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The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks is suspending its publication of classified files. Wikileaks said that it would focus instead on raising funds to ensure its future survival.
The announcement came after what the group called a blockade by US-based finance companies.
This followed its disclosure on the internet of hundreds of thousands of secret US government files and diplomatic cables.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange said that since last December an "arbitrary and unlawful financial blockade" had been imposed by Bank of America, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and Western Union.
"The attack has destroyed 95% of our revenue," he said.
The former computer hacker said the organisation had lost "tens of millions of dollars in lost donations at a time of unprecedented operational costs". "
A handful of US finance companies cannot be allowed to decide how the whole world votes with its pocket," he added.
Mr Assange said Wikileaks must "aggressively fundraise in order to fight back against this blockade and its proponents".
Originally posted by The Empty Skies
No, but the way he spoke, it sounded like Julian Assange had some information which could potentially shake the foundations of our society.
Unfortunately it would appear that was either hyperbole or that it's something we'll never see.