Julian Assange
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Press and Public Denied Access to Documents in Bradley Manning Case
Today, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces (CAAF) rejected claims in a lawsuit by the Center for Constitutional Rights challenging government secrecy around the court martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning. The suit, bought on behalf of a group of journalists, asked the court to ensure members of the press and public have access… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 14 April 2013
14 April 2013 — williambowles.info Wikileaks cables: Don’t think you’re supporting Pak, Indira Gandhi told … Indian Express This is what Indira Gandhi told US President Richard Nixon just days before India-Pakistan war when she met him in Washington in November 1971, according to a US diplomatic cable made public by Wikileaks. The cable Continue reading
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Video: Wikileaks Releases Kissinger Cables and Two Decisions in Manning Trial
Michael Ratner: Kissinger files show important role Wikileaks continues to play revealing real history of US foreign policy; Judge makes one decision favorable to Manning, one not Continue reading
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ICH 3 April 2013: US Protection Racket at Root of Korea Conflict
3 April 2013 — Information Clearing House The Long History of Lies about Iran By Muhammad Sahimi If the lies about Iraq taught us anything, it is that we must pay attention to the massive campaign of lies about Iran. http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article34495.htm Continue reading
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Video: Bradley Manning Tells Court Public Have the Right to Know About US War Crimes
American Attorney for Julian Assange, Michael Ratner, reports he was in the courtroom and witnessed Manning speak with confidence and intelligence as he detailed the outrages that drove him to upload the documents to Wikileaks Continue reading
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WikiLeaks accuses Oxford Union of “censorship” By Xin Fan
WikiLeaks has accused the Oxford Union of “censor[ing]” footage of Julian Assange’s address to the debating society in January. It alleged on Twitter that the Union had replaced the backdrop of the video, which was personally selected by Assange, with a plain still of the Oxford Union logo Continue reading
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Video: Amelia Hill is a Dirty Liar By Craig Murray
The Guardian hit a new low in Amelia Hill’s report on Julian Assange’s appearance at the Oxford Union. Hill moved beyond propaganda to downright lies. Continue reading
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NATO models Syria plot after Hitler’s rape of Czechoslovakia By Webster G. Tarpley
It has been less widely noted that the 2011-2012 destabilization of Syria by NATO and the reactionary Persian Gulf monarchies has been closely following the script of Hitler’s onslaught against Czechoslovakia in the summer of 1938. Continue reading
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Video: Assange: WikiLeaks to release over a million new docs in 2013
Despite all the difficulties the WikiLeaks faced in 2012, Julian Assange vowed to publish some 1,000,000 new documents in the coming year. In his Christmas speech he called for people to continue fighting for democracy “from Tahrir to London.” Continue reading
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Video: Assange’s Christmas Address: Outlines Wikileaks battle plan for 2013
Not much is known about the subject of Assange’s address, but he recently confirmed intentions to run as a candidate for the Australian Senate in 2013. Speculation is also rife that he will use the occasion to officially launch a WikiLeaks political party. Continue reading
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Audio: The unstable politicians in the US are dangerous – WikiLeaks spokesperson
In an exclusive interview with the Voice of Russia, WikiLeaks official spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson speaks about the Freedom of the Press Foundation and their new initiative to provide help and assistance to members of the press who are being persecuted for seeking to tell the truth. In particular the FPF offers a way to circumvent… Continue reading
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Mixed signals from European Union on economic blockade of WikiLeaks – spokesperson By John robles
WikiLeaks number two and the official spokesperson for the WikiLeaks organization, Kristinn Hrafnsson spoke with the Voice of Russia regarding the recent ruling by the European Parliament regarding the extra-judicial economic blockade by US based financial institutions who are in violation of international and European law in their continued blockade of the organization. Continue reading
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Video: Manning Testifies About His Torture; Was it Aimed at Turning Him on Assange?
Michael Ratner: Manning describes cruel and unusual punishment; offers to plea to lesser charges (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Video: Assange to RT: Entire nations intercepted online, key turned to totalitarian rule
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange says all the necessary physical infrastructure for absolute totalitarianism through the internet is ready. He told RT that the question now is whether the turnkey process that already started will go all the way. Continue reading
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Released: WikiLeaks cash blockade 'ordered' by American 'hard-right'
WikiLeaks has released European Commission documents which allegedly show ‘hard-right US politicians’ orchestrated an ‘extrajudicial’ banking blockade against the whistle-blowing site. Continue reading
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Released: WikiLeaks cash blockade ‘ordered’ by American ‘hard-right’
WikiLeaks has released European Commission documents which allegedly show ‘hard-right US politicians’ orchestrated an ‘extrajudicial’ banking blockade against the whistle-blowing site. Continue reading
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Assange: A curious position for the UK to adopt?
There is great relevance in whether or not the US are actively planning to extradite Julian Assange- this is the key aspect to his appeal against extradition to Sweden and a key element in the decision of Ecuador to grant Assange asylum. In this respect, the resolution of the Swedish case against Assange pivots around… Continue reading
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European Parliament votes to protect Wikileaks against financial blockade
In a landmark decision today the European Parliament initiated the drafting of legislation that would stop the arbitrary banking blockades against WikiLeaks and other organizations facing economic censorship. Continue reading
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Video: “Mowing the Grass” in Gaza
Michael Ratner: I don’t put human rights on an equal footing when it comes to talking about the oppressed versus the oppressor (inc. transcript) Continue reading
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Video: "Mowing the Grass" in Gaza
Michael Ratner: I don’t put human rights on an equal footing when it comes to talking about the oppressed versus the oppressor (inc. transcript) Continue reading