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Lawyers representing the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, have lodged papers to appeal against his extradition from Britain to Sweden to face allegations of rape and sexual assault.Lawyers representing the WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange, have lodged papers to... more
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Julian Assange is the “bad” boy in the family who jumps up and down waving his parents’ dirty laundry. He’s shaking up the dynamics of a dysfunctional family. Everyone’s in a tizzy.Julian Assange is the “bad” boy in the family who jumps up and down waving... more
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Julien Assange Vs Mark Zuckerberg
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By RAPHAEL G. SATTER
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) -- U.S. officials have issued a subpoena to demand details about WikiLeaks' Twitter account, the group announced Saturday, adding that it suspected other American Internet companies were also being ordered to hand over information about its activities.
In a statement, WikiLeaks said U.S. investigators had gone to the San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. to demand the private messages, contact information and other personal details of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and other supporters, including the U.S. Army intelligence analyst suspected of handing classified information to the site and a high-profile Icelandic parliamentarian.
WikiLeaks blasted the court order, saying it amounted to harassment.
"If the Iranian government was to attempt to coercively obtain this information from journalists and activists of foreign nations, human rights groups around the world would speak out," Assange said in the statement.
A copy of the court order, dated Dec. 14 and posted to Salon.com, said the information sought was "relevant to an ongoing criminal investigation" and ordered Twitter not to disclose its existence to Assange or any of the others targeted.
The order was unsealed "thanks to legal action by Twitter," WikiLeaks said.
Twitter has declined comment on the claim, saying only that its policy is to notify its users, where possible, of government requests for information.
Others named in the order include Pfc. Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private suspected of being the source of some of WikiLeaks' material, as well as Birgitta Jonsdottir, an Icelandic lawmaker and one-time WikiLeaks collaborator known for her role in pioneering Iceland's media initiative - which aims to make the North Atlantic island nation a haven for free speech.
The U.S. is also seeking details about Dutch hacker Rop Gonggrijp and U.S. programmer Jacob Appelbaum, both of whom have previously worked with WikiLeaks.
Assange has promised to fight the order, as has Jonsdottir, who said in a Twitter message that she had "no intention to hand my information over willingly." Appelbaum, whose Twitter feed suggested he was traveling in Iceland, said he was apprehensive about returning to the U.S.
"Time to try to enjoy the last of my vacation, I suppose," he tweeted.
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http://hosted.ap.org/photos/5/5c409645-58e0-4d3a-a794-fa07f470e992-small.jpgBy RAPHAEL G. SATTER
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) -- U.S. officials have issued a... more
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WikiLeaks' Twitter account details have been subpoenaed by U.S. officials, the secret-spilling site announced Saturday, adding that it suspected other American Internet companies were also being asked to hand over information about its activities.
In an e-mail statement, WikiLeaks said that U.S. investigators had gone to the San Francisco-based Twitter Inc. to demand the private messages, contact information and other personal details of founder Julian Assange and others linked to WikiLeaks - including the U.S. Army intelligence analyst suspected of handing classified information to the site and a high-profile Icelandic parliamentarian.
http://www.indiareport.com/India-usa-uk-news/ap/International/78318WikiLeaks' Twitter account details have been subpoenaed by U.S. officials, the... more
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A British judge released Julian Assange on bail Thursday, freeing the WikiLeaks founder to work on his secret-spilling website from a mansion in eastern England.
Assange, who is fighting extradition to Sweden for questioning on sex crimes allegations, emerged from London’s High Court to address supporters before driving off to the 10-bedroom home where he is due to spend much of the next month.
“It’s great to smell the fresh air of London again,” Assange told cheering supporters amid a barrage of flash bulbs.
A WikiLeaks spokesman said Assange would be able to make use of the mansion’s fast internet connection and return to work.
Assange gave no indication of what his immediate plans were, but said the period he spent in prison had given him time to reflect on the condition of inmates elsewhere. He didn’t responded to shouted questions from assembled journalists, returning inside the court to get into his lawyer’s car.
http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/12/16/wikileaks-julian-assange-walks-free-on-bail-in-london/A British judge released Julian Assange on bail Thursday, freeing the WikiLeaks... more
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Interpol, the international police organization, at the request of a Swedish court looking into alleged sex crimes from earlier this year, has put WikiLeaks founder on its most-wanted listed.
The notice, issued earlier today, targets Julian Paul Assange, listed as a 39-year-old male from Townsville, Australia, for sex crimes. You can view the Interpol arrest warrant here.
The Stockholm Criminal Court two weeks ago issued an international arrest warrant for Assange on probable cause, saying he is suspected of rape, sexual molestation and illegal use of force in August incidents. Assange could be sentenced to at least two years in prison if convicted, according to the document.
The warrant stems from accusations of sexual assault made earlier this year by two women he met in Sweden during a WikiLeaks-related trip. When the more serious charge of rape was dropped, he called the accusions ‘a smear campaign.’
More: http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/12/01/wikileaks-founder-julian-assange-wanted-by-interpol/Interpol, the international police organization, at the request of a Swedish court... more
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Sarah Palin has taken to her Facebook page to issue a proclamation raising "Serious Questions about the Obama Administration’s Incompetence in the Wikileaks Fiasco."
She accused the Obama administration of “incompetence” and a “strange lack of urgency” in not stopping the release of 250,000 leaked diplomatic cables by WikiLeaks, given that it had already published sensitive information about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The former Governor of Alaska and vice-presidential nominee also seemingly encouraged the hunting of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with "the same urgency we pursue al Qaeda and Taliban leaders."
Writing on her Facebook page on Monday, Mrs Palin questions the timing of Obama's recent steps to try to patch intelligence holes that have allowed repeated leaks of classified information:
"The White House has now issued orders to federal departments and agencies asking them to take immediate steps to ensure that no more leaks like this happen again. It's of course important that we do all we can to prevent similar massive document leaks in the future."
"But why did the White House not publish these orders after the first leak back in July? What explains this strange lack of urgency on their part?" she added.
Palin also takes a shot at the failure to capture or stop Assange, an ineffectiveness that she appears to characterize as a lack of effort or caring by the Obama administration:
“The latest round of publications of leaked classified U.S. documents through the shady organization called Wikileaks raises serious questions about the Obama administration’s incompetent handling of this whole fiasco," Sarah Palin wrote.
“First and foremost, what steps were taken to stop Wikileaks director Julian Assange from distributing this highly sensitive classified material especially after he had already published material not once but twice in the previous months?"
"He is an anti-American operative with blood on his hands. His past posting of classified documents revealed the identity of more than 100 Afghan sources to the Taliban. Why was he not pursued with the same urgency we pursue al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders?"
She went on: “What if any diplomatic pressure was brought to bear on NATO, EU, and other allies to disrupt Wikileaks’ technical infrastructure? Did we use all the cyber tools at our disposal to permanently dismantle Wikileaks?"
"Were individuals working for Wikileaks on these document leaks investigated? Shouldn’t they at least have had their financial assets frozen just as we do to individuals who provide material support for terrorist organizations?”
Ms Palin also suggested that 'cyber tools' should be used to shut down the whistle-blowing website permanently. It has twice been the subject of targeted attacks by hackers to bring it offline this week.
More: http://www.theblogismine.com/2010/11/30/sarah-palin-wikileaks-founder-should-be-hunted-like-al-qaeda-leaders/Sarah Palin has taken to her Facebook page to issue a proclamation raising... more
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