The New Dark Age

24 January, 2011 — creative-i.info

WikiLeaks founder named ‘un-Australian of the Year’
AFP
SYDNEY — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was named “un-Australian of the
Year” by a men’s magazine on Monday for publishing thousands of leaked US …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jU3uP81MLnk8Wp_SC6lKoPpDfMew?docId=CNG.3d70bb040bdfdd29691ee978be81fc1a.651

2 turned away trying to visit WikiLeaks GI
Washington Post
Two backers of a jailed Army private suspected of passing classified
documents to the WikiLeaks website say their car was towed after they arrived at a …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/23/AR2011012303911.html

WikiLeaks founder Assange slams Swiss banker arrest
Reuters
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange (L) receives CD’s containing data on
offshore bank account holders from former Swiss private banker Rudolf Elmer at the …
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70K4GT20110123

Shaik’s threats revealed
iAfrica.com
A WikiLeaks cable shows that Moe Shaik, South Africa’s spy boss, threatened
to reveal President Jacob Zuma’s opponents’ dirty political laundry and that he …
news.iafrica.com/sa/700581.html

Cable: Nigerian president had kidney transplant
The Associated Press
WikiLeaks publicly released the cables late Saturday night. A spokesman at
the US Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, has said officials would have no …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hBMyun-EU-SqX8MPhUl9Vjhx3LtQ?docId=ad1175964391403086b9abd464cfd93b

Sinking Peace: WikiLeaks Posts 1600 Pages on Decline of Middle East Talks
Politics Daily
Sunday morning, the Guardian and Al Jazeera began to serve the world a
fresh batch of WikiLeaks. This time the material, while wide ranging and covering …
www.politicsdaily.com/2011/01/23/sinking-peace-wikileaks-posts-1-600-pages-on-spiral-decline-of/

Which Actor Will Play Julian Assange In Wikileaks Movie?
Pedestrian TV
A biopic on the WikiLeaks founder is heading to the big screen, after two
American production companies purchased the screen rights to Andrew Fowler’s …
www.pedestrian.tv/entertainment/news/which-actor-will-play-julian-assange-in-wikileaks-/32420.htm

WikiLeaks Said to Draw More from P2P Than Leaks
PC World
By Jaikumar Vijayan, Computerworld Not all of the sensitive documents
published by WikiLeaks over the past few years have come from anonymous whistleblowers …
www.pcworld.com/article/217331/wikileaks_said_to_draw_more_from_p2p_than_leaks.html

WikiLeaks topic at Doha Debates today
Peninsula On-line
DOHA: The Doha Debates will today discuss the motion “This House believes
the world is better off with WikiLeaks.” The latest session of the Debates will …
www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/140190-wikileaks-topic-at-doha-debates-today.html

Four more papers share WikiLeak cables
Herald Sun
THREE major newspapers have joined forces with a Norwegian paper to trawl
through the 250000 or so cables originally exclusively handled by WikiLeaks’ media …
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/four-more-papers-share-wikileak-cables/story-e6frf7jx-1225993456967

WikiLeaks: 1 percent of diplomatic cables published
Washington Times
Julian Assange is the founder of WikiLeaks, which has released classified
US documents. (AP Photo) By Raphael G. Satter Associated Press LONDON (AP) …
www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/23/wikileaks-one-percent-cables-published/

WikiLeaks Documents Discuss Generalized Corruption in Cuba
Latin American Herald Tribune
In other cables published by WikiLeaks, US diplomats also discuss the state
of the Cuban Catholic Church, going so far as to say that it has essentially …
www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=384862&CategoryId=14510

A History of Excuses: How Gitmo Stayed Open
Antiwar.com (blog)
The article cites heavily from WikiLeaks cables, showing how the “done
deal” announcement by President Obama from January of 2009, promising to close the …
www.antiwar.com/blog/2011/01/23/a-history-of-excuses-how-gitmo-stayed-open/

Adams: Too many secrets result in too many laughs
University Daily Kansan
By Megan Adams Just months ago, WikiLeaks caused intense public criticism
and worldwide skepticism toward the US Now, it’s a source of comedy for our …
www.kansan.com/news/2011/jan/24/too-many-secrets-result-too-many-laughs/?opinion

WikiLeaks sheds light on Dara
Phnom Penh Post
In the 2006 cable, the first from the US Embassy in Phnom Penh released by
WikiLeaks, Moek Dara and an unnamed official from the World Health Organisation …
www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011012346276/National-news/wikileaks-sheds-light-on-dara.html

Wikileaks Was Rescued by the Swiss Pirate Party. Meet Its American Branch.
New Republic
This past December, when the host of the Wikileaks domain shut down the organization’s online presence, the Pirate Party came to the rescue. …
www.tnr.com/article/world/81963/pirate-party-wikileaks

What Might Be Lurking in WikiLeaks’ “Thermonuclear Device”?
OpEdNews
By Roger Shuler (about the author) Page 1 of 2 page(s) It appears
increasingly likely that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will be extradited to Sweden and …
www.opednews.com/articles/What-Might-Be-Lurking-in-W-by-Roger-Shuler-110123-914.html

WikiLeaks: Gov’t requested $500 mil. from Germany
Jerusalem Post
By JPOST.COM STAFF A WikiLeak cable has revealed that the government
considered requesting $500 million from Germany in Holocaust-era reparations, …
www.jpost.com/Headlines/Article.aspx?id=204875

US asked Australia to stop Dutch pullout
Herald Sun
According to US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks, then prime
minister Kevin Rudd phoned Afghan President Hamid Karzai and delivered a “tough message” …
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/us-asked-australia-to-stop-dutch-pulling-out-of-afghanistan/story-e6frf7l6-1225993366454

Al Jazeera Launches Wikileaks Spinoff …
The Next Web
In a second of its kind initiative (after Wikileaks that is) the world’s
leading Arabic news network Al Jazeera has launched a Wikileaks-like whistleblower …
thenextweb.com/me/2011/01/24/al-jazeera-launches-wikileaks-spinoff-the-palestine-papers/

Welcome To Spectacle: The Unnoticed Renewal of The “Patriot” Act
Wall Street Journal
… probably heard about the government sending a SECRET court order to
Twitter, seeking information on all 635561 users that are following WikiLeaks. …
online.wsj.com/community/groups/dont-tread-me-1029/topics/welcome-spectacle-unnoticed-renewal-patriot?commentid=2009080

U.S. Officials Support GMOs Says Wikileaks Documents
Organic Authority (blog)
With more than 200000 US cables in its possession, Wikileaks has released
detailed information about America’s support of worldwide use of genetically …
www.organicauthority.com/blog/organic/u-s-officials-support-gmos-says-wikileaks-documents/

No info on Swiss bank accounts, govt to CIC
Hindustan Times
Amid reports that Wikileaks may have details of Indian account holders in Swiss banks, the Indian government denied having any such information. …
www.hindustantimes.com/No-info-on-Swiss-bank-accounts-govt-to-CIC/Article1-653875.aspx

A Profound Hatred of Democracy: What WikiLeaks Exposes about the US Government
Wire Service Canada (press release)
NEW YORK CITY – On February 5, The New York City International Socialist
Organization will be hosting a panel discussion about WikiLeaks and what the …
www.wireservice.ca/index.php?module=News&func=display&sid=4356

‘US urged China to stop commodities shipments to Iran’
Jerusalem Post
… the Chinese companies have provided Iranian firms involved in Teheran’s nuclear program, according to a WikiLeaks document released last week. …
www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=204873

Wanted: One benevolent coloniser
Mail & Guardian Online
The WikiLeaks cable documenting the meeting between Mugabe and Democratic
Party congressman Donald Payne was a rare insight into this split psyche. …
www.mg.co.za/article/2011-01-24-wanted-one-benevolent-coloniser/

WikiLeaks vs. Government
Chicago Flame Online (subscription)
Last Thursday, January 20th, UIC’s International Socialist Club hosted a
discussion on the WikiLeaks controversy. The discussion was led by Yana Kunichoff, …
www.chicagoflame.com/news/wikileaks-vs-government-1.1913954

NY Case Shows Lenient Treatment of Rapists
Women’s eNews
By Tunisia L. Riley The lenient treatment of a notorious New York rapist
bears no resemblance to the solitary confinement of WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange in …
www.womensenews.org/story/rape/110121/ny-case-shows-lenient-treatment-rapists

Amnesty urges US to relax custody terms for whistleblower
Monsters and Critics.com
… of ‘inhumane treatment’ of the US army private accused of being behind
the leaking of confidential papers to WikiLeaks, the whistleblowing website. …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/uk/news/article_1614018.php/Amnesty-urges-US-to-relax-custody-terms-for-whistleblower

Amnesty International and the ‘Legitimacy Crisis’
Sri Lanka Guardian
The press release, to substantiate AI’s argument that an investigation is
imperative, states the following: “In December Wikileaks exposed a secret United …
www.srilankaguardian.org/2011/01/amnesty-international-and-legitimacy.html

The Primary Value of WikiLeaks | worldwide hippies
By Joe McEvoy
By exposing the secrets of the ruling class, Assange and WikiLeaks can help
us to grow up psychologically. The relationship we have with the ruling
class is patterned on the relationship children have with their parents. …
www.worldwidehippies.com/2011/01/23/the-primary-value-of-wikileaks/

2011-01-23: Best of Wikileaks in 2010 | WL Central
By x7o
The five posts here serve as digests of the last year’s Wikileaks news,
selected according to personal assessment of newsworthiness and salience.
They are a valuable resource for anyone who wants to ascertain for him or herself whether …
wlcentral.org/node/1027

BrothersJudd Blog: THANKS, WIKILEAKS:
THANKS, WIKILEAKS: Secret papers reveal slow death of Middle East peace
process (Seumas Milne and Ian Black, 1/23/11, guardian.co.uk). The
documents – many of which will be published by the Guardian over the coming days – also reveal: …
brothersjuddblog.com/archives/2011/01/thanks_wikileaks_3.html

WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange: ‘Terrorist’ or journalist …
By sharder8
This thread is just for tony . . . in response to this: Originally Posted
by tony_j15 I absolutely have . You quote from Wikipedia that the purpose of.
www.techimo.com/forum/debateimo-politics-religion-controversy/256053-wikileaks-chief-julian-assange-terrorist-journalist.html

wikileaks Guyana – names to watch for “ propaganda press! freedom …
By carl singh
wikileaks Guyana – names to watch for. Posted on January 23, 2011 by carl
singh. 0. we’ve received a list of names from a contact. these are Guyanese
who are mentioned in the wikileaks cables. bharrat jagdeo – chairman of ppp crime …
propagandapress.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/wikileaks-guyana-names-to-watch-for/

WikiLeaks: 1 percent of diplomatic docs published | The Associated …
By The Associated Press
Nearly two months after WikiLeaks outraged the U.S. government by launching
the release of a massive compendium of diplomatic documents, the
secret-spilling website has published 2658 U.S. State Department cables — just over 1 percent …
washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2011/01/wikileaks-1-percent-diplomatic-docs-published

Video: Forum — “WikiLeaks, State Secrets, Guant·namo and Torture …
By Andy Worthington
Entitled, “WikiLeaks, State Secrets, Guant·namo and Torture,” this
Special Forum was moderated by Leili Kashani of the Center for
Constitutional Rights, and featured myself talking about WikiLeaks, Julian Assange and Bradley Manning …
www.andyworthington.co.uk/2011/01/23/video-forum-wikileaks-state-secrets-guantanamo-and-torture-with-andy-worthington-katie-gallagher-pardiss-kebriaei-leili-kashani-and-jeremy-varon-new-york-january-6-2011/

“ Yar’Adua had kidney transplant – WikiLeaks – Vanguard (Nigeria)
Wikileaks quoted a diplomatic cable from February 2009 as stating: “What
is clear is that the president’s health is a matter of growing concern,
particularly on the minds of the northern Nigerian elite. We have noted a considerable …
www.vanguardngr.com/2011/01/yar%E2%80%99adua-had-kidney-transplant-wikileaks/

WikiLeaks: 1 percent of diplomatic docs published | The Daily …
LONDON (AP) — Nearly two months after WikiLeaks outraged the U.S.
government by launching the release of a massive compendium of diplomatic documents, the.
dailycaller.com/2011/01/23/wikileaks-1-percent-of-diplomatic-docs-published/

WikiLeaks: 2006 U.S. cable named corrupt Cuban officials | McClatchy
Among those named was Army Gen. Julio Casas Reguerio, who succeeded Raul
Castro as minister of defense when he replaced brother Fidel at the head of
the government, but gave no details. Another example was Otto Rivero, leader of a group …
www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/23/107274/wikileaks-2006-us-cable-named.html

Israel Matzav: Wikileaks: US trying to stop China from shipping …
By Carl in Jerusalem
A document leaked by Wikileaks discloses that the United States has had to
make specific efforts to stop the sale of dual use items (items that can be used for both the nuclear program and for other uses) by China to Iran. …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2011/01/wikileaks-us-trying-to-stop-china-from.html

2 turned away trying to visit WikiLeaks GI | Citizens for …
By legitgov
2 turned away trying to visit WikiLeaks GI 23 Jan 2011 Two backers of a
jailed Army private suspected of passing classified documents to the
WikiLeaks website say their car was towed after they arrived at a Marine base to visit him. …
www.legitgov.org/2-turned-away-trying-visit-WikiLeaks-GI

From WikiLeaks: The 2012 Presidential Inaugural Address | RedState
By conservativecurmudgeon (Profile)
Editors Note: While the Leak gave no indication who actually won the
Presidential election, it did have the entire text of the Inaugural Address. It is up to us.
www.redstate.com/conservativecurmudgeon/2011/01/23/from-wikileaks-the-2012-presidential-inaugural-address/

WikiLeaks And Assange: Limited Hangouts In The Service Of The CIA …
By [Redacted]
The celebrity of Assange and WikiLeaks represents a large CIA covert
operation. You do not debate a CIA covert operation or engage in a dialogue
with it. You unmask it and try to shut it down. This goal is not served by making Assange …
redactednews.blogspot.com/2011/01/wikileaks-and-assange-limited-hangouts.html

°No Pasar·n!: The Wikileaks “Transparency” Effect
By Joe
So Wikileaks does a nice job of getting someone fired and/or silenced for
“ speaking truth to power”. It is, as more than one critic said, become
a censor to the world. As was the case behind the Iron Curtain, reality may now be …
no-pasaran.blogspot.com/2011/01/wikileaks-transparency-effect.html

Wikileaks, Guatemalan President Colom Walks a Tightrope Between …
By Admin1
As if he didn’t have enough to worry about already, Guatemalan president
Alvaro Colom has been scrambling to contain the diplomatic fallout from a
US embassy cable published on Sunday by WikiLeaks. The cable, dating from Summer 2008, …
latinamericacurrentevents.com/wikileaks-guatemalan-president-colom-walks-tightrope-u-s-venezuela/

Assange slams Swiss Banker arrest | Reuters reut.rs/hwxuzs
Twitter
Assange slams Swiss Banker arrest | Reuters
twitter.com/wikileaks/status/29196164989452289

The NYTimes has got to go. It can not be repaired. It is a …
Twitter
The NYTimes has got to go. It can not be repaired. It is a hopeless government shrill | FDL
twitter.com/wikileaks/status/29194974578872322

WikiLeaks: Why It Matters…Or Maybe It Doesn’t – Eric Savitz – Tech …
How much does WikiLeaks matter? Or does it? That’s the question up for
debate tonight at a Churchill Club program at the Marriott in Santa Clara, …
blogs.forbes.com/ericsavitz/2011/01/19/wikileaks-why-it-matters-or-maybe-it-doesnt/

WikiLeaks memo belies Hu’s glossy pitch to U.S. | McClatchy
Chinese President Hu Jintao this week restated pledges to crack down on
illegal business practices and painted a rosy picture for foreign investors, …
www.mcclatchydc.com/2011/01/18/106996_wikileaks-memo-belies-hus-glossy.html