PayPal has apparently shut down access for donations to Wikileaks. I donated a few months ago via PayPal as it one of the safest options for overseas transactions. Perhaps someone from within Wikileaks might advise on how donations can now be made.

Organisations that sabotage Wikileaks might also find themselves on the outer given the support that Wikileaks is receiving all aroud the world from people who are starving for more honesty and transparency in government.

Good on ya for donating Pelican. Why would Paypal do that, they’re just money handlers aren’t they?

http://sify.com/news/paypal-suspends-donations-to-wikileaks-news-international-kmfm4hbefbd.html

Oh, they decided it was illegal?

Australia is being fully shameful, Julia should have spoken to her publicity people before condemning Assange because it always had the potential to come back and bite her if his popularity grew.

Aren't some of our historical national heros murderers?

But transparency seems to scare our own government departments. They spend a lot of time silencing someone voicing an opinion within the law.

Jewely, I think you are right, it is pressure from other sources and a fear of being seen to support 'illegal' practices however and whoever defines or decides on illegality.

Over the years there have been other journalists who have been given access to 'illegal' information on a number of matters including national security and this is the first time there has been such a witch hunt.

It is organisations like Wikileaks that inspire some hope for improved governance in both private and public organisations and it is heartening to see the level of support on the ground even if it is not reciprocated 'officially'.

One wishes our own government would have the backbone to protect Assange from this barrage which are nothing more than political attacks.

While Wikileaks have a backup plan should the website go down I reckon they would be better off revealing the documents related to banking sooner rather than later.

It's not really surprising that Paypal would have had pressure exerted upon it to stop accepting money for Wikileaks.
The string pullers in the service of those who collectively run the global show are hard at work attempting to plug any crack through which the leaks could escape. Every part of the Wikileaks phenomenon is vulnerable which is why the site is encouraging "mirror sites" to give access to the information - and plenty are coming on board because all of a sudden they have discovered that it is possible to circumvent the opaque reality of officialdom.

This mornings Sydney morning Herald is a must read for every one who contributed to this thread.
In fact the next week will be too.
It carries the first of a few new leaks of interest to us.
Rudd American views of him,bound to be headlines by this afternoon.
But within the story are references to Australian public servants/Department officials, even ministers, giving our inside problems to.
American embassy officials.
Wikileaks, if nothing else reminds us country's lie,to one another,spy on one another, politicians we ,come admit it, mostly trusted at one stage are fakes.
Dreadful as it sounds this poor bloke now he is in custody has Buckley's chance.
Front line ex candidates for President in America,, can you believe this? are calling for his death.
Save us from our Friends, tell me how do we know the difference between Hitler and Stalins media management and Americas?

Pelican:

Check this out. I've just come across it and it's a real eye-opener:

http://newmatilda.com/2010/12/08/what-has-really-been-disclosed

By James O'Neill.