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Wikileaks and War; Context and Common Cause

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Barrett Brown12/10/2010 8:26:32 am PST

re: #24 Obdicut

And one final thought— how many 4channers and Anons do you think give a shit about Nigeria?

A lot of them, insomuch as that Gregg Housh spent his own time and money to create and maintain a website that highlights effective but low-visibility charities, 0v.org, and asked me and my organization to help get it off the ground by wrapping it into our own Africa Development Program under Project PM. He is one of two active Anons that I’ve known well enough to have a sense of his priorities; the other, Sean Carasov, killed himself a month ago, after having recently had his life and career potential damaged by way of prosecution stemming from his efforts against the Church of Scientology. Obviously, not every Anon spends his spare time trying to save the lives of people he’s never met, but the fact is that I have several other Anons who have inquired about assisting with the various programs I’m overseeing. I can’t say that about many other groups.

These aren’t just people who “give a shit about things; these are people who risk their own well-being and dedicate their time and effort to get things done.