12 July 2011 — williambowles.info

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in court for extradition hearing Telegraph.co.uk
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrived at the High Court today for an appeal against being extradited to Sweden over sexual assault allegations. Julian Assange is challenging a ruling by District Judge Howard Riddle at Belmarsh Magistrates’ Court in …
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8631859/WikiLeaks-founder-Julian-Assange-in-court-for-extradition-hearing.html

UN official says US breaks rules in torture probe Atlanta Journal Constitution AP GENEVA —
The United Nations’ torture investigator says the United States is violating UN rules by refusing him unfettered access to the Army private accused of passing classified documents to WikiLeaks. Juan Mendez, the UN’s special rapporteur for …
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/un-official-says-us-1011541.html

Swiss banker’s WikiLeaks discs held no secrets Toronto Star WASHINGTON—
Two computer discs that a Swiss banker handed over to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with public fanfare last winter and that contributed to his arrest days later contained no secret banking data at all, two of the banker’s associates …
http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/1023247–swiss-banker-s-wikileaks-discs-held-no-secrets

Vaz accuses Gleaner of ‘cultivating an agenda’ with Wikileaks cables Jamaica Observer SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth —
Daryl Vaz, the minister responsible for information, has accused the Gleaner of “cultivating an agenda” in the handling of its WikiLeaks coverage to promote the interests of the People’s National Party’s Peter Phillips. …
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/Vaz-accuses-Gleaner-of–cultivating-an-agenda–with-Wikileaks-cables_9197422

PNP was divided on PM’s handling of ‘Dudus’ request —
WikiLeaks Jamaica Observer … to a US Embassy official that some members of his People’s National Party (PNP) didn’t necessarily share his view that Prime Minister Bruce Golding was handling the matter poorly, according to a US diplomatic cable made public by WikiLeaks. …
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/PNP-was-divided-on-PM-s-handling-of–Dudus–extradition-request-WikiLeaks_9198585

Wikileaks loses briefly-open Icelandic payment channel Register By Tim Worstall
Get more from this author So WikiLeaks and Julian Assange™ have been frustrated again: on the money front that is. They’re back to cash, Bitcoin and bank transfers as a method of receiving donations. There had been a hope last week …
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/11/datacell_cuts_off_wikileaks/

On Censorship, Art and WikiLeaks Wall Street Journal
Censorship is not just about forbidding discussion of certain facts or limiting the freedom of thought. Our very patterns of thought, emotions, and beliefs can be molded in ways beyond our control, both directly and indirectly. …
http://online.wsj.com/community/groups/censorship-america-1369/topics/censorship-art-wikileaks

David House on Bradley Manning, Secret WikiLeaks Grand Jury, U.S. Surveillance …
Democracy Now On the eve of the extradition hearing for WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange in London, we spend an exclusive hour with David House, who co-founded the Bradley Manning Support Network after US Army Private Manning was arrested for allegedly …
http://www.democracynow.org/seo/2011/7/11/david_house_on_bradley_manning_secret

Head of “Hungarian WikiLeaks” questioned again as witness Politics.hu By Hungary Around the Clock
Tamás Bodoky was questioned as a witness by Budapest Police anti-organised crime division on Monday. Bodoky launched his website atlatszo.hu, which is increasingly known as Magyar Leaks, less than two weeks ago. …
http://www.politics.hu/20110712/head-of-hungarian-wikileaks-questioned-again-as-witness/

Wikileaks: Thaci fears from Berisha Albeu.com
This uncertainty of Kosovo’s prime minister was found from a diplomatic cable of Wikileaks. Thaci?s reaction came after a meeting of President Berisha in Tirana with the leader of AAK, Ramush Haradinaj. Thaci has assessed the intervention of Berisha …
http://english.albeu.com/albania-news/wikileaks:-thaci-fears-from-berisha/40979/

MURDOCH WATCH: Live-Blogging the Hacking Scandal (and Beyond) — Updated Tuesday The Nation. (blog)
Items and links will be added below, with the latest at the top, à la my long-running WikiLeaks News & Views blog—which, by the way, will somehow continue, especially with the Assange court case starting tomorrow. So, stay tuned! …
http://www.thenation.com/blog/161919/murdoch-watch-live-blogging-hacking-scandal-and-beyond-updated-tuesday

Introducing CIO Canada’s Brainstorm Centre ITWorld Canada
Explore our latest portal WikiLeaks showed the world the kind of damage you can do with collaborative software. Wikipedia has shown how the attempt to create a trusted source of informatoin can lead to serious doubts. We’re about to show how wikis can …
http://www.itworldcanada.com/news/introducing-cio-canadas-brainstorm-centre/143509

Photo by: Heng Chivoan Phnom Penh Post
DIPLOMATIC cables from the United States embassy in Phnom Penh released online yesterday by Wikileaks cast developments in two high-profile court cases last year in a positive light. One cable, signed by Ambassador Carol Rodley and marked …
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011071250326/National-news/cables-reveal-us-positivity.html

Transparency Wars Continue… Salon (blog)
I discuss how WikiLeaks ignited the first international cyber war — and how pro-business laws enacted to promote the growth of Silicon Valley’s digital media and technology companies inadvertently nurtured transformation activists shaking up and …
http://open.salon.com/blog/david_brin/2011/07/10/transparency_wars_continue

Hacker group claims hit on US defense contractor AFP
Anonymous rose to infamy last year with cyber attacks in support of controversial whistle-blower website WikiLeaks. The group was linked to attacks on Visa, Mastercard and Paypal, which blocked donations to WikiLeaks after it published thousands of US …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5h266N7zvzF8AfeUYMrnWcf5UVWMg?docId=CNG.fd67d96b5ca1daea8651a2380ace9c9f.5e1

Ocampo to use leaked US cables as evidence Daily Nation By OLIVER MATHENGE omathenge@ke.nationmedia.com
International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo will use leaked American cables released by WikiLeaks earlier this year as part of his evidence. This emerged as he prepares to hand over the …
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/politics/Ocampo+to+use+leaked+US+cables+as+evidence+/-/1064/1199130/-/of7h9oz/-/

Anonymous Hackers Release 90000 Military Email Logins And ‘French Nazi’ Phone …
Business Insider The twin attacks came the day before WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was due back in the UK’s High Court fighting an extradition to Sweden, where he is wanted on charges of rape and sexual assault. Assange is resisting the extradition, claiming it is …
http://www.businessinsider.com/anonymous-military-emails-french-nazi-2011-7

Internet Access a Human Right? Jakarta Globe
In this regard, it is notable that the UN Special Rapporteur Frank La Rue, who presented and headed the investigation and report, had earlier in the year commended the work of WikiLeaks editor in chief Julian Assange. WikiLeaks, an independent media …
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/bytethis/internet-access-a-human-right/452356

Hacker group Anonymous strikes again MyFoxOrlando.com
The group is credited with crashing the websites of Visa and Mastercard in support of Wikileaks. Computer hackers on Monday temporarily shut down the websites of the Catholic Diocese of Orlando and the Rotary Club. The group is attempting to put …
http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/news/orange_news/071111-Anonymous-Orlando-website-hackers

Lebanon’s Arabic press digest – July 12, 2011 The Daily Star
It came as no surprise for all those who viewed WikiLeaks documents before indictments were issued [by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon] and before the Der Spiegel report. Fingers were pointed at Hezbollah even before completion of the criminal …
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2011/Jul-12/Lebanons-Arabic-press-digest—July-12-2011.ashx

TechNight 107: WikiLeaked SmithtownRadio.com
The Wikileaks Cables – the secrets, the scandal, the debate. Is this a serious security risk or the start of a new era of information? A Droid 2 Explodes in a man’s ear – Was this just a bad apple, or the start of something worse? …and the Russian …
http://www.smithtownradio.com/2011/07/12/0442/technight-107-wikileaked/

Islamabad takes a shot at US drones Asia Times Online
In yet another secret cable sent on October 9, 2009, and published recently by WikiLeaks, Patterson reports that the US military support to the Pakistan army’s 11th Corps operations in South Waziristan would “be at the division level and would include …
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/MG13Df02.html

Wishful Thinking: Why The Economist Wants Social Media to Replace Blogs Lew Rockwell
In my view, it’s no coincidence this article brings up his name prominently, as follows: Julian Assange has said that WikiLeaks operates in the tradition of the radical pamphleteers of the English civil war who tried to “cast all the Mysteries and …
http://lewrockwell.com/wile/wile26.1.html

New ideas wanted…Stock slide continues…Assange due in court 9&10 News LONDON (AP) —
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is due back in court today in London for the latest installment in his fight against extradition to Sweden — where he’s accused of rape and molestation. His supporters have suggested that the Swedish …
http://www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=296609&cID=3

Journalists in line for awards Lismore Northern Star Reporters
Dominic Feain and Mel McMillan were named finalists in the News Report category, for a piece on Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s Northern Rivers background and on the growth in the chilling birth condition gastroschisis. …
http://www.northernstar.com.au/story/2011/07/12/journos-line-awards/

Half-Brother of Afghan President Karzai Assassinated Voice of America
In November, a US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks suggested that Wali Karzai was “widely understood to be corrupt and a narcotics trafficker.” The president’s half-brother repeatedly denied the charges. Wali Karzai survived at least two previous …
http://www.voanews.com/english/news/asia/Half-Brother-of-Afghan-President-Karzai-Assassinated-125400748.html

Iran explosives at centre of Cypriot intrigue Telegraph.co.uk Wikileaks cables have shown how the United States put pressure on the Cypriot authorities to use the ship’s Cypriot flag to “recall” the vessel to port. The ship was escorted into Limassol, where the contents were unloaded and taken into custody. …
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/8630189/Iran-explosives-at-centre-of-Cypriot-intrigue.html

Ten things you need to know today First Post WIKILEAKS: ASSANGE TO LAUNCH APPEALJulian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, today launches a fresh appeal against the attempts to extradite him to Sweden to face charges of alleged sexual wrongdoing. He has replaced his former lawyer, Mark Stephens, …
http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/81535,news-comment,news-politics,news-catch-up-bskyb-bid-referred-to-competition-commission-assange-launches-appeal-schwarzenegger-is-back

CDs Sent By Ex-Julius Baer Banker To Wikileaks Held No Secret Data Wealth Briefing (subscription) Two computer discs that a former banker at Julius Baer gave to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and that contributed to his arrest days later contained no secret banking data at all, Reuters reported, citing two of the banker’s associates. …
http://www.wealthbriefing.com/html/article.php?title=CDs_Sent_By_Ex-Julius_Baer_Banker_To_Wikileaks_Held_No_Secret_Data_&id=37919

The story behind China’s rise to power Royal Gazette … even key political figures, such as Li Keqiang, First Vice-Premier for the People’s Republic of China, have noted that official Chinese GDP figures are “man-made” and “for reference only” (http://www.wikileaks.no/cable/2007/03/07BEIJING1760.html). …
http://www.royalgazette.com/article/20110711/BUSINESS/707119931/-1/business

Why #NOTW hasn’t been trending on Twitter Shiny Shiny The same issue cropped up with Wikileaks last year, when it failed to trend despite being the huge story on the internet. Maybe Twitter should reform their process again to take account of long-running big stories. Here’s their blog post explaining the …
http://www.shinyshiny.tv/2011/07/why-notw-hasnt-been-trending-on-twitter.html

Wikileaks revelation on Dutch-US extradition stalemate Radio Netherlands
The US and Dutch authorities have been caught up in a 13-year-long extradition stalemate according to confidential US diplomatic cables published by WikiLeaks. The cables published by Wikileaks in 2005 show the Netherlands refused to extradite Dutch …
http://www.rnw.nl/english/bulletin/wikileaks-revelation-dutch-us-extradition-stalemate

Mitigating denial of service attacks Computing (blog)
In December 2010, successful DDoS attacks were launched against a number of organisations including PayPal, MasterCard and Visa as part of an operation dubbed “Avenge Assange”, as in Julian Assange, the front man for WikiLeaks, which relied on …
http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/the-big-picture-blog/2092890/mitigating-denial-service-attacks

Murdoch at bay: what the papers say The Guardian (blog)
Or the publication by The Guardian of diplomatic cables provided to them by WikiLeaks… In each of these cases there will be, and there must be, accountability before the law. But the examples illustrate something beyond that. …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/jul/12/national-newspapers-phone-hacking

The Wavelength: Court to FCC do your freakin job! Plus: how the NewsCorps … Huffington Post (blog)
Bright spots include the potential of alternatives to mainstream media like Low-Power TV to become a home for digital diversity; the ongoing exposes of WikiLeaks; the role of social media in Arab Spring; and reports of new collaborative efforts between …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-media-consortium/the-wavelength-court-to-f_b_895353.html

Joan Brunwasser: What WikiLeaks Reveals About Corporatism … By Joan Brunwasser
My guest today is progressive activist, Rania Khalek. Welcome to OpEdNews, Rania.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joan-brunwasser/what-wikileaks-reveal-abo_b_894006.html

Lloyd’s List – Regulation – WikiLeaks shows US frustration at … By Nigel Lowry
Documents reveal Nicosia may have feared reprisals for intercepting Cypriot-flagged ship.
http://www.lloydslist.com/ll/sector/regulation/article374890.ece

Wikileaks hacks the truth to topple power vs. Murdoch hacking the … By Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert
Wikileaks hacks the truth to topple power vs. Murdoch hacking the police to subvert the truth and gain power. Posted on July 12, 2011 by maxkeiser| Leave a comment · When The British Police Tried To Investigate Phone Hacking, …
http://maxkeiser.com/2011/07/12/wikileaks-hacks-the-truth-to-topple-power-vs-murdoch-hacking-the-police-to-subvert-the-truth-and-gain-power/

The Progressive Mind » Wikileaks: GMO conspiracy reaches highest … By admin
WikiLeaks Wikileaks: GMO conspiracy reaches highest levels of US Government Recent Wikileaks cables are typically associated with information leaks related to U.S. war strategy, and foreign policy, which has led some people to conclude …
http://www.theprogressivemind.info/?p=65632

WikiLeaks chief to fight extradition in UK appeals court … By Jeremy
Kirk Julian Assange’s legal team will try to convince a court to deny an extradition order from Sweden.
http://www.cio.com.au/article/393094/wikileaks_chief_fight_extradition_uk_appeals_court/

WikiLeaks’ Assange appeals British extradition ruling | Pattaya … By admin LONDON, July 12, 2011 (AFP) –
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears in a British court on Tuesday to start his appeal against a ruling that he can be extradited to Sweden to face allegations of rape.
http://www.pattayadailynews.com/en/2011/07/12/wikileaks-assange-appeals-british-extradition-ruling/

WikiLeaks’ Assange in court extradition appeal | Free Malaysia Today By fmt LONDON :
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will begin his appeal on Tuesday against his extradition from Britain to Sweden for questioning over allegations …
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/07/12/wikileaks-assange-in-court-extradition-appeal/

On Censorship, Art and WikiLeaks « Censorship in America By Sean
WikiLeaks provides an innovative, secure and anonymous way for independent sources around the world to leak information to their journalists. They publish material of ethical, political and historical significance while keeping the …
http://censorshipinamerica.com/2011/07/11/on-censorship-art-and-wikileaks/

WikiLeaks founder Assange back in court : Breaking News | Canadian … By admin
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrives in court in London for the latest instalment in his fight against extradition to Sweden, where the 40-year-old Australian is accused of rape and molestation. …
http://www.breakingnews.ca/2011/07/12/general-canadian-news/world/wikileaks-founder-assange-back-in-court/

WikiLeaks trial: press freedom under pressure | Radio Netherlands … By Philip Smet
Julian Assange of WikiLeaks is fighting an appeal this week to prevent his extradition to Sweden. In turn, Sweden would be able to extradite him to the United States, which wants to prosecute him for …
http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/wikileaks-trial-press-freedom-under-pressure

Julian Assange back in court to fight extradition « Virgin Islands … By aneka
WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, center, arrives at the High Court in London for his extradition appeal hearing London, Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Assange is back in court Tuesday for the latest installment in his fight against …
http://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/news/julian-assange-back-in-court-to-fight-extradition

Julian Assange back in court to fight extradition – UK news LONDON (AP) —
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was due back in court Tuesday for the latest installment in his fight against extradition to Sweden, where the 40-year-old Australian is accused of rape and molestation. …
http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/553388-julian-assange-court-to-fight-extradition.html

Worldwide whistleblower Assange fights extradition in UK court — RT By RT
Seven months after WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released on bail, he returns to London’s High Court to appeal his extradition. If he fails, Assange will be sent to Sweden within ten days.
http://rt.com/news/assange-court-uk-sweden/

WikiLeaks Memoir ‘Postponed’ – NYTimes.com
A book deal for Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, has reportedly fallen through over concerns the information could be used against him by United …
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/07/world/europe/07briefs-WIKILEAKSMEM_BRF.html

WikiLeaks Loses Icelandic Financial Lifeline – Digg
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has lost a financial lifeline. Since December, bans by the world’s major credit card networks, it has been difficult for …
http://digg.com/news/world_news/wikileaks_loses_icelandic_financial_lifeline