13 March 2012 — williambowles.info
Report: US government abused WikiLeaks suspect
TG Daily
The former army analyst – who was recently charged with aiding the enemy – stands accused of downloading thousands of classified documents that ultimately ended up on WikiLeaks. According to Juan Mendez, the US military was at least “culpable” of cruel …
http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/62023-report-us-government-abused-wikileaks-suspect
Wikileaks founder’s mother speaks out
ABC Local
Download this mp3 file Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is waiting to find
out whether the British Supreme Court has upheld his appeal against
extradition to Sweden. The one-time Goolmangar primary school student has
been fighting extradition to face …
http://www.abc.net.au/local/audio/2012/03/13/3452434.htm?site=northcoast
UN accuses US of cruelty to suspected WikiLeaks source
Irish Times
THE UN special rapporteur on torture has formally accused the US government
of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of Bradley Manning, the US
soldier who was held in solitary confinement for almost a year on suspicion
of being the WikiLeaks source.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2012/0313/1224313202344.html
US embassy complains in Venezuela: WikiLeaks
Aljazeera.com
According to secret US diplomatic cables recently disclosed by
whistle-blowing outfit WikiLeaks, the Venezuelan government has subjected
the Americans to a campaign of harassment and intimidation. Feeling snubbed
and smarting under their treatment, …
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/2012311131825378523.html
Inside the Stratfor Attack
New York Times (blog)
Conspiracy theorists across the Internet surmise that federal agents sat
back and let the Stratfor attack occur to collect evidence, or perhaps net
a juicier target — say, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, which
later released the five million …
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/03/12/inside-the-stratfor-attack/
No harm done but Assange faces real risk in the US
The West Australian (blog)
By Scott Ludlam | View Archive March 13th, 2012, 1:32 pm Last year, I
travelled to London and Sweden at my own expense to improve my
understanding of the situation faced by Wikileaks founder, Australian
Julian Assange. I attended Mr Assange’s High …
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/opinion/post/-/blog/talkingpoint/post/155/comment/1
Anonymous made fraudulent charges worth $700K in Stratfor attack, number may grow
VentureBeat
These emails were subsequently fed to Wikileaks which, with participation
from a number of publications around the world, began publishing the emails
in late February. Some emails held what Wikileaks considered damning
information, including odd …
http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/12/anonymous-stratfor-credit-card/
It’s Time to Take Cybersecurity Seriously
Wired News (blog)
WikiLeaks and Anonymous, once known only to a subset of cyber geeks, are
now household names. The Stratfor hack poured thousands of e-mails into the
public domain. Anonymous listened in on an FBI conference call whose
purpose was to — crack down on …
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/03/opinion-busseri-cybersecurity/
Application Security in the Cloud
Virtualization Review
Recent high-profile Internet attacks on organizations like HBGary, RSA,
WikiLeaks, Google, Comodo, and others prove that no one is immune. Anyone
could be a target, and perpetrators are extremely organized, skilled, and
well-funded.
http://virtualizationreview.com/articles/2012/03/12/application-security-in-the-cloud.aspx
Anonymous: Stratfor Attack Led To $700K In Fraudulent Charges
WebProNews
By Zach Walton · 13 hours ago · Leave a Comment As you may recall,
Anonymous hacked Stratfor back in December and fed the resulting emails to
Wikileaks for publication. The group took other information including
credit card info, but claimed they would …
http://www.webpronews.com/anonymous-stratfor-attack-led-to-700k-in-fraudulent-charges-2012-03
NATO forces already operating in Syria
Party for Socialism and Liberation
By Tayfun Gol Despite Western powers’ denial of military involvement in
Syria, undercover NATO forces are already on the ground, according to
recently leaked WikiLeaks documents. The key document is an e-mail written
by Reva Bhalla, …
http://www.pslweb.org/liberationnews/news/nato-forces-already-operating.html
The changing face of digital rights activism
Aljazeera.com
Starting, perhaps, with the Iranian uprising of 2009 – during which Iranian
authorities cracked down harder on the internet than ever before – and
hitting full stride in the aftermath of the WikiLeaks diplomatic cables
release, digital rights activism …
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/03/201231183523883376.html
What the Sabu revelation means for hackers
New Statesman (blog)
The attack on Stratfor resulted in 75000 credit card numbers being posted
online, with 5.5m of the thinktank’s confidential emails subsequently
passed to WikiLeaks. This trend continued almost right up until 6 March,
the day he was “outed” in an …
http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/the-staggers/2012/03/sabu-fbi-hackers-informant
Anonymous documentary ‘We Are Legion: The Story of the Hacktivists’ premieres …
Death and Taxes
… behind the veil of state secrecy and national security, that if
information—whether it reveals bankrupt ethics, corruption, or otherwise
bad behavior—finds its way into the hands of WikiLeaks or other
publishers by way of hacking, then so be it.
Is Harper undercutting Obama on Iran?
rabble.ca
By Murray Dobbin It might be useful for Prime Minister Stephen Harper to
read a US State Department cable from Israel released by Wikileaks. It
reveals that talk of Iran‘s imminent production of nuclear weapons goes
back to the early 1990s: “The head …
http://rabble.ca/columnists/2012/03/harper-undercutting-obama-iran
Options Limited in Preventing Middle East Nuke Arms Race
Huffington Post UK
One of the WikiLeaks revelations was a desire by Saudis for Israel to bomb
Iran: The enemy of my enemy is my friend scenario. It was one thing with
Israel having such weapons and another a nation such as Iran. The Saudis
know Israel, joined to the hip …
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dan-ehrlich/nuclear-arms-race-iran_b_1326351.html
US Navy Seal becomes military attaché to Mexico
Houston Chronicle
A secret memo from the Mexico City embassy, published 15 months ago by
WikiLeaks, was critical of the Mexican army’s performance in anti-gang
operations while praising naval efforts. The memo, written by the embassy’s
recently departed second in …
http://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/U-S-Navy-Seal-becomes-military-attach-to-Mexico-3400982.php
Did You Know Jordan Has a Teenage Prince?
Huffington Post (blog)
One of the students was amazed that someone officially representing the US
would say such a thing (though, as the Wikileaks cables make clear, that
skims the surface of what they say) and recounting the conversation later
he steamed: “The King isn’t …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/maurice-chammah/jordan-prince-hussein_b_1337858.html
Pakistan: Teetering On The Brink – Analysis
Eurasia Review
A US diplomatic cable published by WikiLeaks noted that Saudi Arabia was
widely seen as funding some of Pakistan’s hardline religious madrassas
(seminaries), which churn out young men eager for “holy war”. “At
these madrassas, children are denied …
http://www.eurasiareview.com/12032012-pakistan-teetering-on-the-brink-analysis/
Did Iran ask Bashar to step down?
NOW LEBANON
Iran “floated a deal through [presumably Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri*] al
Maliki that calls for Bashar to step down,” according to a recent batch
of files released by Wikileaks. This information was allegedly obtained by
a source that spoke with Kamran …
http://www.nowlebanon.com/BlogDetails.aspx?TID=2259&FID=6
Pakistan’s State of Denial
Examiner.com
… such as Bush Senior’s envoy to the Afghan resistance Ambassador Peter
Tomsen, US intelligence reports, phone intercepts, Pakistani journalists
such as Mr. Rashid and Tariq Ali, not to mention indicting revelations
found in the WikiLeaks cables.
http://www.examiner.com/geopolitics-in-national/pakistan-s-state-of-denial
CIA finds it difficult to spy and undermine Assad with embassy closed in Syria
Examiner.com
In this way they can deny any involvement. “The US government is lying to
the American people about Syria”, says Owen Martin of Charlotte, NC
“You can’t trust the government, Wikileaks makes that clear”, he said.
Inside top designer’s personal projects
Digital Arts Online
Earlier this year the design studio organised an exhibition called
Information is Currency (information-is-currency.com), based around the
theme of the WikiLeaks diplomatic cable releases. Not only did it give Up
Creatives the chance to engage with …
http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/features/?featureId=3343934
UK, US in ‘special relationship’ stunt
Press TV
The WikiLeaks publication of the confidential US diplomatic cables added
another side to Washington’s betrayal of Britain in February 2011. The
cables showed Washington secretly agreed to give the Russians sensitive
information on Britain’s nuclear …
http://presstv.com/detail/231439.html
The dirty war on WikiLeaks | John Pilger | Comment is free | The …
John Pilger: Media smears suggest Swedish complicity in a Washington-driven
push to punish Julian Assange.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/mar/09/julian-assange-wikileaks
Twitter / WikiLeaks: So, Stratfor emails dumped …
So, Stratfor emails dumped to @wikileaks under the supervision of the FBI?
Clearly Constitutionlists who believe in the 1st amendment.
http://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/177111554821591040
WikiLeaks And Anonymous: A Forced Standard Of Corporate …
Take the recent revelation that Anonymous, in the words of Andy Greenberg
from Forbes, has “upgraded its relationship with WikiLeaks from friendly
…
http://darkreading.com/blog/232602037/wikileaks-and-anonymous-a-forced-standard-of-corporate-accountability.html
WikiLeaks: Stratfor emails reveal problems with Web security …
Story | WikiLeaks: Doctors of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez disagree over his
health; Story | Sizing up China’s next leader no easy task, WikiLeaks
cables show; On …
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2012/02/29/140422/wikileaks-stratfor-emails-reveal.html
What’s to Come From an Anonymous / WikiLeaks Partnership …
The Stratfor release appears to mark the beginning of a new partnership
between Anonymous and WikiLeaks. While doubts remain about the capabilities
of both …
http://owni.eu/2012/02/29/anonymous-wikileaks-partnership-stratfor-emails/
US Politics | AMERICAblog News: Wikileaks: IMF austerity caused …
In the document from 2009, titled Europe Analytical Guidance, Stratfor
alerts its analysts to watch out for any possible riots occurring due to
economic crises, …
http://www.americablog.com/2012/03/wikileaks-imf-austerity-caused-balkan.html
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