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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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...
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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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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...
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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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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...
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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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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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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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9 Jul 2011

Why is WikiLeaks using part of its current funds to sue MasterCard and Visa (legal activism)

For six months, without explanation or legal justification, MasterCard and Visa have illegally blocked all public donations made through their systems from reaching WikiLeaks. So WikiLeaks is suing them for access to these donations. Some people ask why WikiLeaks is doing this, instead of only using its present means to continue to publish the US Embassy Cables, of which more than 234,000 remain to be published.
For six months, without explanation or legal justification, MasterCard and Visa have illegally blocked all public...
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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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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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6 Jul 2011

The Big Laundry or the Bad Apples in Bulgaria’s Banking Sector

On October 26, 2005, on the so-called government route on Bulgaria boulevard in Sofia, banker Emil Kuylev was gunned down. Immediately after the murder, the top people in the country Interior Minister, Rumen Petkov, Chief Prosecutor, Nikola Filchev, and President Parvanov publically declared that Kyulev s business was clean.
On October 26, 2005, on the so-called government route on Bulgaria boulevard in Sofia, banker Emil Kuylev was gunned...
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5 Jul 2011

LocalLeaks and HackerLeaks Press Release

Press Release - First we would like to thank the global media for being so attentive to the launch of our two new disclosure platforms. We would also like to thank the several dozen people who already trusted us with their sensitive leaks. It has been a remarkable week for those of us who staff these two important projects. None of us ever expected in our wildest dreams the enormity of the reaction to these two ideas.
Press Release - First we would like to thank the global media for being so attentive to the launch of our two new...
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5 Jul 2011

Sex, lies and no videotape: Göran Rudling dismantles the case against Julian Assange

G ran Rudling is a highly concerned Swedish citizen in respect of that nation's sexual offences legislation and its operation. He has particular views, some of which are most interesting ie the story of one complainant (for the moment we might refer to her as 'AA') of whom he says: it's a matter of "Revenge by Proxy."
G ran Rudling is a highly concerned Swedish citizen in respect of that nation's sexual offences legislation and its...
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1 Jul 2011

Big bank censorship of Wikileaks

Since December 2010, five major US financial institutions: VISA, MasterCard, PayPal, Western Union, and the Bank of America have been trying to economically strangle WikiLeaks as a result of political pressure from Washington.
Since December 2010, five major US financial institutions: VISA, MasterCard, PayPal, Western Union, and the Bank of...
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1 Jul 2011

Cables reveal hidden sides of Nicaragua’s ‘Zero Hunger’ budget deficit from the very beginning due to lack of transparency

The reported number of people living below the poverty line is 2,300,000 individuals in Nicaragua, and the zero hunger program was designed to lift people out of poverty. However, recently released cables detail how the progression of planning the program and defining standards had been opaque since the first step.
The reported number of people living below the poverty line is 2,300,000 individuals in Nicaragua, and the zero...
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28 Jun 2011

Most in the American LGBT Community Do Not Know of Bradley Manning

In San Francisco, New York and Chicago, support contingents for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the accused WikiLeaks whistleblower, participated in Sunday s gay pride parades. Those who marched in contingents aimed to make the LGBT community more aware of Bradley Manning.
In San Francisco, New York and Chicago, support contingents for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the accused WikiLeaks...
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26 Jun 2011

@Lulzsec’s Last Press Release

In a pastebin press release, @lulzsec says good bye, thank you, and carry on without us - We are Lulz Security, and this is our final release, as today marks something meaningful to us. 50 days ago, we set sail with our humble ship on an uneasy and brutal ocean: the Internet. The hate machine, the love machine, the machine powered by many machines. We are all part of it, helping it grow, and helping it grow on us.
In a pastebin press release, @lulzsec says good bye, thank you, and carry on without us - We are Lulz Security, and this...
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22 Jun 2011

Introducing the Monthly International WikiLeaks Central Essay Competition. Brilliance equals payola.

WikiLeaks is a disruptive innovation in the field of publishing. Both a new kind of institution and an idea, Wikileaks and 'scientific journalism' have emerged from, and are created for, the information age.
WikiLeaks is a disruptive innovation in the field of publishing. Both a new kind of institution and an idea, Wikileaks...
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22 Jun 2011

Interview with Tangerine Bolen: ‘WikiLeaks kicked open the door…our responsibility to make sure that door never shuts again.’

According to Tangerine Bolen, her efforts are a deliberate attempt to show the US government that there are people across the world who publicly stand and support WikiLeaks. "WikiLeaks kicked open the door," Bolen says, "It is our responsibility make sure that door never shuts again."
According to Tangerine Bolen, her efforts are a deliberate attempt to show the US government that there are people...
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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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15 Jun 2011

Grand Jury Meets to Question WikiLeaks Supporters ‘Do You or Have You Ever Worked for WikiLeaks ‘

A federal grand jury empanelled to investigate WikiLeaks meets again in Alexandria, Virginia today. David House, co-founder of the Bradley Manning Support Network, is expected to appear before the grand jury. He and others in the Greater Boston area have been subjected to this process, which seeks to embroil them in espionage charges for being linked to WikiLeaks
A federal grand jury empanelled to investigate WikiLeaks meets again in Alexandria, Virginia today. David House,...
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14 Jun 2011

Torture Accountability After All

Those of us who opposed the Bush administration torture program have been demoralized by the lack of accountability for the numerous abuses committed as part of that program. President Obama decried torture, and said he would end it, but he also said he wanted to "look forward, not back," apparently precluding investigations of the abuses committed by the previous administration.
Those of us who opposed the Bush administration torture program have been demoralized by the lack of accountability for...
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13 Jun 2011

CNN’s ‘WikiWars’ Documentary Exploits Character of Julian Assange to Cast Doubt on WikiLeaks

Closely following the character of Julian Assange, founder of the pro-transparency media organization WikiLeaks, the recently aired CNN documentary, 'WikiWars,' provides a presentation of the story of the organization with a prime focus on Assange's character. It is another opportunity, like PBS' Frontline documentary "WikiSecrets," for a wide audience in the United States to get a better grasp of the nature of the organization
Closely following the character of Julian Assange, founder of the pro-transparency media organization WikiLeaks, the...
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11 Jun 2011

The extradition appeal of Julian Assange EU melting pots, ambiguities and human rights on trial.

Julian Assange s defence made substantial arguments at the extradition hearing that the EAW was not for the purposes of prosecution, that the use of the word lagforing in the warrant, meaning judicial process, was not sufficient to qualify as meaning a prosecution for the required purposes of an EAW.
Julian Assange s defence made substantial arguments at the extradition hearing that the EAW was not for the purposes of...
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10 Jun 2011

How WikiLeaks has changed today’s media

While investigating a recent story about the geopolitical battle for natural resources in the Arctic, I searched for unfiltered, candid dialogue on the issue. Instead, I found a web of conflicting theories, opinions and political doublespeak.
While investigating a recent story about the geopolitical battle for natural resources in the Arctic, I searched for...
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9 Jun 2011

New Subpoenas Issued in WikiLeaks Grand Jury Investigation: Time for a Political Support Committee

The grand jury investigation into WikiLeaks has widened. A subpoena has been issued to David House, co-founder of the Bradley Manning Support Network. Manning s ex-boyfriend, Tyler Watkins, who recently appeared in PBS Frontline s 'WikiSecrets' documentary, and Nadia Heninger, who has done work with WikiLeaks volunteer Jacob Appelbaum (someone whose Twitter user data has been subpoenaed by the government), have each been served with a subpoena
The grand jury investigation into WikiLeaks has widened. A subpoena has been issued to David House, co-founder of the...
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9 Jun 2011

Nigeria: The Cost of Oil

For over 50 years now, the extraction of crude oil and natural gas from Nigeria's Niger Delta has meant wealth for a privileged few but has exacted heavy costs on residents and the environment. Nigeria is the world's 8th largest producer of crude oil, yet remains one of its poorest nations
For over 50 years now, the extraction of crude oil and natural gas from Nigeria's Niger Delta has meant wealth for a...
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7 Jun 2011

Interview with Omar Deghayes

Omar Deghayes was born the son of a prominent Libyan lawyer, an "opponent of the increasingly totalitarian Gaddafi" later taken away by the Libyan authorities and killed.
Omar Deghayes was born the son of a prominent Libyan lawyer, an "opponent of the increasingly totalitarian Gaddafi"...
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6 Jun 2011

Omar Deghayes on Omar Khadr

Omar Khadr is a Canadian citizen who was arrested at fifteen after the compound he was living in in Afghanistan was bombed by US military. He was tortured at Bagram prison and Guant namo, and has spent the last nine years of his life imprisoned by the US. WL Central coverage on Omar Khadr is here.
Omar Khadr is a Canadian citizen who was arrested at fifteen after the compound he was living in in Afghanistan was...
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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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5 Jun 2011

The Revenge of Aaron Barr: Firing the Social Engineering Cannon at Anon

The efforts of Aaron Barr of HB Gary to create a modern big brother surveillance state met with disaster when Anonymous retaliated against him. Many thought that after all the fury and sting by Anonymous, Aaron Barr might have learned a lesson.
The efforts of Aaron Barr of HB Gary to create a modern big brother surveillance state met with disaster when Anonymous...
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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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