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18 July 2012 New WikiLeaks Donation Gateway
To: wl-press[at]lists.riseup.net Dear WikiLeaks Friend, We urge all our supporters around the world to use their Visa and MasterCard to donate to WikiLeaks today with a new system, whilst they still can - http://shop.wikileaks.org/donate#dccard In a statement at 11am BST today, Wednesday 18th July, WikiLeaks announced the opening of a new payment gateway that allows the public to donate to WikiLeaks with their Visa and MasterCards, depsite the banking blockade. The banking blockade by US financial institutions that has been running for almost two years has meant that WikiLeaks has lost 95% of its donations and have been forced to run off reserve funds. These reserve funds will run out in a few months. However, today, WikiLeaks has found a way around this blockade with a new payment system of FDNN using Carte Bleue. The French credit card system, Carte Bleue, is coupled with the VISA/MasterCard system globally. VISA and MasterCard are contractually barred from directly cutting off merchants through the Carte Bleue system. The French non-profit FDNN (Fund for the Defense of Net Neutrality- Fonds de Défense de la Net Neutralité) has set up a Carte Bleue fund for WikiLeaks. Julian Assange, WikiLeaks' founder said: "We beat them in Iceland and, by God, we'll beat them in France as well. Let them shut it down. Let them demonstrate to the world once again their corrupt pandering to Washington. We're waiting. Our lawyers are waiting. The whole world is waiting. Do it." ---------------------- To support WikiLeaks and find out all the ways to donate, including our new creditcard system, PayPal, Flattr and Bitcoin and keep us strong at https://shop.wikileaks.org/donate. For the full press release and new donation video go to: http://www.wikileaks.org/Press-Release-WikiLeaks-opens-path.html
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