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US in pursuit of Assange, cables reveal
AUSTRALIAN diplomats have no doubt the United States is still gunning for Julian Assange, according to Foreign Affairs Department documents obtained by The Saturday Age. Continue reading
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Video: Daniel Ellsberg: I Congratulate Ecuador for Standing Up to British Empire to Protect Julian Assange
Daniel Ellsberg, the most famous whistleblower in the United States, praises Ecuador for granting political asylum to Julian Assange to avoid extradition to Sweden for questioning over sex crime accusations. ‘I congratulate Ecuador, of course, for standing up to the British Empire here, for insisting that they are not a British colony, and acting as… Continue reading
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Video: Ecuador Defies UK/US Pressure, Gives Assange Asylum
Baher Azmy (CCR): International humanitarian law trumps extradition treaties Continue reading
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Audio: Ecuador under pressure from UK over Assange asylum
It is Ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patino who spoke for 40 minutes today when announcing Ecuador’s decision to grant Julian Assange asylum. He spoke at a press conference in Quito. He brought up many of Ecuador’s issues with Britain. They are very angry at the way Britain has dealt with this over the past couple… Continue reading
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Video: ‘Ecuador has strong record of human rights’: Assange and his mother hail asylum decision
“I am grateful to the Ecuadorian people, President Rafael Correa and his government. It was not Britain or my home country, Australia, that stood up to protect me from persecution, but a courageous, independent Latin American nation”Assange said in an official statement released by WikiLeaks on Thursday. Continue reading
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WikiLeaks Newslinks 16 August 2012: Assange gets asylum – UK threatens Ecuador
16 August 2012 Assange granted asylum by EcuadorBBC News Today at 17:58The UK says Wikileaks founder Julian Assange will not be given safe passage out of the country from his London refuge, after Ecuador grants him political asylum. Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 29 June 2012
29 June 2012 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks’ Assange defiant over UK police request Reuters LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said it was almost certain he would not leave his embassy refuge on Friday to enter a British police station as part of his extradition process to be. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/28/us-wikileaks-assange-idUSBRE85R0ZG20120628 Continue reading
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Media Lens: Incinerating Assange – The Liberal Media Go To Work By: David Edwards
The media response to Assange’s asylum request tells us much about the default brutality and reflexive herdthink of elite corporate journalism. We witnessed a rush to be seen to revile Assange as a ‘turd’, ‘weirdo’, ‘narcissist’ and joke. The crucial importance of his achievements, of his cause, was deemed utterly irrelevant beside his allegedly unbearable… Continue reading
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WikiLeaks under threat: Assange extradition judgement tomorrow
WikiLeaks is under attack. The United States is seeking to charge Julian Assange – a journalist and publisher – with espionage Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 1 March 2012
1 March 2012 — williambowles.info Bradley Manning Is Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize as Court-Martial Begins Autostraddle Last Thursday Bradley Manning, the former US Army intelligence officer accused of leaking sensitive government documents to WikiLeaks, began the process of a formal court-martial. Manning is charged with 22 different counts, including “aiding the enemy … http://www.autostraddle.com/bradley-manning-is-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize-as-court-martial-begins-134308/ Continue reading
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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 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 18 December 2011
18 December 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks investigators ‘feared Bradley Manning had links to foreign agents’ The Guardian At a preliminary hearing in the case of Private Bradley Manning – the soldier suspected of being a WikiLeaks source – an army computer crimes specialist spoke of his initial concerns of involvement by an overseas agency, noting Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 17 December 2011
17 December 2011 — williambowles.info Suspected WikiLeaks source appears in court Reuters He is suspected of being the source of documents that eventually were released on the Internet by WikiLeaks — data dumps that Washington said jeopardized national security. Manning was quiet as he sat in the courtroom at Fort Meade, Maryland, … http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/12/17/us-usa-defense-manning-idUSTRE7BF0D720111217 Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 7-8 December 2011
8 December 2011 — williambowles.info 8 December 2011 WikiLeaks’ favor to diplomacy The Boston Globe A few months ago, I named Ford our first true post-WikiLeaks ambassador. An Arab-speaking career diplomat, Ford impressively embraced the Syrian people as they defied Assad’s brutality. And they loved him for that. While Ford’s presence in Syria is … Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 5 December 2011
5 December 2011 — williambowles.info Bradley Manning Wants Obama, Clinton as Witnesses Newser By Evann Gastaldo, Newser Staff (Newser) – Bradley Manning’s preliminary hearing is set to begin Dec. 16, and if the US Army private has his way, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be among the witnesses. The president and the secretary of Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 5 December 2011
5 December 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks’ Chief in Vital Extradition Court Fight ABC News By DAVID STRINGER AP WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will ask British judges Monday to let him continue his legal battle to avoid extradition to Sweden over sex crimes allegations. If his attempt to win a hearing at Britain’s Supreme Court fails, Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 27-28 November 2011
28 November 2011 — williambowles.info 28 November 2011 WikiLeaks wins Australian journalism award AFP SYDNEY — WikiLeaks has been recognised in Australia for its “outstanding contribution to journalism”, with founder Julian Assange lashing out at “cowardly” Prime Minister Julia Gillard in an acceptance speech. The anti-secrecy website was lauded at … http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gQRUCe6qxRkV8J7Q8Ix6HUPcD_Eg?docId=CNG.2fcb0cdc5742d63c5b84cb23c3483da7.271 Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 16 November 2011
16 November 2011 — williambowles.info WikiLeaks’ Assange seeks appeal to UK Supreme Court Wired.co.uk By Kim Zetter WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is seeking to appeal his extradition ruling to the UK’s Supreme Court, arguing that he has not been charged with any crime and that the request for his extradition to Sweden was made by Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 3-4 November 2011
4 November 2011 — williambowles.info 4 November 2011 Key people in WikiLeaks saga are divided on Assange extradition CNN A court ruled Wednesday that WikiLeaks editor Julian Assange will be extradited to Sweden to face questioning over accusations of sex crimes made by two women, despite his legal battle to stay in Britain. Some key Continue reading
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