The apparently cash-strapped Wikileaks is auctioning a number of would-be collectors items on eBay, including a packet of coffee smuggled out of prison by Julian Assange, tickets to a Vivenne Westwood fashion show, and signed photos and posters of Assange himself.Wikileaks announced the first of four auctions on Friday, blaming its money troubles on “an unlawful financial embargo by the Bank of America, Visa, MasterCard, PayPal and Western Union” in a press release. Wikileaks is a not-for-profit, and relies on donations.
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