Spies-R-Us
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Speeches from Statewatching Europe: Civil Liberties, the State and the EU
Statewatchs 20th anniversary conference was held at Conway Hall in London on Saturday 25th June 2011. More than 220 people from 18 EU countries registered and over 30 NGOs attended the conference. Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 28 September 2011 (24/11)
28 September 2011 Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org EU: Statewatch Analysis: Court of Justice:The NS and ME Opinions -The Death of ‘Mutual Trust’? INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF JOURNALISTS: ’10 years after 9/11, Journalism in the Shadow of Terror Laws’ EU: MANDATORY DATA RETENTION: Letter to the European Commission signed by 34 NGOs including Statewatch Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 22-23 September 2011
23 September 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks Book: Julian Assange Unauthorizes His Own Autobiography ABC News By RANDY KREIDER WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves Belmarsh Magistrates’ Court in London, in this Feb. 7, 2011 file photo. (Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photo) WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has a history of falling out with his confederates. … http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/wikileaks-book-julian-assange-unauthorizes-autobiography/story?id=14582962 Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 21 September 2011
21 September 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks: Modi aides found Advani uninspiring; wanted Manmohan as PM Hindustan Times According to the confidential diplomatic cable sent by the US Consulate at Mumbai during the 2009 general elections, now made public by the WikiLeaks, Modi supporters felt that Advani had failed to generate any enthusiasm. “LK Advani, the… Continue reading
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Media: The Leveson Inquiry: Should We Care? By Des Freedman
The aftermath of the phone hacking scandal and the establishment of the Leveson Inquiry, ‘is a hugely significant moment both for the British media and for British democracy’ and that ‘the spell of media power is facing its most serious challenge to date’. Given that official inquiries rarely generate genuinely radical proposals and we have… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 15 September 2011
15 September 2011 — williambowles.info Ethiopian journalist named in WikiLeaks flees country AFP ADDIS ABABA — An Ethiopian journalist identified in a diplomatic cable released last month by WikiLeaks has fled after being questioned by authorities, a media rights watchdog said Thursday. Argaw Ashine was questioned last week by government … http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hPUU1ouLkRUZJg6xEXLd2CGD9k7g?docId=CNG.c3d28c9ce20f22f00e7bae9c0b328b07.11 Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 13 September 2011
13 September 2011 — williambowles.info Ncube blasts Mugabe for Zim woes, praises Wikileaks NewsDay Ncube said the Wikileaks cables released by the whistleblowing website referring to senior Zanu PF officials in the party who are said to have held meetings with Unites States Embassy staff and declared that they wanted the veteran leader “to quit”… Continue reading
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Wkileaks Newslinks 12 September 2011
12 September 2011 — williambowles.info Latest Wikileaks Releases Give Zimbabweans Insights Into Political Parties Voice of America 11 September 2011 Latest Wikileaks Releases Offer Zimbabweans Candid View of Political Parties The United States embassy for its part strongly condemned the release of the cables. Sharon Hudson-Dean, US Embassy spokesperson, says the disclosures could … http://www.voanews.com/zimbabwe/news/Zimbabwean-Wikileaks-Shocks-Many-Amid-Fears-of-Retribution-129616698.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 11 September 2011
11 September 2011 — williambowles.info AP review finds no WikiLeaks sources who say revealing their names put them at … Washington Post (no/Associated Press) – FILE – In this July 14, 2011 photo, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange talks to members of the media during a news conference in central London. The US has condemned the… Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 7 September 2011: UK: Internet censorship looms as government finds alternatives to flawed Digital Economy Act
Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org STATEWATCH ANALYSES 1. Statewatch Analysis: UK: Internet censorhip looms as government finds alternatives to flawed Digital Economy Act 2. Statewatch Analysis: Using false documents against “Euro-anarchists”: the exchange of Anglo-German undercover police highlights controversial police operations 3. EU: New Statewatch Analysis: Implementing the “principle of availability”: The European Criminal Records… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 9 September 2011
9 September 2011 — williambowles.info Zimbabwe: Parties Speak on Wikileaks Disclosures AllAfrica.com MDC-T announced yesterday that it had resolved to absolve senior party officials exposed by Wikileaks mocking their leader. However, Zanu-PF secretary for information and publicity, Cde Rugare Gumbo, on Wednesday implored members of the party named in … http://allafrica.com/stories/201109090194.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 27 August 2011
27 August 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks: Reset The Voice of Russia Julian Assange’s notorious website WikiLeaks has reacted to its falling popularity rating and made public another batch of US State Department cables. Part of these is classified documents, relating to Russia’s relations with this country’s neighbours … http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/08/27/55256716.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 24 August 2011
24 August 2011 — williambowles.info As drilling looms, Wikileaks reveals previous tensions Cyprus Mail The last time Turkey interfered with Cyprus’ oil and gas exploration, unlikely support came from the island’s “evil demon”, the United Kingdom, revealed US diplomatic cables released by Wikileaks. According to the cables, sent by the US Embassy in … http://www.cyprus-mail.com/cyprus/drilling-looms-wikileaks-reveals-previous-tensions/20110824 Continue reading
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Statewatch News Online, 24 August 2011: Migrants / UK Riots
24 August 2011 — Home page: http://www.statewatch.org/ e-mail: office@statewatch.org Italy/north Africa: Concern over the violation of rights of migrants who were refused entry, expelled, held in detention centres France: “The law of France must be respected” : EU: European Commission: Report for 2010 on Regulation on public access to documents CoE: HR Commissioner, Thomas Hammarberg:… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 22 August 2011
22 August 2011 — williambowles.info Former WikiLeaks associate destroyed potentially explosive documents The Tech Herald by Steve Ragan – Aug 22 2011, 06:00 Daniel Domscheit-Berg, the former spokesperson for WikiLeaks, is said to have destroyed more than 3000 documents, taken when he left the organization. Based on statements from WikiLeaks, the documents would have been… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 21 August 2011
21 August 2011 — williambowles.info The curious case of Daniel Domscheit-Berg, Wikileaks and Julian Assange #DBB 100gf | Politics and Computers There’s trouble brewing in the leakosphere (if we can call it that), with Julian Assange and Wikileaks on one side and German technology activist Daniel Domscheit-Berg on the other. At issue is a new… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 17-19 August 2011
19 August 2011 — williambowles.info Why the WikiLeaks cable about Syrian regime is spot on The Guardian In the Wikileaks cable the regime of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad is described as ‘nasty’ and ‘abrasive’ by US diplomats. Photograph: SANA / HO/EPA Syrian president Bashar al-Assad’s apparently disingenuous statement to the UN secretary general, … http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/18/syria-wikileaks-cable-assad-regime Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 15-16 August 2011
16 August 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks: US and Brazil Vie for Power in Peru Huffington Post That, at least, is the unmistakable impression that one is left with by reading US cables recently disclosed by whistle-blowing outfit WikiLeaks, and it’s a topic about which I have written widely in recent months. Yet, with President Hugo… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 12 August 2011
12 August 2011 — williambowles.info The Sultry Eyes of Julian Assange The Atlantic Wire The Wikileaks leader even (maybe) had Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie invited to his birthday party. He fancies himself a decent dinner partner too, as he once sold himself out to the highest bidder. Now, according to a new eBook, he… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 10-12 August 2011
12 August 2011 — williambowles.info 10 August 2011 State Department Spent $1.2 Billion On An Asset Monitoring System… That … Techdirt So can someone explain why the federal government is coming down so hard on Bradley Manning, rather than taking some of that energy and focusing on securing the State Department’s computers? Honestly, from the… Continue reading
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