> I think much greater harm is caused longterm by the permanent restriction of funding for Wikileaks than is caused by temporary DDoS'ing MC, Visa, and Paypal.

> I think much greater harm is caused longterm by the permanent restriction of funding for Wikileaks than is caused by temporary DDoS'ing MC, Visa, and Paypal. That makes sense only if MC, Visa, and Paypal have an obligation to help Wikileaks receive funding. Do they? Why? Who else has that obligation? (Does discover have that obligation? How about Google Checkout?) How do we know?