U.S. Attorney General Acknowledges Authorizing Significant Actions Regarding Wikileaks
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Today in Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said he has authorized “significant” actions related to a criminal investigation of WikiLeaks.
“National security of the United States has been put at risk,” Holder said. “The lives of people who work for the American people have been put at risk. The American people themselves have been put at risk by these actions that I believe are arrogant, misguided and ultimately not helpful in any way. We are doing everything that we can.”
Holder did not answer questions about whether the U.S. government could shut down WikiLeaks, saying he does not want to talk about capabilities and techniques at the government’s disposal. Holder did not say whether the “significant” actions involved search warrants, requests under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, which authorizes wiretaps or other means.
“I authorized just last week a number of things to be done so that we can, hopefully, get to the bottom of this and hold people accountable as they should be,” Holder said.
He noted that the U.S. Government is not limited by the Espionage Act of 1917, which prohibits interference with military operations.
“That is not the only tool we have to use in the investigation of this matter,” Holder said. “People would be misimpressioned if they think the only thing we are looking at is the Espionage Act.”
In Switzerland, the bank Swiss PostFinance decided to end “its business relationship” with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. The bank said Assange listed Geneva as his home and “upon inspection, this information was found to be incorrect, … and thus does not meet the criteria for a customer relationship with PostFinance.”
Apparently WikiLeaks has lost over 100,000 euros as a result of the bank’s actions and the decision by U.S.-based website PayPal to cut off online donations to WikiLeaks last week.
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