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2nd Brig Commander Taking Stand in WikiLeaks Case
ABC News
Testimony in the WikiLeaks case resumes with the second of two Marine Corps brig commanders who ordered strict pretrial confinement of an Army private charged with sending classified information to the anti-secrecy website. Chief Warrant Officer 2 …
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/brig-commander-gi-restricted-good-17891825
UK convicts Anonymous member ‘Nerdo’ for DDoS attack
CNET
U.K. convicts Anonymous member ‘Nerdo’ for DDoS attack. Following guilty
pleas by his comrades, Christopher Weatherhead is convicted for targeted
campaigns against MasterCard, Visa, and PayPal for cutting off access to
WikiLeaks. Dara Kerr. by Dara …
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57557706-83/u.k-convicts-anonymous-member-nerdo-for-ddos-attack/
Zimbabwe Diamond Scandal Overlooked
The Root (blog)
Perhaps understandably, a court ruling that a Zimbabwean mining executive
must pay U.S. $10 million in defamation damages because of comments
published by the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks did not get much Western
news coverage. Andrew …
http://www.theroot.com/blogs/zimbabwe-diamond-scandal-overlooked
Marine Brig Officials Grilled About GI’s Jailing
ABC News
A former Marine Corps brig commander testified Thursday that a vague rule
meant he could keep Pfc. Bradley Manning on suicide watch even after a
psychiatrist determined that wasn’t necessary, as lawyers for the soldier
at the center of the WikiLeaks …
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/wikileaks-hearing-focuses-brig-commander-17891825
French Leftist Melenchon Pays Assange a Visit
Journal of Turkish Weekly
After the meeting, Melenchon talked with reporters, describing Assange as
an ìintellectually combativeî individual who feels sympathy for the
jailed Private Bradley Manning accused of passing classified data to
WikiLeaks. The Ecuadorian ambassador who …
http://www.turkishweekly.net/news/145501/french-leftist-melenchon-pays-assange-a-visit.html
British ‘Anonymous’ hacker faces jail for £3.5m cyber-attack on PayPal because …
Daily Mail
On one occasion ‘hacktivist’ Christopher Weatherhead helped target PayPal
because it would not process donations for the fundraising arm of Julian
Assange’s WikiLeaks, costing it £3.5million. The self-confessed ‘idealist’
boasted online he would ‘rape …
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2243955/British-hacktivist-face-jail-helping-cyber-attack-PayPal-wouldnt-process-WikiLeaks-donations.html
Brig commander: GI restricted for his own good
Daily News – Galveston County
The former commander of a Marine Corps brig in Quantico, Va., says he
ordered tight restrictions on an Army private charged with leaking
classified information to WikiLeaks for the soldier’s own good. Chief
Warrant Officer 4 James Averhart testified …
http://www.galvestondailynews.com/news_ap/nation/article_17408362-2112-599c-93d9-5c0cd43d9fe7.html
Manning held in solitary for protection, prison chief said
AFP
FORT MEADE, Maryland — WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning was placed in
solitary confinement in a military prison to protect him from possible
attacks from “patriotic” inmates, the Marine brig commander said Thursday.
James Averhart, in charge of the …
Guy Who Calls Himself Nerdo Convicted of Hacking to the Surprise of No One
Betabeat
A British student named Christopher Weatherhead was convicted today for his
part in a series of cyber-attacks against companies that froze payments to
WikiLeaks following its release of classified documents in 2010. Mr.
Weatherhead, who adopted the …
http://betabeat.com/2012/12/guy-who-calls-himself-nerdo-convicted-of-hacking-to-the-surprise-of-no-one/
Marine official: Manning held improperly in brig
CapitalGazette.com
FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) — An Army private charged with sending reams of
classified documents to the secret-spilling website WikiLeaks was wrongly
kept on suicide watch for at least seven days of his nine months’
confinement at a Marine Corps brig in …
Assange doing ‘fine’ despite cramped space: ambassador
AFP
LONDON — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange endured a “difficult” start to
his stay at Ecuador’s London embassy but is now “fine” after living there
for more than five months, the country’s ambassador to Britain said
Thursday. The former hacker turned …
*Julian Assange to EP on Bulgaria, Corruption, Cablegate
Novinite.com
We, as a matter of principle, do not accept that WikiLeaks can effectively
compel the Government to defend something which – absent WikiLeaks –
there would be no question of it coming before the court at all.” What the
judge said when ordering that the …
http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=145806
Real intel
PakistanToday.com.pk
“WikiLeaks”, is not an actual leak, rather it is a set of internal
documents of the US government, where different internal communications or
HR files are discussed. They contain a wealth of information about the US
government’s thinking style and …
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/12/07/comment/editors-mail/real-intel/
Student convicted for Paypal attacks
Inquirer
Anonymous hacking group logo. A STUDENT has been convicted of having a role
in Operation Payback, the online campaign to make Paypal pay for its
funding blockade of Wikileaks. The Guardian reports that Christopher
Weatherhead, 22, who goes by the …
http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2230265/student-convicted-for-paypal-attacks
Lex-Wiki website aims to improve access to public information
Wicked Local
Many Lexington residents have likened his website to “WikiLeaks,” a
nonprofit organization that publishes secret information and confidential
documents. But Radulescu-Banu has made it clear he does not want to
replicate Julian Assange or his quest to …
http://www.wickedlocal.com/lexington/news/x1745969243/Lex-Wiki-website-aims-to-improve-access-to-public-information
Rules Broken With Manning, Says Marine
Courthouse News Service
For more than a week, attorneys for the alleged WikiLeaks source have been
building a case that Manning was subjected to “unlawful pretrial
punishment.” If the military judge, Col. Denise Lind, agrees, she could
dismiss charges against him, or reduce …
http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/12/06/52884.htm
‘Anonymous’ Hacker Convicted For Attacks On PayPal, Mastercard
NPR (blog)
If you remember, the four were arrested for orchestrating denial of service
attacks against the companies because they had stopped processing payments
for WikiLeaks. The Guardian reports that the men attacked Paypal for 10
days. They also overwhelmed …
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/12/06/166656720/anonymous-hacker-convicted-for-attacks-on-paypal-mastercard
British student convicted over Anonymous PayPal hacking
AFP
Christopher Weatherhead, 22, was found guilty of participating in attacks
by Anonymous on PayPal, MasterCard and other companies that refused to
process payments to the whistleblowing website WikiLeaks. Prosecutors said
the assault on PayPal had cost …
‘Anonymous’ hacker convicted over WikiLeaks revenge attack on – RT
By RT
A British student has been convicted for playing part in DDoS attacks
against PayPal in response to its blockage of funds meant for WikiLeaks. He
denies that his role was “integral” in the attacks.
http://rt.com/news/anonymous-hacktivist-convicted-paypal-477/
WikiLeaks Hearing Focuses On Brig Commander « CBS DC
By timothybella
A hearing on the pretrial confinement of an Army private charged with
giving classified information to WikiLeaks will hear from the commander of
a Marine Corps brig where the soldier alleges he was mistreated.
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2012/12/06/wikileaks-hearing-focuses-on-brig-commander/
Quantico brig commander: Confinement regs ‘vague’ | Maryland …
By Associated Press
The former commander of a Marine Corps brig testified Thursday that a vague
regulation gave him discretion to maintain tight restrictions on an Army
private charged in the WikiLeaks case after a psychiatrist determined the
solider was no …
http://thedailyrecord.com/2012/12/06/wikileaks-hearing-focuses-on-brig-commander/
Darwin, Melbourne, Wikileaks, Assange, 2yrs2long
By Right Now I/O
xteslar: RT @akaWACA: More police at Melbourne DFAT sit in threatening us
with trespass as people sing #Wikileaks #assange #2yrs2long
http://www.rightnow.io/breaking-news/darwin-melbourne_bn_1354845765261.html
Bradley Manning takes stand in WikiLeaks hearing – Los Angeles …
FT. MEADE, Md. – Pfc. Bradley Manning swiveled in the witness chair,
smiling and occasionally talking over his lawyer. In his Army dress-blue
uniform, …
http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/29/nation/la-na-bradley-manning-20121130
Assange defends WikiLeaks two years after ‘cablegate’ – Daily Nation
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange vowed to keep exposing secret documents
and defended his controversial website, two years after it published a
massive …
http://www.nation.co.ke/News/world/Assange-defends-WikiLeaks/-/1068/1633992/-/u4qcq5z/-/index.html
Marine brig officials grilled about Bradley Manning’s jailing
Baltimore Sun
former Marine Corps brig commander testified Thursday that a vague rule
meant he could keep Pfc. Bradley Manning on suicide watch even after a
psychiatrist determined that wasn’t necessary, as lawyers for the soldier
at the center of the WikiLeaks case …
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/breaking/bs-md-manning-wikileaks-20121206,0,2236356.story
How the Defense Department Inspectors Failed Bradley Manning
Government Accountability Project (blog)
Yesterday at the Bradley Manning hearing, which the New York Times is still
not covering despite the mea culpa from the public editor, it emerged that
four different generals (Casey, Amos, Flynn and Ari (phonetic)) and the top
leadership at the …
http://www.whistleblower.org/blog/42-2012/2403-how-the-defense-department-inspectors-failed-bradley-manning
Exclusively in the new print issue of CounterPunch
CounterPunch
But I remembered something significant, a video on C-Span—Bradley
Manning’s defense attorney David Coombs among a roster of speakers. This
would be Coombs’ first public presentation about the WikiLeaks case (US v.
Bradley Manning). I sat behind …
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/12/07/no-lie/
Bradley Manning WikiLeaks Trial Turns To Conditions Of …
By The Huffington Post News Editors
FORT MEADE, Md. — A former Marine Corps brig commander testified Thursday
that a vague rule meant he could keep Pfc. Bradley Manning on suicide watch
even after a psychiatrist determined that wasn’t necessary, as lawyers for
the …
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/06/bradley-manning-wikileaks-trial_n_2249707.html
How the Defense Department Inspectors Failed Bradley Manning
By rss@dailykos.com (Jesselyn Radack)
Yesterday at the Bradley Manning hearing, which the New York Times is still
not covering despite the mea culpa from the public editor, it emerged that
four different generals (Casey, Amos, Flynn and Ari (phonetic)) and the top
leadership at the …
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/12/06/1167635/-How-the-Defense-Department-Inspectors-Failed-Bradley-Manning
Happy Birthday Bradley! – Bradley Manning Support Network
By Owen Wiltshire
Military whistle-blower Bradley Manning will turn 25 on December 17th. It
will be his third birthday in prison, and by the time his court martial
begins it will have been almost three years in prison: one year of which in
the Quantico marine brig, …
http://www.bradleymanning.org/news/happy-birthday-bradley-write-him-a-letter-of-support
Bradley Manning for President in 2040? – Truthdig
By editor@truthdig.com
If a federal judge doesn’t sentence him to life in prison, Pfc. Bradley
Manning, the former Army intelligence analyst accused of handing hundreds
of thousands of diplomatic cables to the whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks,
may want to run for …
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/bradley_manning_for_president_in_2042_20121206/
Bradley Manning in solitary for own protection, says brig commander …
By Agence France-Presse
Topics: Bradley Manning ? James Averhart. WikiLeaks suspect Bradley
Manning was placed in solitary confinement in a military prison to protect
him from possible attacks from “patriotic” inmates, the Marine brig
commander said Thursday.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/12/06/bradley-manning-in-solitary-for-own-protection-says-brig-commander/
Bradley Manning’s ‘Unlawful Pretrial Punishment’ Hearing, Day 8 …
By Kevin Gosztola
UPDATE – 1:24 PM EST To the issue of whether it was unfair for Manning to
have a doctor that the Brig Commanding Officer did not trust, Averhart.
http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2012/12/06/bradley-mannings-unlawful-pretrial-punishment-hearing-day-8/
Bradley Manning Pre-Trial Hearing At Fort Meade
By Linda Carbonell
For the past two weeks, there has been a pre-trial hearing going on at Fort
Meade, Maryland, to determine if Pfc. Bradley Manning was mistreated while
being held at Quantico, Virginia, in the Marine Corps brig, and if that
mistreatment justifies …
http://lezgetreal.com/2012/12/bradley-manning-pre-trial-hearing-at-fort-meade/
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