Showing posts with label whistleblower. Show all posts
Showing posts with label whistleblower. Show all posts

January 6, 2013

The Big Chill a Nieman Watchdog Project

The Obama administration is operating amid unprecedented secrecy—while attacking journalists trying to tell the public what they need to know.

November 23, 2012

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
The Anonymous hacking collective urging the US public to stop the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection act (Cispa) in the Senate__Anonyops.com

November 22, 2012

Analysis: Bradley Manning accepts responsibility for act of conscience

Why, what it means, doesn’t mean, and what next

By Jeff Paterson, Bradley Manning Support Network. November 19, 2012. Published at Allvoices.com
Army Private Bradley Manning recently informed the military court that he was, in fact, the source of information published by WikiLeaks. While the 24 year old Intelligence Analyst, effectively, took responsibility for transferring classified documents, in violation of military regulations, he maintained that he was not guilty of all 22 charges against him.

October 24, 2012

Kiriakou: Obama administration’s win on government secrecy

Former C.I.A. Officer Pleads Guilty in Leak Case

The Back Story to Kiriakou's Imminent Guilty Plea

Jesselyn Radack

A change of plea hearing is set for today at 11:00 am in the Espionage Act case against Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) whistleblower John Kiriakou.

Let's be clear, there is one reason, and one reason only, that John Kiriakou is taking this plea: for the certainty that he'll be out of jail in 2 1/2 years to see his five children grow up.

Ex-CIA officer jailed for two years for leaking torture chief’s name

Activists say John Kiriakou's punishment has more to do with torture revelations than anyone's identity

October 18, 2012

Courtroom notes, Bradley Manning’s motions hearing: October 17, 2012

Bradley Manning returned to Ft. Meade today for another motions hearing. Judge Lind will rule tomorrow on the defense motion to compel witnesses in the next hearing and on whether an author made Collateral Murder’s contents public at least a year before Bradley’s arrest.

October 6, 2012

October 3, 2012

Assange blasts ‘perverse transnational totalitarianism’

RT 2012-08-31
The West’s “perverse” empire is leading to the collapse of human rights,
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said.

Congress, Obama Administration Move to Deny Intelligence Employees Whistleblower Protections


By:
Tuesday October 2, 2012 1:55 pm

He was as anti-whistleblower, anti-transparency and anti-accountability as they come, along with many of his colleagues there,
including Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton…
 

Quote: Obama lacks in favor of


…Unfortunately for me, Obama’s presidency was no cause to celebrate. Certainly he “looked and talked” better than his opponents, but that was where differences ended.
 I had dealt with Obama’s Senate office, and we as national security whistleblowers also had “tried” to work with his office—all to no avail. 
  He was as anti-whistleblower, anti-transparency and anti-accountability as they come, along with many of his colleagues there, including Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton…
from the book by FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds: Classified Woman

September 28, 2012

Who is the real 'enemy'?

US investigates possible WikiLeaks leaker for 
'communicating with the enemy' 

Glenn Greenwald
guardian co uk
Thursday 27 September 2012 12.27 BST 
 US military's new legal theory threatens to convert unauthorized leaks
into a capital offense. Who is the real 'enemy'?

September 27, 2012

Julian Assange Address to the UN - Transcript

Published: Thursday 27 September 3am BST (on 2012-09-27)

Transcript of Julian Assange’s Address to the UN on Human Rights - given on Wednesday 26th September - Proofed from live speech

US Military Refers to Assange and WikiLeaks as the "enemy" with the "victims" being "society"

US Military Refers to Julian Assange and WikiLeaks as the "enemy" with the "victims" being "society"

Wednesday 26th September, 10pm BST. Updated: Thursday 27th September, 2am BST

This document is an official internal document from the US Military that refers to Julian Assange and WikiLeaks as the "enemy". The document is from an internal investigation in the US Air Force, released under the Freedom of Information Act. The document adds to the large store of proof of the persecution of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks by the United States government.

Background for UN Talk - Ongoing Investigation into WikiLeaks

Wednesday 26 September, 12pm BST

Ahead of Julian Assange’s address to the UN on Wednesday 26th September 2012 we are publishing some facts about the US investigation and Grand Jury into WikiLeaks and Julian Assange. This includes facts on the investigation and legal cases into Assange and WikiLeaks and the persecution of the organisation, its founder and associates by US officials and government departments.

WikiLeaks Monument - Berlin

WikiLeaks Monument - Berlin
our new development will be placed at the ACT