WIKI GUY MAKES INTERNATIONAL APPEAL – AT 9:29 A.M. ET:  I'm sure we'll all be moved by this, and may even send in contributions.  From Fox:

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange released a statement to an Australian TV network before Tuesday's court appearance in London, asking the world to protect his work.

"I am calling on the world to protect my work and my people from these illegal and immoral attacks," he was quoted as saying to Australia's Seven network.

Assange also denounced companies like Visa and Mastercard for stopping payment to WikiLeaks.

"We now know that Visa, Mastercard, PayPal and others are instruments of U.S. foreign policy," he said in a written statement to Australia's Seven network.

Ah, the tell-tale language of the fringe left.  Are you shocked?

Assange was scheduled to appear in a London court Tuesday seeking to fight his extradition to Sweden in a sex-crimes investigation and trying to secure bail after being held for a week in a British prison cell.

It's amazing how little attention is being paid to the fact that Assange, who makes Benedict Arnold look like a two-bit horse trader, is wanted on a rape charge.  Now, we have to say that he's innocent until proved guilty, but, if he were on the political right, you may be sure he'd be in front of a journalistic firing squad by now. 

Assange is still holding thousands, or tens of thousands, of classified documents.  We brace ourselves for the damage he can still do.

December 14, 2010