31 May 2013 — williambowles.info
The WikiLeaks story exposed, but not resolved
Boston Globe
Alex Gibney’s overlong but fascinating “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks” manages to convince you that both sides of the equation deserve consideration even as the film carefully separates the strands of a maddening snarl of event and accusation.
Wikileaks Insider: Julian Assange Is Everything He Once Despised
Mashable
Julian Assange “has become everything he originally, rightly, despised,”
according to former Wikileaks spokesperson James Ball. Ball wrote about
working for Assange and his decision to leave Wikileaks in an essay posted
Thursday in The Daily Beast.
http://mashable.com/2013/05/30/james-ball-wikileaks/
WikiLeaks filmmaker and his ‘critic’ trade blows over Assange
Daily Life
Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney and a WikiLeaks critic, who he believes
is Julian Assange, have traded savage barbs over a new documentary. As We
Steal Secrets: The Story Of WikiLeaks began a cinema run in the US, a
scathing critique of the film …
Ecuador says UK violating WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange’s ‘human rights’
Herald Sun
ECUADOR’S president has accused Britain of violating human rights by not
allowing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave its London embassy after
he was granted asylum by the South American nation. The Australian hacker,
who founded the …
Assange slams Carr as a ‘well-known liar’
Sydney Morning Herald
From his refuge in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange has called Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr a
“well-known liar” whose “ignorance is only eclipsed by his arrogance”. Mr
Assange, who is sheltering in the embassy …
http://www.smh.com.au/world/assange-slams-carr-as-a-wellknown-liar-20130531-2ngkd.html
Take 5: Tom McBride, Wikileaks film, Mad Fox and more
Washington Examiner
On Friday, former D.C. resident Tom McBride celebrates the release of his
new album, “Morning in Glen Burnie,” with a special show at the Black Cat.
McBride was able to record “Morning in Glen Burnie” with the help of
pledgemusic.com, a Kickstarter …
http://washingtonexaminer.com/take-5-tom-mcbride-wikileaks-film-mad-fox-and-more/article/2530841
Feds to destroy data seized form Wikileaks ally
NECN
BOSTON (AP) — The federal government has agreed to destroy all data
obtained from electronic devices that were seized from David House. He was
an outspoken advocate for an Army private accused of funneling classified
documents to Wikileaks.
Hacktivist Pleads Guilty in New York
Sci-Tech Today
During his guilty plea, Hammond also admitted he “took confidential
information” from law enforcement agencies and contractors in several
states. Secret-spilling group WikiLeaks published much of the material
Hammond stole. A self-described anarchist …
Gogoi supports Rahul comments on AGP
IBNLive
Without referring to the WikiLeaks cables, Gogoi claimed, “AGP had links
with insurgent groups. Rahul Gandhi’s statement is correct.” “ULFA and AGP
were cousin brothers at one point of time. (ULFA C-in-C) Paresh Barua had
confirmed the links. AGP had …
http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/gogoi-supports-rahul-comments-on-agp/1252082.html
A Review: ‘We Steal Secrets … The Story of WikiLeaks’
City Watch
I have also been at work compiling a database, to launch shortly,
containing a data map of the U.S. Government’s investigation of WikiLeaks–
the largest criminal probe ever conducted into a publisher and its sources.
I was recently awarded a generous …
http://www.citywatchla.com/4box-left/5141-a-review-we-steal-secrets-the-story-of-wikileaks
UID will create digital caste system: Jacob Appelbaum
Business Standard
But all these precautions are not without reason – Jacob Appelbaum,
computer security researcher, hacker, activist and a spokesperson for
WikiLeaks, says he has been detained and harassed multiple times by US
authorities for his work. In Bangalore to …
The doco Julian Assange detests
The Canberra Times
WikiLeaks’s extensive notes on a transcript of the film cites factual
errors, misrepresentations and biased editing, covering everything from the
title (”an irresponsible libel”) to the damaging claim that Assange would
be interviewed for the film …
Former employee: Assange tried to hide ties to man who exposed rape accuser
Raw Story
A former WikiLeaks employee says that Julian Assange, the organization’s
founder, pressured him to sign a nondisclosure agreement (NDA) that would
have hid the fact that he had been friends with the man who revealed the
identity of a woman he was …
Assange’s Australian Senate Bid Might Have What It Takes
Truthdig
A poll last month found that 26 percent of Australians were likely to vote
for Julian Assange, who has announced his intention to run for a seat in
the country’s Senate, and his WikiLeaks Party. The results suggest that the
WikiLeaks website founder …
Britain violating Assange’s ‘rights’
Sky News Australia
Ecuador’s president is accusing Britain of violating human rights by not
allowing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to leave its London embassy after
he was granted asylum. The Australian has been holed up in Ecuador’s
embassy for almost a year, as he …
Assange Talks About Possible Holder Prosecution
Firedoglake
As Attorney General Holder faces possible perjury charges Julian Assange,
the publisher of Wikileaks, discussed his case with Amy Goodman of
Democracy Now. Amy Goodman asked Assange to comment on the AP spying
scandal as well as a Fox News …
http://news.firedoglake.com/2013/05/30/assange-talks-about-possible-holder-prosecution/
From Hiding, Julian Assange Talks Manning Trial, Rape Charges, Fear of Being …
City Watch
FIRST PERSON – Bradley Manning, the Army private accused of disclosing a
trove of government documents and cables to WikiLeaks, is set to go on
trial next week. Manning has already pleaded guilty to misusing classified
material he felt “should become …
Thanking Bradley Manning
Dissident Voice
Hakim, who mentors the Afghan Peace Volunteers, recalled that Bradley
Manning passed on documents that record 91,730 “Significant Actions,”
or “SIGACTS” undertaken here by the U.S. /ISAF forces, of which 75,000
were released by WikiLeaks.
http://dissidentvoice.org/2013/05/thanking-bradley-manning/
Amy Goodman: Obama uses sledgehammer against dissent
Capital Times
Attorney Michael Ratner, president emeritus of the Center for
Constitutional Rights, and an attorney for WikiLeaks and its founder,
Julian Assange, said in front of the courthouse after Hammond’s court
appearance, “This is part of the sledgehammer of …
I have evidence of AGP’s past militancy links, says Gogoi
Times of India
RELATED. GUWAHATI: Chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday defended Rahul
Gandhi’s reported comments to US officials in 2006 in which he equated AGP
with Palestinian insurgent group Hamas as revealed by WikiLeaks. “Rahul
Gandhi is correct.
Gogoi backs Rahul remarks on AGP
The Hindu
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said that Congress vice-president
Rahul Gandhi was hundred per cent correct when he remarked, as reportedly
revealed by WikiLeaks, that the leaders of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP)
were insurgents, who were …
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/gogoi-backs-rahul-remarks-on-agp/article4766934.ece
Britain accused of violating Assange’s human rights
Radio New Zealand
Ecuador’s president Rafael Correa has accused Britain of violating human
rights by not allowing Julian Assange to leave its London embassy, despite
being granted asylum by Ecuador. Mr Assange, who founded the whistleblowing
website WikiLeaks, has …
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/136540/britain-accused-of-violating-assange’s-human-rights
Peter Mandelson set to join ‘Mafia-linked’ Russian firm
The Week UK
The former Labour minister is courting controversy after accepted a
nomination for a directorship at AFK Sistema, which is linked to one of
Russia’s largest organised crime gangs, Solntsevo, according to a cable
released by WikiLeaks. The cable alleged …
http://www.theweek.co.uk/business/53334/peter-mandelson-mafia-afk-sistema-evgeny-novitsky
Summer Movie Guide: Venus, Serena and Bergdorf’s Get Real
E! Online
You’ll recognize the famous tennis sisters in Venus and Serena,
controversial WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in We Steal Secrets, and a
whole cast of fashion characters in Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s. Meet
some new folks, too, like the Source …
http://www.eonline.com/news/406300/summer-movie-guide-venus-serena-and-bergdorf-s-get-real
Bias Alleged in WikiLeaks Documentary ‘We Steal Secrets’ – Truthdig
By editor@truthdig.com
Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney’s new documentary on Julian
Assange and Bradley Manning focuses “on character assassination rather
than conscience” and portrays “whistleblowing as something that is
deviant,” writes …
http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/the_bias_in_we_steal_secrets_20130530/
Wikileaks Insider: Julian Assange Is Everything He Once Despised
Julian Assange “has become everything he originally, rightly, despised,”
according to former Wikileaks spokesperson James Ball. Ball describes
Assange as an egomaniac who destroyed crowdsourcing site – Wikileaks by
failing to separate …
Julian Assange on Meeting with Google, Responds to Anti …
Julian Assange, founder and editor-in-chief of WikiLeaks. He was granted
political asylum by …
http://www.democracynow.org/2013/5/29/julian_assange_on_meeting_with_google
Ecuador says UK violating human rights of WikiLeaks’ Assange …
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s foreign minister on Tuesday accused the British
government of trampling on the human rights of WikiLeaks founder Julian
Assange …
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/28/us-ecuador-assange-idUSBRE94R10220130528
Julian Assange on Fighting the International Crackdown on …
In this 40-minute web exclusive interview, Julian Assange of WikiLeaks
discusses his more than 300 days in the Ecuadorean embassy, the U.S.
Justice …
http://occupyamerica.crooksandliars.com/diane-sweet/julian-assange-fighting-international-
