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18 October 2011

Assange calls WikiLeaks defection reports false
CTV.ca
AP LIMA, Peru — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday described as nonsense reports of defections from his organization and said his group helped inspire the Occupy Wall Street movement. Addressing a meeting of the Inter American Press …
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/World/20111018/julian-assange-denies-wikileaks-defection-reports-111018/

WikiLeaks expose celebrity “statesmen”
Leadership Magazine
As fascinating as the history and origin of WikiLeaks, so are some of the
diplomatic cables that have been made public giving a fascinating view of
the world of formal and some not so formal diplomacy. In the case of
Zimbabwe it also gives a glimpse of …
http://www.leadershiponline.co.za/articles/other/1622-zimbabwe

Walkley’s just dropped a bomb: WikiLeaks hoarding is OK
Crikey (blog)
Together with Fairfax, Dorling is widely known to have hoarded WikiLeaks
cables since at least November 2010, thereby hindering the journalistic and
research efforts of those attempting to either verify the validity of
Fairfax’s many “exclusives” or …
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/this-blog-harms/2011/10/18/walkleys-just-dropped-a-bomb/

George W. Bush to meet Thursday with Get Smart Schools, Denver leaders
Denver Post
Bush canceled the February trip because it was combined with a keynote
speech he was to make at the Young Presidents’ Organization conference.
Bush backed out of that speech after learning that WikiLeaks founder Julian
Assange would be speaking at the …
http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_19135286

WikiLeaks needs the media, not the other way around, suggests editor
editorsweblog.org (blog)
“Leaking is as old as journalism itself,” moderator Charlie Beckett
reminded the audience of the first World Editors Forum session: “After
WikiLeaks: The next step for newspapers”. With all the hype surrounding the
whistleblowing website and its …
http://www.editorsweblog.org/newsrooms_and_journalism/2011/10/wikileaks_needs_the_media_not_the_other.php

US Obtains Court Order For Email Account of Wikileaks Supporter
Top Secret Writers
According to the Wall Street Journal, the US government has obtained a
“controversial type of secret court order” that required Google Inc.
and internet provider Sonic.net Inc. to release information from the email
accounts of a WikiLeaks supporter. …
http://www.topsecretwriters.com/2011/10/us-obtains-court-order-for-email-account-of-wikileaks-supporter/

Germany Uses Malware to Spy on Citizens
Mobiledia
WikiLeaks documents suggest the country may also have sold the malware to
Austria, the Netherlands and Switzerland. This news is especially
unexpected from Germany, a country that disabled Facebook’s “Like” button
and prevented Google Maps from …
http://www.mobiledia.com/news/112568.html

Credibility is key when dealing with WikiLeaks, says Der Spiegel editor
editorsweblog.org (blog)
Speaking during the first session of the 18th World Editors Forum, “After
WikiLeaks: The next step for newspapers,” Der Spiegel Editor-in-Chief
Mathias Müller von Blumencron said he chose to publish the material
because he believed it was worthy of …
http://www.editorsweblog.org/newsrooms_and_journalism/2011/10/credibility_is_key_when_dealing_with_wik.php

WikiLeaks reveals Mugabe under Grace’s control
SW Radio Africa
By Alex Bell Confidential diplomatic cables released by the whistle-blowing
group WikiLeaks have revealed the extent of Grace Mugabe’s control over her
ailing husband. Grace is often referred to as ‘Dis-Grace’ and the ‘First
Shopper’ of Zimbabwe, …
http://www.swradioafrica.com/2011/10/17/wikileaks-reveals-mugabe-under-grace%E2%80%99s-control/

Well-paid inefficiency
Business Day
It now transpires that it has been levying port charges way in excess of
international norms for years (Ports are Transnet’s cash cow, WikiLeaks
cable says, October 14). This, therefore, means that the likes of Maria
Ramos, Chris Wells and Siyabonga …
http://www.businessday.co.za/articles/Content.aspx?id=156234

ZANU-PF Conference – No Ordinary Indaba
Middle East North Africa Financial Network
“I think the WikiLeaks issue is being held behind closed doors and a
committee is studying the cables. In a few weeks the results would be out,”
said Makumbe. Six ZANU-PF provincial chairpersons were suspended seven
years ago for allegedly plotting to …
http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story.asp?storyid=%7B5710ce7c-11d6-4437-be63-213674a25902%7D

Transcending Borders but Not Laws
Technology Review
Last year, for instance, Amazon booted the whistleblower organization
WikiLeaks off its cloud servers amid complaints from Washington that
WikiLeaks was storing stolen classified documents on the machines. Another
potential headache: some countries …
http://www.technologyreview.com/business/38721/

Anonymous at the forefront of OccupyWallStreet protests
TG Daily
Even WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange wore the now famous mask before
police ordered him to remove it at a protest outside of London’s St Paul’s
Cathedral. Fortunately, Assange was not arrested, despite the fact that he
broke through a police “kettle” …
http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/59099-anonymous-at-the-forefront-of-occupywallstreet-protests

‘Occupy’ movement goes global as a symbol of shared economic frustration
CNN (blog)
The movement gained traction in London especially because of the presence
of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Some Brits, who have not been shy to
share their frustrations with their economic situation during riots months
earlier, echoed American …
http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/17/occupy-movement-goes-global-as-a-symbol-of-shared-economic-frustration/

Detainees in Guantanamo fear indefinite detention
CNN
According to diplomatic cables from the US Embassy in Kuwait in 2009,
published by WikiLeaks, the US Ambassador dismissed the Kuwaiti detainees
“as nasty, unrepentant individuals” and added: “Kuwait’s record had been
tarnished by the example of former …
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/17/world/meast/guantanamo-kuwait-detainees/

US Senate looks to close commission on religious freedom
National Post
… of American troops, Iraq is in its seventh year of a “religious
cleansing” against its native Christian, Yizidi, and Mandean populations,
while its handful of remaining Jews are now desperately trying to flee
after being identified by Wikileaks. …
http://life.nationalpost.com/2011/10/17/u-s-senate-looks-to-close-commission-on-religious-freedom/

St Paul’s shelters UK’s Wall Street protests
Reuters
Holding repeated public meetings and listening to a range of speakers
including academics, journalists, writers and on Saturday, Wikileaks
founder Julian Assange, the protesters said they were just beginning to
decide on their demands, …
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/18/britain-protest-idUSL5E7LI1B620111018

Walkley Awards … breakfast with Piers … Rupert returns to Oz …
Crikey
The Sydney Morning Herald led the nominations, it declared,
“dominating” the print category with Philip Dorling’s WikiLeaks scoops
— though some are asking whether the stringer deserved recognition for
preciously hording the cables. …
http://www.crikey.com.au/2011/10/18/media-briefs-walkley-awards-breakfast-with-piers-rupert-returns-to-oz/

The Politics Of Imperialism
Namibian
In Namibia, the recent Wikileaks revelations and the reporting to
Washington DC by the former US Ambassador or the MCA debacle, which saw
Americans invited to Namibian Parliament could be a testimony to the same.
That is to say Western powers are daily …
http://www.namibian.com.na/columns/full-story/archive/2011/october/article/the-politics-of-imperialism/

BC-LT—Peru-WikiLeaks-Assange,0123
WLOS
AP News NEW YORK (AP) — German camaker Daimler says the head of its
Mercedes brand in the United States has been fired. Daimler spokesman Han
Tjan says Ernst Lieb has lost his job as CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA,
effective immediately. …
http://www.wlos.com/template/inews_wire/wires.international/2564f9f3-www.wlos.com.shtml

Ahmadinejad compares Iranian assassination plot claims to Iraq WMD
The Guardian
Even before the Arab uprisings began, a leaked US cable published on
WikiLeaks said Saudi King Abdullah had urged the United States to “cut off
the head of the snake” by launching military strikes to destroy Iran’s
nuclear programme. …
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/18/mahmoud-ahmadinejad-iran-assassination-wmd

View from the front line
Fundweb (blog)
Although a speech given by Julian Assange, the Wikileaks founder, was
certainly a talking point, not everyone was pleased by his presence. As he
vacated the area one girl screamed “we love you Julian.” Another
immediately replied “he’s a …
http://www.fundweb.co.uk/blogs/view-from-the-front-line/1039701.article

Twitter CEO Costolo on Apple, Privacy, Free Speech and Google; Far From IPO
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The US obtained a court order asking that Twitter hand over information
about four accounts of Twitter users in connection with an investigation of
WikiLeaks. Twitter “fought for the right to inform the owners of those
four accounts that this …
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2011/10/18/twitter-ceo-costolo-on-apple-privacy-free-speech-and-google-far-from-ipo/?mod=google_news_blog

Dalit Park: Boon or Bane for Mayawati?
Wall Street Journal (blog)
Others described Ms. Mayawati’s Dalit park as symptomatic of her feudal
mentality, echoing earlier criticisms revealed in US diplomatic cables
recently made public by WikiLeaks. The BSP has spoken in Ms. Mayawati’s
defense, strongly rejecting …
http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2011/10/18/dalit-park-boon-or-bane-for-mayawati/

United States needs to reevaluate its assistance to Israel
Washington Post
… Ellen Tauscher “reiterated the United States’ strong commitment” to
the formula and “expressed appreciation” for Israel’s willingness to
work with newly created “QME working groups,” according to a cable of
her meetings that was released by WikiLeaks.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/united-states-needs-to-reevaluate-its-assistance-to-israel/2011/10/15/gIQAK5XksL_story.html

Occupy Wall Street-style protest in Indonesia leads to closure of world’s …
GlobalPost
However, cables released by WikiLeaks late last year noted that Freeport
paid millions to the Indonesian Army to protect its operations around the
Grasberg mine. “Freeport did whatever they wanted there up until about
1995. They had no one to oversee …
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/indonesia/111017/occupy-wall-street-protest-indonesia-freeport-gold-copper-mine

Newsmaker: Saudi King Abdullah a cautious reformer
Reuters
Those concerns were underpinned by Iran’s development of a nuclear power
station, which the West suspected of hiding an atomic weapons program. In a
2009 diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks, Abdullah was quoted repeatedly
as urging the United States …
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/17/us-saudi-king-newsmaker-idUSTRE79G48420111017

DAMAGES Season 5 Lands Ryan Phillipe, LOST Reunion on PERSON OF INTEREST
Boomtron.com
He will be playing a Julian Assange-type character (the founder of
WikiLeaks, a very controversial website) who seeks help from Ellen (Rose
Byrne). At least Phillippe will have better hair than Julian Assange.
Meanwhile, EW reports Person of Interest …
http://www.boomtron.com/2011/10/damages-season-5-lands-ryan-phillipe-lost-reunion-on-person-of-interest/

US deploys Special Forces troops to central Africa
Center for Research on Globalization
According to a US cable released by WikiLeaks, Washington closely follows
China’s growing economic influence in Uganda. A cable, dated February 17,
2010, illustrates these concerns: “China’s economic ties to Uganda
continue to accelerate on all fronts …
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=27128

DVDs: This ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ tale sure is ‘Stranger’
Contra Costa Times
“Page One: Inside the New York Times” is an uneven documentary about the
newspaper of record for the country, which like many dailies, is struggling
with changes being brought by technology and new platforms – from Twitter
to WikiLeaks. …
http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_19132537

Ukraine’s faded Evita
Tne Moscow News
In a WikiLeaks cable, an American diplomat drily summarized the accord as
“a good deal” for Russia. Not a good deal for Ukrainians. But, hey, a
politician’s career was at stake. Yanukovych evidently believes he is
pulling off a master stroke in …
http://themoscownews.com/russiawatch/20111017/189130418.html

Why Wall Street Hates Obama
Salem-News.Com
Where we caught the alternative press was with the “Wikileaks/Assange”
issue and on Libya. On both cases, our investigative staff found patterns
of deceptive journalism, where “anti-war” publications promoted wars,
invasions, torture, mass killings, …
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/october172011/obama-wall-st-gd.php

Senators question integrity of permitting process for Keystone XL pipeline
Natural Resources Defense Council (blog)
Earlier this year, the Los Angeles Times reported on a 2009 Wikileaks cable
revealing how David Goldwyn, a former State Department energy envoy, helped
instruct Canadian officials on improving their “oil sands messaging”
and “increasing visibility and …
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/ddroitsch/senators_raise_concerns_about.html

A Wikileaks Opera – ArtsJournal: Daily Arts News
A Wikileaks Opera “A group of musicians got together in Melbourne this week
to test the early draft of an opera based on Assange’s life and work.
Called Wikileaks — and endorsed by Assange — it was the first glimpse,
behind closed doors, …
http://www.artsjournal.com/artsjournal1/2011/10/a_wikileaks_ope.shtml

WikiLeaks not financially endangered: Assange | Firstpost
As for allegations WikiLeaks may be splintering or weakening, Assange said
reports that circulated last year about 12 people leaving the organisation
were absolute nonsense.
http://www.firstpost.com/fwire/wikileaks-not-financially-endangered-assange-110157.html

Wikileaks Expose: Kochs, Neocons and Covert Regime Change …
By Yasha Levine
Wikileaks Expose: Kochs, Neocons and Covert Regime Change Ops. By Yasha
Levine. “I’ve never met either of the Koch brothers, I suspect that like
most libertarians, they’d rather avoid the unseemly world of politics as
often as possible, …
http://exiledonline.com/wikileaks-expose-kochs-neocons-and-covert-regime-change-ops/

Mugabe in Grace’s hand bag – WikiLeaks | Nehanda Radio
By admin
First Lady Grace Mugabe should not be underrated because she wields so much
power and influence over President Robert Mugabe. The First Lady acts as
President Mugabe’s gatekeeper and often controls people that see him and
what …
http://nehandaradio.com/2011/10/17/mugabe-in-graces-hand-bag-wikileaks/

wikileaks mastercard commerical | Hipmama.com
By Madame Filth
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lies, lies, all lies! Offline. Last seen: 28 min 24 sec ago. Joined:
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Wikileaks: Luxury Edition by Alex Melton North Korea News …
By marcusnoland
A recent comment on the blog directed us to some interesting Wikileaks
cables on luxury goods imports from China. The two cables of interest were
written between December of 2008 and June of the following year. The first
came from the US …
http://nknews.org/2011/10/wikileaks-luxury-edition-by-alex-melton/

This Week in the Press: 6 October – 12 October, 2011 – WikiLeaks …
By Wikileaks-Press.org
North Korea was prepared to get rid of nuclear weapons in return for
diplomatic relations. Cables also show how diplomacy has been used to help
Microsoft sign lucrative deals. Three…
http://wikileaks-press.org/this-week-in-the-press-6-october-12-october-2011/

TRANSCEND MEDIA SERVICE » US Sweep Nets Private E-Mail …
By Antonio C. S. Rosa
Dealing another blow in its fight against WikiLeaks, the US government has
obtained secret court orders forcing two companies – Google Inc and
California-based Internet provider Sonic.net Inc – to turn over the
e-mail contacts of a WikiLeaks …
http://www.transcend.org/tms/2011/10/us-sweep-nets-private-e-mail-addresses/

WikiLeaks not financially endangered: Assange | http://www.bullfax.com
By marketmaker
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange told Latin American media that his
organization was far from financially endangered despite sanctions slapped
on it by the United States.Purportedly “our biggest problem is an economic
problem related due …
http://www.bullfax.com/?q=node-wikileaks-not-financially-endangered-assange

Branson ‘confirms’ Moyo, Gono wanted Mugabe ousted
By Our reporter
But Sir Richard claimed that the plan, revealed this week by Wikileaks,
fell apart when he and his colleagues began to have serious reservations
about whether Professor Moyo and his supporters were entirely suitable
people to go into the …
http://talkzimbabwe.com/?p=1964

Arab Spring galvanizers, WikiLeaks among Nobel contenders – CNN
Twitter was abuzz Thursday with the death of Apple visionary Steve Jobs but
another topic was gathering steam as the day progressed. Who will win this
year’s …
http://articles.cnn.com/2011-10-06/world/world_norway-nobel-peace-prize_1_kristian-berg-harpviken-israa-abdel-fattah-julian-assange?_s=PM:WORLD

Twitter / WikiLeaks: Occupy Wall St advertiseme …
Occupy Wall St advertisement (video) http://t.co/PF8eAbv4.
http://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/123714313016979456

17 October 2011

Army won’t act over Wikileaks
Zim Online
According to US diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks, Major-General
Fidelis Satuku and Brigadier-General Herbert Chingono, last year met with
US ambassador Charles Ray and discussed various issues relating to
Zimbabwe’s armed forces. …
http://www.zimonline.co.za/Article.aspx?ArticleId=6835

Harvest House fracas deeper than WikiLeaks
NewsDay
MDC-T leaders on Wednesday said the ghost of October 12, 2005 had returned
to haunt them after a heated debate over the WikiLeaks cables degenerated
into near fisticuffs pitting Senator Morgan Femai and Thamsanqa Mahlangu,
Nkulumane MP, …
http://www.newsday.co.zw/article/2011-10-17-harvest-house-fracas-deeper-than-wikileaks

WikiLeaks documents expose disaster created by the US and EU in Bosnia
World Socialist Web Site
WikiLeaks cables on Bosnia are a devastating exposure of the systemic
failure of the entire official political framework, exposing the political
bankruptcy of the state’s international backers, US and European
imperialism. The country is still divided …
http://www.wsws.org/articles/2011/oct2011/bosn-o17.shtml

I may be chauvinist pig, but not rapist: Julian Assange
Daily News & Analysis
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has said that he might be a chauvinist,
but definitely not a rapist. Ahead of the release of his book tomorrow,
Assange admitted that he did have sexual relationship with the two Swedish
women who had accused him of …
http://www.dnaindia.com/world/report_i-may-be-chauvinist-pig-but-not-rapist-julian-assange_1599703

Branson plotted to oust Mugabe
Independent Online
But Branson claimed the plan, revealed last week by WikiLeaks, fell apart
when he and his colleagues had serious reservations about whether Moyo and
his supporters were suitable people to join in the business of
nation-building. …
http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/branson-plotted-to-oust-mugabe-1.1158037

Iranian odd couple claimed nuclear program insider knowledge
Iberosphere
A document unveiled by Wikileaks shows that two mysterious individuals
sought asylum through Barcelona’s US Consulate, claiming they were privy to
information about Iranian terrorist activities. By Marty Delfin The couple
who contacted the US Consulate …
http://iberosphere.com/2011/10/iranian-odd-couple-claimed-nuclear-program-insider-knowledge-news-in-spain/3856

Nigeria: A Second Look At the Prisoner Swap Bill
AllAfrica.com
Things have changed and anyone familiar with Wikileaks would know how much
our politicians grovel before foreign envoys and dignitaries. In the last
two decades, entering the UK even for those who have legitimate businesses
or reasons have become more …
http://allafrica.com/stories/201110170696.html

Obama’s Wish for More American Defeat in WWII?
FrontPage Magazine
WikiLeaks recently released a secret cable revealing that President Obama
tried to apologize to the Japanese for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki during his tour to that country in 2009. He obviously didn’t think
that bowing to the emperor …
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/10/17/obama%E2%80%99s-wish-for-more-american-defeat-in-wwii/

German Security Agencies Caught Planting Spyware on Private Computers
Pacific Free Press
Three years ago, I reported that Germany’s foreign intelligence service,
the Bundesnachrichtendienst or BND, was caught up in a major scandal after
the whistleblowing web site WikiLeaks, published documents which revealed
that the agency had …
http://www.pacificfreepress.com/news/1/9952-german-security-agencies-caught-planting-spyware-on-private-computers.html

Flying Sandals and Bollywood Bombs
Little India
The sensational media reports based on US diplomatic cables exposed by
Wikileaks have glossed over the gross ineptitude and incompetence that they
also expose of the US foreign policy establishment. By Achal Mehra 13
minutes ago The Indian media was in …
http://www.littleindia.com/politics/10268-flying-sandals-and-bollywood-bombs.html

Herald staff dominate Walkley Awards nominations
Sydney Morning Herald
The Herald dominated the print news report category, with Philip Dorling
earning a nomination for his Wikileaks exclusive on the US cable
revelations about former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, which also earned a
commendation in the category of “best …
http://www.smh.com.au/national/herald-staff-dominate-walkley-awards-nominations-20111017-1lt9k.html

Museveni: Mbabazi is going nowhere
The Observer
“People who are pushing Mbabazi to step down basing on WikiLeaks are not
after Mbabazi but after Museveni. They want to use WikiLeaks to remove me.
Mbabazi is going nowhere and Museveni is going nowhere,” Museveni
reportedly asserted. …
http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=15494:museveni-mbabazi-is-going-nowhere&catid=78:topstories&Itemid=59

Mugabe under pressure to deal with ‘sellouts’
The Zimbabwe Standard
The secret meetings were disclosed in US diplomatic cables leaked by the
whistleblower website WikiLeaks in September. Zanu PF’s initial reaction
was that it would ignore the cables but last week announced that Mugabe
wanted a full investigation into …
http://www.thestandard.co.zw/local/32035-mugabe-under-pressure-to-deal-with-sellouts.html

Message to Obama: Ugandans Are Focused On Ejecting Gen. Museveni
Black Star News
Museveni’s government has been shaken to its foundation by allegations,
first revealed by WikiLeaks in the form of a memo by the US ambassador
there, Jerry Lanier, that top Museveni ministers accepted bribes by oil
companies, seeking favorable terms. …
http://blackstarnews.com/news/135/ARTICLE/7716/2011-10-17.html

“Occupy” protest spreads to Prague as well
Romano Vod’i
Julian Assange, the Australian co-founder of Wikileaks, was granted
permission to attend the demonstration as part of his house arrest and was
enthusiastically received. Wikileaks has drawn attention for publishing
secret US diplomatic dispatches. …
http://www.romea.cz/english/index.php?id=detail&detail=2007_2892

15.10.11 – ICTR/RWANDA – WASHINGTON SUPPORTS TRANSFER OF ICTR CASES TO RWANDA
Hirondelle
A diplomatic cable disclosed in September by Wikileaks revealed that this
issue had been under discussion between Kigali and Washington since 2009.
Until 2008, the United States – in line with ICTR judges – was “not
convinced that Rwanda respected the …
http://www.hirondellenews.com/content/view/14882/310/

Let’s embrace the potential of social media
Patriot-News
Hacker groups such as LulzSec and WikiLeaks sidestep the traditional
divides between public and private information. Wherever a person programs
a wall as a barrier to content in social media, another person programs a
ladder or a wrecking ball. …
http://www.pennlive.com/editorials/index.ssf/2011/10/lets_embrace_the_potential_of.html

Dalai Lama up for the Gold Ernie sexist behaviour award
NEWS.com.au
Sharing the field is Wikileaks founder Julian Assange for saying the women
who had laid sexual assault charges against him had got into “a tizzy”, and
opposition leader Tony Abbott for standing in front of signs saying “Bob’s
Bitch” and “Ditch the …
http://www.news.com.au/national/dalai-lama-up-for-the-gold-ernie-sexist-behaviour-award/story-e6frfkvr-1226168831497

Grace Controls Mugabe
Zimbabwe Tribune
This information is contained in United States diplomatic cables
intercepted and leaked by whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. One cable
quotes then US ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles Ray saying the First Lady
wielded immense influence over the former …
http://zimtribune.com/?p=277

Khaya-Moyo Denies Riches
RadioVop
In a statement at the weekend, Khaya-Moyo said: “In your newspaper’s
front page article dated 6-12 October 2011 titled Ministers strike it rich
in conservancies: Wikileaks, my name appears as one senior party official
owning a hunting conservancy in …
http://www.radiovop.com/index.php/national-news/7291-khaya-moyo-denies-riches.html

Obama totes his Iranian smoking gun
Asia Times Online
… and his actions have been loathed by the ayatollah regime for years …
al-Jubeir maintains close ties with the Saudi king, and according to
WikiLeaks documents he was one of the people who succeeded in toughening
the king’s stance toward Iran. …
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/MJ18Ak03.html

How Tsvangirai escaped hangman
NewsDay
“(Then) opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai’s lawyers told the Embassy on
July 22 that the court advised them that announcement of the verdict had
been postponed until August, date to be determined,” read a US diplomatic
cable leaked by WikiLeaks, …
http://www.newsday.co.zw/article/2011-10-17-how-tsvangirai-escaped-hangman

Global protests pressure G20
Sydney Morning Herald
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addressed the crowd. Demonstrations that
attracted about 5000 people supporting the Occupy Wall Street Movement in
New York resulted in 70 arrests. The protesters got sympathy from the chief
of the Bank of Italy, …
http://www.smh.com.au/world/global-protests-pressure-g20-20111016-1lrhk.html

‘Occupy’ protests: They’re right to go against capitalism, but their focus is …
Daily Mail
… the politicians and the bankers – and we need to come up with a more
intelligent response than mobs torching buildings in Rome and the sexual
weirdo and Wikileaks founder Julian Assange throwing sweeties to the
demonstrators in the City of London. …
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2049882/Occupy-protests-Theyre-right-capitalism-focus-wrong.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

“Who protects us from you?” – MINUSTAH and Haiti
Stabroek News
With the help of Wikileaks, it was revealed that the new phase of
“South-South” peacekeeping operations (as Brazil was and still is the
primary partner in MINUSTAH) was exactly that, as it was a front for the
realization of US geopolitical interests. …
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/features/10/17/%E2%80%9Cwho-protects-us-from-you%E2%80%9D-%E2%80%93-minustah-and-haiti/

Caribbean to see more deportees from US
Stabroek News
In a diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks, officials here reported the
problems to Washington, stating: “In recent weeks, we have become aware
of a string of cases in which prospective deportees from Eastern Caribbean
(EC) countries have been unable …
http://www.stabroeknews.com/2011/news/regional/10/17/caribbean-to-see-more-deportees-from-us-2/

Tribunal trouble Cambodian reaction
Phnom Penh Post
The UN described 2011 as the “peak pain threshold” for donor funding,
according to US embassy cables dated January, 2010 and published by
anti-secrecy organisation WikiLeaks this year. On Friday, the US pledged
US$1.65 million to the tribunal as the …
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011101752159/National-news/un-official-set-for-visit-to-kr-tribunal.html

Maulana Fazl pardoned by Taliban
The News International
The source said that after disclosure by WikiLeaks about his conversation
in meetings with the US ambassador to gain power and later his support to
the present government, there was an impression in some quarters within the
Taliban leadership that he …
http://www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=72958&Cat=6

President Obama’s Excellent African Adventure
Blogger News Network (blog)
That is the same way that the US is helping us here in the Philippines to
help the Abus and other terrorist offshoots of the MILF (who are fighting
for their own land and according to Wikileaks have cooperated with the US
and AFP to catch these guys, …
http://www.bloggernews.net/127264

Saudi king in hospital for back operation
Reuters Canada
His heir is Crown Prince Sultan, who is in his mid 80s, has been in the
United States since June seeking medical treatment, and was described in a
2009 US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks as “to all intents and
purposes incapacitated. …
http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE79F2D920111016

Print Media Business Booming in India, But Concerns Over Future
Siliconindia.com
… formerly a manager at the BBC and presently a strategic business
partner development manager for Google News & Books, said that things have
fundamentally changed with the emergence and growing influence of players
such YouTube, WikiLeaks, …
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/Print_Media_Business_Booming_in_India_But_Concerns_Over_Future-nid-94899.html

Violence mars worldwide anti-greed protests
The Australian
“One of the reasons why we support what is happening here in Occupy London
is because the banking system in London is the recipient of corrupt money,”
Australian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said from the steps of St
Paul’s, flanked by bodyguards. …
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/violence-mars-worldwide-anti-greed-protests/story-e6frg6so-1226167981510

WikiLeaks: Tsvangirai on warpath – The Zimbabwe Mail – Daily …
Morgan Tsvangirai is plotting against senior party officials who doubt his
leadership, according to WikiLeaks. MDC-T insiders told the Sunday Times
that the replacement on Monday of Roy Bennett, the deputy minister of
agriculture designate, …
http://www.thezimbabwemail.com/zimbabwe/9302-wikileaks-tsvangirai-on-warpath.html

Opalesque Islamic Finance Briefing | WIKILEAKS: Islamic finance in …
By Laxman
Malaysia is determined to become a global hub for Islamic Finance, and
already accounts for two thirds of outstanding Islamic bond issuances
(reftel). However, at a recent conference in KL, financial experts
discussed a number of obstacles …
http://www.opalesque.com/IslamicFinance_Briefing/?p=13965

BLOG: Is a LulzSec-Anonymous-WikiLeaks hactivist working with …
By belliott
Is Occupy Chicago’s Arturas K. Rosenbacher, who was interviewed October 10
by the Wall Street Journal, a Lulz Security-Anonymous-WikiLeaks hacktivist
hiding in plain sight? If so, the joke is on the WSJ. If true, Rosenbacher
has made the …
http://kleinonline.wnd.com/2011/10/16/blog-is-a-lulzsec-anonymous-wikileaks-hactivist-working-with-occupychi-do-they-know-does-the-fbi/

WikiLeaks Cable Hints At Motive For Alleged Iran Plot : NPR
Saudi Ambassador Adel al-Jubeir, the alleged target of the Iranian plot,
told U.S. officials in 2008 the king wanted the U.S. to attack Iran and
“cut off the head of …
http://www.npr.org/2011/10/15/141364863/wikileaks-cable-hints-at-motive-for-alleged-iran-plot