WikiLeaks taunts Pentagon with server mirrors in USA
Found on The Register on Sunday, 24 October 2010
WikiLeaks is using US-based servers run by Amazon.com to mirror its controversial data stash, including the classified "Iraq War Logs" released on Friday afternoon, according to internet records.
Recently, the Swedish Pirate Party said that it's also hosting servers for WikiLeaks, and according to one report, some WikiLeaks servers are now inside a Cold War-era nuclear bunker that was carved out of a rock hill in downtown Stockholm.
The US, Ireland, and France mirrors were first noticed by technology consultant Alex Norcliffe. It's unclear why WikiLeaks is mirroring its servers in such unprotected locations.
Most likely WikiLeaks wants to find out who pulls the plug first. Doing that would shut down only one mirror which is no real problem, but at the same time it brandmarks the country for giving in and censoring. So for WikiLeaks, it's pretty much a win-win approach.