Guardian denies responsibility for unredacted cables from Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza The Guardian released a statement today assailing Wikileaks’ accusation that one of its reporters published the password to an unredacted set of leaked U.S. diplomatic cables. The newspaper admits publishing the password, but says it was assured that the files encrypted with it … Read more
US military’s “gratuitously harsh treatment” of Manning condemned by NYT, WaPo, LAT, ACLU from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin A growing number of news organizations and civil liberties groups are condemning the Department of Defense’s “gratuitously harsh treatment” of Bradley Manning, a young Army intelligence specialist charged with downloading thousands of US government documents … Read more
Cablegate Resources from WL Central by x7o Contents 1. Introduction 2. Data Resources 3. Revelations 4. WL Central Coverage *********************** On Air Live at 4 pm New York Time/9 pm United Kingdom Time The next episode of “This Week in WikiLeaks” will air live at 4 pm New York Time/9 pm United Kingdom … Read more
WikiLeaks Opens a Gift Shop [PICS] from Mashable! by Todd Wasserman Aiming to raise funds for both the controversial website and leader Julian Assange?s legal defense fund, WikiLeaks this month opened an online gift shop. 23/02/2011 – Five major newspapers debate Wikileaks in Madrid MADRID – Today the auditorium of the Reina Sofia museum … Read more
People carry the body of a protester killed during a protest on Monday, as they gather at a Shi’ite village cemetery in Sanabis, west of Bahraini capital Manama, February 15, 2011. (REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed) Bahrain: anti-government protests continue despite brutal crackdown (big photo gallery) from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Arab democracy rising: international lessons, … Read more
Egypt: Too soon to analyze, so here?s my outbox from …My heart’s in Accra by Ethan Protesters stop for prayer during January 28th demonstrations in Cairo (possibly 6th October Bridge.) Twitpic posted by @ollywainwright What Role Did Social Media Play in Tunisia, Egypt Protests? from MediaShift As the protests are playing out in the streets … Read more
photo source here. WikiLeaks cables: Turkey let US use airbase for rendition flights from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Mark Tran Turkey allowed use of Incirlik airbase as refuelling stop, US embassy cable reveals, after Turkish denials of involvement Turkey allowed the US to use its airbase at Incirlik in southern Turkey as part … Read more
2011-01-13 Bradley Manning Support Network: WikiLeaks fulfills pledge Jeff Paterson, speaking for the Bradley Manning Support Network, released this statement today about WikiLeaks’ contribution towards the defence of the accused whistleblower. What WikiLeaks reveals about the changing map of global power Reuters Blogs (blog) For instance, the 2010 Pew Global Attitudes Survey revealed that in … Read more
US orders Twitter to hand over account data on Wikileaks and multiple Wikileaks supporters from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin The U.S. Justice Department has ordered Twitter to hand over data associated with multiple user accounts, in preparation for legal action related to Wikileaks. Twitter Subpoenaed by U.S. Government for Wikileaks Accounts from Mashable! by … Read more
Turkey Pushed for Its Own Astronaut on Space Shuttle from Yahoo news In exchange for buying Boeing jets, Turkey wanted a Turkish astronaut to fly on a NASA space shuttle, according to a classified state department message recently released by Wikileaks. Wikileaks: cables show that US diplomats are key part of Boeing sales force from … Read more
WikiLeaks details US-Turkey arms negotiating from Hurriyet Dailynews by ANKARA-Hürriyet Daily News WikiLeaks has disclosed new cables on how US Secretary of State Robert Gates promoted Sikorsky helicopters and Raytheon Patriot PAC-3 systems during an Ankara visit. Cables also show how Turkey pressured the US for an urgent sale of Cobra helicopters due to a … Read more
Wikileaks: Bradley Manning speaks about his conditions from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin At Firedoglake, David House writes a lengthy and detailed report from visits with Pfc. Bradley Manning, who has been in military detention for months for being the presumed source of Wikileaks’ most damning US government leaks. Manning’s lawyer and others have written … Read more
Confirmed: Wikileaks’ next target is Bank of America from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Buried in that Times of London article you didn’t read because it was behind a paywall was confirmation by Julian Assange that Wikileaks will release a very large cache of documents about Bank of America, to be released in early 2011. … Read more
2010-12-19 New Whistleblowing Sites from WL Central by GeorgieBC Online whistleblowing conduits appear to be an exciting new trend. From technological tools to what looks a lot like old fashioned investigative journalism, here are some of the up and coming whistle blowing sites. IndoLeaks Jakarta Globe says this appeared on December 10. Rospil An extension … Read more
Courtroom sketches of Julian Assange from Boing Boing by Rob Beschizza English judges are less inclined to allow cameras, recording devices and other newfangled distractions into courtrooms than their American counterparts. This point was highlighted in recent days by Justice Ousley’s unprecedented decision to temporarily allow reporters to hammer away on Twitter as Julian Assange’s … Read more