posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 1st Dec 2010 22:45 UTC  By now,
most of you will be familiar with Wikileaks. The organisation
shines lights where governments generally don't want to have
them shine - in other words, it's an organisation fighting for
freedom of speech, government transparency, and since a free
press is the cornerstone of democracy, it's also an organisation
fighting for democracy.  Of course, if you've got something to
hide - like the US government or any other government in the
world has - you're going to get into trouble. Stuff like the
video of American soldiers gunning down several innocent
civilians and journalists isn't something you want out in the
open if you're part of such a crime.  As such, several people
high up the political spectrum in the world, and the US in
particular, want Wikileaks, and Assange in particular, taken out
- like US Senator Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.  "WikiLeaks'
illegal, outrageous, and reckless acts have