Michael Moore ayudó a pagar la fianza de Julian Assange

El perseguido “mensajero” de la verdad, acaba de ser liberado bajo fianza en Londres.
Uno de los que le respaldó abiertamente, Michael Moore, ha publicado en su blog las razones por las cuales ha dado de su dinero para liberar a Assange. No tengo tiempo para traducir el post completo pero es sumamente importante para entender porqué hay que defender a Assange y proteger a WikiLeaks. Les invito a leer completo su escrito pero incluyo los párrafos finales:

For those of you who think it's wrong to support Julian Assange because of the sexual assault allegations he's being held for, all I ask is that you not be naive about how the government works when it decides to go after its prey. Please -- never, ever believe the "official story." And regardless of Assange's guilt or innocence (see the strange nature of the allegations here), this man has the right to have bail posted and to defend himself. I have joined with filmmakers Ken Loach and John Pilger and writer Jemima Khan in putting up the bail money -- and we hope the judge will accept this and grant his release today.

Might WikiLeaks cause some unintended harm to diplomatic negotiations and U.S. interests around the world? Perhaps. But that's the price you pay when you and your government take us into a war based on a lie. Your punishment for misbehaving is that someone has to turn on all the lights in the room so that we can see what you're up to. You simply can't be trusted. So every cable, every email you write is now fair game. Sorry, but you brought this upon yourself. No one can hide from the truth now. No one can plot the next Big Lie if they know that they might be exposed.

And that is the best thing that WikiLeaks has done. WikiLeaks, God bless them, will save lives as a result of their actions. And any of you who join me in supporting them are committing a true act of patriotism. Period.

Como siempre, estoy de acuerdo con Michael Moore y le agradezco por pensar y hablar por muchos de nosotros.

Michael Moore le escribe al Presidente Obama sobre lo de Afghanistan

Dear President Obama,

Do you really want to be the new "war president"? If you go to West Point tomorrow night (Tuesday, 8pm) and announce that you are increasing, rather than withdrawing, the troops in Afghanistan, you are the new war president. Pure and simple. And with that you will do the worst possible thing you could do -- destroy the hopes and dreams so many millions have placed in you. With just one speech tomorrow night you will turn a multitude of young people who were the backbone of your campaign into disillusioned cynics. You will teach them what they've always heard is true -- that all politicians are alike. I simply can't believe you're about to do what they say you are going to do.

Please say it isn't so. (Continúen leyendo en el sitio web de Michael Moore)

Una pena que no pueda traducir al español la carta pero los que me leen manejan bien el inglés. Si pueden, envíen un mensaje a Obama por email. Nos concierne como boricuas lo que haga el presidente sobre la nueva guerra que al parecer se empeña en ganar porque muchos puertorriqueños serán llevados nuevamente al matadero. Afghanistan es peor que Irak, imposible de ganar como ya se ha demostrado en la historia. Lo que no se entiende es lo que se persigue en esta guerra porque lo de terminar el terrorismo nadie lo cree.