Posted on 11/30/2010 2:32:09 PM PST by epithermal
WikiLeaks, the website that published a quarter-million sensitive diplomatic cables on Sunday, is using Amazon.com Inc. servers in the U.S. to help deliver its information. It sounds like an odd choice, but it could make sense.
The site cablegate.wikileaks.org, which WikiLeaks is using for the diplomatic documents, is linked to servers run by Amazon Web Services in Seattle, as well as to French company Octopuce. Wikileaks.org, the site’s front page, links back to Amazon servers in the U.S. and in Ireland. Several Internet watchers, including technologist Alex Norcliffe, reported earlier on WikiLeaks’ use of Amazon services.
Amazon and WikiLeaks did not return requests for comment.
The choice of Amazon, a U.S. company, seems strange given the amount of criticism WikiLeaks has received from the U.S. government. Rep. Peter King of New York, the ranking Republican on the House Committee on Homeland Security, sent a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder Sunday saying he supported charging WikiLeaks activist Julian Assange under the Espionage Act.
But experts said it was unlikely that Amazon would face legal action for selling services to WikiLeaks. For one thing, now that the information disclosed by the site is already public, it might not be considered contraband, said Jonathan Zittrain, a professor of law and computer science at Harvard University.
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I work with Amazon a lot. They drop this dude or I cancel the account.
Amazon should void their service to wikianarchists as quickly as possible. Wikianachist is going to get hit and love it if they can take down Amazon.com with them. Their purpose is to stir up as much discord as possible. Don’t let them.
If WikiLeaks/Assange is charged, does that make Amazon aiding and abetting?
Assange may be using Amazon, but they aren’t able to resist the DDOS attack that Jester is running. Looks like they will be down until he gets bored.
Jeff Bezos’ email address. His assistant reads and responds to almost every message:
Rush mentioned this. The obamas are unbelievable lackadaisical about doing anything about this besides blustering.
Well, then, its time to give the Russians whatever assistance they need to attack the Amazon servers.
aiding and abetting a terrorist?
Homeland Security can take down a copyright infringement site without warning and can do nothing about this?
No order on Amazon until this nonsense stops.
Any mention of PFC Bradley Manning?
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This is all planned and directed by NSA, read more books about Hitler and you will understand..
Thank you...
Message sent, in no uncertain terms.
How is Assange considered a terrorist? He’s reporting information that was handed to him. The NYT would do the same thing if they got a hold of this stuff.
Shooting the messenger doesnt stop the leak. Someone gave him these documents.
..and buy them from Amazon!
..someone deep within the NSA!
argh too late for us. We just got our Amazon-shipped PS3 in the mail a few minutes ago.
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