Esta en Inglés pero supongo que si van a la página encuentran toda la info en Español. Esta gente de Avaaz siempre logra mover mucha gente así que no está de más darle una mirada, firmar la petición, y de paso leer lo que esta pasando alrededor a wikileaks.
L > > Dear friends, > > > The chilling intimidation campaign against WikiLeaks (when they have broken > no laws) is an attack on freedom of the press and democracy. We urgently need > a massive public outcry to stop the crackdown -- let's get to 1 million > voices and take out full page ads in US newspapers this week! > > > > > The massive campaign of intimidation against WikiLeaks is sending a chill > through free press advocates everywhere. > > Legal experts say WikiLeaks has likely broken no laws. Yet top US politicians > have called it a terrorist group and commentators have urged assassination of > its staff. The organization has come under massive government and corporate > attack, but WikiLeaks is only publishing information provided by a > whistleblower. And it has partnered with the world's leading newspapers (NYT, > Guardian, Spiegel etc) to carefully vet the information it publishes. > > The massive extra-judicial intimidation of WikiLeaks is an attack on > democracy. We urgently need a public outcry for freedom of the press and > expression. Sign the petition to stop the crackdown and forward this email to > everyone -- let's get to 1 million voices and take out full page ads in US > newspapers this week! > > http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?vl > > WikiLeaks isn't acting alone -- it's partnered with the top newspapers in the > world (New York Times, The Guardian, Der Spiegel, etc) to carefully review > 250,000 US diplomatic cables and remove any information that it is > irresponsible to publish. Only 800 cables have been published so far. Past > WikiLeaks publications have exposed government-backed torture, the murder of > innocent civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, and corporate corruption. > > The US government is currently pursuing all legal avenues to stop WikiLeaks > from publishing more cables, but the laws of democracies protect freedom of > the press. The US and other governments may not like the laws that protect > our freedom of expression, but that's exactly why it's so important that we > have them, and why only a democratic process can change them. > > Reasonable people can disagree on whether WikiLeaks and the leading > newspapers it's partnered with are releasing more information than the public > should see. Whether the releases undermine diplomatic confidentiality and > whether that's a good thing. Whether WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has the > personal character of a hero or a villain. But none of this justifies a > vicious campaign of intimidation to silence a legal media outlet by > governments and corporations. Click below to join the call to stop the > crackdown: > > http://www.avaaz.org/en/wikileaks_petition/?vl > > Ever wonder why the media so rarely gives the full story of what happens > behind the scenes? This is why - because when they do, governments can be > vicious in their response. And when that happens, it's up to the public to > stand up for our democratic rights to a free press and freedom of expression. > Never has there been a more vital time for us to do so. > > With hope, > Ricken, Emma, Alex, Alice, Maria Paz and the rest of the Avaaz team. > > SOURCES: > > Law experts say WikiLeaks in the clear (ABC) > http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2010/s3086781.htm > > WikiLeaks are a bunch of terrorists, says leading U.S. congressman (Mail > Online) > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1333879/WikiLeaks-terrorists-says-leading-US-congressman-Peter-King.html > > Cyber guerrillas can help US (Financial Times) > http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d3dd7c40-ff15-11df-956b-00144feab49a.html#axzz17QvQ4Ht5 > > > Amazon drops WikiLeaks under political pressure (Yahoo) > http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20101201/tc_afp/usdiplomacyinternetwikileakscongressamazon > > > "WikiLeaks avenged by hacktivists" (PC World): > http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/212701/operation_payback_wikileaks_avenged_by_hacktivists.html > > US Gov shows true control over Internet with WikiLeaks containment > (Tippett.org) > http://www.tippett.org/2010/12/us-gov-shows-true-control-over-internet-with-wikileaks-containment/ > > > US embassy cables culprit should be executed, says Mike Huckabee (The > Guardian) > http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/01/us-embassy-cables-executed-mike-huckabee > > WikiLeaks ditched by MasterCard, Visa. Who's next? (The Christian Science > Monitor) > http://www.csmonitor.com/Innovation/Horizons/2010/1207/WikiLeaks-ditched-by-MasterCard-Visa.-Who-s-next > > Assange's Interpol Warrant Is for Having Sex Without a Condom (The Slatest) > http://slatest.slate.com/id/2276690/ > > > Support the Avaaz community! We're entirely funded by donations and receive > no money from governments or corporations. Our dedicated team ensures even > the smallest contributions go a long way -- donate here. > > > Avaaz.org is a 6.4-million-person global campaign network that works to > ensure that the views and values of the world's people shape global > decision-making. ("Avaaz" means "voice" or "song" in many languages.) Avaaz > members live in every nation of the world; our team is spread across 13 > countries on 4 continents and operates in 14 languages. Learn about some of > Avaaz's biggest campaigns here, or follow us on Facebook or Twitter. > > This message was sent to [email protected]. 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