The New Dark Age

14 July 2011 — williambowles.info

Wikileaks’ Julian Assange: ‘I want to make you pregnant… I prefer virgins’
Daily Mail
By Rebecca Camber Wikileaks founder Julian Assange told a woman he stands accused of raping that he wanted to impregnate her and other ‘virgins’, a court heard yesterday. The 40-year-old is said to have told his alleged victim in Stockholm: ‘Sweden is …
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2014530/Wikileaks-Julian-Assange-I-want-make-pregnant–I-prefer-virgins.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

Banker’s WikiLeaks CDs called blank
Boston Globe
AP / July 14, 2011 GENEVA – Detained Swiss banker Rudolf Elmer claims he
gave blank CDs to WikiLeaks earlier this year, rather than private bank
client information as he had disclosed at a staged handover at the time,
his lawyer said yesterday. …
http://www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/07/14/bankers_wikileaks_cds_called_blank/

WikiLeaks’ payment processor sending complaint to European Commission over …
Washington Post
By AP, LONDON — DataCell ehf, the Icelandic payment processor for
WikiLeaks, says it is complaining to the European Commission over the
credit card ban imposed on it by Visa and MasterCard last year. A lawyer
acting for DataCell said Wednesday the …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/industries/wikileaks-payment-processor-sending-complaint-to-european-commission-over-credit-card-ban/2011/07/13/gIQAqtdTCI_story.html

The trust factor and Peter Phillips
Jamaica Observer
That, of course, was in reference to the Observer’s publication of a
Wikileaks cable of a conversation Phillips was supposed to have had with US
Embassy personnel in July 2008 while his party, the PNP, was newly in
Opposition for 10 months, …
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/The-trust-factor-and-Peter-Phillips_9212537

Fresh Leaked Wikileaks Cable: Brazil to Build Embassy for Sierra Leone
Awareness Times
CABLE RELEASED BY WIKILEAKS ON 11TH JULY 2011 ¶1. President Koroma is
currently enjoying the first ever Sierra Leonean state visit to Brazil
after landing in Brasilia on August 18. Accompanied by the Ministers of
Foreign Affairs, Information, …
http://news.sl/drwebsite/publish/article_200518253.shtml

Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times grasps a wild era
Straight.com
By Adrian Mack, July 14, 2011 There is a stunning moment in Page One: A
Year Inside the New York Times when Susan Chira admits that up until the
appearance of the “collateral murder” video in April 2010, she’d never
heard of Wikileaks. …
http://www.straight.com/article-403509/vancouver/page-one-grasps-wild-times

Health risk in Zygi questioned
Famagusta Gazette
However the Centre appears to be basing their entire assessment on a
Wikileaks report of US cables on the cargo of the Monchegorsk, which
contained, it says, 125 mm shells which could be made from depleted
uranium. Prof. Theodore Liolios also said that …
http://famagusta-gazette.com/health-risk-in-zygi-questioned-p12451-69.htm

WikiLeaks Julian Assange fights extradition
Newsday (subscription)
Click here WikiLeaks Julian Assange fights extradition Originally
published: July 13, 2011 11:08 AM Updated: July 13, 2011 3:55 PM By The
Associated Press RAPHAEL G. SATTER (Associated Press) (AP) — Lawyers for
Julian Assange on Wednesday focused …
http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/wikileaks-julian-assange-fights-extradition-1.3022301

Journalist rapped for taking pic of Assange in court
Press Gazette
By PA Media Lawyer An Italian journalist attending the case of WikiLeaks
founder Julian Assange almost found himself in the cells of the Royal
Courts of Justice yesterday a after taking a picture of the proceedings on
his mobile phone. …
http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=47502&c=1

TransCanada disputes WikiLeaks’ memo
Vancouver Sun
The proposed $7-billion pipeline extension has faced numerous regulatory
delays and revamps since the 2009 cable, obtained by WikiLeaks, said James
Millar, with TransCanada. “We have to look at the fact that post-this
cable, we had the BP (Gulf of …
http://www.vancouversun.com/news/TransCanada+disputes+WikiLeaks+memo/5098547/story.html

Tiananmen massacre a myth
China Daily
Excerpts: The recent WikiLeaks release of cables has helped finally kill
the myth of an alleged massacre in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square on the night
of June 3-4, 1989. But how did that myth come to exist in the first place?
…
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2011-07/14/content_12898282.htm

Photo by: Marisa Reichert
Phnom Penh Post
A cable released by WikiLeaks this week raised concerns that “very
real” efforts had been made to perpetuate a terrorist safe haven in
Cambodia following a 2002 to 2003 visit by “Bali bombing mastermind”
Hambali to a Cham Muslim school in the Kingdom. …
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011071450384/National-news/concern-over-radicalisation.html

COMMENT: Child and male prostitution in Afghanistan —Musa Khan Jalalzai
Pakistan Daily Times
WikiLeaks recently released a cable from Afghanistan revealing US
government contractor DynCorp’s involvement in the boy play business.
DynCorp is a company of private militia training Afghan police force.
According to recent reports, …
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C07%5C14%5Cstory_14-7-2011_pg3_4

Photo by: May Titthara
Phnom Penh Post
Earlier this week, WikiLeaks released a 2007 US Embassy cable which
described him as “The King of Koh Kong” for his prominence in the
province. Post reporter May Titthara spoke to Ly Yong Phat on Tuesday about
his developments. …
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011071450378/National-news/the-king-of-koh-kong-speaks-out.html

Splendour forum lineup
FasterLouder
Panel: “Big Brother v Little Brother: From Government and Big Business to
WikiLeaks and Anonymous, Who Really Controls Our Online Secrets?” The
Chaser’s Julian Morrow; Julian Assange’s mother Christine; Hungry Beast
tech geeks Marc Fennell and Nick …
http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/news/local/29302/Splendour-forum-lineup

Concert drama
Phnom Penh Post
… he pulled out of the ‘Clean Hands’ concert because USAID funded
organisers PACT Cambodia treated him like a “puppet”, failing to inform
him of the content of six songs and additional comedy routines targeting
corruption, WikiLeaks cables reveal. …
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011071450385/National-news/concert-drama-acu-chief-in-puppet-complaint.html

Festival of Ideas
Cambridge News
Taking place from 19-30 October 2011, the festival, now in its fourth year,
returns with more than 160 free events for all ages spanning everything
from the Arab Spring and Wikileaks, to Darwin’s work on facial expressions
and a presentation, …
http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Education-and-Training/Universities/Whistleblowers-and-zombies-13072011.htm

AP Interview: Hacking reporter says more to come
The Associated Press
Davies has also clashed with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, whom he
persuaded to work with The Guardian in releasing Wikileaks material. The
two men later fell out after Davies reported that Swedish police were
investigating allegations that Assange …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gLu4UEojPekvWvwLCwJ5UtwiEWtQ?docId=0b9b1dc95ad6458ebcf94d108ac6915d

Photo Galleries: Business
News & Observer
AP Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, center, leaves Britain’s Royal Courts
of Justice after his extradition appeal was heard in central London,
Wednesday, July 13, 2011. Lawyers for Julian Assange on Wednesday focused
their fight against the WikiLeaks …
http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/07/13/1342742/the-days-best-071311.html

Hacker group targets RBS over oil deals
The Independent
Anonymous, which gained notoriety last year when it launched retaliatory
hacker raids in support of the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, widened its
campaign of civil disobedience and launched Operation Green Rights. The
campaign, it says, …
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/hacker-group-targets-rbs-over-oil-deals-2313255.html

World Dispatches
Press Herald
Lawyers for Julian Assange on Wednesday focused their fight against the
WikiLeaks chief’s extradition to Sweden on technicalities — trying to
punch holes through the warrant seeking his arrest. Assange is seeking to
overturn a Feb. …
http://www.pressherald.com/news/nationworld/dispatches-_2011-07-14.html

Torture: Calls for Unrestricted Access to US Detainees
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
… over restrictions imposed by the United States on access to detainees,
stating that it is vital for him to have unmonitored access to Bradley
Manning, the US soldier detained for allegedly leaking classified
information to the WikiLeaks website. …
http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/WO1107/S00307/torture-calls-for-unrestricted-access-to-us-detainees.htm

AP Technology NewsBrief at 4:39 am EDT
TMC Net
WikiLeaks Julian Assange fights extraditionLONDON (AP) _ Lawyers for Julian
Assange on Wednesday focused their fight against the WikiLeaks chief’s
extradition to Sweden on technicalities _ trying to punch holes through the
warrant seeking his arrest. …
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-ap-technology-newsbrief-439-am-edt-/2011/07/14/5635459.htm

Concerns surface over possible Mari health hazard
Cyprus Mail
According to a March 29, 2009 State Department cable obtained through
Wikileaks, the cargo included “’125 mm Gun APFSDS [Armor Piercing
Fin-Stabilising Discarded Sabot]’ and ‘HEAT [High Explosive Anti-Tank].’
Some types of armour piercing munitions are …
http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/concerns-surface-over-possible-mari-health-hazard/20110714

NZ – AFACT Demanding That ISPs Should Pay for Enforcing Three Strikes Law
Zeropaid
The revelation, which was brought to light by Wikileaks diplomatic cables,
sparked outrage by members of the political opposition – the Green Party
to be more precise. Regardless of the political questions a law that was
financed, pushed and passed …
http://www.zeropaid.com/news/94281/nz-afact-demanding-that-isps-should-pay-for-enforcing-three-strikes-law/

A Bitcoin For Your Thoughts
The Mark
If you remember, after Cablegate, many folks here in the US wanted to
express their political beliefs by making a contribution to WikiLeaks. They
went to use PayPal or their Visa to make a donation, and they weren’t
allowed, because the US government …
http://www.themarknews.com/articles/6018-a-bitcoin-for-your-thoughts

McCain calls for special cybersecurity panel
AFP
The new panel “is necessary in order to develop comprehensive cybersecurity
legislation and adequately address the continuing risk of insider threats
that caused thousands of documents to be posted on the website WikiLeaks,”
he said. …
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iasRW6HJFqvi2QRMUtuML13kOWeQ?docId=CNG.561caa8da42ba25c5ee1f3158a926c28.501

Phone hacking: Elstein defends the indefensible to preserve fake plurality
The Guardian (blog)
I accept that what we publish has consequences, and that we should take
account of them (hence the sensible redaction of certain material released
through WikiLeaks), but the overall public interest is not served through
silence in the face of …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2011/jul/14/phone-hacking-newsoftheworld

BC-WikiLeaks,0101
WGME
Tonight: Showers and t-storms through the first half of the night. A steady
rain for a period this evening for southern Maine. Becoming mostly clear
late. Much more comfortable for sleeping. … Business leaders say it’s
time to overhaul the way …
http://www.wgme.com/template/inews_wire/wires.international/3e106915-www.wgme.com.shtml

TYRRELL: The Kultursmog against Murdoch
Washington Times
This is the same newspaper that published secret American intelligence
documents hacked by the suppliers of WikiLeaks on its front pages.
Presumably, innocent people were victims of terrorists because of it,
possibly American soldiers. …
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/13/the-kultursmogi-iagainst-murdoch/

Questions swirl as funeral held for brother of President Karzai
Montreal Gazette
The cable, which was made public through WikiLeaks, claimed that Ahmed
Karzai attempted to persuade the Americans to essentially allow him to
control construction contracts and security in the region. The cable
indicates that Karzai wanted big projects …
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/Questions+swirl+funeral+held+brother+President+Karzai/5100623/story.html

Anonymous Targets Secret Meeting, London Police
PCWorld
The protest is part of a series of actions decrying the treatment of
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The protest is timed to coincide with
Assange’s appeal hearing against extradition, which began Tuesday. The
occupation of the entrance of Bohemian …
http://www.pcworld.com/article/235635/anonymous_targets_secret_meeting_london_police.html

Inside the Ring
Washington Times
Several cables, labelled “secret,” were made public on Monday by the
anti-secrecy site WikiLeaks, showing Chinese violations or circumventions
of the accord. “Other firms that are aware of the vulnerabilities in
China’s export-control system take steps …
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jul/13/inside-the-ring-482504507/

Mud day, singing robot, debt ceiling, drought in Somalia and more in the day …
Washington Post
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is surrounded by members of the media as
he arrives in Britain’s Royal Courts of Justice for his extradition appeal
in central London. Assange is fighting extradition to Sweden on the grounds
that the allegations of …
http://www.washingtonpost.com/conversations/mud-day-singing-robot-debt-ceiling-drought-in-somalia-and-more-in-the-day-in-photos/2011/07/13/gIQAJgWdCI_gallery.html

Contests & Free Stuff
Washington City Paper
If that wasn’t enough evidence to win over the public, the association
unveiled league documents it obtained from lawsuits, in a fashion befitting
WikiLeaks. In a series of blog posts labeled “The Conspiracy File,”
documents show that the league sought …
http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/41194/football-turns-to-k-street-the-nfl-and-the-nflpa/

Anonymous spaffs Monsanto employees’ details
Register
Anonymous began with attacks on the Church of Scientology in early 2008
before it made headline news last year with attacks on financial service
firms that blocked donation to WikiLeaks following the release of
controversial US diplomatic cables. …
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/07/13/anonymous_monsanto_hack/

WikiLeaks Julian Assange fights extradition – seattlepi.com
LONDON (AP) — Lawyers for Julian Assange on Wednesday focused their fight
against the WikiLeaks chief’s extradition to Sweden on technicalities —
trying to punch holes through the warrant seeking his arrest. Assange is
wanted in Sweden …
http://www.seattlepi.com/business/article/WikiLeaks-Julian-Assange-fights-extradition-1461148.php

WikiLeaks Julian Assange fights extradition – UK news by mail.com
Lawyers for Julian Assange on Wednesday focused their fight against the
WikiLeaks chief’s extradition to Sweden on technicalities — trying…
http://www.mail.com/int/news/uk/557232-wikileaks-julian-assange-fights-extradition.html

WikiLeaks Assange awaits court ruling on extradition – Internet …
By Jeremy Kirk
Two judges will now decide whether Assange should be extradited to face
questioning by prosecutors.
http://www.cio.com.au/article/393484/wikileaks_assange_awaits_court_ruling_extradition/
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WikiLeaks Julian Assange fights extradition – Technology | Centre …
Lawyers for Julian Assange on Wednesday focused their fight against the
WikiLeaks chief’s extradition to Sweden on technicalities – trying to punch
holes through the warrant seeking his arrest. The latest breaking and local
news from …
http://www.centredaily.com/2011/07/13/2832512/wikileaks-julian-assange-fights.html

Sweden slams appeal bid by WikiLeaks’ Assange
Lawyers for Swedish prosecutors accused the legal team of WikiLeaks chief
Julian Assange of having a.
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Sweden+slams+appeal+WikiLeaks+Assange/5095136/story.html

EXILE ON MOAN STREET: A tale of two worlds: Apocalypse, 4Chan …
By Mona
There is something eerie about the WikiLeaks logo. It works as a sort of
graphic manifesto, an image of dense political content stating a notion of
ample consequences. A cosmic sandglass encloses a duplicated globe seen
from an angle …
http://exileonmoanstreet.blogspot.com/2011/07/tale-of-two-worlds-apocalypse-4chan.html

WikiLeaks’ Assange wraps up appeal arguments
By Super Admin
(AFP) – LONDON: Lawyers for WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange wrapped up their
arguments today against his extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations,
as they pursued a new “quiet” approach to his defence strategy. …
http://malaysia-today.net/mtcolumns/newscommentaries/42024-wikileaks-assange-wraps-up-appeal-arguments

WikiLeaks and the Guantánamo Prisoners Released from 2002 to 2004 …
By Andy Worthington
In late April, WikiLeaks released its latest treasure trove of classified
US documents, a set of 765 Detainee Assessment Briefs (DABs) from the US
prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Compiled between 2002 and January 2009 by
the Joint Task …
http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2011/07/13/wikileaks-and-the-guantanamo-prisoners-released-from-2002-to-2004-part-three-of-ten/

Decision to extradite Wikileaks’ Julian Assange to Sweden has been …
Decision to extradite Wikileaks’ Julian Assange to Sweden has been
deferred.
http://www.breakingnews.com/item/ahBicmVha2luZ25ld3Mtd3d3cg0LEgRTZWVkGJDU2AMM/2011/07/13/decision-to-extradite-wikileaks-julian-assange-to-sweden-has-been-deferred

WikiLeaks’ Assange wraps up appeal arguments | Free Malaysia Today
By fmt
LONDON: Lawyers for WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange wrapped up their
arguments today against his extradition to Sweden to face rape allegations,
as they pur…
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/2011/07/13/wikileaks-assange-wraps-up-appeal-arguments/

WikiLeaks: Jumblat Said Mirza is Weak, Doesn’t Deserve his …
By Carol Maher
The WikiLeaks cable dated March 22, 2008, spoke of the MP’s fear of a
Hizbullah and Syria-led campaign to release the four generals who were
imprisoned for allegedly being involved in the assassination of former
Prime Minister Rafik …
http://www.sawtbeirut.com/lebanon-news/wikileaks-jumblat-said-mirza-is-weak-doesn%E2%80%99t-deserve-his-position/

WikiLeaks Readies Suit Against Credit Card Companies Over …
During a July 2 discussion in London moderated by Democracy Now!’s Amy
Goodman, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange discusses a new lawsuit WikiLeaks
is filing …
http://www.democracynow.org/2011/7/6/wikileaks_sues_credit_card_companies_over