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10 Mar 2012

Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies: director Patrick Forbes talks Julian Assange at SXSW

One of the more interesting documentaries to shake up SXSW this year is "Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies," a film that seeks to set the definitive factual account of Julian Assange and his rise to infamy thanks to Wikileaks. The 76-minute-long documentary is directed by BAFTA-winner Patrick Forbes, who took the time out of his busy SXSW schedule to chat with IFC following the premiere of his film.
One of the more interesting documentaries to shake up SXSW this year is "Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies," a film that seeks...

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8 Mar 2012

FBI approved Stratfor leaks to Wikileaks

Remember those millions of emails from that mysterious private intelligence agency Stratfor that were delivered to Wikileaks after a massive hack of of corporate computers by Anonymous? Well, turns out they were were sent with full knowledge of the FBI, and on of the federal agency s own computers.
Remember those millions of emails from that mysterious private intelligence agency Stratfor that were delivered to...
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5 Mar 2012

WikiLeaks Says It Dumped the Media, Not the Other Way Around

WikiLeaks is trying to hang onto its dignity following its divorce from several mainstream media outlets by claiming it severed ties with those companies not the other way around. The post-breakup confession comes after the anti-secrecy website's latest leak of e-mails from global security firm Stratfor in which the only major U.S. publications partnering with WikiLeaks included Rolling Stone and McClatchy - a very different roster compared with previous projects in which the secret-leaking website collaborated with international newspaper giants like The New York Times, The Guardian, El Pais and Le Monde.
WikiLeaks is trying to hang onto its dignity following its divorce from several mainstream media outlets by claiming it...
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4 Mar 2012

Stratfor, WikiLeaks and the Obama administration’s war against truth

Thanks to WikiLeaks and its media partners, we have a disturbingly vivid picture of the intelligence-industrial complex. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange attends a press conference in London, 27 February 2012, about the release of more than 5m emails from private intelligence firm Stratfor.
Thanks to WikiLeaks and its media partners, we have a disturbingly vivid picture of the intelligence-industrial complex....

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4 Mar 2012

WikiLeaks Email: Bin Laden’s Corpse Not Dumped at Sea

In May of last year, the US killing of Osama bin Laden was immediately followed by debate over the disposal of his corpse. The Obama Administration claimed bin Laden was put in a bag and hurled into the sea, which it insisted was "in keeping with Islamic practices," whereas some were calling for his body to be kept around so it could be overtly desecrated.
In May of last year, the US killing of Osama bin Laden was immediately followed by debate over the disposal of his...

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4 Mar 2012

WikiLeaks expose Corporate giants caught spying

The release of secret emails from private intelligence company Stratfor by WikiLeaks has opened the door on the world of spying-for-profit. More than 5 million emails between Stratfor employees were stolen by hacker group Anonymous in December last year. The emails were passed on to WikiLeaks, which began releasing them on February 27.
The release of secret emails from private intelligence company Stratfor by WikiLeaks has opened the door on the world of...

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4 Mar 2012

IMF austerity caused Balkan wars

In the document from 2009, titled Europe Analytical Guidance, Stratfor alerts its analysts to watch out for any possible riots occurring due to economic crises, since the current situation in Balkans is complex and multifaceted. - Do not forget, the IMF austerity measures imposed on Yugoslavia were in part to blame for the start of the war there.
In the document from 2009, titled Europe Analytical Guidance, Stratfor alerts its analysts to watch out for any possible...

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2 Mar 2012

Assange in Sweden The Police Protocol (Translated)

Sofia Wil n and Anna Ardin arrived at the Klara police station in downtown Stockholm on Friday afternoon 20 August 2010. There are varying stories even from the girls themselves about what they were up to. Thanks to a breach of office by prosecutor Maria H ljebo Kjellstrand, the bizarre story was a world sensation only a few hours later. The chief claimant broke down when she heard her former lover was arrested in absentia and hunted on the streets of Stockholm. It's not known if she ever completed her interrogation, had it read back, or approved it.
Sofia Wil n and Anna Ardin arrived at the Klara police station in downtown Stockholm on Friday afternoon 20 August 2010....

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2 Mar 2012

Stratfor’s blatant hypocrisy toward WikiLeaks

It s no secret that Stratfor hates Julian Assange. On February 27, WikiLeaks began the release of over 5 million emails from the global intelligence company. Within the first 400 or so emails, roughly 70 of them mention WikiLeaks or Assange. The most consistent thing in these emails is a strong hatred for the WikiLeaks founder.
It s no secret that Stratfor hates Julian Assange. On February 27, WikiLeaks began the release of over 5 million emails...

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2 Mar 2012

WikiLeaks vs. Stratfor Pursue the Truth, Not Its Messenger

WikiLeaks, the whistle-blower website, has again published a massive trove of documents, this time from a private intelligence firm known as Stratfor. The source of the leak was the hacker group "Anonymous," which took credit for obtaining more than 5 million emails from Stratfor s servers. Anonymous obtained the material on Dec. 24, 2011, and provided it to WikiLeaks, which in turn partnered with 25 media organizations globally to analyze the emails and publish them.
WikiLeaks, the whistle-blower website, has again published a massive trove of documents, this time from a private...

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1 Mar 2012

Leaked Email Suggests Secret Indictment of WikiLeaks Founder

Internal emails disclosed by Anonymous and WikiLeaks suggest that Stratfor, a private intelligence firm working with the U.S. Justice Department, has information about a confidential "sealed indictment" for the arraignment of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.
Internal emails disclosed by Anonymous and WikiLeaks suggest that Stratfor, a private intelligence firm working with the...

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1 Mar 2012

eak Suggests Pakistan Knew Bin Laden’s Hiding Place

Did Pakistani army officials know Osama Bin Laden was hiding in Abbottabad? Emails from the security think tank Stratfor, released by WikiLeaks on Monday, suggest that up to 12 Pakistani intelligence and army officials were aware of Bin Laden's presence in the Pakistani city. The emails released do not identify the agents, but show that were mid- to senior level officials in the Pakistani military and intelligence service ISI.
Did Pakistani army officials know Osama Bin Laden was hiding in Abbottabad? Emails from the security think tank...
29 Feb 2012

WikiLeaks Stratfor Emails A Secret Indictment Against Julian Assange

On January 26, 2011, Fred Burton, the vice president of Stratfor, a leading private intelligence firm which bills itself as a kind of shadow CIA, sent an excited email to his colleagues. "Text Not for Pub," he wrote. "We" -meaning the U.S. government - "have a sealed indictment on Assange. Pls protect."
On January 26, 2011, Fred Burton, the vice president of Stratfor, a leading private intelligence firm which bills itself...

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28 Feb 2012

Israel May Have Already Destroyed Iran’s Nuke Program, So Why The War Drums

Growing concerns over Iran s nuclear facilities may prove to be all for naught. Officials from the global intelligence company Stratfor allegedly discussed that Israel may have already destroyed the Iranian nuclear facility, according to one of the emails released by Wikileaks Monday
Growing concerns over Iran s nuclear facilities may prove to be all for naught. Officials from the global intelligence...

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28 Feb 2012

Exposing Stratfor WikiLeaks details inner workings of analysis firm

The first blow came in December, when private analysis firm Stratfor - which gathers open-source and paid-source information on global issues for subscription-based clients - had its company e-mail hacked. It was reportedly the work of the loose-knit, yet well-feared group of hackers known as Anonymous.
The first blow came in December, when private analysis firm Stratfor - which gathers open-source and paid-source...

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28 Feb 2012

Stratfor Emails Published By WikiLeaks Reveal Private Intelligence

Private intelligence firm Stratfor is in the business of shedding light on the world for its many clients. On Monday, anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks was the one shedding light on Stratfor, saying it had more than 5 million of the company's emails and would publish them in collaboration with two dozen international media organizations.
Private intelligence firm Stratfor is in the business of shedding light on the world for its many clients. On Monday,...
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27 Feb 2012

The Global Intelligence Files – List of Releases

Today, Monday 27 February, WikiLeaks began publishing The Global Intelligence Files more than five million emails from the Texas-headquartered "global intelligence" company Stratfor. The emails date from between July 2004 and late December 2011. They reveal the inner workings of a company that fronts as an intelligence publisher, but provides confidential intelligence services to large corporations, such as Bhopal s Dow Chemical Co., Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and government agencies, including the US Department of Homeland Security, the US Marines and the US Defense Intelligence Agency. The emails show Stratfor s web of informers, pay-off structure, payment-laundering techniques and psychological methods, for example :
Today, Monday 27 February, WikiLeaks began publishing The Global Intelligence Files more than five million emails from...
21 Feb 2012

Wikileaks, Government Prosecutions, Secrecy

In his NYT column today, Bill Keller argues that Wikileaks "was a hell of a story and a wild collaboration, but it did not herald, as the documentarians yearn to believe, some new digital age of transparency. In fact, if there is a larger point, it is quite the contrary." After bemoaning the Obama administration's clampdown on digital information and its relatively aggressive pursuit of government leakers, he states the larger point: "The most palpable legacy of the WikiLeaks campaign for transparency is that the U.S. government is more secretive than ever."
In his NYT column today, Bill Keller argues that Wikileaks "was a hell of a story and a wild collaboration, but it did...

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21 Feb 2012

Post-WikiLeaks Network Monitoring Takes Shape

The heightened surveillance of classified government information networks that was a predictable response to the unauthorized disclosures published by WikiLeaks is becoming more clearly discernible.  "USSTRATCOM/USCYBERCOM is monitoring use of the SIPRNet and now has a mechanism for reporting certain anomalous behaviors for appropriate remediation," said Thomas A. Ferguson, Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Intelligence) and Teresa Takai, DoD Chief Information Officer.
The heightened surveillance of classified government information networks that was a predictable response to the...

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11 Feb 2012

Eight BIG PROBLEMS with the “case” against Assange

Now that Andrew Kreig, of the Justice Integrity Project, has confirmed Karl Rove s role as an advisor to the Swedish government in its prosecution of Julian Assange on sexual misconduct charges, it is important that we note the many glaring aberrations in the handling of Assange s case by the authorities in Sweden.
Now that Andrew Kreig, of the Justice Integrity Project, has confirmed Karl Rove s role as an advisor to the Swedish...

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4 Feb 2012

These Are the Taliban Prisoners Up for Release

The Obama administration is considering the release of five Taliban prisoners to improve peace talks with the Afghan insurgency and now we know who's on the short list. This morning, CNN's Adam Levine and Tim Lister got confirmation from a "knowledgeable source" of the names of the former Taliban leaders up for release from Guantanamo Bay. Thanks to WikiLeaks - and a joint project by The New York Times and NPR - there's a searchable docket with pictures and background details on all the detainees in Guantanamo.
The Obama administration is considering the release of five Taliban prisoners to improve peace talks with the Afghan...

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3 Feb 2012

WikiLeaks sheds light on Adelson’s Asia business

We've learned this election cycle that casino magnate Sheldon Adelson isn't afraid to throw around vast sums of money to get what he wants -- he and his family have given at least $11 million to help the Newt Gingrich campaign. It hasn't gotten any notice since Adelson became a player in presidential politics, but it turns out that the trove of diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks contains an interesting anecdote about how Adelson aggressively promoted his casino and hotel  business in the Chinese territory of Macau -- and a run-in he had with the central government in Beijing. First, some context. The news broke last March that Adelson's Las Vegas Sands Corp. is under federal investigation into whether it has complied with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The act makes it illegal to bribe foreign officials to obtain business deals.
We've learned this election cycle that casino magnate Sheldon Adelson isn't afraid to throw around vast...

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22 Jan 2012

How Bradley Manning’s fate will be decided

If Manning is ultimately found guilty, how does the sentencing work? If there is a jury, the jury will do sentencing. Remember, he can waive the jury. But he can t waive only on sentencing; he would have to waive it on guilt-or-innocence and sentencing together. If he waives the jury, the judge will decide both guilt or innocence and determine the sentence. If Manning goes with a jury, the sentence is determined by the jury. And anything in excess of 10 years has to be decided by a three-fourths vote. If it were a capital case - which it s not - there would have to be 12 members of the jury and they would have to be unanimous.
If Manning is ultimately found guilty, how does the sentencing work? If there is a jury, the jury will do sentencing....

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4 Jan 2012

Left and right, Congress resists the Stop Online Piracy Act – Stop Online Piracy Act

Where SOPA aims to empower the Justice Department to go after websites that allegedly infringe on copyright, and doing it on the Internet s domain name layer, OPEN goes another route: strictly limiting the bill to foreign sites, setting up the International Trade Commission as the enforcer, and focusing on a "follow the money" approach, as in using digital payment systems as the choke points on targeted sites, a mechanism that has worked to thwart the WikiLeaks movement.
Where SOPA aims to empower the Justice Department to go after websites that allegedly infringe on copyright, and doing...
27 Dec 2011

The Intellectual Cowardice of Bradley Manning’s Critics

After imprisoning Private First Class Bradley Manning for eighteen months, the U.S. Army last week finally began the preliminary stage of his court-martial proceeding, and that initial process ended on Thursday. Manning faces over 30 charges; the most serious "aiding the enemy" carries a death sentence (though prosecutors are requesting "only" life in prison for the 24-year-old soldier).
After imprisoning Private First Class Bradley Manning for eighteen months, the U.S. Army last week finally began the...

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23 Dec 2011

Manning is charged with aiding terrorists

The pre-trial hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, concluded with the government revealing in its closing argument for the first time the enemy, which they believe Manning s actions aided: the terrorists.
The pre-trial hearing for Pfc. Bradley Manning, accused of releasing classified information to WikiLeaks, concluded with...

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19 Dec 2011

A Movement

Twenty-four years ago today, U.S. Army Spc. Bradley Manning was born. He has now spent 570 days in a military prison without a trial - simply because he allegedly blew the whistle on the illegal and immoral war in Iraq. He exposed what the Pentagon and the Bush administration did in creating this evil and he did so by allegedly leaking documents and footage to Wikileaks. Many of these documents dealt not only with Iraq but with how we prop up dictators around the world and how our corporations exploit the poor on this planet.
Twenty-four years ago today, U.S. Army Spc. Bradley Manning was born. He has now spent 570 days in a military prison...

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19 Dec 2011

A Movement

Twenty-four years ago today, U.S. Army Spc. Bradley Manning was born. He has now spent 570 days in a military prison without a trial - simply because he allegedly blew the whistle on the illegal and immoral war in Iraq. He exposed what the Pentagon and the Bush administration did in creating this evil and he did so by allegedly leaking documents and footage to Wikileaks. Many of these documents dealt not only with Iraq but with how we prop up dictators around the world and how our corporations exploit the poor on this planet.
Twenty-four years ago today, U.S. Army Spc. Bradley Manning was born. He has now spent 570 days in a military prison...

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17 Dec 2011

Bradley Manning Case Advances Despite Defense Objections

The defense attorney for suspected WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning opened a pre-trial hearing on Friday morning with a bang - by calling for the investigating officer presiding over the hearing to recuse himself, immediately forcing the proceeding into recess while the government prepares a response and the officer reviews the details of the motion.
The defense attorney for suspected WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning opened a pre-trial hearing on Friday morning with a...

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8 Dec 2011

Guy Fawkes Mask: How Anonymous hacker group created a powerful visual brand

The loosely affiliated and ever-changing band of individuals who call themselves Anonymous, have been variously described as hackers, hacktivists, free-expression zealots, Internet troublemakers, and assorted combinations thereof. By all accounts the group has no clear hierarchy or leadership, or even any internal agreement about what exactly it is. And yet, as you ve encountered news and speculation about Anonymous maybe from reports about coordinated denial-of-service attacks on financial institutions that stopped doing business with WikiLeaks last year, or the group s more recent association with Occupy Wall Street - you may also have noticed its memorable logo: a suited figure with a question mark where his head should be, set against a U.N.-style globe. You ve also likely seen the visual symbol that s made
The loosely affiliated and ever-changing band of individuals who call themselves Anonymous, have been variously...

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5 Dec 2011

The Spy files

Mass interception of entire populations is not only a reality, it is a secret new industry spanning 25 countries It sounds like something out of Hollywood, but as of today, mass interception systems, built by Western intelligence contractors, including for political opponents are a reality. Today WikiLeaks began releasing a database of hundreds of documents from as many as 160 intelligence contractors in the mass surveillance industry. Working with Bugged Planet and Privacy International, as well as media organizations form six countries ARD in Germany, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism in the UK, The Hindu in India, L Espresso in Italy, OWNI in France and the Washington Post in the U.S. Wikileaks is shining a light on this secret industry that has boomed since September 11, 2001 and is worth billions of dollars per year. WikiLeaks has released 287 documents today, but the Spy Files project is ongoing and further information will be released this week and into next year.
Mass interception of entire populations is not only a reality, it is a secret new industry spanning 25 countries It...

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11 Nov 2011

Twitter Wikileaks Court Order

In January 2011, the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed three motions on behalf of Birgitta Jonsdottir, the Icelandic parliamentarian whose Twitter account records were targeted by the government in connection with its investigation related to WikiLeaks.
In January 2011, the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed three motions on behalf of Birgitta Jonsdottir,...

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11 Nov 2011

Twitter Wikileaks Court Order

In January 2011, the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed three motions on behalf of Birgitta Jonsdottir, the Icelandic parliamentarian whose Twitter account records were targeted by the government in connection with its investigation related to WikiLeaks.
In January 2011, the ACLU and Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed three motions on behalf of Birgitta Jonsdottir,...

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13 Oct 2011

Wikileaks: The forgotten man

WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange has been cast as a heroic champion of free speech and public enemy number one to the most powerful government in the world. But his ongoing expose of US foreign policy would not have been possible without the work of a young American soldier - Private Bradley Manning. It was Manning who allegedly stole the classified video and documents released to the world by WikiLeaks in 2010.
WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange has been cast as a heroic champion of free speech and public enemy number one to the most...

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9 Oct 2011

Julian Assange’s speech at Trafalgar Square

Julian Assange's speech at Trafalgar Square at approximately 15:30 on 8th October 2011. --- ". . . and that is something I want to talk about. What can we do with our values, what can we do at all in relation to this war? Because the reality is Margaret Thatcher had it right; there is no society any more. What there is is a transnational security elite that is busy carving up the world using your tax money.
Julian Assange's speech at Trafalgar Square at approximately 15:30 on 8th October 2011. --- ". . . and that is...

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24 Sep 2011

Yemeni Government Contracted With U.N. Sanctioned Arms Dealer

Cables released by Wikileaks reveal that Slobodan Tesic, a Serbian arms dealer, contracted in 2009 to sell $95 million worth of sniper rifles, antiaircraft guns, and other arms and ammunition to the Yemen Ministry of Defense.
Cables released by Wikileaks reveal that Slobodan Tesic, a Serbian arms dealer, contracted in 2009 to sell $95 million...

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23 Sep 2011

Wikileaks Chief Julian Assange Claims ‘I Am No Rapist’ After Released Autobiography

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says in a new memoir that he did not sexually assault two women who have accused him of rape, and he claims he was warned the U.S government was trying to entrap him.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says in a new memoir that he did not sexually assault two women who have accused him of...

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22 Sep 2011

“Korean-translated version of WikiLeaks” launches as a project

Websites sharing Korean-translated versions of the U.S. embassy cables which were leaked through the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks are bursting out around the country. The most well known one is "WikiLeaks Korea". The main page of this website informs that it is "A project which accepts voluntary Korean-translation of cables related with South Korea".
Websites sharing Korean-translated versions of the U.S. embassy cables which were leaked through the whistleblowing...

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20 Sep 2011

Holder Addresses U.N. Counter-Terrorism Symposium

Rebuked by human rights groups for authoritarian policies and extrajudicial killings. In a leaked diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks, Secretary of State Hilary Clinton said that the Saudi Arabian government shows little willingness to stem the flow frm Saudi donors to Islamic extrimist
Rebuked by human rights groups for authoritarian policies and extrajudicial killings. In a leaked diplomatic cable...

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17 Sep 2011

Abolish capitalism!

So many working people are now excited by WikiLeaks, which let some of the hidden secrets of the ruling circles enter public knowledge. As the call to "Occupy Wall Street" on Sept. 17 went out, some of the forces involved are rallying around the call for "Freedom of Information" as a way to bring down the tyranny of those in power.
So many working people are now excited by WikiLeaks, which let some of the hidden secrets of the ruling circles enter...

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16 Sep 2011

Morocco: Multiple Arrests Against Activists

The arrest, according to his friends and supporters, might be related to a Facebook group, Wikileaks Fnidaq, Mohamed founded and where he published documents allegedly exposing corruption within the local administration. Mohamed was accused of drug trafficking but a group of bloggers and online activists say the accusation is baseless.
The arrest, according to his friends and supporters, might be related to a Facebook group, Wikileaks Fnidaq, Mohamed...

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16 Sep 2011

Wikileaks Auctioning Off Assange’s Prison Coffee, CBS Logo Coin To Raise Money

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.
The apparently cash-strapped Wikileaks is auctioning a number of would-be collectors items on eBay, including a packet...

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16 Sep 2011

U.S. Official Snubbed Cuban Plea for Hurricane Aid

Cuba doesn't make a habit of asking the United States for help. The two countries haven't had formal diplomatic relations for 50 years. So when Havana hesitantly raises the issue of disaster aid with a U.S. Coast Guard officer while on a boat in the middle of the Caribbean where nobody can see or hear them talking -- that's probably important, right?
Cuba doesn't make a habit of asking the United States for help. The two countries haven't had formal diplomatic...
16 Sep 2011

Ethiopia must end crackdown on government critics

Earlier this month five Ethiopian journalists were charged under the anti-terrorism legislation while another journalist, Argaw Ashine, was forced to flee the country, after he was mentioned in a Wikileaks cable, and was summoned by officials from the Government Communication Affairs Office and the Federal Police for interrogation over his sources.
Earlier this month five Ethiopian journalists were charged under the anti-terrorism legislation while another...

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16 Sep 2011

Qaddafi’s Son Is Bisexual and Other Things the New York Times Doesn’t Want You to Know About

Now that Wikileaks has been forced by circumstance to release the full, unredacted archive of its 250,000-plus classified diplomatic cables, we can see what the New York Times voluntarily redacted, at the request of the State Department, from the cables that it published. Among the things it hid: Muammar Qaddafi has a bisexual son, and a Reuters correspondent is a source for State Department intelligence.
Now that Wikileaks has been forced by circumstance to release the full, unredacted archive of its 250,000-plus...

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15 Sep 2011

Wikileaks statement regarding Argaw Ashene

The Ethiopian journalist, Argaw Ashine, mentioned by the CPJ in its press release today, is not detailed by WikiLeaks cables as a US embassy informant. No journalistic source is named or identified in the cable. Rather, Mr. Ashine is mentioned, in passing, in relation to events in 2005 and 2006. Neither was Mr. Ashine named by the CPJ in a list of journalistic related redactions processed by us.
The Ethiopian journalist, Argaw Ashine, mentioned by the CPJ in its press release today, is not detailed by WikiLeaks...
15 Sep 2011

The Corruption of Western Liberal Democracy

"Across the globe, transparency and accountability are critical to restoring trust and turning back the tide of corruption. Without them, global policy solutions to many global crises are at risk" - That being the case, Transparency International should have no problem in publically supporting WikiLeaks for bringing transparency into the machinations of governments, exposing their deceit, and their undermining of the democratic process. Will it do that?
"Across the globe, transparency and accountability are critical to restoring trust and turning back the tide of...

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11 Sep 2011

Bulgarian Ambassador in Washington – Trusted Informant of USA

A secret diplomatic cable [08SOFIA185], released by Wikileaks and dated March 27, 2008, reveals that Bulgarian Ambassador in Washington, DC, now serving a second term there, Elena Poptodorova and then Deputy Defense Minister, Sonya Yankulova, have informed American Ambassador in Sofia John Beyrle about plans to increase the Bulgarian contingent in Kandahar by fifty rangers, months before the official decision of the Bulgarian cabinet.
A secret diplomatic cable [08SOFIA185], released by Wikileaks and dated March 27, 2008, reveals that Bulgarian...

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9 Sep 2011

Caracas Cables Pt IV: Infiltrating the DEA, Expropriated Golf Course, Halliburton’s Ties to Venezuelan Oil Company

As the political relationship deteriorated between the Bush administration and Ch vez, so, too, did collaboration on the U.S.-sponsored drug war. Recently released cables document the testy and 'ambivalent' dynamic, with U.S. ambassador William Brownfield commenting that Ch vez s anti-drug czar Luis Correa appeared to be 'penalizing' a non-governmental organization called Alianza 'for having too close of a relationship with us.'
As the political relationship deteriorated between the Bush administration and Ch vez, so, too, did collaboration on the...

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9 Sep 2011

Grifters of ‘Al Saud, Inc.’ How Saudi royals get their wealth

A secret, 1996 cable -- sent from the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and released by Wikileaks -- offers a detailed account of the mechanisms of wealth distribution and waste within Saudi Arabia's royal family. Despite the considerable riches doled out to "thousands" of Saudi princes and princesses, the cable observes that Saudi royals "seem more adept at squandering than accumulating wealth."
A secret, 1996 cable -- sent from the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and released by Wikileaks -- offers a...

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7 Sep 2011

9 11 blind

Consider just what we have learned about Iraq and Afghanistan because of WikiLeaks: tens of thousands of civilian casualties in Iraq never before disclosed; instructions to U.S. troops not to investigate torture when conducted by U.S. allies; the existence of Task Force 373, carrying out night raids in Afghanistan; the CIA's secret army of 3,000 mercenaries; private parties by DynCorp featuring trafficked boys as entertainment; and an Afghan vice president carrying $52 million in a suitcase. The efforts of the White House to prosecute Julian Assange and persecute Pfc. Bradley Manning in military prison should be of deep concern to anyone believing in the public's right to know.
Consider just what we have learned about Iraq and Afghanistan because of WikiLeaks: tens of thousands of civilian...
4 Sep 2011

240 Wikileaks cables on pharmaceutical data exclusivity

The following are the cables identified in an August 29, 2011 search of the wikileaks cables, from http://cablesearch.net, using the search terms data exclusivity and pharmaceutical. This search identified 240 cables. Some 40 countries are mentioned in the cables. More than half of the cables involve 5 countries: Turkey (76), Taiwan (21), El Salvador (11), Honduras (11) and Tunisia (10).
The following are the cables identified in an August 29, 2011 search of the wikileaks cables, from...

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4 Sep 2011

And Wikileaks tells us also why Hezbollah won’t disarm

We all know the reasons why Hezbollah is keeping its arms in Lebanon, despite the liberation of the South from Israeli occupation (except Sheba s farms). This is directly related to an Iranian decision facilitated by Syria, so it s much more than a matter of pure 'national interest'. We, in Lebanon are too nice that we serve the whole region's interests', and we have been doing so for almost centuries.
We all know the reasons why Hezbollah is keeping its arms in Lebanon, despite the liberation of the South from Israeli...
4 Sep 2011

In Defense of WikiLeaks: Looking at Cables on Pharmaceutical Drugs and Trade Pressures

Like many others, I have spent the past several days combing through countless US Department of State cables. I am primarily looking at the cables that describe our government's efforts to drive up the price of medicine in developing countries. This is an act of state-sponsored violence that is rarely reported by the New York Times, the Guardian or other newspapers that had received early copies of the cables.
Like many others, I have spent the past several days combing through countless US Department of State cables. I am...

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3 Sep 2011

Extrajudicial killings in the Philippines: What we can learn from Wikileaks

From 2004-2010, the Philippines witnessed one of the worst waves of human rights violations in its history. Hundreds of activists were killed or abducted. Hundreds more were arrested and faced with trumped-up charges. The magnitude of the abuses caught the attention of the international community. The issue also further isolated the regime of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The main suspects in the killings and disappearances were state security forces.
From 2004-2010, the Philippines witnessed one of the worst waves of human rights violations in its history. Hundreds of...

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3 Sep 2011

New York City Police Department’s secret CIA force targeted minorities

U.S. media outlets have recently been abuzz about new documents showing that, for the past decade, the New York City Police Department (NYPD) ran a secret anti-terrorism unit headed by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officials.
U.S. media outlets have recently been abuzz about new documents showing that, for the past decade, the New York City...
30 Aug 2011

Washington and Brasilia Monitoring Chávez in the Caribbean

As more and more WikiLeaks cables get released, the Brazilian-U.S. diplomatic relationship has become increasingly illuminated. Though somewhat wary of each other, Washington and Brasilia sometimes saw eye to eye on matters of geopolitical importance.
As more and more WikiLeaks cables get released, the Brazilian-U.S. diplomatic relationship has become increasingly...

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30 Aug 2011

Daniel Domscheit-Berg: a comparative analysis

In the light of the recent press statements by Openleaks spokesperson Daniel Domscheit-Berg we decided to have a look at some older coverage, in particular his Spiegel interview from the 27th of September 2010. It appeared soon after he had left Wikileaks, and it was also translated into English
In the light of the recent press statements by Openleaks spokesperson Daniel Domscheit-Berg we decided to have a look at...

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28 Aug 2011

US Embassy in Sofia Backed Pro-GMO Lobby

According to the cables, GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) supporters in Bulgaria are actively backed and financed by the American Embassy.
According to the cables, GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms) supporters in Bulgaria are actively backed and financed by...
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28 Aug 2011

2011-08-28 Forbes – Bulgaria Glorifies Bulgaria’s Energy Mafia Leader Exposed By Wikileaks

This week edition of Forbes - Bulgaria features Bogomil Manchev on the cover page. Manchev who's presented by Forbes as an "energy innovator" has been exposed in a secret diplomatic cable from Sofia, revealed by Wikileaks. Bivol reminds the excerpts about Manchev from the cable named DIRTY ENERGY: CORRUPTION AND LACK OF TRANSPARENCY PLAGUE BULGARIAN ENERGY SECTOR
This week edition of Forbes - Bulgaria features Bogomil Manchev on the cover page. Manchev who's presented by Forbes as...

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25 Aug 2011

McCain Promised Qaddafi To Help Secure Military Equipment From U.S.

For all the braying by the Senate s top three hawks about how the U.S. wasn't doing enough to oust Libyan dictator Col. Muammar Qaddafi from power, one might be surprised to learn that exactly two years ago, Sens. John McCain (R-AZ), Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) were in Tripoli meeting with the erratic leader and giving him assurances that relations between the nations were on the mend.
For all the braying by the Senate s top three hawks about how the U.S. wasn't doing enough to oust Libyan dictator Col....
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20 Aug 2011

WikiLeaks Statement on Daniel Domscheit-Berg and OpenLeaks

Five days short of a year ago, on 25 August 2010, WikiLeaks suspended former employee 'Daniel Domscheit-Berg'. Over the last 11 months, we have tried to negotiate the return of various materials taken by Mr Domscheit-Berg, including internal communications and over 3000 unpublished private whistleblower communications to WikiLeaks. Mr Domscheit-Berg has repeatedly attempted to blackmail WikiLeaks by threatening to make available, to forces that oppose WikiLeaks, these private communications and to which Mr Domscheit-Berg is not a party.
Five days short of a year ago, on 25 August 2010, WikiLeaks suspended former employee 'Daniel Domscheit-Berg'. Over the...

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15 Aug 2011

Obama Crafts New Anti-WikiLeaks Law

The Obama Administration is putting the finishing touches on a new executive order that is intended to improve the security of classified information in government computer networks as part of the government s response to WikiLeaks.
The Obama Administration is putting the finishing touches on a new executive order that is intended to improve the...

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15 Aug 2011

Computer Club expels Daniel Domscheit-Berg

Openleaks founder Daniel Domscheit-Berg has been expelled from the Chaos Computer Club on grounds of damaging the reputation of the club. Following a meeting of the board members, he was handed a written notice at the Chaos Communication Camp in Finowfurt. According 5 of the club statutes, this decision is not final, as he can now request to be heard by the board of the club; its members can also ask for the topic to be discussed in a plenary meeting.
Openleaks founder Daniel Domscheit-Berg has been expelled from the Chaos Computer Club on grounds of damaging the...
15 Aug 2011

U.S. and Brazil Vie for Power in Peru

In their correspondence with the State Department, U.S. diplomats in South America have been exceptionally paranoid about the activities of Hugo Ch vez and the possibility of a leftist regional alignment centered upon Venezuela. That, at least, is the unmistakable impression that one is left with by reading U.S. cables recently disclosed by whistle-blowing outfit WikiLeaks, and it's a topic about which I have written widely in recent months. Yet, with President Hugo Ch vez's health now fading fast and Venezuela looking like a rather spent force politically, it would seem natural that Washington will eventually turn its sights upon other rising powers -- countries like Brazil, for instance.
In their correspondence with the State Department, U.S. diplomats in South America have been exceptionally paranoid...

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10 Aug 2011

Author Alan Moore stands up for Bradley Manning

With any legitimate trial of whistleblower Bradley Manning still being at an unspecified date in the future, it would seem that what is presently on trial here is Western culture itself. When the persecution of an individual who has exposed an evil is pursued so ruthlessly and yet the evil itself is studiedly ignored, all of us know that there is something very wrong with the way that our society is conducting itself. And if we do not protest in the strongest terms about what is being done in our name, then we become complicit.
With any legitimate trial of whistleblower Bradley Manning still being at an unspecified date in the future, it would...

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7 Aug 2011

U.S. Diplomats May See Opportunity in Chavez’s Illness

With a big question mark hanging over the health of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, many in Washington may see opportunity. Though Chavez initially claimed that he was merely suffering from a "pelvic abscess," the firebrand leader subsequently conceded that he had cancer. In a shock to the nation, Chavez announced that he had a tumor removed during a sojourn in Cuba, and that he would "continue battling."
With a big question mark hanging over the health of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez, many in Washington may see...
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5 Aug 2011

How WikiLeaks Is Helping Change Malaysia

Late last year, Malaysian Opposition Leader Dr Anwar Ibrahim was being labelled "WikiLeaks' first Malaysian victim" after the Sydney Morning Herald released a US cable suggesting he had knowingly "walked into" a sex trap. But the purported evidence quickly dissolved into hearsay when Singapore's intelligences services could not substantiate their allegations of "technical intelligence". A cable released later showed US officials pressuring the Malaysian government to drop the sex charges against Dr Anwar because they had no credibility, either at home or abroad.
Late last year, Malaysian Opposition Leader Dr Anwar Ibrahim was being labelled "WikiLeaks' first Malaysian victim"...
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1 Aug 2011

Alleged Lulzsec hacker Jake Davis charged

18 year old Jake Davis was charged with five offenses under the Computer Misuse Act, the Serious Crime Act and the Criminal Law Act. He was released on bail. Davis' lawyer admitted that his client was linked to Anonymous, but said that there was no evidence he took part in hacks.
18 year old Jake Davis was charged with five offenses under the Computer Misuse Act, the Serious Crime Act and the...

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31 Jul 2011

Investigation into Polish CIA prison extended

The investigation into an alleged CIA black site in the Masovian village of Stare Kiejkuty has been extended by six months, a spokesperson for the Warsaw prosecutor's office confirms to Polish press agency PAP.
The investigation into an alleged CIA black site in the Masovian village of Stare Kiejkuty has been extended by six...

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30 Jul 2011

Lulzsec’s Topiary and the Shetland Islands

On Wednesday the 27th of July the Metropolitan Police issued a press release stating that an 18 year old man had been arrested at a residential address on the Shetland Islands. The reason for his arrest is described as follows: "He is believed to be linked to a continuing international investigation into the criminal activity of the so-called "hacktivist" groups Anonymous and LulzSec, and allegedly uses the online nickname "Topiary" which is presented as the spokesperson for the groups."
On Wednesday the 27th of July the Metropolitan Police issued a press release stating that an 18 year old man had been...

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30 Jul 2011

A passionately eager Bulgaria in bed with the muscle bound duo of Gazprom and Lukoil

A diplomatic cable of the US embassy in Sofia, dated October 2, 2008, has been revealed on WikiLeaks, focusing on Bulgaria's energy dependence from Russia. The report titled "BULGARIA AND THE ENERGY KNOT: SCENESETTER FOR OCT 7 VISIT OF SPE GRAY," has been sent by then US Ambassador in Sofia, Nancy McEldowney to Boyden Grey, at the time Special Envoy for European Affairs and Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy at the Mission of the United States to the European Union, ahead of his visit to Bulgaria.
A diplomatic cable of the US embassy in Sofia, dated October 2, 2008, has been revealed on WikiLeaks, focusing on...
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30 Jul 2011

Can the Venezuelan Opposition Benefit from Chavez’s Illness

U.S. diplomatic cables recently declassified by whistle-blowing outfit WikiLeaks underscore the complete ineptitude of the Ch vez opposition. In the run up to the 2006 presidential election, for example, U.S. diplomats noted that Venezuela s largest opposition party, Acci n Democr tica or AD, was "going nowhere fast." Mincing no words, the American embassy noted that the party s secretary general Henry Ramos Allup was "unimaginative, overconfident, and even repellent" as well as "crude, abrasive and arrogant."
U.S. diplomatic cables recently declassified by whistle-blowing outfit WikiLeaks underscore the complete ineptitude of...
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30 Jul 2011

Canadian government determined to send Abdullah Khadr to the US

In a completely predictable move, the Canadian government has appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada to fight their earlier two losses in a bid to extradite Abdullah Khadr to the US. Abdullah Khadr was captured and tortured by Pakistani forces who were paid $500,000 by the US for their efforts.
In a completely predictable move, the Canadian government has appealed to the Supreme Court of Canada to fight their...

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28 Jul 2011

Why we should protect those accused of rape

What do David Copperfield, Michael Flatley, the Duke lacrosse team, the four Hofstra students, Rene Angelil (Celine Dion s manager-husband), Rick Pitino, Kobe Bryant, KBR/Halliburton and Julian Assange have in common? All were accused off rape, and will, in all likelihood, be remembered for that association, regardless of what ultimately happens (Assange's case is ongoing; none of the cases have led to a conviction). It is time for a modest reform in rape jurisprudence; the accused should be granted anonymity unless and until found guilty.
What do David Copperfield, Michael Flatley, the Duke lacrosse team, the four Hofstra students, Rene Angelil (Celine Dion...

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28 Jul 2011

Hacktivists Launch New, Legal Attack on PayPal

A second wave of online protests has been launched againt PayPal, the Internet payment company whose December 2010 blocking of WikiLeaks donations provoked angry Denial Of Service (DDOS) attacks on their site. The latest protest, code-named #OpPayPal, was launched by AntiSec hacktivists, headed by Anonymous and Lulzsec, in response to recent FBI arrests of people allegedly involved in the earlier protest.
A second wave of online protests has been launched againt PayPal, the Internet payment company whose December 2010...

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27 Jul 2011

Twitter Archive

Wikileaks' Twitter account was opened in early 2009. The first tweet dates from Feb 11 2009. Since then, Wikileaks has used its Twitter account as one of the primary tools of its public relations: announcing leaks, informing its supporters, and issuing statements to various authorities. The Wikileaks timeline, as written in its tweets, charts the development of the organization since early 2009.
Wikileaks' Twitter account was opened in early 2009. The first tweet dates from Feb 11 2009. Since then, Wikileaks has...
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26 Jul 2011

Four Questions to Answer if Assange is to be Extradited

In the hearings in the High Court on Tuesday and Wednesday concerning the rendition of Julian Assange, questions were raised that judge Howard Riddle had ignored but which remain central to the case. Justices Ouseley and Thomas both found the Swedish position at times incredible and indefensible.
In the hearings in the High Court on Tuesday and Wednesday concerning the rendition of Julian Assange, questions were...

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24 Jul 2011

Interview: WkiiLeaks Cambodian Cables and Politics

Prior to the war on terror there was the war on drugs...and you can see this in the cables, which reference the exchange of training between the US government, or the DEA, and the Cambodia task forces around the war on drug...similarly also with the war on terror...is their a similarity between these two approaches on the part of the US in terms of foreign policy?
Prior to the war on terror there was the war on drugs...and you can see this in the cables, which reference the exchange...

The Odd Couple Julian Assange, Rupert Murdoch and Freedom of Information

Both WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and media mogul Rupert Murdoch have come under fire linked to hacking scandals. Taken together these incidents raise interesting questions about what constitutes public knowledge and whether freedom of information can be taken too far.
Both WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and media mogul Rupert Murdoch have come under fire linked to hacking scandals....
19 Jul 2011

Trading Our Future: Tax Cheating and the Panama Free Trade Agreement

Panama is the second largest tax haven in the world, according to a secret State Department memo released by Wikileaks. There's a deep irony in the US relationship with Panama. The country's cooperation in the war on drugs is considered pivotal, with the State Department arguing that Panama is more important to the US than we are to Panama (see this cable). One third of all ships are flagged in Panama, and Panama
Panama is the second largest tax haven in the world, according to a secret State Department memo released by Wikileaks....
14 Jul 2011

Is Bradley Manning a Traitor or a Hero

The U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning is now entering his 14th month of incarceration on suspicion of passing classified U.S. government documents to WikiLeaks, and evidence supporting both sides of the argument has steadily mounted. It's spawned a divisive national debate about the role and legitimacy of whistleblowers in a democracy that's unlikely to subside no matter what the outcome of his pending court martial.
The U.S. Army intelligence analyst Bradley Manning is now entering his 14th month of incarceration on suspicion of...

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12 Jul 2011

Assange to appeal extradition to Sweden

WikiLeaks front-man Julian Assange will front the high court in London on July 12 for his appeal against extradition to Sweden, where he faces allegations of sexual misconduct. Assange has been under house arrest in England for over six months, following a ruling in February at a London district court that the extradition of Assange to Sweden was valid and would not breach any of his human rights.
WikiLeaks front-man Julian Assange will front the high court in London on July 12 for his appeal against extradition to...

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11 Jul 2011

Democracy Now interviews David House

On the eve of the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange in London, Democracy Now! spent an exclusive hour with David House, who co-founded the Bradley Manning Support Network after U.S. Army Private Manning was arrested for allegedly releasing classified U.S. military documents to WikiLeaks.
On the eve of the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange in London, Democracy Now! spent an...

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11 Jul 2011

Look Who’s Whacking WikiLeaks

Next time you see a negative media report on Julian Assange or Wikileaks, have a think about who is writing it, and why. Behind every character-assassinating "newsy" hit-piece you will discover a writer or a publisher (usually both) with an agenda. And you don't have to look too far to find it.
Next time you see a negative media report on Julian Assange or Wikileaks, have a think about who is writing it, and why....
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