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27 December, 2010 — creative-i.info

BofA Has Domain Shopping Spree Ahead of WikiLeaks Round
Triple Pundit
By Leon Kaye | December 27th, 2010 0 Comments Whatever you think about
WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange, he is not going down–nor will he be
extradited …
www.triplepundit.com/2010/12/wikileaks-bank-of-america/

WikiLeaks tells why Mexican drug king is still free
Houston Chronicle
… system has enabled Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin “Chapo” Guzman to evade
capture thus far, according to a US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks.
…
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/7354795.html

WikiLeaks: rule of law in Mikhail Khodorkovsky trial merely ‘gloss’
The Guardian
The diplomat’s assessment reaffirms those made in US cables released
earlier by WikiLeaks, in which Russia is described as a kleptocratic “mafia
state” in …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/27/wikileaks-russia-mikhail-khodorkovsky-trial

What Net neutrality and WikiLeaks share
HeraldNet
By Mike Benbow, Herald Columnist As an ink-stained wretch, I’ve been
fascinated by the controversy over the WikiLeaks disclosure of secret
diplomatic cables …
www.heraldnet.com/article/20101227/BIZ/712279945

WikiLeaks reveals US drug agency’s intelligence role
Economic Times
… who want to use it against their political enemies, the New York Times
reported on Sunday, quoting a cache of cables published by WikiLeaks . …
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/wikileaks-reveals-us-drug-agencys-intelligence-role/articleshow/7169559.cms

WikiLeaks: US image in NZ ‘has been damaged by leaks’
New Zealand Herald
… has been damaged in the eyes of ordinary New Zealanders because the
WikiLeaks cables showed “disrespect” for New Zealand’s independent foreign
policy. …
www.nzherald.co.nz/politics/news/article.cfm?c_id=280&objectid=10696656

India takes a stand against WikiLeaks
Daily News & Analysis
There is the official Indian response to WikiLeaks at last. Foreign
secretary Nirupama Rao has defended the confidentiality principle of
diplomatic …
www.dnaindia.com/opinion/editorial_india-takes-a-stand-against-wikileaks_1486526

Condoleezza Rice confirmed Israel destroyed Syrian nuclear reactor – WikiLeaks
SanFranciscoSentinel.com
Cable leaked to WikiLeaks website, but yet to be published, is first and
detailed confirmation of attack on Syrian nuclear facility. …
www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=100991

WikiLeaks undermines diplomacy
Houston Chronicle
By HEIDI HARDT The WikiLeaks release of some 250000 diplomatic cables has
fractured the most critical component of US diplomacy: informal
relationships. …
www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/7354819.html

Foreign minister: WikiLeaks proves classic diplomacy not helpful
Ynetnews
Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman said during a meeting with Israeli
ambassadors on Sunday that in the WikiLeaks era classic diplomacy is not
helpful. …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4004641,00.html

Wikileaks on Pakistan
PakTribune.com
Wikileaks made thousands of disclosures that reflect the policies and
conduct of heads of states and other high-profile leaders of many countries
including …
www.paktribune.com/news/index.php?id=234839

Why Wikileaks Will Kill Big Business and Big Government
New Republic
When people riff about the impact of Wikileaks, you typically hear how it’s
forever changed diplomacy or intelligence-gathering. The more ambitious
accounts …
www.tnr.com/article/politics/80481/game-changer

Commentary : An accountable world with WikiLeaks
Inquirer.net
By Roland G. Simbulan HAVE WE really come to terms with the impact and
implications of WikiLeaks on the security and safety of our planet? …
opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/columns/view/20101227-311127/An-accountable-world-with-WikiLeaks

What the WikiLeaks affair tells us about communication
Thought Leader
It is significant that the information disseminated by Julian Assange’s
WikiLeaks which has caused such outrage worldwide — but nowhere more so
than in US …
www.thoughtleader.co.za/bertolivier/2010/12/25/what-the-wikileaks-affair-tells-us-about-communication/

US torture and WIKILEAKS
Kashmir Dispatch
It is now confirmed through Wikileaks that torture is rampant in the state
of J&K and is commonly used against civilians. The various forms of torture
…
www.kashmirdispatch.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1270:us-torture-and-wikileaks&catid=68:dr-sheikh-showkat-&Itemid=622

WikiLeaks cable nails Cope
News24
The cable – one of 250 000 leaked to WikiLeaks and not yet public –
quotes Cope’s former spokesperson and Lekota’s personal assistant, Tseliso
Phomane, …
www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/Politics/WikiLeaks-cable-nails-Cope-20101226-2

Wikileaks revelations open a window on Tanzania’s worsening graft problem
East African
Photo/FILE By JEFF OTIENO (email the author) Revelations from the WikiLeaks
cables that anti-graft czar Edward Hosea had received death threats opened
a …
www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/-/2558/1078606/-/ol06ulz/-/

Gadgetell: WikiLeaks aims a new target: McDonalds [XMAS]
NewsFactor Network
While the US government mulls over it’s case against Julian Assange and
WikiLeaks over exposed embarrassing State Department cables, WikiLeaks has
moved on …
www.newsfactor.com/blog_article.php?aid=3172657

Atomic Energy Commissioner Arrested [document]
TMCnet
Dec 26, 2010 (WikiLeaks Cablegate/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) — A
diplomatic cable dated 2007-03-08, according to WikiLeaks: CONFIDENTIAL
KINSHASA …
www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-atomic-energy-commissioner-arrested-document-/2010/12/26/5213201.htm

Wikileaks: ‘Jonathan’s alleged confession on lack of experience, not weakness’
Daily Sun
I saw on CNN and the Vatican was warning that we should take Wikileaks
revelations with a pinch of salt. What is their intention? So we start
wondering, …
www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/politics/2010/dec/27/politics-12-27-2010-001.htm

Truth termed as treason
Tribune Review
The WikiLeaks saga has hit the world with the sensational impact reserved
normally for war. It has revealed a power that few had thought possible
even for …
www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/opinion/columnists/Browne/s_715275.html

Singapore in WikiLeaks damage control
China Post
This dependency on the government largely means, the majority blames
Singapore’s plight not on “loose lips” but on WikiLeaks’
“irresponsible action. …
www.chinapost.com.tw/commentary/the-china-post/special-to-the-china-post/2010/12/27/285238/Singapore-in.htm

WikiLeaks, Michael Lind, and the ‘New’ Nationalism
Antiwar.com
by Justin Raimondo, December 27, 2010 The international debate engendered
by WikiLeaks’ ongoing publication of classified US diplomatic cables has
sent most …
original.antiwar.com/justin/2010/12/26/wikileaks-michael-lind-and-the-new-nationalism/

Computers of ‘Mono Jojoy’ are ‘FARC’s WikiLeaks’
Colombia Reports
According to Colombia’ highest military official, “apart from being the
FARC’s WikiLeaks, it is a clear testimony of their thinking and the
evidence of all …
colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/13502-computers-of-mono-jojoy-are-farcs-wikileaks.html

The curious thing about WikiLeaks is why anyone is surprised
CanadaEast.com
By Catherine Ford The diplomatic furor over ongoing WikiLeaks disclosures
of hitherto private communication obscures the curious fact as to why
anyone with …
timestranscript.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1365215

WikiLeaks and the Fight for Privacy
Lew Rockwell
by Nat Parry Everyone should enjoy a basic right to privacy, according to
one of the more compelling arguments against WikiLeaks’ “megaleak” of
over 250000 …
www.lewrockwell.com/orig11/parry-n1.1.1.html

WikiLeaks cables expose France’s collaboration with US imperialism
Axis of Logic
By Kumaran Ira Cables leaked to WikiLeaks expose how the French political
establishment has moved to support the illegal US invasions of Iraq and …
axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_61888.shtml

The world owes WikiLeaks a debt of gratitude
Jamaica Observer
THE WikiLeaks saga continues here in Britain, with founder Julian Assange
released on bail. But the most recent name to surface, as the secret cables
from …
www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/The-world-owes-WikiLeaks-a-debt-of-gratitude_8252932

Wikileaks issue is a wake-up call
Hattiesburg American
Now with the release of the secret files by the Wikileaks organization, we
have lost trust from most, if not all of our allies and friends around the
world. …
www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20101226/OPINION03/12260321

Year of the iPad, Facebook and WikiLeaks
Hindustan Times
For which, look at my Exhibit Number 3 of the year: WikiLeaks, the instant
media site that leaks hushed information. The US government is losing its
sleep …
www.hindustantimes.com/Year-of-the-iPad-Facebook-and-WikiLeaks/Article1-643133.aspx

Samoa’s Prime Minister dismisses Wikileaks as
Radio New Zealand International
A number of WikiLeaks cables are now widely available online featuring
Samoa. But Tuilaepa has told the Samoa Observer the secret cables are
nothing and …
www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=57880

WikiLeaks and the press | Sabbah Report
By Paul J. Balles
According to Porter, WikiLeaks revealed how the press has been complicit in
cover-ups by the government.That alone should justify WikiLeaks’ efforts to
expose cover-ups and promote transparency – even in the press.
sabbah.biz/mt/archives/2010/12/26/wikileaks-and-the-press/

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange’s $1.5 Million Payday | Radar Online
Julian Assange is getting a stunning $1.5 million to write his
autobiography, RadarOnline.com has learned. PHOTOS: Celebs Who Have Done
Jail Time.
www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/12/wikileaks-founder-julian-assanges-15-million-payday

[redacted] news: WikiLeaks: The 9/11 of the Internet
By [Redacted]
Hillary Clinton has called WikiLeaks “an attack on the international
community”. Coming from her, we must assume that is meant in all
seriousness. We must compare it to what we saw on our screens on 9/11:
“America under attack”. …
redactednews.blogspot.com/2010/12/wikileaks-911-of-internet.html

Julian Assange Inks $1.5 Million WikiLeaks Tell-All Book Deal …
By Mike Vilensky
“I have already spent 200000 pounds for legal costs and I need to defend
myself and to keep WikiLeaks afloat.” Plus, Bank of America, Visa,
Mastercard and PayPal cut off payment services to the website. Assange’s
book is due out next …
nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/12/julian_assange_reportedly_inks.html

WikiLeaks stripped Saudi rulers naked “ Dr. Dzul’s Blog
By Dr. Dzul
According to Wikileaks documents King Abdullah has repeatedly asked the USA
to attack Iran. Saudi venom has been such that Saudi Ambassador to
Washington Adel al Juberi said that King Abdullah told during his meeting
with USA General …
blog.drdzul.com/2010/12/27/wikileaks-stripped-saudi-rulers-naked/

Wikileaks 12-26-10 | Dprogram.net
By sakerfa
Introduction: The first of two programs deal ing with Wik iLeaks, this
broadcast examines an intelligence–connected mind control cult with which
WikiLeaks kingpin Julian Assange appears to be affiliated. Read More Here
…
dprogram.net/2010/12/26/wikileaks-12-26-10/

WIKILEAKS AND THE PRESS | Intifada Palestine
By Elias
Paul Balles Could it be that those who send cables know that Israelis spy
on everything? Diplomats don’t dare expose uncomfortable truths about
Israel.
www.intifada-palestine.com/2010/12/wikileaks-and-the-press/

Does The Shutting Down Of The WikiLeaks Accounts Indicate Banks …
By Amit Chowdhry
After WikiLeaks uploaded a massive amount of confidential government cable
documents, there was some confusion about how to handle the support of the
website’s operations. WikiLeaks was hit with a DDoS attack so they moved
their website …
pulse2.com/2010/12/26/does-the-shutting-down-of-the-wikileaks-accounts-indicate-banks-have-too-much-power/

WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Signs $1.3 Million Book Deal …
By Alan
The official site of Alan Colmes-liberal commentator, syndicated radio talk
show host and Fox News Channel political contributor.
alan.com/2010/12/26/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-signs-1-3-million-book-deal/

Israel destroyed Syria nuclear reactor: WikiLeaks | Nuclear …
By Agence France-Presse
Israel destroyed a Syrian nuclear reactor in an air raid just weeks before
it went online in 2007, said a US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks
and.
www.defencetalk.com/israel-destroyed-syria-nuclear-reactor-wikileaks-30831/

Watching America : “ WikiLeaks Meets Michael Moore
By Ron Argentati
Then WikiLeaks got into the game. The secret diplomatic dispatch sent by
that agent in Cuba claiming the film had been banned there was released to
the public on Dec. 17 by WikiLeaks. At that point, the government’s game
was up. …
watchingamerica.com/News/81981/wikileaks-meets-michael-moore/

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Getting $1.5 Million To Write His …
By Anne
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Getting $1.5 Million To Write His Autobiography.
www.ineedmyfix.com/2010/12/26/wikileaks-julian-assange-getting-1-5-million-to-write-his-autobiography/

Sweden’s case against WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange | Tech News
By admin
Julian Assange, in England on December 17, the day after being released on
bail. (Credit: CBSNews.com/Screenshot by Jonathan Skillings, CNET) An
attorney for.
www.techbeta.org/news/security-2/swedens-case-against-wikileaks-julian-assange/

Just what did Wikileaks expose? – A Pagan’s Blog
Here’s a list with links. It’s pretty impressive and should shut up forever
any claims that nothing but trivia was exposed… But of course that
assumes those making the claims are informed and honest… By Gus diZerega
@ December 26, …
blog.beliefnet.com/apagansblog/2010/12/just-what-did-wikileaks-expose.html

small dead animals: The Decline And Fall Of The Wikileaks Empire
By Kate
It was Wikileaks that first broke the definitive news about Scientology and
Xenu . It was Wikileaks that leaked all the damaging email from the Climate
Research Unit (facts which were greeted here with glee, IIRC. …
www.smalldeadanimals.com/archives/015657.html

American Power: Sex and WikiLeaks
By Donald Douglas
Sex and WikiLeaks. An editorial at LAT. After an extremely narrow
background summary we get this: These titillating and not-very-nice
allegations involving the man who has distributed tens of thousands of
secret State Department cables …
americanpowerblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/sex-and-wikileaks.html

WikiLeaks: From Congo to the Caucasus — chasing loose nuke …
One of the nightmare scenarios of the 21st century is a “rogue state” or
terror group getting its hands on nuclear material that could be
sufficiently …
www-cgi.cnn.com/2010/US/12/20/wikileaks.loose.nukes/index.html?iref=topnews

What WikiLeaks revealed to the world in 2010 – Glenn Greenwald …
The government wants you to believe it’s a criminal enterprise. But here’s
a look back at what WikiLeaks exposed.
www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2010/12/24/wikileaks

Cable 07TELAVIV1732 – Cable Viewer
Keep Us Strong · WikiLeaks logo. Currently released so far… 1897 /
251287. Articles. Brazil Sri Lanka United Kingdom Sweden Editorial United
States Latin …
213.251.145.96/cable/2007/06/07TELAVIV1732.html