01/07/12

On WikiLeaks:

• WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded for 400 days.
• Alexa O'Brien's extensive timeline about the US investigations into WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, and Bradley Manning has been updated.
• Multiple corporations, including Facebook, Twitter, and Google, are supporting the SOPA alternative "OPEN", which promotes WikiLeaks-style financial blockades. [Examiner]
• "WikiLeaks' Liquid Information Leaks for a Liquid Society" was the P2P Foundation's essay of the day.

On Julian Assange:

• Liberte-Info has made a list of tips for people who wish to travel to London for Julian Assange's Supreme Court hearing on February 1 and 2.
• Professor's Blogg, which is known for its extensive coverage on the Swedish extradition case against Julian Assange, has been closed due to Prof. Marcello Ferrada de Noli falling ill.

On Bradley Manning:

• A billboard supporting Bradley Manning has been put up in Washington D.C.
• A new interview with Daniel Ellsberg about Bradley Manning has been released by Truthdig.

Upcoming Dates:

01/11/2012: Day of action against Guantanamo Bay.
01/11/2012: Julian Assange detained for 400 days without charge.
01/14/2012: Bradley Manning in prison for 600 days.
01/16/2012: Decision to court martial Bradley Manning should be given by this date.
01/21/2012: "War on the Internet" panel in Melbourne with Jacob Appelbaum.
01/24/2012: Announcement of Academy Awards. "Incident in New Baghdad" is in the running.

02/01/2012: Julian Assange will appeal to the Supreme Court.
02/01/2012: Vigil for Julian Assange at UK Supreme Court, 9AM. 
04/25/2012: Kristinn Hrafnsson to speak at International Journalism Festival in Perugia.
05/23/2012: Julian Assange to speak at EIM2012 in The Netherlands.

WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded for 400 days.
(more info: http://wikileaks.org/Banking-Blockade.html)

Julian Assange has been under house arrest without charge for 397 days.  

(more info: http://justice4assange.com/) 

Bradley Manning has been detained for 594 days.  

(more info: http://www.bradleymanning.org/)

01/06/12

On WikiLeaks:

• A Denmark Iraqi Torture Scandal, which was first revealed in documents from WikiLeaks' Iraq War Logs, threatens to implicate the current Secretary General of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussenm. [Truth-Out]
• WikiLeaks partner Semana reports that almost the entire database of Colombian intelligence agency DAS has been leaked. (Spanish)
• Palm Beach sugar barons Pepe and Alfy Fanjul were accused of trying to sabotage foreign policy, according to diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks. [Forbes]
• Collateralmuder.com is back online. [WikiLeaks]
• Two older articles written by Julian Assange have recently been tweeted by WikiLeaks. One from October 2007 discusses the National Security Agency and covert CIA-funded torture research. The second, written June of 2008, is an analysis of the US Special Forces counterinsurgency manual. [WikiLeaks]
• Senior Judge Effron will participate in CAAF's determination of the writ filed by WikiLeaks, regarding full access to Bradley Manning's trial. [CAAFlog]
• The Alyona Show discusses the three WikiLeaks supporters who lost their appeal to keep the US from accessing their Twitter records. [Youtube]

On Bradley Manning:

• Bradley Manning's pre-trial hearing was literally scripted, as revealed by the 18-page document released by Politco.

Upcoming Dates:

01/11/2012: Day of action against Guantanamo Bay.
01/11/2012: Julian Assange detained for 400 days without charge.
01/14/2012: Bradley Manning in prison for 600 days.
01/16/2012: Decision to court martial Bradley Manning should be given by this date.
01/21/2012: "War on the Internet" panel in Melbourne with Jacob Appelbaum.
01/24/2012: Announcement of Academy Awards. "Incident in New Baghdad" is in the running.

02/01/2012: Julian Assange will appeal to the Supreme Court.
02/01/2012: Vigil for Julian Assange at UK Supreme Court, 9AM. 
04/25/2012: Kristinn Hrafnsson to speak at International Journalism Festival in Perugia.
05/23/2012: Julian Assange to speak at EIM2012 in The Netherlands.

WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded for 399 days.
(more info: http://wikileaks.org/Banking-Blockade.html)

Julian Assange has been under house arrest without charge for 396 days.  

(more info: http://justice4assange.com/) 

Bradley Manning has been detained for 593 days.  

(more info: http://www.bradleymanning.org/)

01/05/12

On WikiLeaks:

• A WikiLeaks cable shows that the United States threatened Spain into passing a SOPA-style anti-piracy law. [RWW]
• WikiLeaks backers Birjitta Jonsdottir, Jacob Appelbaum, and Rop Gonggrijp, have lost their bid to keep information collected from their Twitter accounts from being turned over to US prosecutors. [Bloomsberg]
• The scale of American overclassification has risen dramatically in the past two years. [BM Support Network]
• Jacob Appelbaum, Bernard Keane, Scott Ludlam, Suelette Dreyfus will be holding a panel entitled "War on the Internet" at Trades Hall Melbourne on January 21. [WL Forum]
• WikiLeaks Central has released a news update for January 4th.

On Julian Assange:

• On January 11, Julian Assange will have spent 400 days under house arrest. [Death & Taxes]
• An old friend of Julian Assange's wrote an article on his belief that Julian deserves a Nobel Peace Prize. [Assange for Nobel]

On Bradley Manning:

• The Bradley Manning Support Network has collected photos from Bradley's pre-trial hearing, including supporter rallies, courtroom sketches, and photos of Bradley himself.

Upcoming Dates:

01/11/2012: Day of action against Guantanamo Bay.
01/11/2012: Julian Assange detained for 400 days without charge.
01/14/2012: Bradley Manning in prison for 600 days.
01/16/2012: Decision to court martial Bradley Manning should be given by this date.
01/21/2012: "War on the Internet" panel in Melbourne with Jacob Appelbaum.
01/24/2012: Announcement of Academy Awards. "Incident in New Baghdad" is in the running.

02/01/2012: Julian Assange will appeal to the Supreme Court.
02/01/2012: Vigil for Julian Assange at UK Supreme Court, 9AM. 
04/25/2012: Kristinn Hrafnsson to speak at International Journalism Festival in Perugia.
05/23/2012: Julian Assange to speak at EIM2012 in The Netherlands.

WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded for 398 days.
(more info: http://wikileaks.org/Banking-Blockade.html)

Julian Assange has been under house arrest without charge for 395 days.  

(more info: http://justice4assange.com/) 

Bradley Manning has been detained for 592 days.  

(more info: http://www.bradleymanning.org/)

01/04/12

On WikiLeaks:

• State Department Cables released by WikiLeaks confirm the United States' role in the Somalia War. [Workers World]
• WikiLeaks documents from the US consulate in Rio conclude that the Favela Pacification Programme "shares some characteristics with US counter-insurgency doctrine and strategy in Afghanistan and Iraq". [Al Jazeera]
• Andy Worthington, Guantanamo Bay historian and WikiLeaks media partner, is headed to the US to campaign against Guantanamo Bay on its 10th anniversary.
• Kristinn Hrafnsson will be speaking at the International Journalism Festival in Perugia, Italy, in late April.
• WikiLeaks linked to their release of the "US Special Forces Unconventional Warfare Operations" manual after it was revealed that the US told the EU to force the Taliban to be more violent in order to alienate Afghans.
• GeekWithLaptop has created an interactive tech timeline for 2011, which starts off on January 1st with WikiLeaks releases.
• An article in Digital Trends compares the upcoming 2012 to the 1984 novel and asks whether the actions of WikiLeaks and Anonymous will constitute terrorist activity.
• WikiLeaks Central has posted an update for January 3, 2012.
• Anonymous members have launched "Nazi-leaks.net", a leaks site which aims to expose members of the National Democratic Party and other extremist groups in Germany. [The Register]

On Bradley Manning:

• The Bradley Manning Photo Campaign continues to upload new pictures of supporters weekly. Think about submitting your own photo!

Upcoming Dates:

01/11/2012: Day of action against Guantanamo Bay.
01/16/2011: Decision to court martial Bradley Manning should be given by this date.
01/24/2011: Announcement of Academy Awards. "Incident in New Baghdad" is in the running.

02/01/2012: Julian Assange will appeal to the Supreme Court.
02/01/2012: Vigil for Julian Assange at UK Supreme Court, 9AM.
05/23/2012: Julian Assange to speak at EIM2012 in The Netherlands.

WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded for 397 days.
(more info: http://wikileaks.org/Banking-Blockade.html)

Julian Assange has been under house arrest without charge for 394 days.  

(more info: http://justice4assange.com/) 

Bradley Manning has been detained for 591 days.  

(more info: http://www.bradleymanning.org/)

01/03/12

On WikiLeaks:

• The WikiLeaks Truck is currently for auction on ebay, beginning at $7,500USD.
• WikiLeaks needs just over 2,000 more people to sign up for Friends of WikiLeaks to reach critical mass. [Twitter]
• WikiLeaks Press has constructed a list of all accolades received by WikiLeaks and its staff.
• Egyptian activists are taking legal action against Al-Wafd newspaper for publishing what they believe is a fabricated WikiLeaks document which claims they received "secret funding" from the US. [Daily News Egypt]
• WikiLeaks asks people to join them in requesting Twitter change its data retention policy in response to the increasing amount of subpoenas being issued. Hashtag: #NOLOGS.
• Dr. Paul Craig Roberts wrote an article about his views on the future of liberty, using WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, and Bradley Manning as some of his key examples. [Global Research]

On Bradley Manning:

• An interview has been released of Tim Price, the creator of the play "The Radicalization of Bradley Manning," which will be performed at National Theater Wales in April 2012. [BBC]

Upcoming Dates:

01/16/2011: Decision to court martial Bradley Manning should be given by this date.
01/24/2011: Announcement of Academy Awards. "Incident in New Baghdad" is in the running.

02/01/2012: Julian Assange will appeal to the Supreme Court.
02/01/2012: Vigil for Julian Assange at UK Supreme Court, 9AM.
05/23/2012: Julian Assange to speak at EIM2012 in The Netherlands.

WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded for 396 days.
(more info: http://wikileaks.org/Banking-Blockade.html)

Julian Assange has been under house arrest without charge for 393 days.  

(more info: http://justice4assange.com/) 

Bradley Manning has been detained for 590 days.  

(more info: http://www.bradleymanning.org/)

01/02/12

On WikiLeaks:

• Oregon Senator Ron Wyden continues to oppose the Stop Online Piracy Act, but is still promoting WikiLeaks-style financial blockades in its place. [Raw Story]
• Democracy Now! took a look back on 2011, with mentions of WikiLeaks and Bradley Manning.
• Information from WikiLeaks cables is being used in a new book, "Intel Wars", written by a former intelligence analyst aid about the covert war against Al Qaeda. [LA Times]
• Australian lawyer Peter Kemp writes about the possibility of a WikiLeaks party and for Julian Assange to run for Senate whilst under house arrest in England. [WL Central]
• The Iraq Body Count database verifies at least 114,212 civilians have been killed in Iraq.
• Censored News lists WikiLeaks as their Best of the Best for 2011 and discusses their revelations about US espionage of Indigenous Peoples.
• WikiLeaks tweeted, "Interviewing revolutionaries & power insiders on plans & futures, utopian vs dystopian-suggest a name #worldtomorrow." Possibly a preview of an upcoming project.
• WL Central offers a WikiLeaks News Update, with a New Year's message, updated events & support campaigns, etc.

On Julian Assange:

• Professors Blogg has posted WikiLeaks lawyer Jennifer Robinson's brief about extradition aspects in the Swedish case against Julian Assange.

Upcoming Dates:

01/16/2011: Decision to court martial Bradley Manning should be given by this date.
01/24/2011: Announcement of Academy Awards. "Incident in New Baghdad" is in the running.

02/01/2012: Julian Assange will appeal to the Supreme Court.
02/01/2012: Vigil for Julian Assange at UK Supreme Court, 9AM.
05/23/2012: Julian Assange to speak at EIM2012 in The Netherlands.

WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded for 395 days.
(more info: http://wikileaks.org/Banking-Blockade.html)

Julian Assange has been under house arrest without charge for 392 days.  

(more info: http://justice4assange.com/) 

Bradley Manning has been detained for 589 days.  

(more info: http://www.bradleymanning.org/)

01/01/12

On WikiLeaks:

• The NYTimes eXaminer is offering the full-length 90 minute video of Julian Assange discussing the New York Times as a bonus if you offer a donation ($10 for online $25 for DVD).
• Indymedia UK has released a two-part collection of photos from solidarity events for Julian Assange and Bradley Manning. (Part 1, Part 2)
• Dawn, a media partner of WikiLeaks, summarizes the Cablegate revelations about Pakistan.
  

 Upcoming Dates:

01/16/2011: Decision to court martial Bradley Manning should be given by this date.
01/24/2011: Announcement of Academy Awards. "Incident in New Baghdad" is in the running.

02/01/2012: Julian Assange will appeal to the Supreme Court.
02/01/2012: Vigil for Julian Assange at UK Supreme Court, 9AM.
05/23/2012: Julian Assange to speak at EIM2012 in The Netherlands.

Julian Assange has been under house arrest without charge for 391 days.  

(more info: http://www.swedenversusassange.com/) 

Bradley Manning has been detained for 585 days.  

(more info: http://www.bradleymanning.org/)