WikiLeaks

It should have more information so we no wat r government have been doing and so we no if there gonna make r country worse in the econermy

In an Ecuadoran embassy in London. Ecuador has granted him asylum but if he tries to leave the embassy London police will arrest and extradite him to Sweden where he is to stand trial for rape, three counts of sexual molestation and illegal coercion.

Assange asked for political amnesty from the Ecuadoran foreign minister, Ricardo Patiño in June 2012 based on his concern that if he is not given asylum the US government will have him arrested and out him in a high security prison while he awaits trial under the Espionage Act of 1917. If found guilty he could be sentenced to death.

Wilkileaks says on its website that it publishes material of ethical, political and historical significance while keeping the identity of their sources anonymous, thus providing a universal way for the revealing of suppressed and censored injustices.

In less lofty terms, it seem that they have a moral mission to try to make sure that the bad guys who do sneaky things that they want to keep hidden don't have it all their own way. There is however nothing new in this - investigative journalism has a long history - the Watergate scandal and the Pentagon Papers scandal being two much-quoted examples.

Of course, those who wish to keep the suppressed and censored information out of the public view are usually not happy about having it published, and have been seen to raise their objections very loudly. However, in most western democracies there are laws, and even constitutional provisions, that allow freedom of speech and freedom of the press.

The most famous of these is the first amendment fo the United States Constitution, which, when read with various court definitions of the press, prohibits the US government from interfering with every sort of publication which affords a vehicle of information and opinion. This includes everything from newspapers to blogs Other democratic countries have similar provisions, in varying degrees.

Those legal protections for freedom were challenged when being written, but to date the general consensus of courts and legislatures is that freedom of information is preferable for "the public good" than the suppression of information.

No but some of the things which are posted onto WikiLeaks are very controversial and can be illegal. It is only illegal to post confidential information such as military documents on the Internet. WikiLeaks has a very powerful grip on American society because it is a symbol of the freedom of American people and gives people the 'truth' which is ideally what they want and feel they don't get from the politicians. This large impact on US society can cause people to act aggressively based on what they have seen on WikiLeaks (such as soldiers acting offensively or killing civilians). It is this effect that makes WikiLeaks so dangerous and this is when its legality comes into question. In short, it is not illegal to post things on WikiLeaks unless it will provoke people or is confidential.

Julian Assange's birth name is Julian Paul Assange.

The WikiLeaks website first appeared on the Internet in December 2006.

Nobody owns it; it is a non-profit organization. Its editor-in-chief and spokesperson is Julian Assange, an Australian journalist and activist. It is described as being founded by Chinese dissidents, journalists and activists.

WikiLeaks website was founded in 2007 by journalists, Chinese dissidents and other activists. It publishes leaked government documents from anonymous sources. Its editor-in-chief, director and spokesperson is Julian Assange, an Australian journalist and activist.

WikiLeaks used to live at wikileaks.org but they recently changed it to wikileaks.ch

Because some countries block access to WikiLeaks, many people have created "mirror" sites that have the same content.

You can find a list of mirror sites here: http://wikileaks.info/

Sensitive documents are "leaked" to them from anonymous sources, most likely within governments.

Julian Assange was born in Townsville, Queensland, Australia.

Absolutely not. In fact, it is questionable whether Wikileaks itself has done anything illegal given the decision of the United States Supreme Court in the Pentagon Papers case (that protected the publisher of secrets of the Vietnam War by Daniel Ellsburg under the First Amendment).

Messenger sent by God to expose the corrupt US political system

completely

yes.

Stories that affect many people personally

Embassy cables are a formal term for (almost always confidential) diplomatic messages sent from an embassy to the foreign ministry (or department) of the embassy's parent nation. Thus, an "embassy cable" from the US Embassy in Germany would be sent to the US Department of State.

Embassy cables typically include diplomatically sensitive information, including frank assessments of political or economic situations in the embassy's host country, details on important political figures, military info, and possibly even espionage results. They are considered sacrosant, and are not to be intercepted or monitored (they are the communications equivalent of the diplomatic pouch). Of course, most nations nonetheless monitor these from other countries, but almost always refrain from making the contents known publically.

The term comes from a time when messages were sent via submarine communication cables.

Wikileaks did not like a joke he made about them.

All the WikiLeaks are available on wikileaks.org

Yes I am against what Julian Assange is doing. His actions could endanger the U.S. because terrorists could get the information he puts on wikileaks and use it against the united states.

If governments feel there is a threat that their communication will be published, then yes, there is more incentive to be honest.

WikiLeaks is basically a form of "watchdog" journalism - keeping leaders on their toes.

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No.

It makes government create new ways to hide information, it may promote short term transparency but it creates an incentive to create better ways of protecting secrets.