News - Hacktivists target anti WikiLeaks sites

[HEXUS]

Anonymous hits back at sites refusing to do business with the whistle blowing website.

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[aidanjt]

However France's industry minister, Eric Besson reportedly takes another view and has called for the site to be shut down, claiming that the country should not host sites that "violate the confidentiality of diplomatic relations and put in danger people protected by diplomatic secrecy".

I.e., Crooked politicians. Can't have their wheeling dealings exposed now, can we?

[Noxvayl]

The system built on lies is beginning to fall apart and those currently in power are trying to keep it together using whatever means necessary. They are just trying to preserve the status quo.

The thing I find the most enjoyable is that no matter how many of these situations they patch up they'll still be unable to prevent the tables turning.

[Shooty*]

As usual, The Daily Mash gets it spot on

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/w...-201012033317/

and

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/w...-201012073327/

Particularly loving the comment "Meanwhile governments across the world were celebrating Mr Assange's arrest and imminent escape, stressing that history proves if you focus all your efforts on stopping one man then the thing you don't like will just go away."