Julian Assange
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Wikileaks Newslinks 11 June 2011
11 June 2011 — williambowles.info Will Wikileaks founder Julian Assange win Nobel Peace Prize 2011? Mirror.co.uk Julian Assange, founder of the anti-secrecy website Wikileaks, is on the long shortlist and gets a 20-1 quote from Victor Chandler to win. This is despite Assange being on a sexual assault charge – presumably for screwing the United… Continue reading
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Preview of CNN’s WikiLeaks Special Coming This Sunday: ‘Mission’ Implausible By Greg Mitchell
Like the PBS Frontline producers, the CNN team appears to believe that quoting Assange alone balances a brigade of critics. This, of course, is silly. Many viewers, naturally, take anything the subject of criticism says with huge grains of salt especially when no one else rises to his or her defense (besides figures in masks). Continue reading
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Announcing Frontline Club Exclusive: Julian Assange in conversation with Slavoj Zizek
We are excited to announce that on Saturday 2 July at The Troxy in East London we will be bringing together the editor-in-chief of whistleblower website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, and renowned Slovenian philosopher, Slavoj Zizek, to discuss the impact of WikiLeaks on the world and what it means for the future. Continue reading
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Wiki wha? By William Bowles
Every day I receive hundreds of stories and of course I can’t read but a small fraction of them but still I get a sense of the story from the title and the description as to whether it warrants further investigation. One thing is apparent from the process of scanning so many stories is that… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 9 June 2011
9 June 2011 — williambowles.info US had asked Zardari not to humiliate Musharraf: WikiLeaks Hindustan Times PTI The US had asked Pakistani leadership not to humiliate Pervez Musharraf after he stepped down as the country’s President on the promise of indemnity against prosecution, according to WikiLeaks cables. “Don’t humiliate Musharraf. … www.hindustantimes.com/US-had-asked-Zardari-not-to-humiliate-Musharraf-WikiLeaks/Article1-707328.aspx Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks 6 June 2011
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info Quick News: Manning supporters rally at Kansas prison Press TV Hundreds of supporters of Bradley Manning converged at Leavenworth, Kan., Saturday to rally for the release of the Army private accused of leaking classified documents to the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks. Gathered outside the prison where Manning is … www.presstv.com/usdetail/183325.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 6 June 2011: Wikileaks: Inside story of Megrahi’s return home
6 June 2011 — williambowles.info Wikileaks’ Julian Assange wades into superinjunctions TechEye The Wikileaks founder, who is currently fighting extradition to Sweden, where he has faced allegations of sexual assault, has decided to ruffle feathers by claiming that the FBI tried to bribe the organisation’s staff. That’s according to the Daily … www.techeye.net/business/wikileaks-julian-assange-wades-into-superinjunctions Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 4 June 2011
4 June 2011 — williambowles.info Wikileaks: no bloodshed inside Tiananmen Square, cables claim Telegraph.co.uk By Malcolm Moore, Shanghai The cables, obtained by WikiLeaks and released exclusively by The Daily Telegraph, partly confirm the Chinese government’s account of the early hours of June 4, 1989, which has always insisted that soldiers did not massacre … www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8555142/Wikileaks-no-bloodshed-inside-Tiananmen-Square-cables-claim.html Continue reading
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Disclosure and Deceit: Secrecy as the Manipulation of History, not its Concealment By Dr. T. P. Wilkinson
Julian Assange is quoted as saying that when he receives documents classified under the UK Official Secrets Act he responds in accordance with the letter of the law – since it is forbidden to withhold or destroy, his only option is to publish. The question remains for historians, investigators, and educated citizens: what is the… Continue reading
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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange interviewed by Russia Today, criticizes Guardian, New York Times, and Facebook
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange interviewed by Russia Today, criticizes Guardian, New York Times, and Facebook. Gives his opinion on the Arab revolutions. Continue reading
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In case you missed it: Free speech on trial By John Pilger
16 March 2011 — Morning Star As the United States and Britain look for an excuse to invade another oil-rich Arab country, the hypocrisy is familiar. Colonel Gadaffi is ‘delusional’ and ‘blood-drenched,’ while the authors of an invasion that killed a million Iraqis who have kidnapped and tortured in our name are entirely sane, never… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Mostly Mainstream Media Newslinks for 5 March 2011
5 March 2011 — creative-i.info DreamWorks options movie rights to WikiLeaks books Times LIVE The DreamWorks studio has optioned movie rights to a pair of books about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his controversial Website that is bent on revealing government secrets, company officials said. One of the books is “WikiLeaks: Inside Julian … www.timeslive.co.za/world/article950165.ece/DreamWorks-options-movie-rights-to-WikiLeaks-books Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 3 March, 2011
3 March, 2011 — creative-i.info Assange files appeal against extradition in sex case CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff London (CNN) — Lawyers for WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange have filed an appeal against his extradition to Sweden to face questioning on sex charges, a member of his defense team said Thursday. The appeal was… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 1 March, 2011
1 March, 2011 — creative-i.info WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange applies to trademark his name The Guardian WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange: following in the footsteps of Sarah Palin. Photograph: Chris Radburn/PA Julian Assange, the embattled WikiLeaks founder fighting extradition to Sweden over allegations of rape and sexual assault, has applied to … www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/28/julian-assange-trademark-name Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 27 February, 2011 – Paypal off then on
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Catholic Workers Blockade London Court as Julian Assange Extradition Verdict Indymedia UK Free Manning! Free Assange! Free all War Resisters! End the War! O’Reilly and Gianstefani blockaded the entance to the court calling for an end to the war and freedom for Bradley Manning, Julian Assange and all anti-war prisoners.… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 27 February, 2011
27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Bush cancels out of event where Assange was due to attend Monsters and Critics.com Washington – Former president George W Bush abruptly cancelled a speaking engagement planned for Saturday after learning that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had also been invited to attend. Bush spokesman David Sherer on Friday said ‘the… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 25 February, 2011
25 February, 2011 — creative-i.info WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange extradited to Sweden to face rape sex attack allegations Daily Mail By Daily Mail Reporter The founder of whistle-blowing website WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, will be extradited to Sweden to answer sex attack allegations, a judge has ruled. The 39-year-old Australian is accused of sexually assaulting one woman… Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks for 24 February, 2011
24 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Assange Arrives for Extradition Hearing in London New York Times By RAVI SOMAIYA LONDON — Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, arrived at a London court on Thursday to find out if he is to be extradited to Sweden to face accusations of sexual abuse. The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange,… Continue reading
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Bradley Manning Newslinks for 24 February, 2011
24 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Bradley Manning Advocacy Fund Launches Today Sacramento Bee By Bradley Manning Advocacy Fund WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Bradley Manning Advocacy Fund is launching a campaign today in support of the United States Army private accused of disclosing classified materials. … www.sacbee.com/2011/02/22/3421679/bradley-manning-advocacy-fund.html Continue reading
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Wikileaks Newslinks 23 February, 2011
23 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Branding WikiLeaks Wall Street Journal WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. WikiLeaks sells T-shirts featuring Julian Assange to raise money. This month, WikiLeaks opened an online shop hawking coffee mugs, bumper stickers and T-shirts emblazoned with Mr. Assange’s image. … online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703803904576152152100529810.html Continue reading
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