Support for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been expressed on Magnetic Island, North Queensland. The event is covered on the magnetictimes.com website and Facebook. At the rally, a message from Assange's mother ,Christine, who lived on the island with Julian when he was a young boy, was read out . In part , it said :
Many thanks to all of you for coming here today. Like WikiLeaks, Magnetic Island is small but with a big spirit. Julian and I both have very fond memories of living here. We are now facing our darkest hours. Powers, who do not want the people of the world to know the truth of their corruption, are massing against Julian and WikiLeaks. WikiLeaks took the mask off power and power is very,very angry. Embarrassing the US is life threatening and, along with the US lapdogs Sweden and the UK, now the Australian government has fallen into line to shoot the messenger.
Most of the mainstream media represents corporate interests smearing Julian and WikiLeaks to silence the truth. On the other hand, ordinary people around the world are rallying in their defence - recognising the importance of whistleblowers and a free and fearless media to hold government and corporations to account to preserve our democracies.
I encourage you to search for the truth about Julian and WikiLeaks. With the rapid surveillance state in Australia and US militarisation of our country, I encourage you to do as Julian has done - to search for the truth. The freedom of your children and grandchildren depends on it...She went on to say the Magnetic Times editor, George Hirst, had factual information for those present .
