tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18892283724811636132024-02-07T11:42:38.835+01:00Ziggy's BlogColumn about the intensifying pressure by governments in general to oppress our right to question their behaviour, and to speak freely, as inteded by laws on free speech, and equal opportunity.
backgrounds, news and opinions, for those who don't have the time to look for it.reportinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05952075149123053971noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889228372481163613.post-55560775629821555032011-01-08T19:20:00.002+01:002011-01-11T01:20:52.826+01:00As attacks get heavier, I'm more and more proud of my ISP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I wear the t-shirt of my ISP with pride today.. I saw one of the founders of XS4ALL is being spied on by the US Department Of Justice. Next to me in my t-shirt, you see his passport heading his blog. The illustration links to his blog that is nicely written in English. In my opinion, freedom of speech is under heavy attack right now.</div>
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Some of my dearest friends are already getting scared of what they can write in their emails, twitter, facebook. This war on information is slowly (well, slowly?...)....<a href="http://3dziggy.blogspot.com/2011/01/as-attacks-get-heavier-im-more-and-more.html#more">Read more »</a>reportinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05952075149123053971noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889228372481163613.post-64827504662187842852011-01-04T03:07:00.001+01:002011-01-04T03:15:09.354+01:00Another two interesting links from The Guardian.I would like to draw your attention to two interesting pages in The Guardian. The first is a series of future predictions that contains interesting views. The second is for those interested to see what can be found in the Wikileaks US embassy cables.,.....<br>
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I wonder how fast this will be implemented all over the U.S. and then all over the world. In China the government is a little more advanced in this war, but don't you worry,....</div><a href="http://3dziggy.blogspot.com/2011/01/there-we-go-anonimity-is-becoming.html#more">Read more »</a>reportinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05952075149123053971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889228372481163613.post-20985787010841841242010-12-31T21:05:00.008+01:002011-01-01T18:17:55.427+01:00Politics? News? I have made my own crisis solutions...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a 3dZiggy production I did as handdrawing practice in photoshop. Take it if you like it, see it as a postcard, send it to your friends, have fun with it...I did when creating it...<br>
I have to admit, new years brings up strange feelings for me as well...<a href="http://3dziggy.blogspot.com/2010/12/politics-news-i-have-made-my-own-crisis.html#more">Read more »</a>reportinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05952075149123053971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889228372481163613.post-90217074093210407742010-12-29T09:50:00.008+01:002011-01-04T03:46:01.791+01:00Dutch agengy makes report for government..After a quiet christmas, the war continues,..The Dutch agency <a href="http://www.fabers.nl/" target="_blank" title="Fabers.nl">Fabers</a> published a report,
commissioned by the Dutch government. My favourite dutch tech-site, <a href="http://tweakers.net/nieuws/71626/onderzoek-verbergen-ip-adres-is-verdachte-handeling.html" target="_blank">Tweakers.net</a> wrote this: "Those who are trying to hide their IP address, have a reason for it that is possibly "related to child pornography", says a study commissioned by the government. The researchers recommend a radical approach to cybercrime."....<br>
<a href="http://3dziggy.blogspot.com/2010/12/dutch-agengy-makes-report-for.html#more">Read more »</a>reportinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05952075149123053971noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1889228372481163613.post-74893556994909294002010-12-23T14:12:00.003+01:002011-01-04T03:51:12.576+01:00Julian Assange warning journalists,..YES, an american interview! by Cenk Uyger on MSNBC.<div style="text-align: justify;">
I could sit here for hours trying to explain to you why I think we need to speak up against US politicians trying to shut up the free press. In this interview on MSNBC by Cenk Uyger, Assange warns journalists all over the world, but especially in the United States. We are on the verge of falling victim to nation governments telling us what we can and can not say. .....</div>
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Interesting to see that Reuters has apparently published this, but I find it in a New Zealand publication. Credits to the site <a href="http://stuff.co.nz/" target="_blank">"stuff.co.nz"</a>. The word wikileaks has reached the status of other common words like google and twitter. It is an uplifting thought, that some things just are talked about so much, that they enter the language, even though the leaders would love to see them being shut down.......more..<br>
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Through seeing an interview on CNN with the second Dutch guy, that was arrested for the ddos attacks on Mastercard , Visa, and others, I found a press release from the US dept. of state.</div>
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I quote:"The United States is pleased to announce that it will host UNESCO’s World Press Freedom Day event in 2011". Now if you want to know why some people want to kill Julian Assange,....more...</div>
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I have been wondering what to believe about these allegations of rape, that Julian Assange is wanted for in Sweden. Real investigative journalism by The Guardian provided them with the illegally obtained (stolen?) nasty details of the allegations as they are found in police material.*edit - I later found out that the papers were leaked to them, and Assange claims that the way it was represented was wrong, and part of a smear campaign.-*<br>
After Reading the article I would say, in plain english it boils down to the story of a man who is in the spotlight, interesting, intelligent, and with money in his pocket. To certain young women that can be a turn-on. From what I read it doesn't appear to be the sort of conspiracy that many people think it is. more...<br>
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This is a compelling interview with a man that has been kept in solitary confinement (on his own request) for 10 days. As we can see he is determined to tell his story, and outside in the snow, i would say emphasising the fact he is out of prison. What I found most interesting is the way the interviewer keeps asking him about the alledged rape-case, and he tries to explain, what this is really about...<br>
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Just a news flash: Assange has been granted bail. In this case the Guardian news blog is the best. Follow the news as it happens.....read article></div>
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While I am researching, I'll share some of the thoughts that came to me.<br>
First, we know what to expect namely an increase in news about the danger of the web.<br>
Second we will see obscure organisations made responsible for attacks on our safety and that of our monetary system.</div>
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As I have seen many times before, leaders will use any means available to reach their goals, preferably by means that we won't perceive or detect...<br>
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Just to remind you of the scandals that were revealed by wikileaks in the past, the british newspaper "the Telegraph" published 10 "high-profile"leaks in october this year.</div>
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You'll have to admit that you would want to know things like this. Or would you rather be kept in the dark? Stories like these may be embarrassing for our leaders, but do you really think they should be kept hidden?...coverage by The Telegraph...read article></div>
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Be weary, my friends. Allen West will likely run for the republican party in Florida. This man is calling for all out censorship. After shouting at the communist leaders of China, these right wing loudmouths want to do the same to you!...coverage by the USAHM news...read article><br>
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Today Julian Assange caught the limelight again. He was in court for a hearing concerning his bail. Amidst protesters and flocked by the press, whitnessed by several celebrities who will put up the bail money, the judge granted bail. The swedish government, relentless in their wish to keep him in prison, alledgedly for something that is not even a crime in the UK, will appeal the decision. They must really hate this man, and want to punish him severely for not wearing a condom! ... Good coverage by the Guardian...read article></div>
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Found on webwereld.nl - A swedish tv-documentary on wikileaks, it's history, it's people and it's leader. It shows fantastic insight in the organisation, and amongst other things it shows the footage of a US helicopter, shooting down people in the street, including the 2 Reuters journalists....</div>
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very funny: the chinese view of the situation: http://www.zie.nl/video/opmerkelijk/Assange-animatie/m1fzsssfpg9p<br />
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just in case you want to see: the US constitution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_amendments_to_the_United_States_Constitution<br />
first amendment is what this is about.<br />
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Just because reuters is a respected news-site, and also have battled for years to get the video that showed two of their journalists being shut down from a helicopter, (video available on wikileaks) I check the site, and find that things may really be changing, and even more disturbing in a good sense, Bill gates is heading the operation:<br />
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B818R20101209<br />
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and just because I value the old BBC as a serious source, here's the news:<br />
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-11863274<br />
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more to come... next timereportinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05952075149123053971noreply@blogger.com1