Wikileaks Supporters Explore Line Between Activism and Vandalism?

Two banks on Hawthorne Boulevard in Portland have been splattered with red paint, including the phrase “For Wikileaks,” according to the do-it-yourself news site Demotix.com.

post dated Dec. 27 includes photos of splattered paint covering a Wells Fargo Bank ATM machine. The post also includes photos of a Bank of America branch, although the alleged “For Wikileaks” graffiti is not visible in those photos.

For more on the fallout from Wikileaks’ release of thousands of diplomatic cables, check out our story on the reaction from several prominent Oregonians.

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