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Wikileaks to reveal tax evasion details of 2,00

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Wikileaks to reveal tax evasion details of 2,000 wealthy people


Business | 207256 hits | Jan 17 8:59 pm | Posted by: BeaverFever
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Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, today pledged to make public the confidential tax details of 2,000 wealthy and prominent individuals, after being passed the data by a Swiss banker who claims the information potentially reveals instances of money-la

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  1. by avatar BeaverFever
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:03 am
    I hope this is even half as good as it sounds!

  2. by avatar Freakinoldguy
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:17 am
    How come everytime Wikileaks is gonna publish something big, the majority of information always seems to come from a disgruntled employee, which, when you think about it definately taints the credibility of the source.

    Just for once I'd like to see the information come from someone without an axe to grind.

    But, come what may it'll definately be interesting to see the inner workings of the Swiss Banking system, which has been shrouded in secrecy for far to long.

  3. by avatar BeaverFever
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:25 am
    Well, who would betray their employer if they weren't disgruntled?

    Also, the records are probably easily verfied. I'm sure it's not just the guys personal journal, there will be things like account numbers and names that can easily be looked up, I imagine.

  4. by avatar Freakinoldguy
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 5:47 am
    Hopefully it isn't just the guys journal. :wink:

    But as for looking up these things, just how would anyone do it? It's the Swiss Banking establishment we're talking about here and I'm pretty sure that even after their employee of the year has finished producing all these documents and names, the Swiss Bankers aren't just gonna open up their files to allow him to prove or disprove his allegations and therein lies the problem.

    All they have to do is keep denying his allegations and at the end of the day it'll be like Goebels said.

    If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it.

  5. by Thanos
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:02 am
    Given their history of being the preferred bankers of Nazi war criminals I doubt the Swiss will be doing too much quoting from Goebbels. Regardless I'm really looking forward to this particular revelation, plus the upcoming ones that are supposed to blow the lid off of what Bank of America does. If it takes a little creep like Assange to make our wealthy massas (the same smart guys who nearly collapsed the entire world economy) a bit sweaty under their collars then so be it. It's not like any of our governments or regular media have the guts to do it any more.

  6. by avatar martin14
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:47 am
    You guys are expecting way to much from this little shit stain.

  7. by avatar PostFactum
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 12:32 pm
    I'm tired of this "Wikileaks" and their "truth". They are giving a cd's - play on public. Who needs their truth((

  8. by avatar Public_Domain
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 1:42 pm
    :|

  9. by avatar DrCaleb
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 4:33 pm
    "Freakinoldguy" said
    How come everytime Wikileaks is gonna publish something big, the majority of information always seems to come from a disgruntled employee, which, when you think about it definately taints the credibility of the source.


    That is the entire point of Wikileaks. It gives insiders the ability to spill the beans about corruption and corporate misdeeds, without being personally identifiable.

    "martin14" said
    You guys are expecting way to much from this little shit stain.


    "I give you private information on corporations for free and I'm a villain. Mark Zuckerberg gives your private information to corporations for money and he's 'Man of the Year.'" Julian Assange

  10. by avatar Zipperfish  Gold Member
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:12 pm
    I'm getting a little sick of Assange and his hints. Just put the stuff out or don't. We can do without the marketing campaign: "Just wait...tomorrow I will pull monkeys out of my butt!"

  11. by avatar RUEZ
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:17 pm
    "DrCaleb" said

    "I give you private information on corporations for free and I'm a villain. Mark Zuckerberg gives your private information to corporations for money and he's 'Man of the Year.'" Julian Assange

    I'd love to meet the person that thinks Mark Zuckerberg is some sort of hero for making money off of facebook users info.

  12. by avatar DrCaleb
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:30 pm
    "RUEZ" said

    "I give you private information on corporations for free and I'm a villain. Mark Zuckerberg gives your private information to corporations for money and he's 'Man of the Year.'" Julian Assange

    I'd love to meet the person that thinks Mark Zuckerberg is some sort of hero for making money off of facebook users info.

    Luckily, they have a whole magazine!

    http://www.time.com/time/specials/packa ... 83,00.html


  13. by avatar RUEZ
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:33 pm
    "DrCaleb" said

    Luckily, they have a whole magazine!

    http://www.time.com/time/specials/packa ... 83,00.html


    But did he get there for his creation of facebook, or the slimy way he sells peoples info? I've heard nothing but complaints and warnings about the lack of privacy on facebook so I can't imagine he's lauded for that except by his advertisers.

  14. by avatar DrCaleb
    Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:02 pm
    "RUEZ" said

    But did he get there for his creation of facebook, or the slimy way he sells peoples info?


    You assume there is a difference? There is an old addage, 'If you are getting something for free, then you are the commodity being sold'. Facebook is just that, a way to advertise to people with your information as the commodity.

    "RUEZ" said

    I've heard nothing but complaints and warnings about the lack of privacy on facebook so I can't imagine he's lauded for that except by his advertisers.


    'Time' is a corporation that is lauding him for monetizing people's information, on behalf of all corporations. Farmville is a huge cash cow. This recent benevolence that Facebook is going back on it's most recent change to allow advertisers access to Facebook users' address and phone numbers is a great example.

    Facebook allowed access to the data, then look like they are being the 'good guy' by disallowing any further data to be used, by 'listening' to the outrage of their users. However, those advertisers already had the weekend to copy all the data their connections could handle to offsite locations. The genie is out, and Facebook looks like the good guy.

    And that was Assanges' point. He gets death threats for revealing the truth, Zucherberg gets 'Man of the Year' for letting auto dialers call your cell phone with 'You have won 25000 travel points' messages and spamming your email inbox. One is trying to let you know what your government and corporations are up to, the other is the predatory corporation you were trying to defend yourself against to begin with.



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