As The Pirates Bay fights the United States to maintain privacy rights, the United States is fighting Wikileaks to maintain privacy...

Cold War Kids - Against Privacy


This whole manhunt for Assange is pissing me off. It's interesting to me that Sweden is changing the game of global politics, pointing at web warfare, information warfare, net neutrality, privacy and transparency of government. I support both websites (TPB & Wikileaks) for different reasons. This concept that government has a right to invade our personal lives to keep us safe from each other is garbage, especially on a global scale. Interpol has issued an arrest warrent for Assange under the pretense of espionage, but if what he did was espionage, how is it not for the New York Times and The Gaurdian? They published these cables (albeit edited) before WikLeaks could launch. The French Amazon servers that were hosting the cables has decided to remove them, which in a way is completely contrary to their business model. If you are against freedom of information or freedom of speech, get OUT of the business of selling books.

I came across a blog today that provided Homeland securities policy on internet spying and keywords. Here, on page 17, you can find a list of keywords, that if they come up in your twitter or facebook will get you spied on. How is this even legal? Who and what are they actually protecting? It's not the people of the United States, we're sick of getting radiation exposure and felt up at the airports. Why don't they check cargo freights, trains, local transit? All of which are possible sites for terrorism. How about trying American citizens who commit acts of terrorism as terrorists and not saving that title for anyone with an Arabic name. At least Wikileaks gives us an insight to what exactly all of this is for. Wikileaks has given me concrete reasons to believe that there are real terrorists out there. Wikileaks also shows me, with proof not speculation, that all clandestine operations are NOT in the effort of global security. Intuitively we know that, but people need to be held responsible for their actions.

At the end of the day I need a reason, a REAL reason for you to search every orafice of my body and luggage at an airport. A police officer can't do it without a warrent, and they represent the law. TSA does not. TSA is a security guard company, YES, Top Flight. Like at the mall. I could see actual police officers, but not this.

It will be a sad day if/when they capture Assange, but I appreciate the way he has forced Americans & America (being the government) to address themselves on the level of global responsibility. I hope this ends well.

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