Wikileaks Threatens "Doomsday Files" Info Drop If Harrassment Doesn't Stop

Updated--12/8
Filed under--Waiting for the other shoe to drop

Whichever side of the fence you're on about Mr. Assange he's exposing secrets that has both the right and left up in arms, so he must be doing something worthwhile. What we're puzzled by is the vilification of Assange by the so-called "transparency in government" right-wingers who regularly meet behind closed doors with the elites and special interests out of public view and scrutiny. The same group who wants Assange's head on the block for allowing the world a front row seat into the inner workings of governments.

Double standard anyone?

We'd love to see the BP and energy company documents!

The latest on this fascinating drama:

Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, has circulated across the internet an encrypted “poison pill” cache of uncensored documents suspected to include files on BP and Guantanamo Bay.

One of the files identified this weekend by The Sunday Times — called the “insurance” file — has been downloaded from the WikiLeaks website by tens of thousands of supporters, from America to Australia.

Assange warns that any government that tries to curtail his activities risks triggering a new deluge of state and commercial secrets.

The “doomsday files” are part of a contingency plan drawn up by Assange and his supporters as they face a legal threat. He is wanted in Sweden over sexual assault allegations, and the US administration is reviewing the possibility of legal action after the release of 250,000 diplomatic cables.

Ben Laurie, a London-based computer security expert who has advised WikiLeaks, said: “Julian’s a smart guy and this is an interesting tactic. He will hope it deters anyone from acting against him.”

The file is 1.4 gigabytes in size, which would be big enough for a compressed version of all the files released this year and additional data.

Assange said last year that he had been leaked a computer hard drive from an executive at Bank of America and warned this month he was planning a major release on a large American bank. He also claims to have confidential files on BP and other energy companies. Tens of millions of personal computers were hijacked last week in an act of sabotage that crippled the WikiLeaks website. WikiLeaks revealed that a “denial of service” attack that temporarily shut down the website used a network of “zombie” computers, which were infiltrated by the hackers. Read more here

Assange is probably not the kind of guy to piss off any more than he already is, but with big egos comes small judgment, and we predict they'll push him over the edge. Probably not the best idea to play chicken with a Mack truck.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out in the near future.

But, there is another side to this and some independent news sources and bloggers have raised questions about the authenticity of Wikileaks and Assange--is he a plant, a fraud and is this for real? The government (CIA) is a master at deception and the "authoritative" MSM press follows along dutifully more often than not, so anything is possible. 

*Update--Senator Lieberman is trying to change the law, after the fact we might add, and make Wikileaks illegal, in addition to going after the NY Times for publishing documents. Here's a link to a petition if you think that's suppression of information and Wikileaks should continue.