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Evil US Deeds Exposed by WikiLeaks

Bill Quigley, AlterNet. December 19, 2010.

Wikileaks has unveiled many cover-ups of injustices in US relations with Honduras, Spain, Thailand, UK and Yemen.

Michael Moore: Why I Posted Bail for Julian Assange

Michael Moore, MichaelMoore.com. December 14, 2010.

Yesterday I put up $20,000 of my own money to help bail WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of jail. Here's why.

6 Companies That Haven't Wussed Out of Working with WikiLeaks

Tana Ganeva, AlterNet. December 10, 2010.

As more and more companies bend under government pressure, a few are standing up for the site.

WikiLeaks Will Release "Poison Pill" of Secret Documents If They're Shut Down

David Edwards, Raw Story. December 6, 2010.

WikiLeaks has been under constant cyber attacks since it began releasing the secret US diplomatic cables.

WikiLeaks Pummeled by Gov't and Cyber Attacks -- Mirror Sites Spring Up to Keep Cables Online

Agence France PresseDecember 5, 2010.

The site has already been forced to change its domain name and hop-scotch to servers around the globe as successive companies and countries bent to US pressure.

Media Shouldn't Protect Power from Embarrassment: Why WikiLeaks Had to Release the US Embassy Cables

Simon Jenkins, Comment Is Free. November 28, 2010.

It is for governments -- not journalists -- to guard public secrets, and there is no national jeopardy in WikiLeaks' revelations.