Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both raising insane amounts of money as their respective party’s candidates in the 2012 election, but they’re not the only ones asking for cash. WikiLeaks has launched Vote WikiLeaks: 2012 Donation Campaign, in the hopes of raising funds for their free information efforts.
Citing comments made by Pentagon spokesman George Little, asking WikiLeaks to destroy its publications and warning them against “soliciting” material from U.S. military whistleblowers, WikiLeaks did the opposite. In response to Little’s demands, WikiLeaks has “decided to intervene in the U.S. election campaign.”
“The United States government claims Mr Assange and the WikiLeaks organization are within its jurisdiction,” says WikiLeaks. “In reply, we place the Obama administration within our jurisdiction. All American school children are taught that being subject to laws without representation is an injustice. This is the backbone of the American Revolution.”
WikiLeaks adds, “We claim our representation and now initiate a campaign to transform Democratic and Republican votes into economic and political support for WikiLeaks and its First Amendment values. This election day, do not vote for the Republican or Democratic parties. Instead, cast the only vote that matters. Vote with your wallet – vote for WikiLeaks.”
WikiLeaks called out Obama’s democratic government for not opening government up enough; instead accusing the country of hurtling “toward dystopia.”
According to WikiLeaks, the U.S. government is “building a state within a state, placing nearly five million Americans under the national security clearance system. It has classified more documents than any previous administration, classifying even the process used to decide who will live and who will be killed.”
“Government agencies and corporations know that knowledge is power. That is why they spend literally billions to keep their plans and actions secret from all of us,” adds WikiLeaks. “They know that together we can force them to act differently.” They cite the leaked WikiLeaks documents as the catalyst for the U.S. leaving Iraq, not any real decision on the part of the Obama administration.
That’s debatable, of course, but certainly WikiLeaks’ leaked documents, detailing war atrocities, especially on Iraqi civilians, helped. At any rate, WikiLeaks is asking for donations to keep up its free information work. Head over to the website for more information.
Watch WikiLeaks’s campaign video below.
October 05, 2012 at 2:46 pm, WikiLeaks launches 2012 presidential election intervention – Death and Taxes | Wikileaks Secret said:
[...] WikiLeaks launches 2012 presidential election interventionDeath and TaxesBarack Obama and Mitt Romney are both raising insane amounts of money as their respective party's candidates in the 2012 election, but they're not the only ones asking for cash. WikiLeaks has launched Vote WikiLeaks: 2012 Donation Campaign, in the … [...]
October 05, 2012 at 7:15 pm, Imsook Yoo said:
Wat is een juiste aktie.. Wanneer is DE tijd..De echo is veel te sterk om er 'zomaar' iets op te gooien. want..je ziet..het wachten..dat is wat we doen..momenteel. Ik denk aldoor aan U.
October 06, 2012 at 3:41 am, Dustin Price said:
???
October 06, 2012 at 4:16 am, Tavish LLoyd Danner said:
she wrote in dutch, this is the translation:
What is a proper action .. When is THE time .. The echo is too strong to be 'just' something to throw. because .. you see .. wait .. that's what we do .. currently. I think all the time to U.
October 06, 2012 at 4:19 am, Tavish LLoyd Danner said:
moeten we de controle over de wereld te nemen van overheden
October 05, 2012 at 3:16 pm, WikiLeaks launches 2012 presidential election intervention | Death ... | News 47News 47 said:
[...] WikiLeaks launches 2012 presidential election intervention | Death … [...]
October 05, 2012 at 8:49 pm, Marion Hubbard said:
Moral courage is what we need…
October 06, 2012 at 2:51 am, Robert Davies said:
Maybe we should all just write in "Wikileaks" for President.
October 06, 2012 at 3:41 am, Hol Chapel said:
I wish we could, but the voting now is electronic….hard to write in
October 06, 2012 at 3:08 pm, WikiLeaks launches 2012 presidential election intervention – Death and Taxes | americanpeacenik.com said:
[...] WikiLeaks launches 2012 presidential election interventionDeath and TaxesCiting comments made by Pentagon spokesman George Little, asking WikiLeaks to destroy its publications and warning them against “soliciting” material from U.S. military whistleblowers, WikiLeaks did the opposite. In response to Little's demands … [...]
October 06, 2012 at 7:00 pm, WikiLeaks launches 2012 presidential election intervention | worldwide hippies said:
[...] By DJ Pangburn,deathandtaxesmag.com – Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are both raising insane amounts of money as their respective party’s candidates in the 2012 election, but they’re not the only ones asking for cash. WikiLeaks has launched Vote WikiLeaks: 2012 Donation Campaign, in the hopes of raising funds for their free information efforts. Citing comments made by Pentagon spokesman George Little, asking WikiLeaks to destroy its publications and warning them against “soliciting” material from U.S. military whistleblowers, WikiLeaks did the opposite. In response to Little’s demands, WikiLeaks has “decided to intervene in the U.S. election campaign.” “The United States government claims Mr Assange and the WikiLeaks organization are within its jurisdiction,” says WikiLeaks. “In reply, we place the Obama administration within our jurisdiction. All American school children are taught that being subject to laws without representation is an injustice. This is the backbone of the American Revolution.” WikiLeaks adds, “We claim our representation and now initiate a campaign to transform Democratic and Republican votes into economic and political support for WikiLeaks and its First Amendment values. This election day, do not vote for the Republican or Democratic parties. Instead, cast the only vote that matters. Vote with your wallet – vote for WikiLeaks.” WikiLeaks called out Obama’s democratic government for not opening government up enough, accusing the country of hurtling “toward dystopia.” Read more…Share/Bookmark [...]
October 07, 2012 at 5:39 am, Amanda Jessop said:
Brilliant
March 20, 2013 at 8:49 pm, Free Information movement as seen through Thomas Pynchon’s ‘Byron the Bulb’ story | Brav's Bookmarks said:
[...] find an analogue in the free information movement. Hacktivists such as WikiLeaks and Anonymous, and anyone who sympathizes with their fight, are Pynchonian Byrons. But Pynchon [...]