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16 Dec 2010

Swedish State on Trial in Assange Case

The feeling is growing among WikiLeaks watchers that someone is pushing Sweden, as one attorney says. There are two examples cited: First, the original rape case against Assange was announced by a prosecutor in Stockholm in August, then immediately dropped by a higher Stockholm prosecutor, then reinstated in Gothenburg, after an enterprising lawyer apparently shopped for a friendlier jurisdiction. Bottom line: the Stockholm prosecutors, where the alleged sex offense occurred, have no apparent interest in the case. It would be as if a New York prosecutor declined a case in New York and the prosecutors sought a friendlier court in Mississippi.
The feeling is growing among WikiLeaks watchers that someone is pushing Sweden, as one attorney says. There are two...

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1 Dec 2010

WikiLeaks vs. The Empire

Leading US human rights lawyers Leonard Weinglass and Michael Ratner have joined the defense team for Julian Assange and Wikileaks. US officials are employing cyber-warfare and prosecutorial steps to deny any safe haven for the Wikileaks operation with a fervor comparable to their drone attacks on Al Qaeda havens in Pakistan and Yemen.
Leading US human rights lawyers Leonard Weinglass and Michael Ratner have joined the defense team for Julian Assange and...

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7 Jan 2011

The Pirate Party, And The Future Of The Internet

American diplomacy seems to have survived Wikileaks s attack on the international community, as Hillary Clinton so dramatically characterized it, unscathed. Save for a few diplomatic reshuffles, Foggy Bottom doesn t seem to be deeply affected by what happened. Certainly, the U.S. government at large has not been paralyzed by the leaks contrary to what Julian Assange had envisioned in one of his cryptic-cum-visionary essays, penned in 2006.
American diplomacy seems to have survived Wikileaks s attack on the international community, as Hillary Clinton so...

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26 Jan 2011

News Desk A WikiLeaks Arms Race

Earlier this month, Al Jazeera launched a new feature on its Web site called the Transparency Unit - the network s in-house version of WikiLeaks. When the unit first went online, there was not much coverage about it in English, but that changed over the weekend when Al Jazeera announced that it had gained access to a large tranche of confidential documents, now being called the "Palestine Papers."
Earlier this month, Al Jazeera launched a new feature on its Web site called the Transparency Unit - the network s...

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7 Jun 2010

WikiLeaks and Julian Paul Assange

The house on Grettisgata Street, in Reykjavik, is a century old, small and white, situated just a few streets from the North Atlantic. The shifting northerly winds can suddenly bring ice and snow to the city, even in springtime, and when they do a certain kind of silence sets in. This was the case on the morning of March 30th, when a tall Australian man named Julian Paul Assange, with gray eyes and a mop of silver-white hair, arrived to rent the place.
The house on Grettisgata Street, in Reykjavik, is a century old, small and white, situated just a few streets from the...

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4 Jun 2011

The Definitive Guantanamo Prisoner List Updated for 2011, With New Information and Photos from WikiLeaks

Since I began my quest to discover the stories of the Guant namo prisoners, and to bring those stories to the world, which I first embarked upon over five years ago, I have endeavoured to make that information as accessible as possible. A major step in achieving this took place in March 2009, when I first produced my four-part Definitive Guant namo Prisoner List, providing the names and nationalities of all 779 prisoners, and, in over 90 percent of those cases, links to my own articles about Guant namo (around 300 at that point), providing more information about them, or references for where their stories appear in my book The Guant namo Files or in 12 additional online chapters.
Since I began my quest to discover the stories of the Guant namo prisoners, and to bring those stories to the world,...

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5 Jun 2013

WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning excelled at his job, court told

On day three of Manning s court-martial, it became clear the prosecution will seek to prove that he was trained in how to handle classified information before he deployed to Iraq and knew the dangers of it falling into enemy hands. Such an argument signaled the US government s determination to push ahead with the charge that Manning, 25, knowingly aided the enemy, chiefly Al-Qaeda, by transmitting hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables as well as Iraq and Afghanistan war logs to the anti-secrecy website headed by Julian Assange.
On day three of Manning s court-martial, it became clear the prosecution will seek to prove that he was trained in how...

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28 Oct 2013

WikiLeaks launches site for Edward Snowden’s legal defense

Wikileaks has set up a new website, Free Snowden, to collect money to defend National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden. The site allows for donations by credit card, PayPal, bank transfer, WePay payment, and virtual currencies Bitcoin and Litecoin. It features background information and news stories about the former government contractor. It has raised $21,660 and 116 bitcoins (about $22,950 at today's market price) for the whistleblower's "legal defense and its associated public campaign."
Wikileaks has set up a new website, Free Snowden, to collect money to defend National Security Agency whistleblower...

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13 Aug 2014

The Most Wanted Man in The World

But in all my work, I've never run across anyone quite like Snowden. He is a uniquely postmodern breed of whistle-blower. Physically, very few people have seen him since he disappeared into Moscow's airport complex last June. But he has nevertheless maintained a presence on the world stage not only as a man without a country but as a man without a body. When being interviewed at the South by Southwest conference or receiving humanitarian awards, his disembodied image smiles down from jumbotron screens.
But in all my work, I've never run across anyone quite like Snowden. He is a uniquely postmodern breed of...
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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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3 Dec 2010

Media Pushes Narrative That Arabs Want War With Iran, Ignores Cables That Show Arabs Urging Restraint

However, one set of cables that the major news media found particularly attractive were ones detailing Arab leaders concerns about Iran. Seizing on a handful of the cables, major news media outlets published stories pushing the narrative that Arab leaders had privately urged the United States government to attack Iran
However, one set of cables that the major news media found particularly attractive were ones detailing Arab leaders...

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5 Mar 2011

The National Shame of the US Military’s ‘Slow Torture’ of Bradley Manning

Stripping before men still clothed is the first step toward weakening the prisoner s psychological defense. But stripping is also sexually laden. It transposes sexual gestures, acts and innuendo from a strip club to the torture chamber. Thus sex is always present in the torture chamber whether the victim is a man or a woman. The sexing of torture is deeply grounded in the recesses of the torturer s psyche.
Stripping before men still clothed is the first step toward weakening the prisoner s psychological defense. But...

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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...
5 Jan 2011

Obama Should Read WikiLeaks Documents

Perhaps President Barack Obama should give himself a waiver on the ban prohibiting U.S. government employees from downloading classified cables released by WikiLeaks, so he can better understand the futility of his Afghan War strategy.
Perhaps President Barack Obama should give himself a waiver on the ban prohibiting U.S. government employees from...

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16 Mar 2014

The U.K. ‘Can’t Tell Its Terrorists From Its Journalists’

Sarah Harrison, an editor at WikiLeaks who has also worked with NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden, won t return to her home country of England because she fears prosecution under terrorism laws for seeking to influence her government. Harrison s fear comes straight out of the language of the U.K. Terrorism Act of 2000. Writing in The Guardian, Harrison reports the act defines terrorism as the use or threat of action [...] designed to influence the government or an international governmental organisation or which is made for the purpose of advancing a political, religious, racial or ideological cause or is designed seriously to interfere with or seriously to disrupt an electronic system. Elsewhere the act defines government as the government of any country, including the United States.
Sarah Harrison, an editor at WikiLeaks who has also worked with NSA whistle-blower Edward Snowden, won t return to her...

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6 May 2013

The Death of Truth

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, and then-Sen. Christopher S. Bond, a Republican, said in a joint letter to the U.S. attorney general calling for Assange s prosecution: "If Mr. Assange and his possible accomplices cannot be charged under the Espionage Act (or any other applicable statute), please know that we stand ready and willing to support your efforts to close those gaps in the law, as you also mentioned."
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat, and then-Sen. Christopher S. Bond, a Republican, said in a joint letter to the U.S....

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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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13 Feb 2011

A Campaign to Smear WikiLeaks Supporters

Internal documents of a California computer security firm obtained by pro-WikiLeaks hackers have been made available online, suggesting various ways companies can help undermine the whistle-blowing website as it prepares to release material that could prove damaging to Bank of America and other financial entities
Internal documents of a California computer security firm obtained by pro-WikiLeaks hackers have been made available...

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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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30 May 2014

Mr. Kerry: Here’s Why Snowden Can’t ‘Make His Case’ in ‘Our System of Justice’

Secretary of State John Kerry said that Edward Snowden should "return home and come back here and stand in our system of justice and make his case." Kerry seems to have a high opinion of the Department of Justice and the U.S. courts when it comes to national security issues. I can t imagine for the life of me why. Kerry is either amazingly ignorant or being disingenuous when he suggests that Snowden would be allowed to "make his case" if he returned to the U.S. No one outside the penal justice system would ever see him again, the moment he set foot here, assuming he was not given a prior deal.
Secretary of State John Kerry said that Edward Snowden should "return home and come back here and stand in our system of...

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23 May 2014

Julian Assange Goes Where Glenn Greenwald WouldnÂ’t

Though they're often lumped together as crusaders against state secrets, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and journalist Glenn Greenwald don t always see eye to eye. Their differences spilled into public view this week, when the WikiLeaks Twitter account took Greenwald and his site, The Intercept, to task for redacting the name of a country where the United States government is recording every phone call.
Though they're often lumped together as crusaders against state secrets, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and journalist...

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5 Dec 2010

Killing the Messenger

It's frightening to observe the working machinery of one of the most powerful governments in the world, which intends to convince that whoever reveals secrets is more dangerous than those who commit atrocious acts in secrecy. Politicians and journalists in the U.S. overreacted, suggesting that Julian Assange should face the death penalty.
It's frightening to observe the working machinery of one of the most powerful governments in the world, which intends to...

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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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3 Apr 2010

Collateral Murder

Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It shows Reuters journalist Namir Noor-Eldeen, driver Saeed Chmagh, and several others as the Apache shoots and kills them in a public square in Eastern Baghdad. They are apparently assumed to be insurgents. After the initial shooting, an unarmed group of adults and children in a minivan arrives on the scene and attempts to transport the wounded. They are fired upon as well. The official statement on this incident initially listed all adults as insurgents and claimed the US military did not know how the deaths ocurred. Wikileaks released this video with transcripts and a package of supporting documents on April 5th 2010 on http://collateralmurder.com
Wikileaks has obtained and decrypted this previously unreleased video footage from a US Apache helicopter in 2007. It...

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1 Feb 2013

Julian Assange speech that was censored by the Oxford Union

In an attempt to highlight the importance of whistleblowers, Julian Assange chose to have WikiLeaks' Collateral Murder footage as background for his speech at the Sam Adams Awards, an award dedicated to whistleblowers.
In an attempt to highlight the importance of whistleblowers, Julian Assange chose to have WikiLeaks' Collateral Murder...

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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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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...

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2 Sep 2012

WikiLeaks, Assange And The American Empire

The Wikileaks documents and videos have provided one humiliation after another ... lies exposed, political manipulations revealed, gross hypocrisies, murders in cold blood, ... followed by the torture of Bradley Manning and the persecution of Julian Assange. Washington calls the revelations "threats to national security", but the world can well see it's simply plain old embarrassment. Manning's defense attorneys have asked the military court on several occasions to specify the exact harm done to national security. The court has never given an answer. If hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, consider an empire embarrassed.
The Wikileaks documents and videos have provided one humiliation after another ... lies exposed, political manipulations...

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13 Aug 2014

Snowden: I Left the NSA Clues, But They Couldn’t Find Them

If the NSA still doesn t know the full extent of the greatest leak of secrets in its history, it s not because of Edward Snowden s attempts to cover his tracks. On the contrary, the NSA s most prolific whistleblower now claims he purposefully left a trail of digital bread crumbs designed to lead the agency directly to the files he d copied.
If the NSA still doesn t know the full extent of the greatest leak of secrets in its history, it s not because of Edward...
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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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29 Nov 2013

Assange Statement on Anakata Extradition

Statement by WikiLeaks Publisher Julian Assange concerning Sweden's extradition of WikiLeaks consultant Gottfrid "Anakata" Svartholm Warg: "It is time someone says it like it is: Gottfrid Svartholm Warg is a political prisoner and Sweden has fallen off the map of decent nations in its treatment of him. Gottfrid has always been ideologically driven to inform the world; he worked tirelessly to help WikiLeaks expose the slaughter of civilians in Iraq by a US helicopter gunship and was responsible for an important part of our infrastructure."
Statement by WikiLeaks Publisher Julian Assange concerning Sweden's extradition of WikiLeaks consultant Gottfrid...

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4 Feb 2013

An endorsed WikiLeaks resource

On 3 February 2013 at a private dinner at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, attended by more than 150 guests, Julian Assange will receive the Yoko Ono Lennon Courage Award for the Arts 2013 for his WikiLeaks work including, amongst other releases, Collateral Murder. This award is given to people who have displayed extraordinary courage and who through their artistry have changed the world.
On 3 February 2013 at a private dinner at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City, attended by more than 150...

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30 Nov 2012

Quantico psychiatrist: Bradley Manning treated worse than death row inmates

Yesterday at Bradley Manning's Article 13 hearing, professional military psychiatrist Captain Kevin Moore testified that Bradley Manning's pretrial confinement conditions at Quantico military brig were worse than that of any other long-term pretrial prisoner he'd observed. He added that Bradley's restrictive conditions, including being held in a 6x8 foot cell, having access to only 20 minutes of sunshine and exercise per day, and being deprived of basic items such as clothing and toilet paper for periods of time, were most comparable to yet still more severe than conditions of prisoners he'd observed on death row.
Yesterday at Bradley Manning's Article 13 hearing, professional military psychiatrist Captain Kevin Moore testified that...

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28 Nov 2012

European Commission enabling blockade of WikiLeaks by US hard-right Lieberman King, contrary to European Parliament’s wishes

European Commission documents released today by WikiLeaks show that hard-right U.S. politicians were directly behind the extrajudicial banking blockade against WikiLeaks. In the heavily redacted documents, MasterCard Europe admits that Senator Joseph Lieberman and Congressman Peter T. King both "had conversations" with MasterCard in the United States. Lieberman, the chair of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, boasted of instigating Amazon's cutting of service to WikiLeaks - an action condemned by the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers on 7 December 2011.
European Commission documents released today by WikiLeaks show that hard-right U.S. politicians were directly behind the...

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28 Nov 2012

Assange to give keynote speech at Hanover Internet conference

The internet and the digital revolution have initiated a fundamental change in our society. The established institutions have already been struggling for a long time for their retention of power in being the opinion and interpretation leaders. So far, nobody has challenged these institutions as much as WikliLeaks and in person Julian Assange. Who else could be more suitable for speaking about our key issue of ... 'real change' far away from Twitter, Facebook, etc.? We are interested in his vision of the future society. And we believe that with his ... views he will ... make the 1,500 attendees step out of the comfort zone of their own thoughts."
The internet and the digital revolution have initiated a fundamental change in our society. The established institutions...

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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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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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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

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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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?
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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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6 Jul 2011

The Big Laundry or the Bad Apples in BulgariaÂ’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."
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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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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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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

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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31 May 2011

Memorial Day in America: What the US Government Wants Americans to Remember vs. What WikiLeaks Thinks Should Be Remembered

WikiLeaks has released military reports from both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. What those sets of documents reveal along with the contents of the few thousand US State Embassy cables released indicates there is a reality that society and government would like to suppress.
WikiLeaks has released military reports from both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. What those sets of documents reveal...

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26 May 2011

PBS Chat Raises More Questions About Production of ‘WikiSecrets’

Whether Manning could have a fair trial now that the Commander-in-Chief has told his subordinates he thinks Manning is guilty is doubtful. A military officer would be risking his career if he or she handed down a decision that did not meet the approval of the Obama Administration. Gaviria/Smith are seemingly oblivious to this when they type their answer.
Whether Manning could have a fair trial now that the Commander-in-Chief has told his subordinates he thinks Manning is...
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