Michael Moore: Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange

[marmar]

December 14th, 2010 6:23 AM
Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange

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By Michael Moore


Yesterday, in the Westminster Magistrates Court in London, the lawyers for WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange presented to the judge a document from me stating that I have put up $20,000 of my own money to help bail Mr. Assange out of jail.

Furthermore, I am publicly offering the assistance of my website, my servers, my domain names and anything else I can do to keep WikiLeaks alive and thriving as it continues its work to expose the crimes that were concocted in secret and carried out in our name and with our tax dollars.

We were taken to war in Iraq on a lie. Hundreds of thousands are now dead. Just imagine if the men who planned this war crime back in 2002 had had a WikiLeaks to deal with. They might not have been able to pull it off. The only reason they thought they could get away with it was because they had a guaranteed cloak of secrecy. That guarantee has now been ripped from them, and I hope they are never able to operate in secret again. ...........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mike-friends-blog/why-im-posting-bail-money

[xchrom]

1. thank you mr moore. nt

[defendandprotect]

48. MICHAEL MOORE ON WITH KEITH OLBERMANN....!!!

[dipsydoodle]

2. Good man.

:thumbsup:

[Le Taz Hot]

3. K & R

Excellent read and right on target.

[joshcryer]

4. Short answer: I am a multi-millionare and it's like pocket change.

[Occulus]

5. And?

So?

[hlthe2b]

7. It isn't just the $$. The stand Moore is taking has its costs as well.

And those costs to him personally could be considerable. But, then, I think you know that. :eyes:

[joshcryer]

9. Is he going to put up defense money for Manning?

Now that would be taking a stand.

[kgnu_fan]

10. He already has. Meanwhile what did you do?

[NoSheep]

19. I highly recommend this post

;)

[Raster]

21. What did he do? He used a message board to diss someone that did do something.

Not much else to say. Except for Thank You Michael Moore!

[bullwinkle428]

15. Funny. A lot of multi-millionaires are trying to hang on to every last bit

of pocket change like grim death (cough*TaxCuts*cough)!

[laughingliberal]

26. Yes. Quite a contrast to those who want us to believe they can't survive if their taxes go up 3%. nt

[Raksha]

27. SO FUCKING WHAT??? How many OTHER multi-millionaires are posting bail for Julian Assange?

It sure has gotten easy to separate the sheep from the goats around here the last few days.

[valerief]

30. Yep, it's easy to know which posters to put on Ignore. Best thing for your blood pressure. nt

[liberation]

32. Just because an answer is short, it doesn't necessarily mean it is correct...

FYI

[fascisthunter]

37. lol... FAIL

[defendandprotect]

41. Longer answer: Using his money and talents to try to help America free itself from fascism....

and the corporate/fascist controls over our government and nation -- !!

[20score]

44. Why would you try to diminish what he did?

What you wrote didn't make him look bad, but it does put someone in a bad light.

[defendandprotect]

46. ... because Michael Moore tells truth about Obama decisions/policies .....

as many other liberal commentators do, who a few here also dislike for it --

[FLAprogressive]

49. +1

[Shining Jack]

51. +1000 n/t

[marmar]

63. Some never miss a chance to take a gratuitous, uninformed shot at Michael Moore.

nt

[Capitalocracy]

58. Look around you, man

Offering to host Wikileaks on his servers is risking more than just "pocket change" for Michael Moore. He's really sticking his neck out.

But yes, he is rich and it is pocket change.

[Bluebear]

67. Fool. nt

[PatrynXX]

68. I'd throw a okay with the multi-millionare thing but....

it's the servers that throw in a risk. so it's not about money.

albeit how much did Bob Barker give Sea Shepard to get his name on a boat??

frankly he's probably a happy guy fighting the japanese again. and I like Japan, just not the whalers.

[tomp]

69. and you contributed how much? nt

[tomp]

70. p.s.: i hope your taxes go up. merry xmas. nt

[hlthe2b]

6. Michael Moore follows through on his convictions...

The guy has more guts and integrity than nearly any of our "elected" leaders. Sad commentary, but true.

[disillusioned73]

8. This will one day make..

for a very revealing documentary, thank you Mr. Moore


"Once a government is committed to the principle of silencing the voice of opposition, it has only one way to go, and that is down the path of increasingly repressive measures, until it becomes a source of terror to all its citizens and creates a country where everyone lives in fear."
- Harry S. Truman, message to Congress, August 8, 1950

[slipslidingaway]

11. knr - "...someone has to turn on all the lights ..."

"...Might WikiLeaks cause some unintended harm to diplomatic negotiations and U.S. interests around the world? Perhaps. But that's the price you pay when you and your government take us into a war based on a lie. Your punishment for misbehaving is that someone has to turn on all the lights in the room so that we can see what you're up to. You simply can't be trusted. So every cable, every email you write is now fair game. Sorry, but you brought this upon yourself. No one can hide from the truth now. No one can plot the next Big Lie if they know that they might be exposed..."

[lonestarnot]

12. A tolerable richie rich!

I love you Michael Moore! :loveya:

[lunatica]

13. Michael puts his money where his mouth is

Thank you Mr. Moore!

[tomm2thumbs]

14. more of his letter - his servers appear to be under attack currently

Why I'm Posting Bail Money for Julian Assange

another excerpt

Openness, transparency -- these are among the few weapons the citizenry has to protect itself from the powerful and the corrupt. What if within days of August 4th, 1964 -- after the Pentagon had made up the lie that our ship was attacked by the North Vietnamese in the Gulf of Tonkin -- there had been a WikiLeaks to tell the American people that the whole thing was made up? I guess 58,000 of our soldiers (and 2 million Vietnamese) might be alive today.

Instead, secrets killed them.

For those of you who think it's wrong to support Julian Assange because of the sexual assault allegations he's being held for, all I ask is that you not be naive about how the government works when it decides to go after its prey. Please -- never, ever believe the "official story." And regardless of Assange's guilt or innocence (see the strange nature of the allegations here), this man has the right to have bail posted and to defend himself. I have joined with filmmakers Ken Loach and John Pilger and writer Jemima Khan in putting up the bail money -- and we hope the judge will accept this and grant his release today.

Might WikiLeaks cause some unintended harm to diplomatic negotiations and U.S. interests around the world? Perhaps. But that's the price you pay when you and your government take us into a war based on a lie. Your punishment for misbehaving is that someone has to turn on all the lights in the room so that we can see what you're up to. You simply can't be trusted. So every cable, every email you write is now fair game. Sorry, but you brought this upon yourself. No one can hide from the truth now. No one can plot the next Big Lie if they know that they might be exposed.

And that is the best thing that WikiLeaks has done. WikiLeaks, God bless them, will save lives as a result of their actions. And any of you who join me in supporting them are committing a true act of patriotism. Period.

I stand today in absentia with Julian Assange in London and I ask the judge to grant him his release. I am willing to guarantee his return to court with the bail money I have wired to said court. I will not allow this injustice to continue unchallenged.

[Raksha]

28. His servers are under attack? So typical...

but once again proof that the pen (or keyboard) is mightier than the sword.

[babydollhead]

16. THANK YOU MICHAEL MOORE!!

[felix_numinous]

18. K&R Awesome

All people of conscience, united. That is the way through these times.

(meant as general reply..)

[Gregorian]

17. This gives me optimism. Michael Moore is a brave man.

I don't want to cow down to what is the same sentiment as the Communist witch hunt of the McCarthy era. We need to be strong.

[NoSheep]

20. Thank you Michael. You're my hero!

[The Doctor.]

22. Has bail been set?

Either way, the US is showing the world its true colors.

Yellow.

[Myrina]

61. yes, it was something like $300k. And even when posted.

... the Swiss or Swedish or whichever gov't is appealing and trying to keep him incarcerated.

[The Doctor.]

62. Oh FFS.

Thanks for the info.

[pam4water]

23. K&R

[laughingliberal]

24. K & R nt

[FlyByNight]

25. Thanks Mike!

:thumbsup:

[avaistheone1]

29. Just another reason why Michael Moore is one of my heroes.

:kick:

k&r

[davidwparker]

31. Progressives ... my kinda folk

[ProudDad]

33. K&R

[me b zola]

34. Recommended

:thumbsup:

[PoliticAverse]

35. Assange gets bail but remains in jail...

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/12/14/uk.assange.hearing/index.html

[Swampguana]

36. Michael Moore You are awesome!!!

[Kaleko]

38. Bravo Michael. Meanwhile, the cabal has put Assange back in jail...

[defendandprotect]

39. Thank you, Michael Moore and hope lots of others are trying to help----

[jeaps]

40. Thank you Mr. Moore

for this and everything else you've done to keep us informed. You are a great man.

[20score]

42. Michael Moore rocks!!!!

[KoKo]

43. Thanks, Mike Moore! n/t

[Tanelorn]

45. Thank you and rec

Well done Mr. Moore.

I would like to donate some money but Visa is unavailable.
 Isn't it strange how quickly and bipartisanly the world can
'unite' on an issue such as Assange and Wikileaks. Death
threats, financial sanctions, cyber attacks, police force and
judicial systems speedy actions. Although I shouldn't be that
cynical because the progressives are moving fairly swiftly
also.

Talk about speedy action though like Global warming, that can
wait till the next conference in another holiday resort next
year or the year after. There is plenty of time...isn't there.

[chervilant]

47. Dammit, Michael,

I want to work with you!!! I'll do anything!

[Desertrose]

50. Thanks for your courage, Michael!

:thumbsup:

[Shining Jack]

52. K&R n/t

[coffeenap]

53. K & R

[Plucketeer]

54. Another one of the TRUE Heros

of our time. I can only hope that the perps of all the crimes done with our dollars, shrivel and DIE in the sunlight of truth.




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[Vidar]

55. Thank you, Michael.

[DesertDiamond]

56. Michael Moore - no suprise that he is once again a hero! Nobody rocks more than Michael Moore!

[orbitalman]

57. K & R x 1000

[Catherine Vincent]

59. High Five to Michael Moore!

:toast:

[madmax]

60. Thanks, Mike

And to all those who chipped in to gain Assange's freedom.

Power to the PEOPLE.

[asdjrocky]

64. Because Michael Moore is a stud.

He is the peoples stud.

[bobburgster]

65. Just wondering, how the hell an argument can start on an OP like this...

I swear, some people just like arguing.

Thank You Michael Moore!

[zenprole]

66. Hear hear

Glad to see Moore has his chops back. He had a stretch where he was too far divorced from his roots. Now he's on fire again, the way he should be. Can't wait to see him on Maher again.

[Anakin Skywalker]

71. Awesome!