[bitbutter]

"but I think your expectations of Amazon are ridiculously high if you expect them to martyr their business prospects to make a political stand."

Whether it's true that to continue hosting Wikileaks would amount to martyrdom may depend on how widespread the support for Wikileaks is. This success or failure of this pledge campaign will give some indication of that.

In any case, there's no question that pols are to blame. But for better or worse, I hold Amazon to a higher standard than I do politicians.