Spies-R-Us
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Video: United States vs. Manning & Assange
Michael Ratner: Army is trying to pressure Manning into implicating Julian Assange so that he too can be charged and extradited to US Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 27 February 2012: Wikileaks blows the lid off Stratfor, the ‘shadow’ CIA
27 February 2012 — williambowles.info Wikileaks publishes confidential emails from Stratfor BBC News Whistleblowing website Wikileaks has begun publishing the first of more than five million confidential emails from US-based security think tank Stratfor. The group said the documents would reveal Stratfor’s “web of informers, pay-off structure, … http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-17176602 Continue reading
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Massive Wikileaks Reveals Criminality, Paranoia Amongst Corporate Titans
WikiLeaks begins to publish today over five million e-mails obtained by Anonymous from “global intelligence” company Stratfor. The emails, which reveal everything from sinister spy tactics to an insider trading scheme with Goldman Sachs (see below), also include several discussions of the Yes Men and Bhopal activists. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 24 February 2012
24 February 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks suspect Manning defers plea, court-martial begins Reuters Military prosecutors say Manning downloaded more than 700000 classified or confidential documents and transferred thousands to WikiLeaks, which promotes leaking government and corporate information. Manning’s plea deferral allows his defense team time … http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/23/us-usa-manning-idUSTRE81M20M20120223 Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 24 February 2012
24 February 2012 — williambowles.info 012 Bradley Manning defers plea after being formally charged with aiding the enemy Media Guardian Bradley Manning, the American soldier accused of being the source of the biggest leak of US state secrets in history, was on Thursday formally charged with aiding the enemy, during the first day of his… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 23 February 2012
23 February 2012 — williambowles.info Alleged WikiLeaks source Manning to be charged AFP FORT MEADE, Maryland — Bradley Manning, the US soldier suspected of leaking a trove of secret military and diplomatic documents to the WikiLeaks website, was to be formally charged in a military court on Thursday. The 24-year-old will be charged with… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 23 February 2012 (4/12)
NEW: Statewatch launches online historical archive of EU Justice and Home Affairs documents: 1976-2000. Unique online archive of over 4,500 official documents (rising to over 6,500 by the end of 2012) Continue reading
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Julie Lévesque: SOCIAL MEDIA “TACTICAL INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION” – Spying and Propaganda using Facebook, Twitter
A new study by the Mediterranean Council for Intelligence Studies’ (MCIS) 2012 Intelligence Studies Yearbook points to the use of social media as “the new cutting edge in open-source tactical intelligence collection”. What the study fails to mention, however, is the use of social media by intelligence agencies for other purposes. Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 20 February 2012
20 February 2012 — williambowles.info Free Bradley Manning! World Socialist Web Site As the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate for US president, I condemn the persecution of Bradley Manning and demand his immediate release. Manning’s formal arraignment is scheduled for Thursday, where he will be charged with 22 counts, including that … http://www.wsws.org/articles/2012/feb2012/mann-f20.shtml Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 19 February 2012: Assange on the Simpsons
19 February 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to Guest on Fox’s THE SIMPSONS, 2/19 Broadway World As first reported on EWonline, WikiLeaks‘ founder and editor-in-chief Julian Assange has recorded a guest voiceover that will appear during the 500th episode of Fox’s long-running animated series THE SIMPSONS. The episode is scheduled to air on… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 19 February 2012: Bradley Manning nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
19 February 2012 — williambowles.info Bradley Manning nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Western Telegraph Bradley Manning, who faces counts including aiding the enemy over the leak of thousands of documents to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks, has been nominated by the The Movement of the Icelandic Parliament. In a letter to the Nobel Peace Prize …… Continue reading
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Stephen Lendman: ORWELLIAN DRONES – “Eye in the Sky” Spying on Americans
Predator drones perform sanitized killing on the cheap compared to manned aircraft. Independent experts believe militants are hit about 2% of the time. All others are noncombatants, despite official disclaimers. Continue reading
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If you’re a Firefox user this plugin is a necessity
10 February 2012 If you’re Firefox user, this plugin is an absolute necessity! Called ‘Do Not Track’ it monitors what’s tracking your movements across the Web and blocks them. Click on the the little green icon on the toolbar and up pops a window detailing what’s tracking you. Simple! Do Not Track Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 9-10 February 2012
10 February 2012 — williambowles.info 012 Bradley Manning to face formal trial on February 23 The Guardian The formal trial stage in the case of the WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning will begin on February 23, the US military has announced, when the soldier will be arraigned on all 22 counts relating to the largest leak… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Newslinks 9-10 February 2012
10 February 2012 — williambowles.info 012 WikiLeaks cables: Philippine bank secrecy laws under fire ABS CBN News … The US government had criticized Philippine laws and local court rulings that block investigation and prosecution of suspected corrupt government officials, according to several US embassy cables published by anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/-depth/02/09/12/wikileaks-cables-philippine-bank–secrecy-laws-under-fire Continue reading
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8 February 2012: Statewatch launches online historical archive of EU Justice and Home Affairs documents
Statewatch today launches a unique online archive of over 4,500 official documents (rising to over 6,500 by the end of 2012) that chart the development of EU justice and home affairs policy over three decades. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Newslinks 8 February 2012
8 February 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks, Assange and Democracy Green Left Weekly WikiLeaks, a free press publishing and media organisation, has revealed human rights abuses, war crimes and corruption in governments across the world. Yet the US Administration wants to close WikiLeaks down and prosecute its founder Julian Assange. http://www.greenleft.org.au/events/49821 Continue reading
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Wikileaks News Roundup 6-7 February 2012
7 February 2012 — williambowles.info 012 Anonymous members and protesters stand in cold for Assange Computer Business Review Members of the hacking group, Anonymous, and supporters of Julian Assange stood outside of the Supreme Court in London last week to protest against the extradition of the Wikileaks founder to Sweden. Thursday 2 February 2012 marked… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 1-3 February 2012
3 February 2012 — williambowles.info 012 Assange must be extradited, Swedish lawyers argue CTV.ca WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is driven away in a taxi after leaving his hearing at the Supreme Court in London, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. (AP / Matt Dunham) Julian Assange WikiLeaks founder arrives at the Supreme Court in London, Thursday, Feb.… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 21-22 January 2012
22 January 2012 — williambowles.info 012ACLU & EFF to Appeal Secrecy Ruling in Twitter/Wikileaks Case Kansas City infoZine … today the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) plan to file an appeal in the legal battle over the records of several Twitter users in connection with the government’s WikiLeaks investigation.… Continue reading
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