Spies-R-Us
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NSA refuses to disclose its links with Google
The Electronic Privacy Information Center, or EPIC, is suing the United States National Security Agency to find out the truth behind any partnership between the NSA and Google, the Silicon Valley giants behind the Web’s most popular search engine and a laundry list of other online applications and services. EPIC has been asking for information… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 11 March 2012
11 March 2012 — williambowles.info “Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies” director Patrick Forbes talks Julian Assange at SXSW IFC One of the more interesting documentaries to shake up SXSW this year is “Wikileaks: Secrets and Lies,” a film that seeks to set the definitive factual account of Julian Assange and his rise to infamy thanks… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 10-11 March 2012
11 March 2012 — williambowles.info 012 Dempsey: US ‘preparing military options’ if needed for Syria Stars and Stripes Dempsey spoke to about 500 Navy and Air Force personnel at the Hickam officers club, fielding questions about cyberthreats, performing missions at a time of budget cuts, retirements and his feelings about Army Pfc. Bradley Manning,… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 8 March 2012
8 March 2012 — williambowles.info Wikileaks: US-led NATO Troops Operate Inside Syria Syrian Radio & TV Online A document released by the WikiLeaks website has revealed that undercover US-led NATO forces are operating inside Syria against the Syrian government. WikiLeaks released a confidential email from an analyst working for the US-based intelligence firm …… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 8 March 2012
8 March 2012 — williambowles.info The heavy price of telling the truth Montreal Gazette Hintz points to the experience of Bradley Manning, the alleged WikiLeaks whistleblower who was nabbed after he revealed his identity to a hacker via an online chat. “The Bradley Manning case also shows the severity of the repercussions,” Hintz said.… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 7 March 2012
7 March 2012 — williambowles.info Wikileaks: Bin Laden’s body moved on CIA plane to US Gant Daily Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – WikiLeaks on Tuesday made another stunning revelation when it released e-mails claiming that the body of former Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden was not buried at sea, but instead moved on a CIA plane… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 7 March 2012
7 March 2012 — williambowles.info ‘US world’s worst human rights violator’ Press TV The UN special rapporteur on torture has found that the US authorities subjected WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning to cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. Juan Ernesto Mendez says he is not convinced with the US authorities’ explanation regarding … http://www.presstv.ir/detail/230322.html Continue reading
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The Anti-Empire Report 5 March 2012 By William Blum: Bradley Manning as patsy
It’s unfortunate and disturbing that Bradley Manning’s attorneys have chosen to consistently base his legal defense upon the premise that personal problems and shortcomings are what motivated the young man to turn over hundreds of thousands of classified government files to Wikileaks. They should not be presenting him that way any more than Bradley should… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 5 March 2012
5 March 2012 — williambowles.info TUMEKE!: What Wikileaks reveals about New Zealand By Bomber What Wikileaks reveals about New Zealand. The latest Wikileaks leak from corporate security advisor Stratfor is delicious reading for how their masters of the universe god complex becomes our reality. The contempt many regard our passive … http://tumeke.blogspot.com/2012/03/what-wikileaks-reveals-about-new.html Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Newslinks 4 March 2012
4 March 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks expose: Corporate giants caught spying Green Left Weekly By Ash Pemberton The release of secret emails from private intelligence company Stratfor by WikiLeaks has opened the door on the world of spying-for-profit. More than 5 million emails between Stratfor employees were stolen by hacker group Anonymous in …… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 3 March 2012: USA’s (no longer) secret plan for criminalising Julian Assange
3 March 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks: New reports detail discontent, fear in Venezuelan military Sacramento Bee The report, which are part of the firm’s more than five million emails that WikiLeaks revealed this week, show Chávez’s concern over the growing signs of discontent coming from the military. “HCF [Hugo Chávez Frías] is worried,” says… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 3 March 2012
3 March 2012 — williambowles.info Manning Charged with Espionage, Leaker of SEALED Indictment on Assange Gets Nada Government Accountability Project (blog) Hamsher is right on explaining the disparate treatment: Moral of the story: Bradley Manning gets charged with “aiding the enemy” for potentially leaking information that was available on the SIPRNET to hundreds of… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 2 March 2012
2 March 2012 — williambowles.info E-mails released by WikiLeaks show Dow Chemical spied on activists over … Detroit Free Press The group WikiLeaks obtained e-mails that show Dow hired a Texas-based company, Stratfor, to monitor environment and human rights advocates concerned with the leak at a plant in Bhopal, India, that killed about 15000… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 2 March 2012
2 March 2012 — williambowles.info Providing information to our enemies is treason Tulsa Beacon by Robert McDowell In early February, the Army commander for the District of Washington finally announced his decision that Pfc. Bradley Manning must stand a general courtmartial for his actions while deployed to the Middle East. Manning is charged …… Continue reading
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ACTA – time to win!
Governments are turning their back on ACTA one by one, so the EC is asking their Court of Justice to give the treaty the green light and renew its momentum — but they plan to manipulate the process by giving the court only a narrow, uncontroversial question to consider, hoping it will lead to a… Continue reading
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Statewatch News 2 March 2012: Counter-terrorism, “policy laundering” and the FATF – legalising surveillance, regulating civil society
A new report published today by the Transnational Institute and Statewatch: examines the global framework for countering-terrorist financing developed by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and other international law enforcement bodies. The 68 page report includes a thorough examination of the impact of FATF’s ‘Special Recommendation VIII’ on countering the threat of terrorist financing… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Newslinks 1 March 2012
1 March 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks: Stratfor emails reveal problems with Web security Fort Worth Star Telegram Nearly two years later, Stratfor’s internal emails, more than 5 million pieces, are being published – drip, drip, drip, 100 or so per day – by the website WikiLeaks, which has provided access to all of the… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 1 March 2012
1 March 2012 — williambowles.info Bradley Manning Is Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize as Court-Martial Begins Autostraddle Last Thursday Bradley Manning, the former US Army intelligence officer accused of leaking sensitive government documents to WikiLeaks, began the process of a formal court-martial. Manning is charged with 22 different counts, including “aiding the enemy … http://www.autostraddle.com/bradley-manning-is-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-as-court-martial-begins-134308/… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 29 February 2012
29 February 2012 — williambowles.info Wikileaks publishes claim about Pakistani knowledge of Bin Laden Los Angeles Times REPORTING FROM ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN — The whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has published an international affairs think tank email that alleges mid-ranking Pakistani intelligence and military officials were aware of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s … http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/world_now/2012/02/wikileaks-publishes-pakistan-osama-bin-laden.html Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 29 February 2012
29 February 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks suspect in frame for peace prize Independent Online Bill Clinton, Helmut Kohl, the European Union and US soldier and WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning are on the list. With 188 individuals and 43 organisations, the number of candidates comes close to last year’s record of 241, when the award… Continue reading
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