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U.S. Court Shuts Down Whistleblower Site

HeadlineFeb 19, 2008

And a U.S. court has shut down a popular website known as an online whistleblower on key political issues. A Swiss bank won an order to close WikiLeaks.org after the site published hundreds of documents detailing the bank’s offshore activities. WikiLeaks has brought to light several revelatory documents, including the U.S. military manual at Guantanamo Bay and its rules of engagement for U.S. forces in Iraq.

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