Spies-R-Us
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Clips from John Pilger’s ‘The War You Don’t See’
Some clips from Pilger’s must-watch video. Continue reading
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As WikiLeaks’ Assange Freed on Bail, Alleged Military Leaker Bradley Manning Imprisoned under Inhumane Conditions
A high court in London has upheld a decision to grant bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. But what about U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning? The Army intelligence analyst has been held for the last seven months on suspicion of leaking the massive trove of government documents to WikiLeaks. Salon.com blogger Glenn Greenwald says Manning… Continue reading
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Wikileaks News Roundup 16 December, 2010
16 December, 2010 — creative-i.info Assange case judge banned Tweets Grace Mugabe sues over Wikileaks Wikileaks activists go analogue URUK Net Newsletter 15 December, 2010: Hypocrisy Gone Nuclear: Israel, Obama and the Bomb Popular Elsewhere Order Reigns on the Internet by Vijay Prashad Information Clearing House Newsletter 15 December, 2010: Join The “Rebellion” Against U.S.… Continue reading
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Wikileaks News Roundup 16 December, 2010
16 December, 2010 — creative-i.info Assange case judge banned Tweets Grace Mugabe sues over Wikileaks Wikileaks activists go analogue URUK Net Newsletter 15 December, 2010: Hypocrisy Gone Nuclear: Israel, Obama and the Bomb Popular Elsewhere Order Reigns on the Internet by Vijay Prashad Information Clearing House Newsletter 15 December, 2010: Join The “Rebellion” Against U.S.… Continue reading
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Fidel Castro on Wikileaks: The empire stands accused
The daring challenge did not come from a rival superpower; from a state with more than 100 nuclear weapons; from a country with millions of inhabitants; from a group of nations with vast natural resources which the United States could not do without; or from a revolutionary doctrine capable of shaking to its foundations the… Continue reading
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Assange freed on bail
A U.K. judge has rejected an appeal and granted bail to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who will be freed from a British jail. Continue reading
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Free access to two unique resources on civil liberties in Europe
Statewatch is pleased to announce free access to its specialist civil liberties websites Continue reading
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Exclusive: The world’s most wanted house guest
Mr Assange has for several months been staying as a guest of Cpt Smith and other members at the Frontline Club in London, which he founded seven years ago to stand for independence and transparency, and he has also stayed at Cpt Smith’s home in Suffolk. Below is Cpt Smith’s account of the past weeks… Continue reading
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John Pilger’s: ‘The War You Don’t See’ Available to view in it’s entirety on the ITVPlayer
(For those living in the UK or with a UK, IP address) John Pilger investigates the media’s role in war. He traces the history of ’embedded’ and independent reporting from the carnage of WWI to the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Continue reading
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John Pilger’s: ‘The War You Don’t See’ Available to view in it’s entirety on the ITVPlayer
(For those living in the UK or with a UK, IP address) John Pilger investigates the media’s role in war. He traces the history of ’embedded’ and independent reporting from the carnage of WWI to the current wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. Continue reading
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Order Reigns on the Internet by Vijay Prashad
Scarcely a day after the WikiLeaks disclosures of U.S. State Department cables the U.S. political establishment went ballistic. Some called for the assassination of WikiLeaks’ spokesperson, Julian Assange, whereas others wanted to amend the 1917 Espionage Act to target the website. Targeted “denial of service” attacks shut down the web site, and then the political… Continue reading
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U.S. Tries to Build Case for Conspiracy by WikiLeaks Founder
Federal prosecutors, seeking to build a case against the WikiLeaks leader Julian Assange for his role in a huge dissemination of classified government documents, are looking for evidence of any collusion in his early contacts with an Army intelligence analyst suspected of leaking the information. Continue reading
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Wikileaks News roundup 14-15 December, 2010
15 December, 2010 — creative-i.info 15 December, 2010 19:34 Friedman’s Half-Hearted, Inaccurate Defense of WikiLeaks Medvedev instructs intelligence officers to use WikiLeaks for Russia’s purposes WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange granted bail but still in jail WikiLeaks: Heroic or treasonous? US Air Force blocks access to WikiLeaks material Hacktivism for Cyber Democracy Joel S. Hirschhorn Ghana leader… Continue reading
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The media goes to war By John Pilger
Never has so much official energy been expended in ensuring journalists collude with the makers of rapacious wars, which, say the media-friendly generals, are now “perpetual.” In echoing the West’s more verbose warlords, such as the waterboarding former Vice President Dick Cheney, who predicted “50 years of war,” they plan a state of permanent conflict… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange granted bail but still in jail
Julian Assange granted conditional bail but remains in custody after what his lawyer says is a “vindictive campaign” by Swedish prosecutors Continue reading
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WikiLeaks: Heroic or treasonous?
15 December, 2010 WikiLeaks: Heroic or treasonous? Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Hacktivism for Cyber Democracy Joel S. Hirschhorn
Because of the attacks on WikiLeaks and its founder there has been considerable media attention to the hacktivism practiced by supporters of WikiLeaks. That has been manifested as cyber attacks on mainstream commercial websites that acted against WikiLeaks. Hacktivism as retribution and strategy to gain political objectives is bound to become much more common. And… Continue reading
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Wikileaks and ‘cablegate’ – a threat to national security or a step forward for transparency?
With its latest release, Wikileaks has attracted an unprecedented amount of attention, sparking international debate and sharply dividing commentators, both political and media. The 250,000 confidential diplomatic cables were shared with the Guardian, Le Monde, Der Spiegel and El Pais, and the Guardian passed them on to the New York Times. Some of the stories… Continue reading
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FAIR Supports WikiLeaks
As journalists, activists, artists, scholars and citizens, we condemn the array of threats and attacks on the journalist organization WikiLeaks. After the website’s decision, in collaboration with several international media organizations, to publish hundreds of classified State Department diplomatic cables, many pundits, commentators and prominent U.S. politicians have called for harsh actions to be taken… Continue reading
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