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1 Sep 2012

Julian Assange on Sweden, Persecution of WikiLeaks and Decay of Rule of Law

Now, in an interview by Jorge Gestoso for Telesur, a pan-Latin American news station based in Venezuela, Assange addresses the political persecution he faces from the United States, why Ecuador was right to grant asylum, the Swedish case against him and the efforts to marginalize the WikiLeaks organization by refusing to consider it a journalistic organization or by accusing it of having blood on its hands for releasing documents.
Now, in an interview by Jorge Gestoso for Telesur, a pan-Latin American news station based in Venezuela, Assange...
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11 Apr 2011

Tell Quantico and the Pentagon to allow official visits to Pfc Bradley Manning

We call on you to stop obstructing official visits to PFC. Bradley Manning at Quantico Marine Base. Marine confinement rules clearly state that people "conducting official government business, either on behalf of the prisoner or in the interest of justice," can be allowed "official visits" not subject to monitoring by the brig. Rep. Dennis Kucinich is clearly conducting official government business in the interest of justice.
We call on you to stop obstructing official visits to PFC. Bradley Manning at Quantico Marine Base. Marine confinement...
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11 Oct 2013

Remove Wikileaks from ‘Enemies of the State’ List

President Obama: Wikileaks is a journalistic organization dedicated to creating transparency in government. They have never released information that puts lives at risk, and they have never committed slander or libel. According to the U.S. government, however, Wikileaks is considered an "enemy of the state," a list that also includes the terrorist organization Al Qaeda. To consider a journalistic organization in the same category as terrorism is absurd and undemocratic.
President Obama: Wikileaks is a journalistic organization dedicated to creating transparency in government. They have...
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23 May 2014

Why Did Wikileaks Name “Country X” When Glenn Greenwald Wouldn’t?

Documents show that the NSA has been generating intelligence reports from MYSTIC surveillance in the Bahamas, Mexico, Kenya, the Philippines, and one other country, which The Intercept is not naming in response to specific, credible concerns that doing so could lead to increased violence. The more expansive full-take recording capability has been deployed in both the Bahamas and the unnamed country.
Documents show that the NSA has been generating intelligence reports from MYSTIC surveillance in the Bahamas, Mexico,...
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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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19 Jan 2011

‘Pained’ Libyan Dictator Blames Wikileaks for Tunisia Uprising

As chaos reigns in neighboring Tunisia, Libya's "Brother Leader" Muammar Qaddafi went on television to say he is "very pained" to see another strongman fall. He's probably also upset over reports of riots breaking out in Libya.
As chaos reigns in neighboring Tunisia, Libya's "Brother Leader" Muammar Qaddafi went on television to say he is "very...
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17 Jan 2011

Pained’ Libyan Dictator Blames Wikileaks for Tunisia Uprising

As chaos reigns in neighboring Tunisia, Libya's "Brother Leader" Muammar Qaddafi went on television to say he is "very pained" to see another strongman fall. He's probably also upset over reports of riots breaking out in Libya.
As chaos reigns in neighboring Tunisia, Libya's "Brother Leader" Muammar Qaddafi went on television to say he is "very...
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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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19 Dec 2010

Unsolicited advice for President Obama

All governments prefer to keep certain secrets and, in an ideal situation, everyone is on board with every decision. The WikiLeaks situation clearly cracked open and shared information we preferred to keep secret, resulting, in my opinion, a blow to current open government efforts. While illegally obtained and distributed the fact that the information is out there for citizens of the world to read is indisputable.
All governments prefer to keep certain secrets and, in an ideal situation, everyone is on board with every decision. The...
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15 Jul 2012

Why WikiLeaks is a gift to history

WikiLeaks is a gift to history. We now have, for the first time, the ability to write history not only through the eyes of the victors. WikiLeaks has become a leveler between people and government. They have ushered in an age where we, the people, have access to information once deemed for their eyes only.
WikiLeaks is a gift to history. We now have, for the first time, the ability to write history not only through the eyes...
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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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24 Apr 2012

Assange Still Has What it Takes to Get Media’s Knickers in a Twist

While Julian Assange's interview with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (1) was hardly the provoking event I'd been merrily anticipating, it seems, nonetheless, to have caused a storm in a teacup for the world's leading authorities on investigative journalism. Journalists from both The Guardian and Der Spiegel - erstwhile Wikileaks partners - have come out to criticize the interview (2). To some extent, their ire is justified:
While Julian Assange's interview with Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah (1) was hardly the provoking event I'd...
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28 Sep 2012

Bradley Manning Claims Speedy Trial Violation In WikiLeaks Case

An Army private charged with sending reams of U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks claims lengthy delays have violated his right to a speedy trial. Pfc. Bradley Manning is seeking dismissal of all charges in a motion his lawyer posted on his website Thursday. It's been two years and four months since Manning was detained in Iraq and accused of sending hundreds of thousands of classified war logs and diplomatic cables to the anti-secrecy website. His trial is set to begin in February.
An Army private charged with sending reams of U.S. secrets to WikiLeaks claims lengthy delays have violated his right to...
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18 Sep 2012

Julian Assange Talks Between Britain, Ecuador At Impasse

British Foreign Secretary William Hague says talks with Ecuador over the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remain deadlocked. Assange, who is seeking to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over sex crimes allegations, has been sheltering inside Ecuador's embassy in London - beyond the reach of British police - since June 19.
British Foreign Secretary William Hague says talks with Ecuador over the fate of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange remain...
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11 Aug 2012

Paraguay’s Quasi-Coup Has the Smell of Oil

In the wake of Paraguay's suspicious impeachment of President Fernando Lugo, which observers have likened to a kind of "quasi-coup," some may wonder whether underhanded corporate forces may have played a role in the political crisis. Such suspicions were heightened recently when the new de facto regime led by Federico Franco, Lugo's former conservative vice president, inked a deal with Texas-based PetroVictory/Crescent Global Oil to open up the remote Chaco region to petroleum exploration.
In the wake of Paraguay's suspicious impeachment of President Fernando Lugo, which observers have likened to a kind of...
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5 May 2011

Wall Street Journal Launches Its Own WikiLeaks

The Wall Street Journal wasn't on the receiving end of major WikiLeaks document dumps on Iraq, Afghanistan, the State Dept. and Guantanamo Bay. But the Journal may have found a way to cut out the middleman and convince leakers to go straight to the paper's editors.
The Wall Street Journal wasn't on the receiving end of major WikiLeaks document dumps on Iraq, Afghanistan, the State...
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4 May 2011

Facebook Responds To Assange Claim It Is A ‘Spying Machine’

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange recently said in an interview that Facebook is "the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented." Alleging that the social network is vulnerable to "pressure" from U.S. Intelligence, Assange said that the government could potentially exploit user data stored on the network.
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange recently said in an interview that Facebook is "the most appalling spying machine that...
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25 Apr 2011

Most Surprising Revelations From The Leaked Documents

"Impotence-promoting" drugs. The threat of a "nuclear hellstorm." Prisoners leashed like dogs and forced to urinate on themselves. These are just a few of the shocking revelations found among the cache of over 700 classified military documents detailing the 779 people who have been detained at the Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.
"Impotence-promoting" drugs. The threat of a "nuclear hellstorm." Prisoners leashed like dogs and forced to urinate on...
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8 Apr 2011

Some Jewish Settlers Ready To Move For Money

Newly revealed WikiLeaks documents quote a Jewish settler leader as saying some residents of West Bank settlements would be willing to relocate in exchange for compensation, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported Friday.
Newly revealed WikiLeaks documents quote a Jewish settler leader as saying some residents of West Bank settlements would...
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29 Jan 2011

WikiLeaks Cables Show US Toned Down Pressure On Egypt

The U.S. ambassador in Cairo warned Washington to be less confrontational in its dealings with Egypt, toning down human rights pressure to avoid jeopardizing relations with the Middle East ally, dozens of U.S. diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks Friday showed.
The U.S. ambassador in Cairo warned Washington to be less confrontational in its dealings with Egypt, toning down human...
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8 Jan 2011

Israel Bribes For Gaza Access Reported By WikiLeaks Cables

A U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks on Thursday quoted American officials as saying a key Israeli cargo crossing for goods entering the Gaza Strip was rife with corruption. The June 14, 2006, cable, published Thursday by Norway's Aftenposten daily, says major American companies told U.S. diplomats they were forced to pay hefty bribes to get goods into Gaza. It was unclear whether the practice still continues.
A U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks on Thursday quoted American officials as saying a key Israeli cargo...
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7 Jan 2011

Julian Assange Threatened To Sue Guardian For Publishing WikiLeaks Cables

Julian Assange threatened to sue The Guardian unless the paper ceased its plans to published the State Department cables the WikiLeaks chief had given it, a Vanity Fair piece released Thursday reveals. The article, written by Sarah Ellison, details, the tense, volatile relationship between Assange and various media organizations after he decided to collaborate with them to publish WikiLeaks material.
Julian Assange threatened to sue The Guardian unless the paper ceased its plans to published the State Department cables...
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20 Dec 2010

Ida Lichter, M.D. Baha’is in Iran are Easily Forgotten

Wikileaks has revealed government and diplomatic violations of the truth while paradoxically keeping their own sources secret. In the process, editor in chief and whistleblower Julian Assange has become a hero for human rights defenders. Sadly, the intense publicity surrounding Wikileaks diverts attention from serious injustice and continuing human rights violations, some already on the back burner and badly neglected. A good example is the state-sponsored persecution of Baha'is in Iran.
Wikileaks has revealed government and diplomatic violations of the truth while paradoxically keeping their own sources...
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3 Dec 2010

WikiLeaks Cablegate LIVE Updates

HuffPost's Sam Stein reports that the Obama administration is not ruling out taking legal action against WikiLeaks after the online site's latest leak. In July, WikiLeaks released more than 90,000 Afghan war logs. Iraq war logs were released last month. WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange says the next dump will target a U.S. megabank.
HuffPost's Sam Stein reports that the Obama administration is not ruling out taking legal action against WikiLeaks after...
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2 Dec 2010

Afghanistan Corruption Is ‘Overwhelming’

The New York Times is reporting on cables that describe the scale of corruption in Afghanistan as "overwhelming" and quotes Ambassador Karl W. Eikenberry as saying one of the U.S.'s biggest challenges in Afghanistan was "how to fight corruption and connect the people to their government, when the key government officials are themselves corrupt."
The New York Times is reporting on cables that describe the scale of corruption in Afghanistan as "overwhelming" and...
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26 Mar 2011

India Survives Its Week of Leaks

More cables from WikiLeaks this week shifted India's lively political scene into the chaotic gear. Allegations of bribery by the government led to disruption of the parliament's regular sessions and calls for the resignation of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
More cables from WikiLeaks this week shifted India's lively political scene into the chaotic gear. Allegations of...
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28 Mar 2011

One Year Ago How the ‘Era of WikiLeaks’ Began — With ‘Murder’

Exactly one year ago this week, Julian Assange and a crew of WikiLeaks volunteers -- including Birgitta Jonsdottir, who has since become a critic -- assembled in Reykjavik, Iceland, to edit and add subtitles to a video of a 2007 incident in Baghdad that Assange himself would title, "Collateral Murder."
Exactly one year ago this week, Julian Assange and a crew of WikiLeaks volunteers -- including Birgitta Jonsdottir, who...
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21 Mar 2011

While Manning Languishes in Military Custody, U.N. Calls for Accountability for Torture

Friday in Geneva, the U.N. Human Rights Council, comprised of 47 nations, adopted a long list of over 200 recommendations of policy changes needed to bring the U.S. into compliance with its human rights obligations.
Friday in Geneva, the U.N. Human Rights Council, comprised of 47 nations, adopted a long list of over 200...
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19 Jan 2011

Bradley Manning Walking in the Footsteps of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The world now demands a maturity of America that we may not be able to achieve. It demands that we admit that we have been wrong... that we have been detrimental to... life. The situation is one in which we must be ready to turn sharply from our present ways," said Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. when speaking of the Vietnam War.
The world now demands a maturity of America that we may not be able to achieve. It demands that we admit that we have...
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13 Feb 2011

Assange Is Not the Point, WikiLeaks Is

It is becoming common for people to say they don't like WikiLeaks because they can't stand Assange. This is misleading. Few sympathize with Assange as a character. Most of us, myself included, have never met with him. But the issue here is not Assange, his hair or whether he does, or does not have, the ability to have sex with women while they are asleep
It is becoming common for people to say they don't like WikiLeaks because they can't stand Assange. This is misleading....
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13 May 2011

WikiLeaks Guantanamo Release Offers an Opportunity for Truth Telling

The 779 classified Detainee Assessment Briefs (DABs) that WikiLeaks began releasing on April 24 offer an unprecedented opportunity for us to finally confront the flimsy evidence our government has compiled about hundreds of men to support their past or present indefinite detention at Guant namo.
The 779 classified Detainee Assessment Briefs (DABs) that WikiLeaks began releasing on April 24 offer an unprecedented...
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22 Mar 2011

An In-Depth Interview With Christopher Preble, Director of Foreign Policy Studies at the Cato Institute

Is the trove of U.S. diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks a story of success for increasing transparency in international diplomacy or failure in that diplomacy is best conducted behind the curtain?
Is the trove of U.S. diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks a story of success for increasing transparency in...
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6 Jul 2011

Reclusive and Dangerous: A Behind The Scenes Look Into The Fight Between Hacker Ryan Cleary And Anonymous

Hackers have a habit of publishing logs of their chat-room conversations in forums where everyone can read them. In the logs that hackers claim show Cleary's conversations, he comes across as intelligent, boastful and nasty - he brags about being able to drain funds from the bank accounts he hacks, he threatens to ruin the websites of his critics and he rails against anyone who "fails to understand" him.
Hackers have a habit of publishing logs of their chat-room conversations in forums where everyone can read them. In the...
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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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17 Mar 2012

Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks Suspect, Returns To Court

Attorneys for an Army private accused of engineering the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history won't get to take sworn statements from eight people before his trial. A military judge ruled during a hearing Friday at Fort Meade that attorneys for Pfc. Bradley Manning won't be allowed to take statements from eight individuals who reviewed information Manning is accused of leaking. Defense attorneys may still be able to interview them later.
Attorneys for an Army private accused of engineering the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history won't...
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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...
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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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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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8 Jul 2011

WikiLeaks MasterCard, Visa Donations Accepted Again

WikiLeaks has again begun accepting credit card donations, a company affiliated with the secret-spilling site said Thursday. Andreas Fink, the chief executive of Icelandic payment processor DataCell, told The Associated Press that Visa and MasterCard were again processing payments to WikiLeaks after a seven month hiatus. Fink claimed the move was a tacit admission of guilt on behalf of the credit card companies, but it may well have been accidental.
WikiLeaks has again begun accepting credit card donations, a company affiliated with the secret-spilling site said...
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17 Jun 2011

Julian Assange: Detention ‘An Impediment’ To WikiLeaks Work

After six months under virtual house arrest, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange acknowledged Thursday that his detention is hampering the work of the secret-spilling site. His supporters accused Britain of subjecting him to "excessive and dehumanizing" treatment.
After six months under virtual house arrest, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange acknowledged Thursday that his detention...
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5 Jun 2011

Julian Assange: WikiLeaks Publishing Classified Documents Hasn’t Resulted In Anyone Being Harmed

No one has come to harm as a result of WikiLeaks' publication of thousands of classified documents, the site's founder said Saturday, accusing his critics of opposing the revelations because of "middle-class squeamishness."
No one has come to harm as a result of WikiLeaks' publication of thousands of classified documents, the site's founder...
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4 Jun 2011

Bradley Manning Supporters Rally At Kansas Prison

Hundreds of supporters of Bradley Manning converged at Leavenworth, Kan., Saturday to rally for the Army private accused of leaking classified documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. Gathered outside the prison where Manning is currently being held, protesters denounced Manning's treatment and called on the White House to drop all charges against him.
Hundreds of supporters of Bradley Manning converged at Leavenworth, Kan., Saturday to rally for the Army private accused...
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26 May 2011

Julian Assange Calls Media Coverage Of Bradley Manning ‘Appalling’

WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange called out the Obama administration for its aggressive pursuit of leakers and criticized media coverage of suspected WikiLeaks source Pfc. Bradley Manning during a conference call Wednesday about the soldier's legal situation.
WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange called out the Obama administration for its aggressive pursuit of leakers and...
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26 May 2011

Pakistan’s National Defense University Rife With Anti-Americanism

Officers received training biased against the United States at a prestigious Pakistan army institution, according to Wikileaks, underscoring concern that anti-Americanism in the country's powerful military is growing amid strains with Washington.
Officers received training biased against the United States at a prestigious Pakistan army institution, according to...
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27 Apr 2011

The Sharecropper And The Terrorist: What The Leaked Files On Two Detainees Reveal About The Guantanamo Dilemma

In December 2001, Pakistani forces arrested two men within a few days of each other in the mountains on the border of Pakistan and Afghanistan. The travelers had nothing to do with each other and little in common. Yet for the next year or so they shared a fate: imprisonment in the Guantanamo Bay detention camp.
In December 2001, Pakistani forces arrested two men within a few days of each other in the mountains on the border of...
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26 Apr 2011

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Met With Jose Padilla, Ex-Chicago Gang Leader, In 2002 WikiLeaks

According to a new batch of documents released by WikiLeaks, the mastermind of the September 11 terrorist attacks met with a Chicago gang leader to discuss potential terrorist attacks against targets within the city.
According to a new batch of documents released by WikiLeaks, the mastermind of the September 11 terrorist attacks met...
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18 Apr 2011

State Department Cables Reveal U.S. Thirst For All Things Iranian

At a November 2009 meeting, top Iranian security officials allegedly discussed staging a student takeover of the Saudi Arabian embassy in Tehran, much as students had seized the U.S. Embassy there three decades earlier, according to a State Department cable.
At a November 2009 meeting, top Iranian security officials allegedly discussed staging a student takeover of the Saudi...
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31 Mar 2011

Bradley Manning Threatened Stepmother With Knife, 911 Call Suggests

Pfc. Bradley Manning, the man who stands accused of leaking more than half a million classified government documents to WikiLeaks, threatened his stepmother with a knife in 2006, a 911 call recently released by Frontline alleges.
Pfc. Bradley Manning, the man who stands accused of leaking more than half a million classified government documents to...
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26 Mar 2011

WikiLeaks Billboard In Los Angeles

A billboard with the spectre of Julian Assange looms over the intersection of Highland Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood. The sign, supportive of WikiLeaks, says "WikiLeaks: Giving Us The Truth When Everyone Else Refuses To."
A billboard with the spectre of Julian Assange looms over the intersection of Highland Avenue and Santa Monica Boulevard...
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17 Dec 2010

Larry Flynt Why I Am Donating $50,000 to WikiLeaks’ Defense Fund

Let's get something straight: Julian Assange is a journalist. You can argue that he is not practicing journalism the way you think it should be practiced -- releasing classified U.S. State Department documents -- but he's a journalist nonetheless. And for many of us he's a hero.
Let's get something straight: Julian Assange is a journalist. You can argue that he is not practicing journalism the way...
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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....
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27 May 2011

WikiLeaks, Pakistan and the Ghost of Vietnam

What's said about sausage and journalism must also be true of foreign policy: that if you knew how it was produced, you wouldn't want to consume it. I'm certainly disgusted and alarmed to learn from WikiLeaks via Dawn.com that U.S. special operations forces deployed secretly on joint operations with Pakistani troops as early as 2009, but I'm not surprised. Are you?
What's said about sausage and journalism must also be true of foreign policy: that if you knew how it was produced, you...
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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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23 May 2011

Trouble for Assange

The influential PBS Frontline series presents a full hour tomorrow night on WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning, and the producers claim that we will learn "for the first time, the whole story....from the inside."
The influential PBS Frontline series presents a full hour tomorrow night on WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning, and the...
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21 Jul 2011

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....
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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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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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13 Mar 2014

The US and Australia Propose an End to Free Speech on the Internet

At the Media Consortium conference, Assange emphasized the way in which the United States and Australia, its chief ally in the negotiations, continue to push for strict copyright provisions, to be enforced by internet service providers (ISPs). If US and Australian negotiators have their way, ISPs will be responsible for copyright infringement, when material that violates copyright privileges appears on a site they host or a communication they transmit. This is like making the postal service responsible for plagiarized material included in a letter delivered by a mail carrier. If we were to do that, of course, the postal service officials would have to read and restrict every piece of mail carried.
At the Media Consortium conference, Assange emphasized the way in which the United States and Australia, its chief ally...
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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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18 Aug 2012

Assange and Wikileaks: the basics

The accusation would not amount to rape in Britain, Canada or the US. They best wording I can think of is sexual misconduct . They are also, straight up, he said, she said, and rest entirely on credibility. There are no witnesses to the actual acts other than Assange and the two women (who spoke to each other before going to the police) and no physical evidence. This is not to say that if Assange did what he is accused of he did not do something wrong. If. You don t know if he did, and neither do I. Only 3 people do.
The accusation would not amount to rape in Britain, Canada or the US. They best wording I can think of is sexual...
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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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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...
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3 Jan 2011

Israel Plans Total War on Lebanon, Gaza

The memo on the talks between Ashkenazi and [Congressman Ike] Skelton, as well as numerous other documents from the same period of time, to which Aftenposten has gained access, leave a clear message: The Israeli military is forging ahead at full speed with preparations for a new war in the Middle East.
The memo on the talks between Ashkenazi and [Congressman Ike] Skelton, as well as numerous other documents from the same...
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7 Dec 2010

Julian Assange’s great luck: Why the WikiLeaks founder’s jailing is good news for him.

A U.K. magistrates' court denied Julian Assange bail and jailed him this morning over charges filed in Sweden that he had violated sex laws in that country last summer. The Swedes want Assange extradited, a matter that the court could take weeks or longer to decide. Although notables appeared in court pledging to post bail for the Australian secrets-leaker, the judge ruled that he didn't trust Assange not to run.[more ...]
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7 Dec 2010

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been accused of “sex by surprise.” Is that against the law in the United States?

Julian Assange's lawyer told AOL News on Thursday that the WikiLeaks founder has been charged with "sex by surprise" in Sweden. Though the lawyer says he doesn't know what "sex by surprise" means, the Swedish prosecution office announced that they are charging Assange with  "rape, sexual molestation and  unlawful coercion." These charges allegedly stem from consensual sexual encounters with two separate women that became nonconsensual at some point during the act. If this had happened in the United States, could Assange have been charged with a crime?
Julian Assange's lawyer told AOL News on Thursday that the WikiLeaks founder has been charged with "sex by surprise" in...
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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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31 Mar 2011

At Harvard Law School, Ellsberg draws parallels between Pentagon Papers and WikiLeaks

Daniel Ellsberg, the former military analyst responsible for leaking the Pentagon Papers in 1971, addressed a Harvard Law School audience on March 24 in a discussion of WikiLeaks, the organization that publishes classified documents submitted by whistleblowers worldwide.
Daniel Ellsberg, the former military analyst responsible for leaking the Pentagon Papers in 1971, addressed a Harvard...
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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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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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