Muraha

  Feb. 19, 2008, 5:07 p.m.

  Wikileaks will be the forum for the ethical defection and exposure of unaccountable and abusive power to the people.
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  jordan11

  Feb. 19, 2008, 5:26 p.m.

  This action was centered around a Swiss banking group & their shenanigans. Fascinating. Why would a bush appointee (The Judge) be concerned about a Swiss banking group?

  So I just spent 15 minutes looking around, & find that this group (Julius Baer) has a NY office. Clicking on links, I find they are underwritten by several investment funds. One that caught my eye, was the American Century Funds...of which there were several listed. Is there, I ask myself, a link between the American Century Funds & the Project for a New American Century? (PNAC). PNAC is a conservative group who wishes to bring corporatism to the forefront of the world's power. I know Cheney is a charter member of PNAC, & he had between 10-25 million invested in the American Century Funds.....I must say, we are in desperate need of investigative reporters to check up on things. After only 15 minutes, I'm ready for a nap.
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  zep5610

  Feb. 19, 2008, 5:44 p.m.

  Wikileaks is still available at..

  http://88.80.13.160

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