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<div class="story-body"> <span class="story-date"> <span
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<h1 class="story-header">Wikileaks' Visa payments suspended</h1>
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<p class="introduction" id="story_continues_1">Visa Europe has
begun suspending payments to whistle-blowing website Wikileaks
ahead of carrying out an investigation into the organisation.</p>
<p>It follows a similar move by rival payments processor
Mastercard on Tuesday.</p>
<p>Visa's announcement comes after Wikileaks' founder Julian
Assange was arrested by police in London.</p>
<p>Mr Assange, whose website has published secret documents, is
wanted in Sweden on sexual assault allegations.</p>
<p>Wikileaks relies on online donations to fund its operations,
which will now not be possible using both Visa and Mastercard
debit and credit cards.</p>
<p>A spokeswoman for Visa Europe said its investigation would
determine the nature of Wikileaks' business, and "whether it
contravenes Visa operating rules".</p>
<p>She added that Visa Europe could not suspend payments to
Wikileaks immediately, and that the process took a certain
amount of time.</p>
<p>Mastercard said in its statement that it was "in the process of
working to suspend the acceptance of Mastercard cards on
Wikileaks until the situation is resolved".</p>
<p>Online payment firm PayPal and internet giant Amazon have also
cut their links with Wikileaks in recent days.</p>
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On 2010/12/06 02:47 AM, Lee W McKnight wrote:
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cite="mid:93F4C2F3D19A03439EAC16D47C591DDE0330006EE6@suex07-mbx-08.ad.syr.edu"
type="cite">
<pre wrap="">But wait there's more...
Lee
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Subject: [IP] WikiLeaks sold classified intel, claims website's co-founder
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Subject: WikiLeaks sold classified intel, claims website's co-founder
Interesting claims, hard to tell what the motive may be.
Ronald J Riley
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WikiLeaks sold classified intel, claims website's co-founder
Selling secrets 'lucrative,' but 'usually cloaked in some kind of public benefit'
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Posted: December 05, 2010
2:40 pm Eastern
© 2010 WorldNetDaily
One of the early members and co-founders of the tight-knit, secretive WikiLeaks operation charged today that the website and its co-founder, Julian Assange, sold intelligence information the site had obtained.
John Young, whose name was listed as the public face of WikiLeaks in the site's original domain registration, also alleged that the website is a lucrative business.
Young said he left the site in 2007 due to concerns over its finances and that WikiLeaks was engaged in the selling of documents.
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