Getting worried, Assange? WikiLeaks spaffs out 'insurance' info WikiLeaks has released a massive encrypted cache of documents as an “insurance policy” to be opened if its leaders come to harm. Julian Assange's rebel army published torrent links to about 400GB of data on its Facebook page, but have not yet explained how to access the files containing the sensitive material. It is likely …
Ok, the fact that arrows appear highlighting parts of the video sort of proves it's been edited, however there is also:
http://www.theguardian.com/world/richard-adams-blog/2010/apr/08/wikileaks-collateral-murder-video-iraq
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/July_12,_2007_Baghdad_airstrike#Leaked_video_footage
http://collateralmurder.wordpress.com/
http://gawker.com/5515720/stephen-colbert-grills-wikileaks-founder-on-helicopter-video
I'm a long term poster, in fact I have been commenting since you had to email your comments to the author and there was a weekly round up on Fridays.
If they're legitimate comments and AC, who cares? I don't have a desire to build up points, I also have a desire to stay anonymous, partly for personal reasons, partly because I make comments about IT industry and I don't want my employer finding out I'm speaking out of tern. It's also non too difficult to find out who someone is based on their posting history, if they post anything interesting, that is.
I'd consider posting under my handle, if everyone else had to, but it would limit what I'm willing to talk about. I wouldn't be able to talk about my sexuality, my job, be critical about parts of the industry I may work with in the future, or have in the past. etc. etc. I certainly wouldn't be commenting on articles about Wikileaks etc.
so he releases 400gb of data he knows the nsa will crack ..and in that file is who killed jr ..the moon landing was faked and the plan to make us all slaves ...
nsa leave him alone for 10 yrs and then he dies of some new illness ..
at which time they make there move and inslave us all be fore we have time to react...
He's a Commonwealth citizen; extraditing him from the UK may be in breach of agreements with gov.au, or that's what I read. Sweden doesn't have that problem; in fact they once stated that they would not press any charge that would interfere with the US' prosecution for the leaks, should the US ask (a statement that was later scrubbed).
@Pierre - Even if it were true that he couldn't be extradited without the go-ahead from Australia (and I'm pretty sure it's not true) if he were sent to Sweden he would have a cast iron guarantee of being sent back to the UK after they'd finished with him, as this is how the extradition treaty works. In order to pass him on to the US the Swedish would have to get the OK from the UK government as well as deciding to send him themselves.
It is very interesting watching what happens to 'heros' who champion our rights and freedoms. It appears that the population they tried to look out for will actually turn on them and accuse them of wrong. The odd behaviour of the various govs towards the 'heros' followed by their interesting lies and actions show that the govs have more than a bit of interest in capturing these men. When captured they are not treated particularly well nor are people connected to these men. Now these insurance files are released I wonder what will happen to those with the files.
Very interesting to watch the loyalties of the population. Not to freedom, not to men trying to protect your freedom, not even to the status quo. Instead people seem loyal to govs they dislike because it is easier to do nothing. And of course I wouldnt see this if they didnt proudly comment on these forums.
I would not be surprised to learn in a few days time that the instructions to open this box of "stuff" will be released automatically if someone does not log in to some special little cloud-based app that's currently keeping them secret. So if the preset time passes and no login - tweet - and thre are the instructions and password.
In this way, Snowden and Assange hope to guarantee themselves private internet access where ever they end up.
Just a guess - this is a backup copy of one of those horrible MS Exchange Server back end files. This is about the size they get when the email system they support starts to grind to a halt and the system admin guys are called in.
If that is the case, it will contain mostly spam. But there may be important emails too.
'In the ancient world, such a tactic was known as a Parthian Shot, after the ancient Persian army's tactic of feigning retreat and then launching a volley of arrows. '
No it wasn't. A Parthian shot was one fired over the tail of the horse while the horseman was retreating. Furthermore, the army in question was Parthian (the name is a hint). The ancient Persians - Achaemenids before the Parthians, and Sassanian afterwards - didn't 'feign retreat and then launch a volley of arrows'. When fighting Romans, their light horse tended to keep out of range of the heavy infantry while firing arrows all the time.
PS Maybe you were thinking of Ovid? 'cui rugis uterum Lucina notauit, ut celer auersis utere Parthus equis. (If childbirth's seamed your belly with wrinkles, then offer a rear engagement, Parthian style.)
Ovid Ars Amatoria 3.786
Excellent, Maty, but you used the wrong icon ; the academic-cap icon is for grammar nazis. Those seeking to correct factual errors in other fields would be advised to use the technical-warning icon. Here, however, I'll be using the cheers icon, as I think your contribution deserves it....
Henri
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