The Fifth Estate Page #4
Yes, come on.
We're down again.
We need to add new servers.
Pff.!
Well, that's the price you pay
for giving the world
news for free.
There ain't no money in it.
I've got a few
That's a half-dozen
machines on eBay.
What?
Are we not inspired,
men of purpose?
Capable, generous men?
Ah.
it doesn't exactly look
like a data center.
Hey.
Hey.
Nice. You know
the way to my heart, huh?
Long trip-
Julian, meet Marcus,
in the world.
How are you?
Fine.
Okay, uh,
just hook it up right there,
next to the other old IBMs.
And do me a favor,
take off all the tags...
because I don't want to know
which one it is.
You want to protect us
from yourself?
Well, plausible deniability
is never a bad thing, right?
Especially when there might
be jackboots at the door.
A man who understands security.
I'm just basically
following the tradition
of some excellent hackers.
One in particular
who went by this curious name.
Something out of Horace...
splendide mendax, noble liar.
I'm sorry but it's just,
you know...
the way Daniel talks,
I suspected
an illustrious past.
So I did some digging.
Wow. Hacking NASA.
Impressive. MILNET.
You hacked
the U.S. Defense Network?
It, uh, was a long time ago.
Lots of backdoors,
it really wasn't
that difficult.
Delightfully deceiving.
Just like your name.
And your, uh,
robust infrastructure.
No offense,
but any leet hack could see
that your tech was junk.
So, good thing
you're adding servers.
Mmm.
Uh... Your cows seem
a little depressed.
Do you milk those yourself
or get other people
to do it for you?
Sometimes.
Yeah.
He can do some coding.
I don't want you to let him
on the primary server.
Marcus just wants
to be involved.
He's a bit of a legend
in the club.
- Hmm.
- He could be a big help.
Yeah, well, people with
that much experience
tend to have a mind
of their own.
Holy sh*t.
The new server
is already working.
We've got a ton of new traffic.
Look, there's at least
half a dozen new leaks.
This is a Jihadist
training manual.
- Gang wars in the U.S. Army.
- Wow.
A list of British National
Party members.
Sh*t.
It's thousands of neo-Nazis,
right in the heart of London.
Three thousand kilometers?
Where were you?
It's none of our business.
Could you mind
your own business?
Mr. Berg.
- Hey.
- You're alive?
And starving.
The British press is going nuts
over the National Party
member list.
People are donating money.
Not a lot, but some.
And we're getting more leaks.
Toxic dumping
in the Ivory Coast,
corruption in Kosovo.
What? You don't like it?
Mmm! It's delicious.
It's just a bit cold, but...
Yes, it's been sitting there
for an hour.
I'm sorry. I didn't hear you.
It's just the addresses
I don't get.
What?
I mean, those people
should be exposed...
but you published
their personal information.
Phone numbers, home addresses.
They were in the documents.
Yes, but why not cut them out?
They have families, children.
Someone could get hurt.
Editing reflects bias.
Our sources, the people
on the site, they trust us...
because we don't
screw with the documents.
As Julian says...
"Free people
must have knowledge."
Or, as Orwell says,
"Big Brother is watching."
Is this because
I stayed in on Friday?
I couldn't care less
about Friday.
I had a perfectly good time
with Nik and Claudia...
despite the fact
that Nik tried to get me
to go home with him again.
Oh.
Don't look so concerned.
He bores the sh*t out of me.
Maybe that's exactly
what you need.
Hey, I was the one
who told you to quit your job.
I'm glad you did.
I'm just saying that,
if you're gonna...
I don't know...
nail yourself to a cross...
then you should probably
know what it's made of.
Do you even remember
the last time we had sex?
I'm sure I'm gonna remember
the next time.
So goddamn clever.
Just a little clever.
Mmm.
What was that?
- Who is it?
- I don't know.
Well, neo-Nazis
wouldn't knock, right?
Jesus.
I thought
you were in Australia.
Yeah. Well, I thought
it best not to, um...
to telegraph my movements.
By the way,
your name off the door.
Have you seen
the latest expose...
by the Kenyan National
Coalition on Human Rights?
They've revealed that police
My friend Oscar
wrote the report.
Kibaki wants to bury it.
We need to get it up
on the homepage.
It details hundreds of murders,
massive human rights
violations.
It's like exposing Chile
under Pinochet.
Have you got any of
that disgusting energy drink?
It might be a long night.
Hey.
I'm sorry.
Am I interrupting something?
Hey.
Anke.
Anke, come on.
Come back inside, please.
It's late.
- Tell him to go.
- I can't.
Do you want me to come
back inside? Tell him to go!
Listen, we've been working
on this project for months.
the most important leak
we've ever had.
- He just got off the plane.
- Listen to yourself!
Why do you try so hard
to be him?
What?
You'll never be him.
He's got nowhere else to stay.
Well, I do.
Mmm.
- Is that my jacket?
- Mmm.
release on death squads.
I wanted to wear
something that matched
the gravity of the occasion.
I have a son in Melbourne,
you know.
He turns 19 next week.
I haven't seen him in a year.
It takes two things
to change the world...
and you'd be surprised how
many people have good ideas.
But commitment...
true commitment,
that's the hard one.
It requires sacrifice.
- What's his name?
- Daniel.
His name is Daniel.
In the recordings
posted on WikiLeaks...
Perupetro vice-president,
Alberto Quimper...
and Romulo Lon Alegra,
a prominent
Peruvian politician...
are heard discussing bribes in
exchange for oil concessions.
Hackers have broken
into the email account...
of Republican
vice-presidential candidate,
Sarah Palin.
The hacking exposes
what appears to be...
Palin's use
of a personal account
for government business.
The 238-page document...
outlines standard
operating procedure
for prisoner treatment
at Guantanamo Bay.
WikiLeaks revealed that
Iceland's biggest bank,
Kaupthing...
loaned billions
to its own shareholders...
a key contributor to the
country's economic collapse.
The bank obtained a court
but that did little good.
We lead tonight with the
collapse of the Kaupthing Bank.
Due to a count injunction, we
can't bring you the whole stony.
But there is an organization that can.
You'll find them at Wikileaks.org
WikiLeaks is redefining
the public's right
to information.
I'd like to add whatever
legitimacy I can,
right after I buy them a drink.
Iceland could become
a new utopia.
A refuge for whistleblowers
and investigative journalists.
She's a Member of Parliament?
Apparently,
our latest spokesperson.
...for the legislative process
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Submitted on August 05, 2018
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