WikiLeaks suspends publication of classified files due to 'financial blockade': Julian Assange press conference

WikiLeaks suspends publication of classified files due to 'financial blockade': Julian Assange press conference; Julian Assange press conference (continued) SOT - The Bank of America is one of the principle promoters of the WikiLeaks financial blockade / It's also the creator of Visa / In February this year it was revealed that the Bank of America had commissioned through its Washington lawyers a consortium of three US intelligence contractors to propose a systematic $2 million per month multi-pronged attack to hack and smear WikiLeaks / The intelligence contractor HBGary was referred to the bank's lawyers by contatcs within the US Department of Justice / The authenticated correspondence of this conspiracy to smear and destroy WikiLeaks were released to the public / The proposal includes - create concern over the security of WikiLeaks infrastructure; cyber attacks (which are unlawful in the United States) against the infrastructure to get data and documents on the submittors to WikiLeaks - this would kill the project; media campaign to push the radical and reckless nature of WikiLeaks activities - sustained pressure does nothing for the fanatics, but creates concern and doubt among moderates / That is the plan by Washington intelligence companies for the Bank of America
WikiLeaks suspends publication of classified files due to 'financial blockade': Julian Assange press conference; Julian Assange press conference (continued) SOT - The Bank of America is one of the principle promoters of the WikiLeaks financial blockade / It's also the creator of Visa / In February this year it was revealed that the Bank of America had commissioned through its Washington lawyers a consortium of three US intelligence contractors to propose a systematic $2 million per month multi-pronged attack to hack and smear WikiLeaks / The intelligence contractor HBGary was referred to the bank's lawyers by contatcs within the US Department of Justice / The authenticated correspondence of this conspiracy to smear and destroy WikiLeaks were released to the public / The proposal includes - create concern over the security of WikiLeaks infrastructure; cyber attacks (which are unlawful in the United States) against the infrastructure to get data and documents on the submittors to WikiLeaks - this would kill the project; media campaign to push the radical and reckless nature of WikiLeaks activities - sustained pressure does nothing for the fanatics, but creates concern and doubt among moderates / That is the plan by Washington intelligence companies for the Bank of America
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