WikiLeaks To Ship Servers To Micronation of Sealand? 350
Velcroman1 writes "Julian Assange's investors are in the process of purchasing a boat to move WikiLeaks servers offshore in an attempt to evade prosecution from U.S. law enforcement, FoxNews.com has learned. Multiple sources within the hacker community with knowledge of day-to-day WikiLeaks activities say Assange's financial backers have been working behind the scenes on the logistics of moving the servers to international waters. One possible location: the Principality of Sealand, a rusty, World War II-era, former anti-aircraft platform off the coast of England in the North Sea. Based on a 1968 British court ruling that the facility is outside the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom, Sealand's owner has declared the facility a sovereign state, or 'micro-nation.'"
I can think of dumber ideas (Score:5, Funny)
Good deal on a ship (Score:4, Funny)
Get you own Sealand email address (Score:5, Funny)
http://www.sealandgov.org/announcements/get-a-sealand-email-address [sealandgov.org]
Let's make Sealand a financially stable nation. :-)
Re:Wow, does that PR stunt even work anymore? (Score:0, Funny)
A few island nations scared of global warming might beg to differ.
I find it amusing that Americans could be so fearful of a couple of guys thousands of miles away marooned on a platform in the ocean.
Re:Wow, does that PR stunt even work anymore? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wow, does that PR stunt even work anymore? (Score:2, Funny)
The "Principality of Monaco" is ... a city state. And while you are technically correct that Monte Carlo is not a nation, and in the year 3000 being technically correct is the best kind of correct .. you are also a useless blowhard. Because Monte Carlo doesn't have its own judges... since Monaco as a whole doesn't have its own judges. They're all French.