US Demands Twitter Hands Over WikiLeaks Info NOW IT STARTS

Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:49 pm » by **Troll2rocks**

WikiLeaks claims US officials have issued a subpoena to Twitter demanding information on founder Julian Assange and other supporters.

In a statement it said investigators had gone to San Franciso-based Twitter Inc to force it to hand over private messages and contact details.
Officials are also said to want information on the US army intelligence analyst suspected to handing classified information to the site.
WikiLeaks says it suspects other US internet companies are also being ordered to hand over information about its activities.
It has blasted the court order, saying it amounted to harassment.
"If the Iranian government was to attempt to coercively obtain this information from journalists and activists of foreign nations, human rights groups around the world would speak out," Assange said in the statement.
"The order was unsealed thanks to legal action by Twitter," he added.

A copy of the court order, dated December 14, said the information was relevant to an "ongoing criminal investigation" and ordered Twitter not to disclose its existence to Assange or any of the others targeted.
Twitter has declined to comment on the claim, saying only that it has a policy to notify users of government requests for information.
Others named in the order include Private First Class Bradley Manning, the US army private suspected of being the source of some of WikiLeaks' material.
Also named is Birgitta Jonsdottir - an Icelandic lawmaker and previous WikiLeaks collaborator.

"Time to try to enjoy the last of my vacation, I suppose."
Jacob Appelbaum, former WikiLeaks programmer

The US is also seeking details about Dutch hacker Rop Gonggrijp and programmer Jacob Appelbaum, both of whom have previously worked with WikiLeaks.
Assange has promised to fight the order, as has Ms Jonsdottir, who said in a Twitter message that she had no intention to hand my information over willingly.
Mr Appelbaum, whose Twitter feed suggested he was travelling in Iceland, said he was apprehensive about returning to the US.
"Time to try to enjoy the last of my vacation, I suppose," he tweeted.
Mr Gonggrijp expressed annoyance court officials had misspelled his surname, and praised Twitter for notifying him and others that the US had subpoenaed his details.
Assange is due back in court on Tuesday in London in Tuesday for a preliminary extradition hearing.
The 39-year-old is wanted in Sweden on charges of sexual assault.
He was been under house arrest in East Anglia since December 14 when he was freed on bail pending a full extradition hearing.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World- ... _WikiLeaks

Well it starts, the public face of the smear and criminal investigation has begun.

If YOU follow wikileaks on twiter or facebook, you are under investigation.

Its all over the news here... actually its the MAIN headline on prime time news.

I think in this day and age the powers that be are playing a dangerous game with people who are 10 steps ahead of them.

The dawn of the internet and its use against criminal organizations such as corrupt officials and governments has begun.

And this time WE win.

Why ?

Wait and see... :cheers:

Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:53 pm » by **Shemagh**

Sorry Troll2rocks looks like we posted about the same time,however your inf is more detailed than mine.I.ll try to edit out

Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:55 pm » by **Drjones**

Yeah, check this freakin shit out, in your face or what ?

Sat Jan 08, 2011 8:59 pm » by **Shemagh**

http://www.channel4.com/news/wikileaks- ... government

Heres Channel 4, take on it.

Sat Jan 08, 2011 9:08 pm » by **Shemagh**

Also Assange,s lawyer has been on telivision saying Skype has been subpoenaed, but not confirmed.

Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:11 pm » by **Troll2rocks**

shemagh wrote:http://www.channel4.com/news/wikileaks-twitter-data-wanted-by-us-government

Heres Channel 4, take on it.

Thanks man. :cheers:

I saw that earlier, Assange's lawyer is 100% correct.

Sat Jan 08, 2011 10:36 pm » by **Hurtswhenipee**

I say go Viral with all info now. Bring these F%&@'s down tell everything now, not just piece meal.
Drop all the info now, sort out the pieces later.

Thanks to all involved for having the guts/balls/grapefruit to realease what has been disclosed thus far.

When you can tell someone like Jesse Ventura he would not be Allowed to film at John F. Kennedy's Eternal Flame, Because and I quote "The United States does not agree with the message you are delivering" This is the start of sensorship and complete control of our media and what we want to say, talk about and disclose. Imangine being put on a "watch List" because you support Ron Paul!
Sorry drifted off topic but "Cmon Man" (Thanks NFL)

Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:12 pm » by **Easiiicom**

hurtswhenipee wrote:I say go Viral with all info now. Bring these F%&@'s down tell everything now, not just piece meal.
Drop all the info now, sort out the pieces later.

Thanks to all involved for having the guts/balls/grapefruit to realease what has been disclosed thus far.

When you can tell someone like Jesse Ventura he would not be Allowed to film at John F. Kennedy's Eternal Flame, Because and I quote "The United States does not agree with the message you are delivering" This is the start of sensorship and complete control of our media and what we want to say, talk about and disclose. Imangine being put on a "watch List" because you support Ron Paul!
Sorry drifted off topic but "Cmon Man" (Thanks NFL)

I agree,i think it is now viable for him to throw it all out there now and people will believe...hopefully it will happen and the ms media actually follow the leaks like they have done or was that just conveniant for them who knows.....

Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:15 pm » by **Epicfailure**

Under what Warrant?

what laws is he breaking? what is he being charged with? if he isn't a wanted man for something they have no right to do any of this....

they are really clutching for straws, and for someone who has kept himself out of trouble and doesn't have anything on file, they are trying to find that one thing so they can go for it, only they aren't finding it

FUCK YOU GOV!!! FUCK YOU!

Sat Jan 08, 2011 11:37 pm » by **E6722maj**

wikileaks should take the 'nuke' option and release EVERYTHING they've got right now, prioritising anything that exposes the stinking corrupt governments of the world.

:alien: