Wikileaks Public date: 10.08.2017 19:48:51

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

26 Apr 2017

Julian Assange: The CIA director is waging war on truth-tellers like WikiLeaks

Mike Pompeo, in his first speech as director of the CIA, chose to declare war on free speech rather than on the United States’ actual adversaries. He went after WikiLeaks, where I serve as editor, as a “non-state hostile intelligence service.” In Pompeo’s worldview, telling the truth about the administration can be a crime — as Attorney General Jeff Sessions quickly underscored when he described my arrest as a “priority.”
Mike Pompeo, in his first speech as director of the CIA, chose to declare war on free speech rather than on the...
Tags:
cia, crackdown, whistleblowers
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

5 Jul 2014

In NSA-intercepted data, those not targeted far outnumber the foreigners who are

Ordinary Internet users, American and non-American alike, far outnumber legally targeted foreigners in the communications intercepted by the National Security Agency from U.S. digital networks, according to a four-month investigation by The Washington Post. Nine of 10 account holders found in a large cache of intercepted conversations, which former NSA contractor Edward Snowden provided in full to The Post, were not the intended surveillance targets but were caught in a net the agency had cast for somebody else.
Ordinary Internet users, American and non-American alike, far outnumber legally targeted foreigners in the...
Tags:
first amendment, nsa
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

6 Jun 2014

Edward Snowden took less than previously thought, says James Clapper

As the intelligence community continues its assessment of the damage caused by Edward Snowden’s leaks of secret programs, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says it appears the impact may be less than once feared because “it doesn’t look like he [Snowden] took as much” as first thought.
As the intelligence community continues its assessment of the damage caused by Edward Snowden’s leaks of secret...
Tags:
nsa, snowden aftermath
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

29 May 2014

U.S. officials, Snowden clash over e-mail records

The Obama administration and former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden offered divergent accounts Thursday of his efforts to raise concerns about National Security Agency activity more than a year ago, as each side tried to shape the debate over whether the massive leak of classified information was avoidable
The Obama administration and former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden offered divergent accounts Thursday of his...
Tags:
nsa, prosecution, snowden
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

9 Aug 2013

“Obama is really mad at Edward Snowden for forcing us patriots to have this critically important conversation”

Obama reluctantly admitted as much. "There's no doubt that Mr. Snowden's leaks triggered a much more rapid and passionate response than would have been the case if I had simply appointed this review board," he said, though he also argued that absent Snowden, "we would have gotten to the same place, and we would have done so without putting at risk our national security and some very vital ways that we are able to get intelligence that we need to secure the country."
Obama reluctantly admitted as much. "There's no doubt that Mr. Snowden's leaks triggered a much more rapid and...
Tags:
obama, snowden
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

9 Aug 2013

NSA cites case as success of phone data-collection program

Officials have said that NSA surveillance tools have helped disrupt terrorist plots or identify suspects in 54 cases in the United States and overseas. In many of those cases, an agency program that targets the communication of foreigners, including e-mails, has proved critical. But the importance of the phone logs in disrupting those plots has been less clear - and also far more controversial since it was revealed in June
Officials have said that NSA surveillance tools have helped disrupt terrorist plots or identify suspects in 54 cases in...
Tags:
4th amendment, nsa
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

2 Jul 2013

Edward Snowden applies for asylum in Russia

Fugitive Edward Snowden, facing charges in the United States for leaking details about secret intelligence surveillance programs, has applied for Russian political asylum, news agencies here reported Monday, quoting a consular officer on duty at Sheremetyevo Airport.
Fugitive Edward Snowden, facing charges in the United States for leaking details about secret intelligence surveillance...
Tags:
asylum, snowden, whistleblower, whistleblowers
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

19 Jun 2012

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seeks asylum at Ecuador’s embassy in London

Ecuador's foreign minister said Tuesday that WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in the South American nation's embassy in London and is seeking political asylum. Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino said Ecuador is weighing the request.
Ecuador's foreign minister said Tuesday that WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange has taken refuge in the South American...
Tags:
extradition, julian assange
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

11 Apr 2012

Invisible Children tipped off Ugandan military to arrest former child soldier

A U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks says that Invisible Children, the non-profit that created the viral video "Kony 2012," once tipped off the Ugandan military about the whereabouts of a former child soldier.
A U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks says that Invisible Children, the non-profit that created the viral video...
Tags:
kony 2012, uganada
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

24 Feb 2012

Bradley Manning declines to enter plea at court-martial

Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks, declined to enter a plea at the start of his court-martial on Thursday, a legal maneuver intended to give his defense more time to hear what evidence or witnesses will be permitted during the proceedings
Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents to the anti-secrecy group...
Tags:
bradley manning, trial
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

27 Sep 2011

China accuses U.S. of ‘meddling’ in Hong Kong

In a raw display of Beijing s mistrust of Washington, the Chinese Communist Party has seized on diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks as evidence of anti-China plotting by U.S. diplomats and a 'Gang of Four' comprising prominent Hong Kong pro-democracy figures.
In a raw display of Beijing s mistrust of Washington, the Chinese Communist Party has seized on diplomatic cables...
Tags:
china, us foreign policy
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

1 Sep 2011

WikiLeaks suffers major breach, prompting accusations and a theory on what went wrong

Thousands of the cables had previously been published, but many of those cables had been carefully redacted to protect the names of individuals who consulted with American diplomats and who could, U.S. officials said, be put at risk in their home countries if their involvement with the Americans became known.
Thousands of the cables had previously been published, but many of those cables had been carefully redacted to protect...
Tags:
source names
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

8 May 2011

Who is WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning

In January 2010, more than 130 people gathered to celebrate the opening of Room B-28, a 'hacker space' in the basement of the computer science building at Boston University. The room had two rows of computers running open-source software, and, in conformity to the hacker ethic, its walls were painted with wildly colored murals, extensions of the free expression to be practiced there.
In January 2010, more than 130 people gathered to celebrate the opening of Room B-28, a 'hacker space' in the basement...
Tags:
bradley manning
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

25 Apr 2011

WikiLeaks discloses new details on whereabouts of al-Qaeda leaders on 9 11

On Sept. 11, 2001, the core of al-Qaeda was concentrated in a single city: Karachi, Pakistan. At a hospital, the accused mastermind of the bombing of the USS Cole was recovering from a tonsillectomy. Nearby, the alleged organizer of the 2002 bombing in Bali, Indonesia, was buying lab equipment for a biological weapons program.
On Sept. 11, 2001, the core of al-Qaeda was concentrated in a single city: Karachi, Pakistan. At a hospital, the accused...
Tags:
al qaeda, osama bin laden
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

19 Apr 2011

Army private suspected in WikiLeaks breach to be moved to Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

A Pentagon official says the Army private suspected of giving classified data to WikiLeaks is being moved to a state-of-the-art facility at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. But the Pentagon's general counsel says this does not suggest that the soldier s treatment of the soldier at the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Va., was inappropriate.
A Pentagon official says the Army private suspected of giving classified data to WikiLeaks is being moved to a...
Tags:
bradley manning, torture
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

11 Apr 2011

U.N. diplomat is denied private meeting with WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning

A United Nations diplomat charged with investigating claims of torture said Monday that he is 'deeply disappointed and frustrated' that U.S. defense officials have refused his request for an unmonitored visit with Pfc. Bradley Manning, the Army intelligence analyst accused of passing classified material to wikileaks.
A United Nations diplomat charged with investigating claims of torture said Monday that he is 'deeply disappointed and...
Tags:
bradley manning, torture, united nations
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

17 Mar 2011

Publication of WikiLeaks cable leads to calls for Indian prime minister’s resignation

A WikiLeaks cable suggesting Indian government payoffs to lawmakers to secure support for a controversial nuclear deal in 2008 rocked the parliament Thursday, when opposition parties demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
A WikiLeaks cable suggesting Indian government payoffs to lawmakers to secure support for a controversial nuclear deal...
Tags:
corruption, india, nuclear deal
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

7 Mar 2011

In brig, WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning ordered to sleep without clothing

Military jailers are forcing Bradley Manning, the 23-year-old soldier accused of passing classified documents to WikiLeaks.org, to strip naked in his cell at night and sleep without clothing, a requirement his lawyer says was imposed after Manning made a "sarcastic quip" about his confinement.
Military jailers are forcing Bradley Manning, the 23-year-old soldier accused of passing classified documents to...
Tags:
bradley manning, civil rights, human rights
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

12 Feb 2011

US diplomat calls African dictator a good guy

A U.S. diplomat called Equatorial Guinea's dictator of 31 years one of "the good guys" in leaked diplomatic cables and urged Washington to engage with its third largest oil supplier or risk endangering energy security. In 2009 cables published by WikiLeaks, Anton K. Smith, the ranking U.S. diplomat at the time, described a country beset by foreign and homegrown predators, "sharks ... buccaneers and adventurers," since U.S. wildcatters discovered oil in 1994.
A U.S. diplomat called Equatorial Guinea's dictator of 31 years one of "the good guys" in leaked diplomatic cables and...
Tags:
equatorial guinea, oil, us foreign policy
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

12 Jan 2011

Lawyers for WikiLeaks”Assange outline defense for extradition hearing in London

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could eventually face a term in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or even execution by U.S. authorities if he is extradited to Sweden, his attorneys said Tuesday, while Assange vowed after a brief court hearing to continue his work "unabated."
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could eventually face a term in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or...
Tags:
julian assange, legal battle, rendition, sweden, usa
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

10 Jan 2011

In Persian Gulf, Clinton says damage from WikiLeaks deep

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in the Middle East for meetings with Persian Gulf leaders, acknowledged Sunday that it would take years to undo the damage caused by the WikiLeaks revelations, likening her recent travels to an extended "apology tour" to reassure allies who suffered embarrassment or worse because of the disclosures.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in the Middle East for meetings with Persian Gulf leaders, acknowledged...
Tags:
middle east, state department, wikileaks aftermath
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

8 Jan 2011

WikiLeaks gives dangerous ammunition to a tyrant

As the latest diplomatic WikiLeaks trickle down from the headlines to remote parts of the world, we can begin examining their effect. Take Zimbabwe, whose fragility makes it an instructive test case. This is a nation liberated, looted and then ground to dust by a single man: Robert Mugabe. Elections in 2008 were stolen by Mugabe's ruling party, but they produced an uneasy coalition government, with opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai as prime minister.
As the latest diplomatic WikiLeaks trickle down from the headlines to remote parts of the world, we can begin examining...
Tags:
wikileaks aftermath, zimbabwe
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

31 Dec 2010

WikiLeaks cable dump reveals flaws of State Department’s information-sharing tool

Before the infamous leak, the 250,000 State Department cables acquired by anti-secrecy activists resided in a database so obscure that few diplomats had heard of it. It had a bureaucratic name, Net-Centric Diplomacy, and served an important mission: the rapid sharing of information that could help uncover threats against the United States. But like many bureaucratic inventions, it expanded beyond what its creators had imagined. It also contained risks that no one foresaw.
Before the infamous leak, the 250,000 State Department cables acquired by anti-secrecy activists resided in a database...
Tags:
state department, wikileaks aftermath
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

30 Dec 2010

Messages from alleged leaker Bradley Manning portray him as despondent soldier

Bradley Manning, 22, had just gone through a breakup. He had been demoted a rank in the Army after striking a fellow soldier. He felt he had no future, and yet he thought that by sharing classified information about his government's foreign policy, he might "actually change something."
Bradley Manning, 22, had just gone through a breakup. He had been demoted a rank in the Army after striking a fellow...
Tags:
bradley manning, profile
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

27 Dec 2010

Leaked U.S. cables discuss notorious Mexican drug lord and Panamanian president’s request for wiretaps of political enemies

The leader of the Mexican military told U.S. authorities last year that the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel moves among 10 to 15 known locations, but that capturing Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman was "difficult" because the most wanted man in Mexico surrounds himself with hundreds of armed men and a sophisticated web of snitches, according to a leaked diplomatic cable.
The leader of the Mexican military told U.S. authorities last year that the head of the Sinaloa drug cartel moves among...
Tags:
drug lords, mexico, panama
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

23 Dec 2010

CIA to examine impact of files recently released by WikiLeaks

The CIA has launched a task force to assess the impact of the exposure of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables and military files by WikiLeaks. Officially, the panel is called the WikiLeaks Task Force. But at CIA headquarters, it's mainly known by its all-too-apt acronym: W.T.F.
The CIA has launched a task force to assess the impact of the exposure of thousands of U.S. diplomatic cables and...
Tags:
cia, w.t.f, wikileaks aftermath
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

19 Dec 2010

Make Julian Assange irrelevant

I can understand why Obama administration figures want to prosecute Assange for espionage or other crimes. I confess I'd like to throw a cream pie in his face myself. But prosecuting Assange would give him exactly what he wants: proof that America is hypocritical, that we don't live by the freedoms we preach. Assange would like nothing more than to be a martyr - and President Obama shouldn't give that to him. The better way to deal with Assange is to make him irrelevant. The only reason WikiLeaks has been a sensation is the absurd secrecy of the Obama administration, in some ways worse than that of George W. Bush.
I can understand why Obama administration figures want to prosecute Assange for espionage or other crimes. I confess I'd...
Tags:
crackdown, editorial, julian assange
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

15 Dec 2010

Poll Americans say WikiLeaks harmed public interest; most want Assange arrested

The American public is highly critical of the recent release of confidential U.S. diplomatic cables on the WikiLeaks Web site and would support the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange by U.S. authorities, a new Washington Post-ABC News poll finds. Most of those polled - 68 percent - say the WikiLeaks' exposure of government documents about the State Department and U.S. diplomacy harms the public interest. Nearly as many - 59 percent - say the U.S. government should arrest Assange and charge him with a crime for releasing the diplomatic cables.
The American public is highly critical of the recent release of confidential U.S. diplomatic cables on the WikiLeaks Web...
Tags:
crackdown, julian assange, public opinion
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

13 Dec 2010

WikiLeaks’ advocates are wreaking ‘hacktivism’

In England, a 26-year-old advertising agency employee caters to multinational clients but on the side has been communicating with a secretive band of strangers devoted to supporting WikiLeaks. Halfway around the world, a 24-year-old in Montana has used a publicly available - and, according to security experts, suddenly popular - software program called Low Orbit Ion Cannon with the goal of shutting down Web sites of WikiLeaks' perceived enemies
In England, a 26-year-old advertising agency employee caters to multinational clients but on the side has been...
Tags:
anonymous, cyberwars, hackers, loic software
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

10 Dec 2010

WikiLeaks avoids shutdown as supporters worldwide go on the offensive

Over the past several days, the anti-secrecy Web site WikiLeaks has been hit with a series of blows that have seemed to threaten its survival. Its primary Web address was deactivated, its PayPal account was frozen, and its Internet server gave it the boot
Over the past several days, the anti-secrecy Web site WikiLeaks has been hit with a series of blows that have seemed to...
Tags:
crackdown, cyberwars
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

1 Dec 2010

Experts question North Korea-Iran missile link from WikiLeaks document release

The 19-page document, labeled "secret," summarized a Dec. 22, 2009, meeting between 15 U.S. and 14 Russian officials who gathered as part of a bilateral program to monitor missile threats from Iran and North Korea. The two sides clashed repeatedly and agreed occasionally. The Russians claimed the Iranian missile program was not as much of a threat as the Americans feared and argued that the BM-25 might not even exist, dubbing it a "mysterious missile." Americans at the meeting acknowledged never seeing the new missile in Iran.
The 19-page document, labeled "secret," summarized a Dec. 22, 2009, meeting between 15 U.S. and 14 Russian officials who...
Tags:
iran, north korea, nuclear arms
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

1 Dec 2010

U.S. officials try to smooth relations with Pakistan amid WikiLeaks releases

As American officials around the globe prepared last week for a deluge of leaked cables from the Web site WikiLeaks that could expose them at their least statesmanlike, they also undertook an acutely delicate diplomatic task: cushioning the blow with key friends and rivals. Few nations are higher on that list than Pakistan, an uneasy ally in the war on terror, and few harbor more doubts about U.S. loyalty.
As American officials around the globe prepared last week for a deluge of leaked cables from the Web site WikiLeaks that...
Tags:
diplomacy, pakistan
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

1 Dec 2010

WikiLeaks cables show U.S. focus on Pakistan’s military, nuclear material

During a visit to Pakistan barely a week before Barack Obama's inauguration, Vice President-elect Joseph Biden sought reassurance from Pakistan's military and intelligence chiefs that they "had the same enemy" as the United States and were prepared to take action against insurgent sanctuaries inside their border.
During a visit to Pakistan barely a week before Barack Obama's inauguration, Vice President-elect Joseph Biden sought...
Tags:
nuclear material, pakistan
0
0

Publisher: The Washington Post

Author:

3 Aug 2010

WikiLeaks must be stopped

Let's be clear: WikiLeaks is not a news organization; it is a criminal enterprise. Its reason for existence is to obtain classified national security information and disseminate it as widely as possible -- including to the United States' enemies. These actions are likely a violation of the Espionage Act, and they arguably constitute material support for terrorism.
Let's be clear: WikiLeaks is not a news organization; it is a criminal enterprise. Its reason for existence is to obtain...
Tags:
critique, editorial
0
0

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Name *