wikileaks

WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organization that publishes classified information provided by anonymous sources in order to 'bring important news and information to the public.' Data leaked to the WikiLeaks electronic drop box are then published on WikiLeaks website alongside news stories. The organization is supported by a network of volunteers from around the globe, and is financed through donations and revenue from the WikiLeaks shop.

WikiLeaks editor in chief, Julian Assange, lists 'defense of freedom of speech and media publishing,' as well as 'work towards creating open governments' among the organization's main principles.

Due to the classified nature of information published by WikiLeaks, the organization's activities are highly controversial and provoke reactions ranging from condemnation by the US Government to a Nobel Peace Prize nomination.

You will find more information about WikiLeaks on the organization's official facebook and twitter accounts, as well as on numerous mirror pages. Also check out the latest WikiLeaks coverage by guardian and The Telegraph.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “wikileaks”

• in Politics
  New Wikileaks Emails Show DEA Told to Backoff in Afghanistan
  Wikileaks has released emails from security firm Stratfor that show Afghan President Karzai's brother was under investigation in 2007
  by cblaha / on Sep 18, 2012
• in Technology
  Anonymous Attacks UK Justice Web Site in Support of Assange
  Hacking group attacks UK Justice Ministry site to keep Wikileaks founder Julian Assange from being extradited.
  by cblaha / on Aug 21, 2012
• in Politics
  Bradley Manning: Doomed Before Trial
  Is he as guilty as we think?
  by kdbarclay / on Jul 8, 2012

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “wikileaks”

 

• Secret meeting between Julian Assange and Google CEO Eric Schmidt + Transcript (2011)

  
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  Dandelion Salad TheChomskyVideos on May 11, 2013 Leaked Full Secret meeting between Julian Assange and Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Thanks to Wikileaks. Date – 23 of June, 2011 *** Transcript of secret meeting between Julian Assange and Google CEO Eric Schmidt WikiLeaks April 19, 2013 On the 23 of June, 2011 a secret ...
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• Weekend Links

  
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  *  My proposed Coursera course will ask students to discover for themselves how and why John Doerr, and your other Venture Capitalists, are willing to provide an even greater abundance of knowledge in the service of greater economic and social equality than is the State of California, which clearly has the means to ...
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• We Steal Secrets: The Story Of WikiLeaks – Trailer

  
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  Universal Studios and Focus World have released the trailer for the documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks . The film is directed by Alex Gibney and features interviews with Julian Assange and Adrian Lamo . We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks is scheduled for a limited release in theaters ...
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• L.A. Times Distorted Report on USAID

  
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  "USAID Develops a Bad Reputation Among Some Foreign Leaders," read a May 7 Los Angeles Times headline, followed by the subhead: The U.S. Agency for International Development doesnt just offer aid to the poor, it also promotes democracy, which is seen as meddlesome or even subversive. Fighting poverty and spreading ...
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• Secret Hearing in Bradley Manning Court Martial a Preview of What Is to Come During Trial

  
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  Courtroom sketch by Clark Stoeckley, drawn in November 2012 This week, another pretrial hearing is taking place at Fort Meade in the court martial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier who the United States military is prosecuting for disclosing information to WikiLeaks. It begins today and will take place over a ...
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• Chris Hedges interviews Julian Assange

  
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  Chris Hedges writes: A tiny tip of the vast subterranean network of governmental and intelligence agencies from around the world dedicated to destroying WikiLeaks and arresting its founder, Julian Assange, appears outside the red-brick building on Hans Crescent Street that houses the Ecuadorean Embassy. Assange, the ...
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• Vivienne Westwood wears Bradley Manning badge to Met Ball: stylewatch

  
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  The 72-year-old designer left her mark in true punk style by wearing a large badge bearing the face of Bradley Manning, the soldier at the centre of the Wikileaks furore Vivienne Westwood was probably one of the only guests in attendance at this years Met Ball who actually played in role in punk the first time round. ...
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• descentintotyranny:Chris Hedges: The Death of TruthMay...

  
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  descentintotyranny : Chris Hedges: The Death of Truth May 6 2013 LONDON—A tiny tip of the vast subterranean network of governmental and intelligence agencies from around the world dedicated to destroying WikiLeaks and arresting its founder, Julian Assange, appears outside the red-brick building on Hans ...
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• WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning: Andy Worthington Speaks at a London Event with Chase Madar and Ben Griffin, May 8, 2013

  
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  UPDATE MAY 7 : It has just been confirmed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will now be taking part in this event, via video link from the Ecuadorian Embassy, from 7.30 to 8.15pm. It’s almost three years since Pfc. Bradley Manning, who had been working as an intelligence analyst in Iraq, was arrested by the US ...
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• The Death of Truth by Chris Hedges (Interview with Julian Assange)

  
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  by Chris Hedges Writer, Dandelion Salad Truthdig May 6, 2013 This interview is a joint project of Truthdig and The Nation magazine. LONDON—A tiny tip of the vast subterranean network of governmental and intelligence agencies from around the world dedicated to destroying WikiLeaks and arresting its founder, Julian ...
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• Have you got FinFisher on Your Server or Smartphone?

  
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  I have never understood why spyware which installs upon your computer and spies on you is called “Trojans”. The inhabitants of Troy suffered when they brought a wooden horse built by the Greeks into their walled city, which had concealed within it enough Greeks to destroy the city of Troy. The Trojans were the ...
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• Whistle-blowing - Tales

  
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  Whistle BlowingTalesMost people are familiar with the sound of the whistle blowing during various sports activities. This typically occurs when an Umpire or Referee stops the play because they believe that there have been unfair or dangerous actions; and/or rules of the game have been broken by one or more players. ...
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• Wikileaks: ASSESSMENT TEAM OPTIMISTIC ON EARLY FIJI ELECTION

  
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  Date: 2007 May 28, 10:53 (Monday) Canonical ID:07SUVA292_a Original Classification:CONFIDENTIAL Current Classification:CONFIDENTIAL Handling Restrictions:-- Not Assigned -- Character Count:5811 Executive Order:-- Not Assigned -- Locator:TEXT ONLINE TAGS:FJ - Fiji | MARR - Military and ...
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• Disruptions of SF Gay Pride Parade Expected in Support of Bradley Manning

  
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  LGBTQ and other human rights activists are planning various protests of this year’s Gay Pride parade in San Francisco after the ‘LGBT’ Pride Celebration Committee’s decision to name Bradley Manning as a Grand Marshal was overturned by the board of SF Pride last week. A statement released by the SF ...
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• VOTE on SF Pride! Do you want a) an anti-war whistleblower, or b) a pro-war, bomb-promoting, racist, rape-inciting float in your Parade?

  
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  The God’s honest truth is, I forgot that the Bradley Manning fiasco isn’t the first time I have been irritated by San Francisco Pride. A year ago I wrote  about this really remarkable float that materialized in the Parade: We must take all measures necessary to stop Iran from obtaining dildos NOW: “Iran ...
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• Glenn Greenwald verbalizes my worries about gay rights

  
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  Yesterday it was announced by the LGBT Pride Celebration Committee, that Wikileaks whistleblower/political prisoner Bradley Manning was selected as one of the Grand Marshals of the yearly San Francisco gay pride parade, considered a high honor in the gay community. Almost immediately, Lisa L Williams, president of ...
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• Bank of America Employing Three Intelligence Firms to Dismantle WikiLeaks

  
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  One must go to tech blogs to discover that when WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange announced they would bring down a major U.S. bank, Bank of America‘s law firm Hunton and Williams hired three security firms to take down WikiLeaks. The three firms are HBGary Federal, Palantir Technologies and Berico Technologies. All ...
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• Julian Assange on George Bush’s Library and Bradley Manning’s Trial

  
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  By Medea Benjamin Dallas police arrest an activist wearing a George Bush costume at the Peoples Response, instead of arresting Bush for war crimes. I had an opportunity to interview WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been granted political asylum since June 2012. ...
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• Transcript of secret meeting between Julian Assange and Eric Schmidt

  
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  On the 23 of June, 2011 a secret five hour meeting took place between WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange, who was under house arrest in rural UK at the time and Google CEO Eric Schmidt. We provide here a verbatim transcript of the majority of the meeting; a close reading, particularly of the latter half, is ...
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• Iceland Supreme Court upholds Wikileaks win, orders Visa to process donations or face fines again

  
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  Miiverse, the social network that Nintendo launched with its Wii U console, is now available in web browsers. The network lets you view friends’ updates and posts to individual game communities in both text and — via the Wii U GamePad’s touchscreen — written or drawn form. The web app, which Nintendo says is ...
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