Tag Archives: WikiLeaks

BRADLEY MANNING & THE UNSPOKEN AMERICAN EMPIRE

One Thousand Days When One is Too Many By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers/Nation of Change/ Feb. 24, 2013 Please note: Although the protest activities described in this October 2011 newsletter article have already taken place this past weekend, the … Continue reading

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WHAT BRADLEY MANNING’S FATE TELLS US ABOUT AMERICA

Bradley Manning: A Window Into the American Soul By Paul Craig Roberts/Institute for Political Economy/ December 3, 2012 Liberty consists of government being ruled by law and citizens having control over law. This was the way our founding fathers set … Continue reading

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The War on WikiLeaks

EXCLUSIVE: Julian Assange on WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning, Cypherpunks, Surveillance State Democracy Now/ November 29, 2012 In his most extended interview in months, Julian Assange speaks to Democracy Now! from inside the Ecuadorean embassy in London, where he has been holed … Continue reading

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Killing the Messenger

Prosecution of Anonymous activists highlights war for Internet control The US and allied governments exploit both law and cyber-attacks as a weapon to punish groups that challenge it By Glenn Greenwald/ The Guardian/ November 23, 2012 From a video posted … Continue reading

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WikiLeaks Endorses…..WikiLeaks

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THE VALUE OF WIKILEAKS

Why WikiLeaks Is Worth Defending, Despite All of Its Flaws By Mathew Ingram/ Gigaom/ August 24, 2012 Most of the recent attention around WikiLeaks has been focused on the legal issues surrounding its controversial founder, Julian Assange. But we shouldn’t … Continue reading

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Smile, You’re On Government Surveillance

WIKILEAKS: Surveillance Cameras Around The Country Are Being Used In A Huge Spy Network By David Seaman/ Business Insider/August 10, 2012 The U.S. cable networks won’t be covering this one tonight (not accurately, anyway), but Trapwire is making the rounds … Continue reading

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The War on Whistleblowers Continues

For more information on this case, read reports from Politico and Mother Jones

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The Security State Noose Tightens

Someone You Love: Coming to a Gulag Near You by Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ April 2, 2012 The security and surveillance state does not deal in nuance or ambiguity. Its millions of agents, intelligence gatherers, spies, clandestine operatives, analysts and armed … Continue reading

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Hedges: “The Iron Doors of the Corporate State are Slamming Shut.”

Supreme Court Likely to Endorse Obama’s War on Whistle-Blowers by Chris Hedges/ Truthdig/ March 12, 2012 Totalitarian systems disempower an unsuspecting population by gradually making legal what was once illegal. They incrementally corrupt and distort law to exclusively serve the … Continue reading

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