Liberties
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 1 December 2012
1 December 2012 — williambowles.info Bradley Manning’s noose shown at hearing Politico FORT MEADE, Md. — Military prosecutors unveiled a dramatic exhibit Friday to illustrate why officers were legitimately concerned that accused WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning might commit suicide while he was in custody: a salmon-colored bedsheet that … http://www.politico.com/story/2012/11/bradley-mannings-noose-shown-at-hearing-84455.html?hp=l3 Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 30 November 2012
30 November 2012 Bradley Manning Speaks Publicly for First… ABC News Private First Class Bradley Manning, the American soldier accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of classified and confidential military and diplomatic documents to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks, took the stand in a military court today to make … http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/accused-wikileaker-bradley-mannings-speaks-publicly-time/story?id=17841436 Continue reading
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Video: Assange to RT: Entire nations intercepted online, key turned to totalitarian rule
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says all the necessary physical infrastructure for absolute totalitarianism through the internet is ready. He told RT that the question now is whether the turnkey process that already started will go all the way. Continue reading
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Released: WikiLeaks cash blockade 'ordered' by American 'hard-right'
WikiLeaks has released European Commission documents which allegedly show ‘hard-right US politicians’ orchestrated an ‘extrajudicial’ banking blockade against the whistle-blowing site. Continue reading
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Released: WikiLeaks cash blockade ‘ordered’ by American ‘hard-right’
WikiLeaks has released European Commission documents which allegedly show ‘hard-right US politicians’ orchestrated an ‘extrajudicial’ banking blockade against the whistle-blowing site. Continue reading
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The Long and the Short of Press Regulation By Dan Hind
Free expression is important. Its importance is often couched in terms of the common good. A society in which people can speak freely is one in which injustice can be remedied, corruption punished and so on. But it is also a good for the individual. Free speech is best means by which we can discover… Continue reading
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Assange: A curious position for the UK to adopt?
There is great relevance in whether or not the US are actively planning to extradite Julian Assange- this is the key aspect to his appeal against extradition to Sweden and a key element in the decision of Ecuador to grant Assange asylum. In this respect, the resolution of the Swedish case against Assange pivots around… Continue reading
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European Parliament votes to protect Wikileaks against financial blockade
In a landmark decision today the European Parliament initiated the drafting of legislation that would stop the arbitrary banking blockades against WikiLeaks and other organizations facing economic censorship. Continue reading
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The political trial of a caring man and the end of justice in America By John Pilger
On 26 February 2003, one month before the invasion [of Iraq], Dr. Rafil Dhafir, a prominent cancer specialist in Syracuse, New York, was arrested by federal agents and interrogated about the charity he had founded, Help the Needy. Dr. Dhafir was one of many Americans, Muslims and non-Muslims, who for 13 years had raised money… Continue reading
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Bloggers’ fear: Russian crackdown on illegal web content causes stir
The federal law ‘On information, information technology and protection of information’ that came into force on November 1 empowered Russia’s Federal Supervision Agency for Information Technology and Communications to compose a blacklist of websites to be closed down. Public discontent over a ban on popular websites in the Russian sector of the internet is skyrocketing.… Continue reading
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Assange’s health could drastically worsen in embassy – lawyer
Assange WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange could suffer serious health problems if he stays in London’s Ecuadorian embassy, warned his lawyer. The whistleblower faces immediate arrest and extradition to Sweden should he leave the building. Continue reading
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Video: Court Rules Khalid Sheik Mohammed Can’t Testify About Torture
The Michael Ratner Report: Trial has a 40 second delay on feed to journalists so military can censor testimony Continue reading
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Video: Omar Khadr Returned to Canada After US and Canada Ignored International Law for Years
Michael Ratner: The Khadr case and others show how human rights have deteriorated in the US; Assange right to fear extradition Continue reading
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Banned in London: Freedom under threat
You are in danger of unwittingly committing an offence if you stray into one of 435 special zones in London. The boundaries of these zones are often unmarked and within them many everyday activities are either banned or restricted. Continue reading
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Julian Assange arrest plan revealed accidentally
Plans to seize Julian Assange “under all circumstances” the moment he leaves the Ecuadorean embassy in London have accidentally been revealed by a police officer displaying restricted documents outside the embassy. Continue reading
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The pursuit of Julian Assange is an assault on freedom and a mockery of journalism By John Pilger
The British government’s threat to invade the Ecuadorean embassy in London and seize Julian Assange is of historic significance. David Cameron, the former PR man to a television industry huckster and arms salesman to sheikdoms, is well placed to dishonour international conventions that have protected Britons in places of upheaval. Continue reading
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My Visit to a London Embassy Under Threat By Jeff Cohen
On Friday, I visited Ecuador’s embassy here in the capital of the former British empire and saw a building surrounded by a phalanx of cops, with several of them at the front door. The embassy is in an upscale neighborhood near Harrods department store. The intimidating police presence was ordered by a Conservative government that… Continue reading
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Video: Police Attack Protestors at Assange Ecuadorian Embassy
Pro-active journalism in action. A US journalist engages, kindof, with the forces of ‘law and order’ outside the Ecuadorian Embassy in Knightsbridge, London. Continue reading
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‘Do some research!’ Christine Assange steamrolls Western journalism
Julian Assange’s mother slammed Western media’s lack of research and grasp of basic facts in an interview with Australian television, as the host tried to get her to “address the allegations” of free speech suppression in Ecuador. Continue reading
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Assange/Wikileaks Newslinks 20 August 2012
20 August 2012 — williambowles.info Julian Assange demands end to US witch-huntWorld Socialist Web Site Today at 16:54 About 200 police lined the streets around the Ecuadorean embassy in London as the WikiLeaks editor addressed hundreds of supporters and media representatives. Continue reading
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