Keep this guy Assange running. I hope he never feels safe or in peace again. Im glad PayPal and Amazon took a stand against this global idiot.

They're certainly contributing to his fame and making him look good.

Unsurprisingly, Paypal was founded by a wingnut righty venture capitalist who likes hosting events with Ann Coulter amongst other things.

One dude with merely a website has scared the shit out of a bunch of very powerful corrupt people around the globe. I can't help but think that's a good thing.

The stranglehold is getting tighter on this guy. The ensuring weeks will be fascinating theater.

Everything the US does to further disparage Assange will appear to be just more sour grapes, and continue to destroy what little credibility it has left in the diplomatic sphere. The info is very damaging, especially for Hilary, but it's much deserved.

actually, just about everything i've seen so far ISN'T damaging for the US (neo-fascist or not). Most everything shows the US diplomatic corps to be professional and thoughtful. The cables mainly spell out what most observers already suspected. The only real damage is the insight into the personality flaws (also no surprises there) of foreign leaders (Putin, Sarkozy).

In an odd way the state dept. should be proud that its employees have remained so committed and professional, despite the attempts of the Bush administration to shift all intelligence gathering to the DoD.

Yes -- the thing that has been most damaging to the U.S. government has been its own hysterical and violent reaction, which suggests that much of Assange's theory about the government as an authoritarian conspiracy is correct.

Because of Wikileaks, the US Government is revealing itself for what it truly is; a neo-fascist organization governed by incompetent sell outs who are in turn run by multi-nationals who dictate our legislation. This appears to not be a problem for so many Americans who have lost the will to govern themselves.

If youre so smart, why do you still live in your moms basement?

That's neither funny or original, proving your not very smart at all.

I would rather know the truth

Wikileaks cables reveal that the US wrote Spain's proposed copyright law

http://www.boingboing.net/2010...

Imagine the outrage if US tax payers found that France was writing our laws.
These leaks reveal much more than CNN or FOX is willing to acknowledge.
I can't wait for the banks to be next

So what? At most, the US wrote a bill. It's not a law until it's passed by their legislative body. Please get your terminology right. They don't have to pass it, and if they do and their public hates it, they can answer to the voters at the next election. If the public accepts it, then the US helping to author it doesn't really matter, does it?

The connection between the U.S. copyright and patent industry and other aspects of American imperialism is certainly interesting. So now 'we', or rather certain major corporations with IP interests, are not only writing the laws the U.S. but for other countries. The connection between copyright and censorship shouldn't be missed, either.

Am I in the minority on this one for subscribing to the ignorance is bliss platform? I mean really, just as sure as it should not have surprised anyone that we've been spying back and forth on Russia since the Cold War, it shouldn't have enraged anyone that fuck with people routinely. If we can brazenly invade countries, then we can certainly talk shit about them behind their backs. Wiki Leaks simply enabled us to do it in front of their face. Personally, I think the average citizen of the US should be more concerned with us falling even more out of the world favor than anything else.

Assange is the anti-diplomat. His parents never taught him that sometimes, a few lies can actually do some good, especially when you're dealing with egomaniacs with weapons of destruction. He's the guy who'll shake your hand then tell you your breath stinks and your hairpiece looks fake.

Man, I don't think people get what's going on with Wikileaks. This is about stopping people from finding out major major news stories. Do people realize that only a tiny percentage of the cables have been released so far? More bombshells come out every day and will continue for weeks! Here's journalist Glenn Greenwald:

"The amount of corruption and injustice in the world that WikiLeaks is exposing, not only in the United States, but around the world, in Peru, in Australia, in Kenya and in West Africa and in Iceland, much—incidents that are not very well known in the United States, but where WikiLeaks single-handedly uncovered very pervasive and systematic improprieties that would not have otherwise been uncovered, on top of all of the grave crimes committed by the United States.

There is nobody close to that organization in terms of shining light of what the world’s most powerful factions are doing and in subverting the secrecy regime that is used to spawn all sorts of evils."

The New York Times with all its resources cant change anything, yet some gay french internet nerd thinks he will affect USA foreign policy? Goddamn Internet people are so delusional.

I guess that's why the US government is so disinterested in him.