Is leaking secret U.S. government documents that different from leaking photos of Paris Hilton without her underwear on?
Not really, according to "Saturday Night Live."
On this weekend's edition of the NBC show, hosted by Robert DeNIRO, the cast took aim at WikiLeaks founder Julian Exchange, comparing him to Harvey Levin, the editor of the muckraking gossip website TMZ.com.
During the sketch, a message from President Obama (Fred Armisen) gives way to a staticky screen, which then reveals a greasy version of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (played by Bill Hader).
"Hi America, I have taken over your airwaves," he says in an Australian accent. "The leaks did not inspire a revolution as I had hoped, so tonight I present a new WikiLeaks, where the leaks are even more embarrassing and the details are even more sordid."
The screen flashes the title, "WikiLeaks: TMZ."
Hader then appears in a parody of the TMZ.com television show, in which he plays Harvey Levin, the creator of TMZ.com.
"Looking for world leaders behaving badly, come on," he says to his staff, who proceed to throw out footage they have recently gathered.
One shaky video shows Muammar Gadafi (Armisen) leaving a restaurant with a Russian prostitute (Kristen Wiig) by his side while another video shows Hamid Karzai (De Niro) dropping a suitcase full of money after claiming he doesn't "take bribes."
One last video shows a panties-less Hilary Clinton (Vanessa Bayer) flashing the camera.
"Do I suck a little bit?" Assange asks in conclusion. "Yeah, I do. [But] you try me for treason [and] you can’t, I'm from Australia."
Last month the WikiLeaks founder was attacked by President Obama and other heads of state around the world after his online whistle-blower group released thousands of State Department documents that included candid assessments of allies and enemies worldwide, not to mention inside information relating to wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Is leaking government secrets really an effective way of spreading truth??? I ask one question..how will the government be able to rule effectively without the trust of its citizens...
Friday, January 21, 2011
this is what playwright, Jeffrey Hatcher, had to say about wikileaks
The premise is that Julian Assange moves from safe house to safe house, never sleeping at the same place twice. The stage is bifurcated -- two sitting rooms side-by-side. On the left, a wealthy couple are terribly excited that their Hampstead house has been chosen for tonight. On the right, a suburban couple of the "Keeping Up Appearances" type wait for a Repairman to come fix their television. A computer crossed-wire sends the Repairman to the Hampstead couple and Julian to the suburban couple. Code words, expectations, and the like lead to mistaken identities, sexual high-jinks, and the eventual arrival of both MI-5 and an inspector out of Joe Orton. - Jeffrey Hatcher
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/state-of-the-arts/archive/2010/12/playwrights-take-on-wikileaks-story.shtml
(shows what famous playwrights have to say about Julian Assange and Wikileaks)
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/state-of-the-arts/archive/2010/12/playwrights-take-on-wikileaks-story.shtml
(shows what famous playwrights have to say about Julian Assange and Wikileaks)
The ARTS and Wikileaks
Not only is Wiki leaks a art form by itself, but artists such as director Michael Moore is getting involved in the Wiki leaks controversy. The filmmaker gave $20,000 to help bail out Julian Assange and has be noted to be included in two of the diplomatic cables released thus far by WikiLeaks.
http://record-eagle.com/local/x1947784106/WikiLeaks-cables-mention-filmmaker-Michael-Moore
(A website describing Moore's connection to WIkileaks)
http://record-eagle.com/local/x1947784106/WikiLeaks-cables-mention-filmmaker-Michael-Moore
(A website describing Moore's connection to WIkileaks)
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Infomation about WIKILEAKS!!!!
http://www.afterquotes.com/great/quotes/wikileaks.htm
"In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources safe, we have had to spread assets, encrypt everything, and move telecommunications and people around the world to activate protective laws in different national jurisdictions."-Julian Assange
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/07/27/2010-07-27_a_wikid_past_hounds_hacker.html
"In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources safe, we have had to spread assets, encrypt everything, and move telecommunications and people around the world to activate protective laws in different national jurisdictions."-Julian Assange
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2010/07/27/2010-07-27_a_wikid_past_hounds_hacker.html
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
information on wikileaks
http://twitter.com/wikileaks
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/18/jimmy-wales-wikileaks/
"The issue that I have with WikiLeaks is they have a tendency to just want to publish absolutely everything, and I think that can be very, very dangerous. I don't think (WikiLeaks founder) Julian Assange wants those people killed. However, if he irresponsibly follows the policy of releasing absolutely everything, it is incredibly dangerous for those people. I think it is really important when we have sensitive information, that we do rely on responsible journalists to sort through it for us. It's much better than dumping all kinds of crazy information online and get people killed." -Jimmy Wales
In regard to Julian Assange's leaked police reports:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/18/jimmy-wales-wikileaks/
"The issue that I have with WikiLeaks is they have a tendency to just want to publish absolutely everything, and I think that can be very, very dangerous. I don't think (WikiLeaks founder) Julian Assange wants those people killed. However, if he irresponsibly follows the policy of releasing absolutely everything, it is incredibly dangerous for those people. I think it is really important when we have sensitive information, that we do rely on responsible journalists to sort through it for us. It's much better than dumping all kinds of crazy information online and get people killed." -Jimmy Wales
In regard to Julian Assange's leaked police reports:
Bjorn Hurtig, Mr Assange's Swedish lawyer, said he would lodge a formal complaint to the authorities and ask them to investigate how such sensitive police material leaked into the public domain. "It is with great concern that I hear about this because it puts Julian and his defence in a bad position," he told a colleague.
"I do not like the idea that Julian may be forced into a trial in the media. And I feel especially concerned that he will be presented with the evidence in his own language for the first time when reading the newspaper. I do not know who has given these documents to the media, but the purpose can only be one thing - trying to make Julian look bad."
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