US Attorney General Eric Holder announced today that he has authorized “significant actions” by the Justice Department related to the investigation of WikiLeaks for possible criminal charges.
“WikiLeaks has released nearly 1,000 State Department cables, revealing criminal behavor by officials up to and including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Holder made no comments suggesting any action would be taken against any officials for these crimes, and the Justice Department has never indicated that there is even an investigation related to the crimes, above and beyond the one against WikiLeaks for making the crimes known to the public.
Officials have been calling for a myriad of actions against WikiLeaks, including drone strikes, but it is unclear at best if the organization has committed any crimes, and the US Supreme Court has previously vindicated the right of private media outlets to leak embarrassing government secrets that are in the interest of the American public. While it does not appear that officials are deterred by the actual law regarding whistleblowers, the ability to successfully charge WikiLeaks associates remains questionable.
Amazing! They can't, or won't, find the so-called evil mastermind behind 9-11 killing thousands, but "hells bells" they seem to be oh so johnny on the spot to destroy someone who airs their dirty laundry and never killed a soul. That must be the ticket. Because if he'd been a dyed in the wool stone cold killer he'd probably be on the payroll. Maybe even stuffing his millions in a mideast bank.
"National security of the United States has been put at risk, the American people… put at risk… by actions I believe arrogant, misguided, and ultimately not helpful in any way."… insists Eric Holder. What a load of craven bulls*#t!
Ummm, Holder? Why didn't you prosecute the Bushco traitors? Genuine war criminals there boy. Golly there Holder, what American laws have been broken by Assange and/or Wikileaks? What acts of treason were committed by the Australian? Australian!
Holder you servile lickspittle, shut the f*#k up. Clean up America's house BEFORE you start pandering and selling off the Department of Justice to the highest bidder. About the only "arrogance" around these days vomits forth from the US Attorney General himself.
It would be more productive to get rid of the low grade poorly educated remora they call diplomats. Just call them dips or dippy, give them bibs and a small room with a view of the sky for their efforts.
When can we expect Hillary and Co. to appear before a Grand Jury to answer for her crimes? When will she be named for extradition to face charges in the countries of those whom she authorized the theft of private information? Perhaps even more importantly, was the operation undertaken without the knowledge of the President? Actually, it doesn't matter- he's at the top of the chain of command and ultimately Obama is responsible as this happened on his watch.
Assange is a good man,he will inflict as much damage as possible as quickly as he can before the American government murders him.
History will put Assange in the same class at Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Nelson Mandela.
He has shown the courage to speak truth to power and the sons of b!tches who call themselves our "leaders" hate him for it.
Why don't the Establishment talking heads say anything about Hillary Clinton ordering diplomats to act as spies against UN officials? They even sought to get credit card numbers, fingerprints and DNA samples, even from the head of the UN.
Any HONEST politician and journalist would call for Clinton to immediately lose her job. But instead they go after the men who made this grave crime known.
I didn't think you were allowed to shoot the messenger?
That they are tyring to only shows how corrupt our "good" nation really is.
“National security of the United States has been put at risk,” insisted Holder, adding “The American people themselves have been put at risk by these actions that I believe are arrogant, misguided and ultimately not helpful in any way.”
It is noticeable that he does not say illegal, expressing only a judgmental "belief", arrogant, misguided and not helpful, while ignoring the whistleblower protection for Bradley Manning.
skulz fontaine, You took the words right out of my mouth. The fact that Uncle Tom (Obama) didn’t go after the blood thirsty, savage, war criminals (Bush n Cheney et al.) only proves that he is the exact same thing as them. It’s hilarious how many Americans voted for him thinking that “bcuz he’s black, he’s different”. lol. He’s a piece of sh¡t. An expansionist, baby-killing butcher. Just like Bush. The good news though is that China is gonna open up a can of whoop ass on this place. Good things just take time. And when that day comes. The entire world is going to party like it’s 1999. Stay tuned.
Zack,
You really think China will be any better? Wake up little boy.
They, China, will be 10 times worse.
What the U.S. needs is a real revoloution to clean out Washinton and restore the Constitution.
Then rebuild this country and end all the BS.
Eric Holder is a piece of shit like Alberto Gonzales. The only people the Obama administration prosecutes are whistle blowers. Wall Street fraudsters and Bush administration criminals, not so much.
Eric Holder, you might remember, was the crook that brokered the Clinton administration's twelfth hour pardon of the infamous Marc Rich.
And is part of the continuation of not bringing the Bush gang to justice. Or, as they say: Holder, we already know what YOU are/
Would someone in the media follow up and ask Mr. Holder what specific leak has led to national security risks? He's making a very bold assertion and not having to back it up. Hello, media…where are you?
Don't expect hard questions from any of today's "journalists."
Journalism jobs are hard to come by and the good wh_re-journailist knows that he/she has to satisfy his/her editor-john for the money he/she is paid. Their editors-johns know to get ahead the have to massage the t_ts of the system by not rocking the boat.
If Assange is smart- I mean crazy-like-a-fox smart- he'll have the entire store of documents (redacted or not) stashed away somewhere on a death switch. That way, if anything 'untoward' happens to him and he cant log in periodically to reset the timer… everything goes out in one fell swoop to every media outlet he can get an address for, and to every private citizen who requests to be on the mailing list. That way, he's got his 'second strike' capability if he's jailed or mysteriously dies in a horrible gardening accident or what have you. Does the US- or any other government- want to take a chance on what he actually has on hand? Do politicians and diplomats want to take a chance on their names being on damning documents? Somehow I think if Assange set a 'doomsday system' in place and let the world know it is active, they'd be a little less interested in hounding him so badly. The information is going to get out, one way or the other- so they want it cleaned up a little, or in the raw? Pick your poison, and let's get on with it.
He's done just that. It's yesterday's news. These guys are pros and know what they're up against:
Assange threatens to release ‘poison pill’ if arrested or killed
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/assange-threat…
The only thing “putting the security of the American people at risk” is the corrupt, corporate controlled, blood sucking, genocidist, vampires at the Pentagon. And of course, their self-absorbed, narcissistic, attention starved, lackeys in the White House. Neither Al-Qaeda, or any other “terrorist” organization, poses anywhere near the threat to this country than this gang of gluttonous, genocidal, money-whores that occupy American government. Assange is a true hero. Obama is a big fat zero.
Jesus–can't believe you people are falling for this kabuki-theater melodrama. Do you honestly believe that Assange is some kind of John Galt / Lone Ranger taking on the global superpower??? LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Like every propped up, pretend enemy of the Establishment, he will one day be revealed as just another accomplice.
Who is really benefiting from these so-called "leaks?" Ter'ists? Al-Qaida? China? Hardly. The only ones benefitting are the fascists (Obama, Clinton, the banks, the International police state). This has their fingerprints all over it.
Pull your heads out of your asses, morons.
"Do you honestly believe that Assange is some kind of John Galt / Lone Ranger taking on the global superpower???"
Yes. Doesn't everybody?
"Who is really benefiting from these so-called "leaks?"
Only the citizens of the world who care about what their governments are doing to them, how and why.
"The only ones benefitting are the fascists (Obama, Clinton, the banks, the International police state). This has their fingerprints all over it."
You forgot to mention Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny. Both of them profit too.
"Pull your heads out of your asses, morons. "
Well! That convinced me. Not only did it convince me that you are right and to believe as you do but also convinced me that your IQ is about two notches lower than the driving speed in a school zone. In case the Sarah Palin trademark of multiple question marks and exclamation points hadn't given you away.
Breaking News: Uncle Tom (Obama) agrees to extend Bush tax cuts….That’s right Boy, the republicans call the tune and you dance to it like the good little lickspittle that you are. Lmao. Who is the “Commander” in Chief? Obviously it’s not that spineless coward. Obama is nothing but a sheep in wolfs clothing.
These are all the wrong moves. Wasn't Obama once praised for his IQ??
With such actions (and there are many of it) he has lost most a lot of support of those who once voted for him. And the last indicator elections should have him taught a lesson, but I think he is unable to listen and learn. He won't get elected from Republicans when he looses the support of his own party!
W
I'm kind of surprised Mr. Holder didn't call wikileaks "uppity" instead of arrogant. The more things change the more they stay the same.
1- National security of US is at risk…? The US national security was at risk when US invaded, bombed and murdered thousands upon thousands innocents people all over the world.., this man needs to be reminded of what US is been made of.., that is to say.., as long as he is the head of the US justice department no justice is going to be practiced against the war criminals as Bush and his company.
Make that millions. Millions and millions. 16 million worldwide to be exact. 1.4 mil in Iraq alone. Another 6 mil in Viet Nam. Native Americans are not included in that count.
Thank you for your input of more killings done by what is called a "democracy".
2-Yet he thinks that Assange is the guilty one., this man created a momentum in producing the facts in how a undemocratic, an anti social establishments fake their criteria and call it diplomacy, a anti social establishment who use such words as democracy or for that matter social democracy (in Sweden) while they deceit their people by laying to their people..,
3- look Sweden is a maker of all kind of Sex.., how could that be possible for Assange in such sexism society and its freedom of sexism to rape not one but two women at the same time…,if Holder wants to keep his name and be remembered as head of the justice and for justice to be served he needs to look into Dick Cheney, Pau Wolfowitz, George W. Bush and all the Generals and army officers who ordered the killings of thousands upon thousand of people in Iraq and elsewhere in this world.., otherwise Holder himself is nothing but a criminal within the circles of criminals who protect the real criminals.
Notice how he says the United States has been put at risk and then almost as an afterthought he says "the American people" were put at risk. A Freudian slip? The Washingtonian elites care only about their own perqs and powers.
kriskommissionen@socialdemokraterna.se <kriskommissionen@socialdemokraterna.se>
people.., above is the address of the Social Democrats party in Sweden.., where the two women accusing Assange of sextual assult are active party member.., I think we all should write a letter to and compalint about this two women and their accusations.
Ha ha ha! So, these women are associated with the Communist Party, yet, the Communists are saying that she's associated with the Cuban wackjobs in Miami. Oh, lord, this gets better by the minute!
Look you either don’t know or playing a game.., Communist and Social Democracy are two different ideas in social economic and social politics…, and where did you get the info that these two women’s are connected to Cuba.., please let us know and publish your information.
"Arrogant", Mr. Holder? Did you actually use that particular word? Where in hell is my dictionary? Hmmmmmm … "arrogant: exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance in an overbearing manner."
I'll provide the example: The Attorney General learns the village serf speaks of politics and/or political figures and he loosely and carelessly uses such words as "assassinate", "kill", "rights", "constitution", "treason", "don't touch my junk", and a life-time file is opened, he is put on the no-fly list, a visit is arranged for the Secret Service-BATF-FBI to assess danger, his communications are seized, his firearms are confiscated, his dog is shot, he is prosecuted and jailed for communicating a terrorist threat.
Meanwhile, members of The Ruling Class spew whatever incendiary invective they please upon the powerless serf. He is to remain silent and daily toil his life away at the tax-mill tread-wheel.
Uncle Sam is about the most arrogant son of a bitch I've ever known.
Pssst…what are you doing with a dictionary? Don't you know that those are banned?
In such a place arguing with you.. I don’t think I need dictionary but I do need to think that you must be one of them.. who uses those to become these…. professor.., in English.., I asked you a question.. answer it…, if you have any answers.., or go home and wave your.., you know what.., in the air you might get lucky…, that is to say.., if and when someone would see it and then come and play with your fake Israeli’s FLAG… smart ASSSSSSSSSSSS is.
And soon independent thinking will be as well.
VENGANCEISNY! [Ref Guests above]
Here is the link to the Prosecutor’s Office in Gothenberg – Sweden: http://www.aklagare.se/In-English/ – where you will see on the right the name of Marianne Ny – together with her ‘phone number – who is pursuing Julian Assange so vigorously but refusing to answer inconsistencies as so amply outlined above:
Director of Prosecution – Marianne Ny – +46 31 739 41 04
You will also find here described under an explanation of the ‘Role of The Prosecutor’ the following requirement for the application of ‘Objectivity’ http://www.aklagare.se/In-English/The-role-of-the…
Note in particular:
''Forensic evidence must, of course, be gathered and investigated in a correct and secure manner.
The prosecutor must also be objective when he or she initiates a prosecution. During the course of the trial it is admittedly the prosecutor’s task to prove that a crime has been committed, but the prosecutor is obliged to give due consideration to anything that could changes the situation with respect to evidence.’'
It appears Marianne Ny has demonstrated complete disregard for the responsibilities required of her – and by the way – have they yet collected the forensic evidence from the consensual act?!
I guess you all know what to do with the telephone number and links – after all you’re a social bunch –
twitter twitter!
PS: – contact them and tell them what you feel:
Contacts at the Communication Department
Switchboard: +46 (0)10-562 50 00. Mobile phone numbers as listed below:
Director of Communication Karin Rosander+46 (0)70-280 69 50
Assistant Communication ManagerHelena Ekstrand +46 (0)70-520 66 53
Public Relations OfficerÅsa Wiklund
Public Relations Officer Fredrik Berg
Check this link out for the story behind the Swedish persecution of Julian Assange – and ask yourself whether in any rational justices system charges could be laid on the basis of such a pile of crap:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1336291/W…
but then again as is so amply being demonstrated the concept of the 'Rule of Law' in Western D-E-M-O-C-R-A-C-Y appears a mere myth
Hey, the US is leading the way on that one these days by refusing to prosecute a hedge fund manager who run over a doctor on a bike and nearly killed him because the offender "made too much money and doing so would have affected his ability to….hmmm…essentially, continue to screw us, dead peasants" – Also, there was the case of that old man who got charged with reckless endangerment for shooting his own TV. I believe the fat Palin kid was on that night. So, don't put it past others to be equally stupid and malicious. This kinda things catches on, particularly, when it is the US doing the spreading of the disease.
Joel,
Look little girl. The Constitution is nothing but a worthless piece of (toilet) paper. It’s nothing but a romantic, pie-in-the-sky, fairy tale written by a bunch of morally repugnant slaveholders and shysters.
China would not be 10 times worse. China would be 10 times better. How many countries has China militarily invaded recently? How many foreign leaders has China hunted down, apprehended, and hung, broadcasting it for the whole world to see? How many babies, women and children, and innocent peopl has China bombed with drones in the last 10 years?
To be sure, China isn’t perfect. No country ever will be. But anything is better than this corporate owned, serial killing, profiteering, Manson Family, of a government we have now (and have always had).
Oh, but you forget that China ~gasp~ attacked Gargle. The horror! In fact, shouldn't they have been invaded for that assault on democraky?
Zack
You are very foolish. I sugggest you move to China and apply, or attempt to apply, the same freedoms you have here,,you will soon come back wimpering like a coward.
The U.S. is not perfect, far, far from it, no country ever will be, but far better than China.
It is up to us to correct the major problems that have developed in our country and set it on a new course. Can that be done?? Sadly, I think not.
Too bad Holder doesn't have the balls t announce action against arrogant Cheney and arrogant Bush.
Julian Assange TURNED HIMSELF IN. Yet Antiwar and the corporate owned media all say he was “arrested”. No-one “captured” him. No-one “arrested” him. Maybe Antiwar should clarify that major detail instead of simply parroting the corporate-owned medias propagandistic bullsh¡t.
And to MK Ultra, keep up the good work.
Well said Terrance&Philip. History WILL put Assange in good company. Like he said himself. “History will win.”.. Good things just take time. Rome wasn’t built in a day. And it’s going to take more than a day to destroy it too.
“Hope lies in the smoldering rubble of empires.”
I wonder how much these women have been paid by the State Departement/Pentagon/CIA to make their presumably phony accusations against Asange ?.
Is it possible that Obama is actually WORSE than Bush??? I never thought anyone could lose to Sarah Palin…
Did it,
I think he Obama IS worse than shrub. At least with the former alcoholic, coke-fiend, silver spoons, you know what you’re getting.
Obama,on the other hand, pretended like he was something he wasn’t.
Butcher Bush told us he was going to commit rape and murder and pillage foreign countries. (He referred to it euphemistically as “spreading the frontier of democrazy”.)
Obama, on the other hand said he was going to end the raping, the murdering, and the pillaging, But then he supports it and continues it. Obama. Obomba.
Tom, a previous poster, also made a great observation.