Topic: WikiLeaks

WikiLeaks 'Kissinger Cables' Reveal How Much Russians Loved Joni Mitchell

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With a cache this massive (and thus far, not that shocking), what you find all depends on what you're searching for — like, say, the Russian predilection for soft rock.

By Adam Clark Estes

Mar 11, 2013

Read and Hear Bradley Manning's Full (Redacted) Statement on the Wikileak

Bradley Manning's brave lawyer just published the full statement that the young private read aloud in his pretrial hearing last month, detailing how and why he gave government secrets to WikiLeaks.

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By Philip Bump

Feb 28, 2013

Bradley Manning Didn't Plead Guilty to the Biggest Leak

For the first time, Manning offered pleas to the charges filed against him in the Wikileaks case — and they didn't go as far as everyone expected on a video depicting an American air strike in Afghanistan or on charges that he was "aiding the enemy."

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 12, 2013

Julian Assange Is Running for Office

The Australian press is reporting that Julian Assange has filed paperwork to run for the Senate in the state of Victoria as a member of the newly formed WikiLeaks party.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jan 9, 2013

The Prosecution Is Dragging Bin Laden into the Bradley Manning Case

There's no better way to prop up the seriousness of threats to national security than to get Osama bin Laden involved. That's exactly what the prosecutors in the Bradley Manning case are doing.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jan 8, 2013

Bradley Manning to Get 112 Whole Days Off for His Nine Months of Suffering

The controversial pretrial conditions offered by the U.S. military to WikiLeaks suspect Bradley Manning will now amount to just a little over three months trimmed off any future sentence, a military judge ruled Tuesday afternoon. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 20, 2012

Should You Believe Julian Assange's New One-Million Document Promise?

The WikiLeaks founder re-emerged today for a Christmas address promising a leak guaranteed to affect "every country in this world." Fine, we'll bite. Maybe.

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By Esther Zuckerman

Dec 20, 2012

Trimming the Times

The Problem with Weapons Bans, Julian Assange on Screen, and Victor Cruz

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Dec 12, 2012

Julian Assange Wants to Run for Senate (in Australia)

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has revealed his intention to run on a WikiLeaks party ticket in 2013, and his chances aren't as slim as you might imagine — despite his residence in Ecuador following allegations of rape in Sweden.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 30, 2012

Bradley Manning Tells a Very Depressing Story About His Underwear

After Bradley Manning's very serious appearance on the stand during his pretrial hearing yesterday, the man facing charges for the Wikileaks security breach has in his testimony today unleashed a truth of Iraq that America may never unlearn.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 29, 2012

Bradley Manning's Testimony Will Make You Claustrophobic

Bradley Manning took the stand today in his pretrial hearing to discuss his confinement in both Kuwait and Quantico, Virginia — and the conditions were even more disturbing than we thought.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 27, 2012

Bradley Manning's Inhumane Treatment Stemmed from Erratic Dancing, Games of Peek-a-Boo

Things are starting to get a little bit weird at the pretrial hearings for Bradley Manning, the Army private charged with leaking thousands of classified U.S. military documents to WikiLeaks.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 7, 2012

Bradley Manning's Ready to Make a Deal

While everybody fighting through their post-election hangovers on Wednesday, Bradley Manning's defense team indicated that the imprisoned private would be open to a plea bargain.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 10, 2012

WikiLeaks Implements Paywall, Anonymous Does Not Approve

As WikiLeaks ramps up for its first document dump in months, there's a very noticeable difference in the workflow of the champions of free information. It's not exactly free any more.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 8, 2012

Why Did Lady Gaga Visit Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy?

In a weird marriage of pop culture and political asylum, Lady Gaga recently swung by the Ecuadorian embassy in London for some quality time with Julian Assange.

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By Connor Simpson

Oct 3, 2012

Assange Supporters Still Fighting to Get Their Money Back

A group of nine high-profile Julian Assange supporters are still trying to get money back they put up when Assange was arrested by British authorities and they expected him to be extradited to Sweden.

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By Connor Simpson

Sep 26, 2012

Jullian Assange, Enemy of the State

Around the same time as Julian Assange was criticizing the U.S. to a selection of leaders at the U.N. General Assembly, the Sydney Morning-Herald released a new report revealing the U.S. government considers Assange and Wikileaks to be 'the enemy." 

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By Adam Clark Estes

Sep 10, 2012

The People of Ecuador Can't Wait for Julian Assange to Arrive

Now that the standoff between Julian Assange and British police at the Ecuadorian embassy has calmed down, people are starting to gather in the streets of Quito to welcome the WikiLeaks founder.

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By John Hudson

Aug 27, 2012

Julian Assange's Legal Battle Is Back to Square One

Julian Assange has made no secret that the Ecuadorian Embassy is a boringcramped, poorly-lit place to reside (with underwhelming dining options), but he'll have to get used to it: After a heated diplomatic row last week, Britain and Ecuador are back to square one with regards to his extradition status. 

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By Connor Simpson

Aug 19, 2012

Julian Assange Calls for U.S. to End Its Wikileaks 'Witch Hunt'

Julian Assange made his first public appearance since seeking asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London almost two months ago. Assange called for the U.S. to end the "witch hunt" against Wikleaks from an embassy balcony. 

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By Adam Martin

Aug 17, 2012

DVDs, Pizza, and Occasional Dancing: Assange's Cramped Life on the Lam

Stuck in the Ecuadorean embassy with an asylum offer but no way to leave, Julian Assange is in sort of a "no-man's land," one commentator told The Associated Press, as details of his de-facto incarceration have started emerging.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Aug 16, 2012

Julian Assange Granted Asylum by Ecuador

Ecuador has accepted the asylum request of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, putting the United Kingdom in a difficult bind. Can it revoke Ecuador's diplomatic status so it can arrest a fugitive hiding inside their embassy? More importantly, should they?

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By Adam Martin

Aug 15, 2012

A Raid on Ecuador's London Embassy Is Apparently In the Cards

The whole purpose for Julian Assange to seek refuge in Ecuador's London embassy is that British police can't go in there because it's considered sovereign territory, but now Ecuador says Britain is threatening a raid if it doesn't hand Assange over.

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By Adam Martin

Aug 15, 2012

Julian Assange's Great Escape

The most interesting thing about the story about Julian Assange's possible offer of political asylum in Ecuador is now the adventure he may have in trying to leave London, which could involve him shimmying out a window or getting smuggled in a bag.

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By Adam Martin

Aug 14, 2012

Ecuadorean Government Walks Back Report of Assange Asylum

Ecuador's president and at least one unnamed government official walked back a report from The Guardian on Tuesday that the country would offer political asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who's been living in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

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By Adam Martin

Jul 30, 2012

Bill Keller Is Not Happy About WikiLeaks' Fake Op-Ed

When Bill Keller first commented on the fake op-ed in his name on Sunday morning, he sounded a lot more amused than he did on Sunday night, once WikiLeaks started taking credit for the prank.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 29, 2012

Someone Seriously Punk'd The New York Times' Bill Keller

Someone's pulled off an elaborate prank on former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller. They built a replica of the Times' website and took passages of an email Keller sent defending Wikileaks and wrote an entire, completely fake Op-Ed. 

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By John Hudson

Jul 26, 2012

How WikiLeaks Became the World's Leading Crusader Against Extradition

Is WikiLeaks a secret-spilling organization or a legal outfit devoted to extradition disputes? The group that once made headlines  for exposing government secrets, which it hasn't done since February's Stratfor leaks, seems dedicated now to prevent governments from sending controversial figures — first and foremost, founder Julian Assange — across internatonal borders.

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By Adam Martin

Jul 5, 2012

'Collaborators' Too Generous a Word for WikiLeaks and The Associated Press

WikiLeaks has a track record of friction with the media organizations it collaborates with, and in the latest example of that, it rubbed The Associated Press the wrong way simply by identifying the news organization as a collaborator.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jul 5, 2012

WikiLeaks Might Not Even Know What's In 2.4 Million Syrian E-mails

While we're no doubt excited about the 2.4 million e-mails from Syrian politicians, officials, and companies that WikiLeaks says it's releasing today, we're more interested in exactly how anyone will find any juicy stuff in an ocean of documents. 

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By John Hudson

Jun 22, 2012

Is Ecuador Getting Cold Feet on Julian Assange's Asylum?

It's a nerve-rattling Friday for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as his last chance for freedom hangs precariously in the balance.

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By John Hudson

Jun 21, 2012

Assange's Celebrity Donors Were Left High and Dry

If your friends gave you $376,000 to stay out of jail, the least you might want to do is drop a hint that you're skipping town. But none such courtesies were extended to Julian Assange's donors such as Michael Moore, who now face losing all the bail money they posted for the WikiLeaks founder.

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By John Hudson

Jun 20, 2012

There's No Clear Escape Hatch for Julian Assange

This morning, Julian Assange is surrounded by London police who want to arrest him and fawning fans who wants to defend him, but there's no easy way out for the WikiLeaks founder.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jun 14, 2012

Julian Assange Is One Failed Appeal Away from Extradition

The silver-haired WikilLeaks creator has one appeal left in the U.K. and he's expected to lose it, which could land Julian Assange in Sweden by the end of the month where he faces accusations of sexual misconduct.

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By John Hudson

May 30, 2012

Swedes Can't Wait for Julian Assange to Arrive

After months of accusations that Sweden's legal system is backwards and dysfunctional, the Swedish press is eager to give WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange a taste of justice.

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By Dashiell Bennett

May 30, 2012

UK Supreme Court Rules Julian Assange Can Be Extradited to Sweden

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has rejected an appeal by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, declaring that he can be extradited to Sweden to face sexual assault charges. 

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By Adam Clark Estes

Apr 17, 2012

Julian Assange Doesn't Do Much Talking on His New Talk Show

Julian Assange sounds downright chipper when he's introducing his new talk show, The World Tomorrow, an unlikely but fertile opportunity for the Wikileaks founder to stay in the public eye, even as he's still under house arrest in England.

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By Adam Martin

Apr 13, 2012

Of Course Julian Assange Picked M.I.A. for His Show's Soundtrack

It can't surprise anyone that Julian Assange picked M.I.A. to provide the soundtrack for his new talk show, The World Tomorrow, seeing as how the rapper already released her own Wikileaks-inspired mix tape back in 2010.

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By John Hudson

Apr 5, 2012

Julian Assange Is Almost Ready for His Close-up

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange likes to complain about the media, and with the debut of his new talkshow next week, get ready to hear a lot more of it.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Mar 14, 2012

Don't Criticize the Government If You Work for the Government

If his bosses get their way, 24-year State Department veteran Peter Van Buren will need to look for a new job, thanks to a list of offenses related to some critical commentary on the United States and, among other things, linking to Wikileaks from his blog.

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By John Hudson

Mar 6, 2012

WikiLeaks Scoop About Bin Laden's Body Is Awfully Thin

One of the most dubious revelations from the Stratfor document dump on WikiLeaks -- unfounded skepticism about the whereabouts of Osama bin Laden's body -- is drawing the most attention in the media this week.

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By John Hudson

Mar 5, 2012

WikiLeaks Says It Dumped the Media, Not the Other Way Around

WikiLeaks is trying to hang onto its dignity following its divorce from several mainstream media outlets by claiming it severed ties with those companies—not the other way around.

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By John Hudson

Mar 1, 2012

Did Israel Help Spark the Russia-Georgia War in 2008?

Fresh documents released by WikiLeaks raise new questions about the five-day war between Russia and Georgia in 2008. In particular, the role of Israel and its involvement in providing military intelligence to Russia in the run-up to war.

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By John Hudson

Feb 29, 2012

Occupy Wall Street Freaks Out About DHS 'Spying'

Occupy Wall Street activists are up in arms over a new report describing Homeland Security officials monitoring Occupy demonstrations, but a closer look reveals much ado about nothing.

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By John Hudson

Feb 28, 2012

WikiLeaks' Elaborate Embargo on the Stratfor Emails

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has imposed a complicated embargo on the media organizations he shared millions of Stratfor emails that, The Atlantic Wire has learned, has caused confusion and at least a few headaches and explains why so little has been published from the document dump. 

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By John Hudson

Feb 28, 2012

The Disappointing WikiLeaks Stratfor Revelations So Far

WikiLeaks' steady drip of internal documents from the global intelligence outfit Stratfor hasn't unearthed any bombshells yet, but it has roped in a tantalizing roster of vaunted corporations and international actors that did business with the firm.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Feb 27, 2012

WikiLeaks Is Running Out of Media Friends

When Julian Assange took the stage at the Frontline Club in London today, there were 25 media companies' logos behind his back. The New York Times was not one of them.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Feb 27, 2012

Another Major Data Dump From WikiLeaks

Late on Sunday night, WikiLeaks began releasing five million emails from the Statfor Global Intelligence that they say reveals the inner workings of a corrupt global network of paid informants. 

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By John Hudson

Feb 20, 2012

Today's Best

Five Best Monday Columns

Jeffrey Kluger on John Glenn, Bill Keller on WikiLeaks, Drew Western on attack ads, The Washington Post on transparency, W. James Antle on Pat Buchanan.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jan 31, 2012

Sealand Sounds Like the Perfect Home for WikiLeaks

A fresh but tough-to-confirm Fox News story claims that WikiLeaks is preparing to move all of its servers to the off-shore, anarchist "micronation" of Sealand.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jan 24, 2012

Julian Assange: TV Star

An optimistic-sounding press release "authorized by Julian Assange" announced that the WikiLeaks founder "will be hosting a series of in-depth conversations with key political players, thinkers and revolutionaries from around the world."

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