The Julian Assange Arrest, part 2

Dec 7th, 2010

Glenn Greenwald observes that, in spite of no charges being brought in any jurisdiction, Wikileaks has been subjected to cyber warfare and economic intimidation. Looking at the broader picture, he writes:





"What is really going on here is a war over control of the Internet, and whether or not the Internet can actually serve its ultimate purpose—which is to allow citizens to band together and democratize the checks on the world’s most powerful factions."