Comments on: Antony Loewenstein on the campaign to defend WikiLeaks and the crucial importance of the Internet in exposing truth https://ifyoulovethisplanet.org/?p=3977 A weekly radio program with Dr. Helen Caldicott Tue, 28 Apr 2026 17:52:19 +0000 https://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Christina Macpherson https://ifyoulovethisplanet.org/?p=3977&cpage=1#comment-339 Christina Macpherson Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:13:22 +0000 https://ifyoulovethisplanet.org/?p=3977#comment-339 Very interesting and stimulating discussion. Julian Assange has followed in the footsteps of others, who have suffered for their courage in "whistleblowing". Today - Liu Xiaobo is in gaol in China, Mordechai Vanunu is under constraints in Israel. Australia had Wilfred Burchett - banned from return to Australia back in the 70s Most interesting - Christopher Boyce in USA who simply disappeared from 1977 to late 1980s - and he will not now speak of his experience. BUT - it's getting harder to shut people up. It will be hard for USA to "disappear" Assange. The Internet now offers a new kind of public awareness that might just prevail over even the ruthlessness of governments and their corporate backers. Very interesting and stimulating discussion.
Julian Assange has followed in the footsteps of others, who have suffered for their courage in “whistleblowing”.
Today - Liu Xiaobo is in gaol in China, Mordechai Vanunu is under constraints in Israel.
Australia had Wilfred Burchett - banned from return to Australia back in the 70s
Most interesting - Christopher Boyce in USA who simply disappeared from 1977 to late 1980s - and he will not now speak of his experience.

BUT - it’s getting harder to shut people up. It will be hard for USA to “disappear” Assange. The Internet now offers a new kind of public awareness that might just prevail over even the ruthlessness of governments and their corporate backers.

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