Monday, October 24, 2011

The End Of Wikileaks

WikiLeaks' Money Woes Brings End To Leak Of Secrets -- The Telegraph

WikiLeaks is to stop publishing state secrets because it is running out of money, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.

The whistleblowing website set up by Julian Assange said that it is temporarily suspending publication of leaks to fight a “blockade” by credit card companies.

The refusal to accept donations has cost the website “tens of millions of dollars” in lost funding, the website said.

Mr Assange was due to make the announcement at a press conference in London at 1pm today , and appeal for donations to help flight the blockade.

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My Comment: By effectively cutting off their money .... Wikileaks will die. Fortunately, others have now taken its place.

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