I am Julian Assange

[Pharaoh]

I want information so that I can hold my government accountable. If my country acts improperly and in my name, I want the proof. I want to know if there actually is no evidence proving weapons of mass destruction. I want to know if America is working with Israel to overthrow Iran's leadership. I want data that has not been spun by reporters that work for publishers and broadcasters with political and business goals that conflict with the facts. I want to know.

I am Julian Assange because I know unfettered information is valuable to democracy and a peaceful world. I can make the best decisions with the most knowledge. I can vote for the best candidates. I can support the smartest policies to help my country and the world. I am not naïve; I know that not every operation can be transparent but I have a right to know its outcome and how it has affected my country and me.

I do not believe Julian Assange has done anything wrong. The cables that have been published have all been printed in newspapers and redacted to protect individuals at risk. I do not want my country to prosecute a man whose actions are changing the way we get information and how we make critical decisions. I now know that my president and my country's military have not been honest about the war in Afghanistan. I know that my country has killed civilians and that we have refused to acknowledge our mistakes. I have learned that our allies are secretly consorting with our enemies.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-moore/i-am-julian-assange_b_793583.html

[L0oniX]

1. +1000000000000000

[Raksha]

2. K&R

[NuclearDem]

3. I'm Spartac--er, Julian Assange

:toast:

[redirish28]

4. K&R

[laughingliberal]

5. K & R nt

[RZM]

6. Whatever happened to Nike's 'I am Tiger Woods?' n/t

[sabrina 1]

7. There is a groundswell of support for him around the world.

This government needs to start reading their own 'secret' documents and start going after the actual criminals. Until that happens, we have no moral authority. But, I think it will be long time before that happens, sadly. Meantime if anything happens to Assange, or if they are stupid enough to try to bring him to the U.S. on charges of espionage, I hope every news organization in the world wakes up to the realization that because of their complicity in NOT reporting the truth, as he has, they will be next, as Joe Lieberman has stated plainly.

[Oceansaway]

8. wooooohoooooo !!...nt

[krabigirl]

9. K & R

[Agony]

10. Literally MILLIONS of people had access to this information through SIPRNET

It is laughable to think that there is any reason the rest of us citizens should not have access to this information at some point in time. That is the debate as far as I am concerned. Not IF this information should be secret but for HOW LONG. The time is now.

[CLANG]

11. K&R!!!

:party: Bwa ha ha ha!!!

[UndertheOcean]

12. Oh NO , the compass and the square , my friend might be onto something

~shudder~

;)

[GeorgeGist]

13. Just curious ...

would you be willing to spill the beans on the Masons?

[Pharaoh]

14. certainly!

Give me the beans and I will gladly spill them!

[glinda]

15. I never get sick of re-reading this.