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Wikileaks State Cables: Quick Hits By Nate Jones
The five news organizations that Wikikeaks provided the documents to under embargo did a good job synthesizing and reporting the 251,287 cables leaked by someone with access to that information. That said, document hounds (including historians, IR/polisci people, and concerned citizens) know that to really understand the contents and significance of the records you need… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks releases thousands of classified cables — RT
Over 250,000 classified document sent from American embassies to Washington have been leaked on the Internet, in spite of warnings from the Obama administration. Continue reading
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Wikileaks and Iran
Gareth Porter: Media selecting cables that support Iran narrative Continue reading
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US Department of State: still tightlipped over freedom of speech
An RT crew was locked up in a US jail for 32 hours after they covered a rally near the so-called ‘school of assassins’ in the state of Georgia Continue reading
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USA: Freedom of the press behind bars
Should journalists be given more freedom than ordinary people on the streets, especially when it comes to covering protests? That is the question Lori Harfenist, also known as “The Resident”, asks people in New York, following the arrest of an RT crew reporting on a demonstration at Fort Benning military base in the US state… Continue reading
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US embassy knew Georgians “moved forces” to South Ossetian border – WikiLeaks
US diplomats in Georgia knew Tbilisi concentrated military force prior to the war over South Ossetia in 2008, the classified documents exposed by WikiLeaks show. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks: Demystifying “Diplomacy” By Norman Solomon
Compared to the kind of secret cables that WikiLeaks has just shared with the world, everyday public statements from government officials are exercises in make-believe. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks expose 28-29 November, 2010 : Barak warned strike on Iran was viable until end of 2010
29 November, 2010 — Creative-i.info 29 November, 2010 WikiLeaks exposé: Barak warned strike on Iran was viable until end of 2010 The Truth Hurts: US Says New WikiLeaks Release ‘Most Damaging’ Yet US criticises Wikileaks release Australian police investigate Assange over leaks Newspaper review US Embassy Cable from Tegucigalpa, via WikiLeaks, “Open and Shut: The… Continue reading
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Memories That Still Hold US Hostage: Reflections On A Visit To The Former Embattled US Embassy in Tehran By Danny Schechter
The latest massive Wikileaks revelations released Sunday show how the US and its allies have been covertly discussing military attacks and covert actions against Iran. If history is any judge, this doesn’t always work out the way Washington wants as Danny Schechter recounts in this report on a recent visit to the former US Embassy… Continue reading
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Wikileaks release of embassy cables reveals US concerns
28 November, 2010 — BBC News Wikileaks release of embassy cables reveals US concerns War Logs website that organised some of the earlier Wikileaks Wikileaks has previously released documents relating to Iraq and Afghanistan Whistle-blowing website Wikileaks has released 250,000 secret messages sent by US embassies which give an insight into current American global concerns.… Continue reading
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Jonathan Cook: On being a journalist in the Middle East
In the mid-1990s, I arrived in Jerusalem for the first time–then as a tourist–with the potent Western myth at the front of my consciousness: that of Israel as “a light unto the nations,” the plucky underdog facing a menacing Arab world. A series of later professional shocks as a freelance journalist reporting on Israel would… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks has announced release of State Department Secret Correspondence
Whistleblower website WikiLeaks, which has published hundreds of U.S. war logs, has announced a pending release of the U.S. Department of State’s secret correspondence, a Russian business daily said on Friday. The documents contain the U.S. evaluation of the political situation in Russia and the unflattering characteristics of some Russian leaders, Kommersant cited a WikiLeaks… Continue reading
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The WikiLeaks Enigma By Elena PUSTOVOITOVA
The very first outburst of former secrets – the Afghan dossier containing reports by commanders of various ranks, details of combat missions, analytical papers, etc. – sent a shock worldwide. Tens of thousands of secret documents shedding light on the entire range of NATO operations in Afghanistan suddenly became available to the public. Given the… Continue reading
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Media Advisory: Media Misreading Midterms. As usual, press urge a move to the right
With the Democrats suffering substantial losses in Tuesday’s midterms, many journalists and pundits were offering a familiar diagnosis: The Democrats had misread their mandate and governed too far to the left. The solution, as always, is for Democrats to move to the right and reclaim “the center.” But this conventional wisdom falls apart under scrutiny. Continue reading
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Julian Assange, de Wikileaks: “C’est un combat entre moi et Hillary (Clinton)”
5 November, 2010 Julian Assange may seek asylum in Switzerland (in French) Julian Assange, de Wikileaks: “C’est un combat … Follow my videos on vodpod Continue reading
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Statement on Media and Mobs By Arundhati Roy
A mob of about a hundred people arrived at my house at 11 this morning (Sunday October 31st 2010.) They broke through the gate and vandalized property. They shouted slogans against me for my views on Kashmir, and threatened to teach me a lesson. The OB Vans of NDTV, Times Now and News 24 were… Continue reading
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About those packages By Ann Althouse
Last night, I was listening to the podcast of the day’s Rush Limbaugh show, in which he was seeing the news in real time and reacting out loud. He started where I did: the timing so close to the election. But he didn’t censor himself. And this is what I love about Rush. He keeps… Continue reading
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What’s so Funny about Outsourcing? By John Feffer
What were NBC executives thinking? The unemployment rate remains near double digits, and many Americans have simply stopped looking for work. And what does the network premier this fall but a sitcom called Outsourced about an American manager sent to run a call center in India. The jokes revolve around funny names, unappetizing food, Sikh… Continue reading
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Wikileaks: garbage in, garbage out
It goes without saying that there’s lots of good information in the latest Wikileaks document dump. First-hand reports by the soldiers involved of killing of civilians at checkpoints, for example. But there’s also more than a fair dose of ‘garbage in, garbage out,’ because the source for all the material is the U.S. military, and… Continue reading
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The secret war between Wikileaks and the Pentagon, (and some media outlets) By Danny Schechter
Wikileaks introduced the significance of their immense treasure trove of secrets on their website this way: “The 391,832 reports (‘The Iraq War Logs’), document the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May 2004 and March 2009) as told by soldiers in the United… Continue reading
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