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Swiss Shut Down WikiLeaks' Bank Account

Some of the latest developments related to WikiLeaks' latest disclosures and the reactions to them:

-- "The Swiss postal system has pulled the plug on WikiLeaks' bank account in another serious setback for the secret-spilling website that is fighting to stay online. ... American web companies Amazon.com, Paypal, and EveryDNS have pulled the plug on their relationships with WikiLeaks one after the other." ( Associated Press)

-- WikiLeaks, on its Twitter page, says more than 500 other websites around the world are now "mirroring" its content. So, if WikiLeaks's website () comes under another attack, the information should still be available.

-- "A long list of key facilities around the world that the US describes as vital to its national security has been released by Wikileaks." ( BBC News)

-- "Scotland Yard has received the paperwork required to arrest WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, sources said tonight. A fresh European Arrest Warrant has been issued by the authorities in Sweden where he is wanted for questioning over claims of sexual assault." ( The Independent) Assange has said he did nothing wrong.

-- Attorney General Eric Holder says the criminal investigation into the leak of the cables is on-going. The Espionage Act may not be the only law used in the case, he adds. (NPR's Carrie Johnson)

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