Bank Julius Baer screwed up. Bigtime....

Bank that censored WikiLeaks was preparing for IPO by ZDNet's Richard Koman -- Correction: This post previously reported that there was a press statement from WikiLeaks, but that’s incorrect. In fact, it was a posting by Animats on Slashdot. The point is still obviously worth noting. We regret the error. Here’s the text: Wikileaks has discovered Bank Julius Baer was preparing to take their US operation public via an [...]

A seemingly knee-jerk, paranoid reaction on the part of the Swiss bank may have led to them shooting themselves in the foot. Mr. Koman makes a valid point in his piece, with a now-public record of money-laundering, there will be serious scrutiny of their IPO.

Good luck, BJB. You're gonna need it.

Wikileaks & Viral Accountability

Check out this article, please:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_10372.cfm

Then this for further information:
http://wikileaks.be/wiki/Wikileaks:About

"Today, with authoritarian governments in power around much of the world, increasing authoritarian tendencies in democratic governments, and increasing amounts of power vested in unaccountable corporations, the need for openness and transparency is greater than ever."

An uninformed populace is an enslaved populace.


Very interesting, indeed.