An Al Jazeera English video report explained the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative in March
Victory For WikiLeaks In Iceland’s Parliament -- New York Times
At 4 a.m. on Thursday, at the end of an all-night session, Iceland’s Parliament, the Althing, voted unanimously in favor of a package of legislation aimed at making the country a haven for freedom of expression by offering legal protection to whistle-blower Web sites like WikiLeaks, which helped to craft the proposal.
As the Web site Ice News reports, “One of the inspirations for the proposal was the dramatic August 2009
At 4 a.m. on Thursday, at the end of an all-night session, Iceland’s Parliament, the Althing, voted unanimously in favor of a package of legislation aimed at making the country a haven for freedom of expression by offering legal protection to whistle-blower Web sites like WikiLeaks, which helped to craft the proposal.
My Comment: Instead of focusing on it's financial mess, the Icelandic Government focuses its times and energies in protecting Wikileaks.
Sighhh .... no wonder the country went bust.
As the Web site Ice News reports, “One of the inspirations for the proposal was the dramatic August 2009 gagging of of Iceland’s national broadcaster, RUV by Iceland’s then largest bank, Kaupthing.”
Read more ....My Comment: Instead of focusing on it's financial mess, the Icelandic Government focuses its times and energies in protecting Wikileaks.
Sighhh .... no wonder the country went bust.