Me today at the Wikileaks rally in Sydney: The key issue is – what is Wikileaks telling us about the world? What are the documents Wikileaks is releasing saying to us about how our governments behave? And what is says is very, very clear – confirming in some way what many of us might have…
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NSW Greens MP explains why Wikileaks matters
Here’s the AAP story on today’s Wikileaks rally in Sydney: More than a thousand advocates of free speech have taken to the streets of Sydney in support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Australian-born Mr Assange has enraged the United States by leaking American diplomatic cables that embarrassed world leaders. He is currently on bail in…
Notes from today’s speech in Sydney to support Wikileaks
Today’s rally in Sydney was a good event, attracting around 1000 people, all of whom wanted to show solidarity with what Wikileaks stands for; transparency and real free speech. My speech addressed the often complicity of the mainstream media in keeping government secrets away from the public. They want to be gate-keepers, close to power.…
Why Wikileaks is so dangerous for the ruling class
Julian Assange speaks exclusively to John Pilger in this week’s New Statesman: I think what’s emerging in the mainstream media is the awareness that if I can be indicted, other journalists can, too. Even the New York Times is worried. This used not to be the case. If a whistleblower was prosecuted, publishers and reporters…
Wikileaks fight back
Good on them: “WikiLeaks condemns US embargo move” WikiLeaks today condemned calls from the chair of the House Committee on Homeland Security to “strangle the viability” of WikiLeaks by placing the publisher and its editor-in-chief, Julian Assange, on a US “enemies list” normally reserved for terrorists and dictators. Placement on the US “Specially Designated National…
Frontline Club discussion this week over Wikileaks
Informative, provocative, important and necessary. Bravo:
Jonsdottir challenges typical Wikileaks myths
Icelandic Member of Parliament Birgitta Jonsdottir speaks on Canadian TV about Wikileaks and finding a space for secret, classified material. How many other Western politicians think like this?
Wikileaks rally in Sydney 15 January
Time Saturday, January 15 …· 1:00pm – 4:00pm Location Sydney Town Hall We will be marching to the US Consulate general and then to Hyde Park. Organised by the Support Wikileaks Coalition (Sydney). Speakers include: Antony Loewenstein – Independent journalist and author David Shoebridge – NSW Greens Wendy Bacon – Director of the Australian Centre…
Wikileaks press release on incitement
Spot on (just released statement): “WikiLeaks: treat incitement seriously or expect more Gabrielle Gifford killing sprees.” Wikileaks today offered sympathy and condolences to the victims of the Tucson shooting together with best wishes for the recovery of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords. Giffords, a democrat from Arizona’s 8th district, was the target of a shooting spree…
Dictatorship offers US help on secrets post Wikileaks
An authoritarian, one-party state offers advice to the US. Thanks, we’ll take your thoughts on-board: Singaporean officials must be more cautious in discussions with U.S. diplomats, the country’s foreign affairs minister said Monday, calling the release of classified documents by WikiLeaks disastrous for American diplomacy. Singapore officials will be less open when speaking with U.S.…