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Wikileaks Newslinks for 24 January, 2011
24 January, 2011 — creative-i.info WikiLeaks founder named ‘un-Australian of the Year’ AFP SYDNEY — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was named “un-Australian of the Year” by a men’s magazine on Monday for publishing thousands of leaked US … www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jU3uP81MLnk8Wp_SC6lKoPpDfMew?docId=CNG.3d70bb040bdfdd29691ee978be81fc1a.651 Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 24 January, 2011
24 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Teachers strike in Tunisia as protests broaden Washington Post AP TUNIS, Tunisia — Teachers across Tunisia have gone on strike to demand members of the former party of the ousted president stay out of power, … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/24/AR2011012400905.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 23 January, 2011
23 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Swiss open new probe against ‘WikiLeaks banker’ TMC Net By AP , GENEVA (AP) — Swiss police have arrested a banker who claims to have handed details of rich tax cheats to WikiLeaks, prosecutors said Thursday. … topnews360.tmcnet.com/topics/associated-press/articles/2011/01/23/137322-swiss-open-new-probe-against-wikileaks-banker.htm Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 23 January, 2011
23 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Bradley Manning deserves to be free Green Left Weekly Bradley Manning has been held in maximum security at Quantico Marine Corps Base in Virginia since July. In the two months previous to that, … www.greenleft.org.au/node/46480 Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 23 January, 2011: James Zogby: Reflections on Tunisia
23 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Dictatorship for Dummies, Tunisia edition Washington Post William J. Dobson William J. Dobson explains what dictators around the world might learn from Tunisia. The world cheered as it watched Tunisians,… www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/23/AR2011012300267.html Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 22 January, 2011
22 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Google vs. Groupon; mafia arrests; Bradley Manning on suicide watch Washington Post (blog) By Melissa Bell Photographs from Tunisia of protestors hugging the soliders they demonstrated against are absolutely stunning. Read more on the revolution … voices.washingtonpost.com/blog-post/2011/01/google_vs_groupon_mafia_arrest.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 22 January, 2011
22 January, 2011 — creative-i.info There are three WikiLeaks projects in the works. When did this become the … Entertainment Weekly by Sandra Gonzalez Image Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/Getty ImagesEverybody’s hungry for a piece of the WikiLeaks pie, apparently. … popwatch.ew.com/2011/01/21/three-wikileaks-projects-in-the-works/ Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 22 January, 2011
22 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Twitter topples Tunisia? National Post When President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled Tunisia on Jan. 14, Tunisians declared victory and social-networking site Twitter went berserk with traffic. … www.nationalpost.com/news/world/Twitter+topples+Tunisia/4148834/story.html Continue reading
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WikiLeaks, the Internet and Democracy
21 January, 2011 — Democracy Now! Panel moderated by Paul Jay including Daniel Ellsberg, Clay Shirky, Neville Roy Singham, Peter Thiel and Jonathan Zittrain http://www.youtube.com/e/zqPQp3no9Qo WikiLeaks, the Internet and Democracy Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 21 January, 2011
21 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Lawyer for Bradley Manning, Army figure in WikiLeaks case, alleges prison … Washington Post By Ellen Nakashima The lawyer for alleged government secrets leaker Bradley Manning is accusing military authorities of using punitive measures against… www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/21/AR2011012101443.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 21 January, 2011
21 January, 2011 — creative-i.info WikiLeaks: the latest developments The Guardian (blog) Defence lawyers for five former Guantanamo detainees have used WikiLeaks-published cables in court to argue for their acquittal. … www.guardian.co.uk/world/blog/2011/jan/21/wikileaks-latest-developments Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 21 January, 2011
21 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia mourns fallen protesters Atlanta Journal Constitution AP TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisians have lowered flags and state television is playing recitations of the Quran to mourn dozens who died in protests that drove … www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/tunisia-mourns-fallen-protesters-810622.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 20 January, 2011
20 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Swiss ex-banker faces new probe over WikiLeaks data Reuters Elmer helped bring WikiLeaks to prominence three years ago when he used it to publish secret client details. On Monday he handed over new data to the … www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70H81N20110120 Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 20 January, 2011
20 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Activists support Manning Stafford County Sun Activists gathered at the Quantico Marine Base to protest seclusion of Army Pvt. Bradley Manning. By JULIA LEDOUX | For the Stafford County Sun QUANTICO … www2.staffordcountysun.com/news/2011/jan/19/activists-support-manning-ar-785031/ Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 20 January, 2011
20 January, 2011 — creative-i.info State media: Tunisian ministers quit ousted president’s party CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) — All ministers in Tunisia’s new unity government have quit the ousted president’s party, state media reported … edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/20/tunisia.protests/ Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 19 January, 2011
19 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Moody’s Downgrades Tunisia Amid Upheaval Wall Street Journal By LEILA HATOUM DUBAI—Moody’s Investor Service Inc. downgraded Tunisia’s sovereign rating by one notch Wednesday and changed the country’s outlook to … online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704590704576091222603717338.html Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 19 January, 2011
19 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Protesters Rally in Support of Manning, Targeted Activists Democracy Now Kevin Zeese: “If we had real leadership in this country rather than holding Bradley Manning in confinement, solitary confinement, for the last five months, … www.democracynow.org/2011/1/18/headlines/protesters_rally_in_support_fo_manning_targeted_activists Continue reading
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The Media in America: Selling Views, Calling it News By Prof. John Kozy
America’s journalists are not “newshounds.” They are nothing more than sales clerks, hocking the products their employers want to sell. The pretty faces that now function as most television news anchors are no different than the pretty models used to sell other products. Continue reading
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The Political Economy of 'Democracy Promotion' By Jamie Stern-Weiner
Thus far, a month into the massive demonstrations rocking Tunisia, the Washington Post editorial page has published exactly zero editorials about Tunisia. For that matter, the Weekly Standard, another magazine which frequently claims the mantle of Arab democracy and attacks Obama for failing on it, has thus far published exactly zero articles about Tunisia. Continue reading
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18 January 2011 — williambowles info Ex Banker…
18 January, 2011 — williambowles.info Ex-Banker Gives Data on Taxes to WikiLeaks New York Times By DEALBOOK A former senior Swiss bank executive said on Monday that he had given the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, details of more than 2000 prominent … dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/01/18/ex-banker-gives-data-on-taxes-to-wikileaks/ Continue reading
The New Dark Age 