The latest batch of leaked diplomatic cables covers a wide swathe of diplomatic topics. What you probably wouldn’t expect to find in there are cables showing that the US government is concerned about the NBN leading to more widespread piracy, as well as the MPAA being a prime mover behind the AFACT/iiNet copyright case.
Yes, really. Stainless Steel Rat follows a determined film director’s struggle to bring Assange’s story to the big screen. A fictional film within a play, if you will. So does it rate? And how deep does the script dive into the WikiLeaks story?
Parodying the “priceless” Mastercard ad would’ve been funny enough, but once you remember Mastercard was one of the companies that refused to honour donations to Wikileaks, it makes Julian Assange’s video all the more effective.
Wikileaks has released a video showing the appalling conditions Julian Assange is facing while under house arrest. In fact, the only differences I see between his enforced lifestyle and a blogger’s life is the daily sign-ins at the local police-station.
