Sex, Lies and Julian Assange

By Jerry Smith Nov. 13 2013
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This is the full documentary Sex, Lies and Julian Assange, by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s 4 Corners (July 2012).

David Coombs Reads Bradley Manning Statement

By Jerry Smith Nov. 12 2013
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This video shows lawyer David Coombs reading a statement written by Pfc. Bradley Manning at a press conference outside Fort Meade after Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison.



The following is a transcript of the statement read by Coombs:

The decisions that I made in 2010 were made out of a concern for my country and the world that we live in. Since the tragic events of 9/11, our country has been at war. We’ve been at war with an enemy that chooses not to meet us on any traditional battlefield, and due to this fact we’ve had to alter our methods of combating the risks posed to us and our way of life.

Manning Attorney David Coombs Talks With Journalist Alexa O'Brien

By Jerry Smith Nov. 12 2013
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Just after Bradley Manning was sentenced to 35 years in prison, and before Manning’s announcement of a gender transition, independent journalist Alexa O’Brien sat down with Manning’s attorney, David Coombs, for his first interview about the case.

Assange Donates "Consent" To Sydney Museum of Words

By Jerry Smith Nov. 12 2013
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For comedian Charles Firth what seems to have started as a joke, or maybe a scam, has now snowballed into a full fledged art exhibit, that may have to go on without him.

Firth and friends got people like Assange, Gina Rinehart, Dr Mehreen Faruqi and others to donate a word to the Sydney Museum of Words, but now the team working with him on the exhibit has gotten rid of him after he described the project as a scam.

Julian Assange Talks About Bradley Manning and Political Payback

By Jerry Smith Nov. 11 2013
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Julian Assange talks with Royce Akers of Vice News Australia about political payback, his plans for freeing the most famous whistle-blower in history, and why the world needs a WikiLeaks political party..

A Cool New Way To Share Your WikiLeaks Information

By Jerry Smith Jan. 19 2012
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As most people know WikiLeaks has a large archive of information, and that information should stay available to anyone who wants it. WikiLeaks may not always be around and the information they have should not disappear. There is a program out there that would be great in helping to spread and share this information. That program is Tixati.

Tixati is a torrent client, but it also has Decentralized Sharing Channels. Those channels allow someone to share anything they want, search for stuff they want, and to chat with people. For more information about Tixati go to Tixati.com and check them out.

Twitter Must Hand Over Subscribers Information

By Jerry Smith Nov. 11 2011
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In Alexandria, Virginia yesterday, U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady dealt a blow to Twitter and privacy advocates everywhere when he upheld Magistrate Judge Theresa Buchanan’s earlier ruling that Twitter had to give U.S. investigators the data it has on subscribers “associated with WikiLeaks”, including WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, U.S. soldier Bradley Manning, Icelandic parliamentarian Birgitta Jonsdottir, US computer researcher Jacob Appelbaum, and Dutch volunteer for WikiLeaks Rop Gonggrijp.

Prosecutors are seeking subscriber names, contact information, billing records, user activity, Internet Protocol addresses and source and destination e-mail addresses associated with the accounts, not the actual messages in them or the Twitter users who follow the accounts.

Interesting Comedy Video

By Jerry Smith Nov. 10 2011
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Lets have a little fun and laugh at a comedy video found on YouTube called 'RAP NEWS 5: News World Order - the war on journalism (feat. Julian Assange)'. Enjoy!

Assange Continues Fighting Extradition To Sweden

By Jerry Smith July 12 2011
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Today Julian Assange continues his fight not to be extradited to Sweden. The hearing will continue tomorrow.

Julian Assange Replaces A Lawyer

By Jerry Smith June 25 2011
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As Julian Assange prepares to return to court on July 12, to fight being extradited to Sweden, he has replaced British media attorney Mark Stephens with human rights lawyer Gareth Peirce.

Former Governor Gary Johnson Talks About WikiLeaks

By Jerry Smith June 24 2011
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The former Governor of New Mexico and a Republican candidate for President, Gary Johnson, sat down with Alyona Minkovsk, host of the Alyona show on Russia Today, and talked about WikiLeaks and much more.

Who Wants To Dine With Assange?

By Jerry Smith June 16 2011
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Up for auction on E-Bay is a chance for eight people to dine with Julian Assange. The starting bid is 350 pounds to have lunch in “one of London’s finest restaurants” with Assange and renowned Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek.

Julian Assange Talks To The Belfast Telegraph: Video

By Jerry Smith June 14 2011
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sat down with Shane Doran at Ellingham Hall, the 18th century manor owned by friend and supporter Vaughan Smith where Assange must stay while he is under house arrest, fighting extradition to Sweden.

Assange talks about the press, the US government, the cat abuse allegations, some of his legal woes and much more.

Assange Speaks At Hay Festival Of Literature

By Jerry Smith June 6 2011
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At the Hay Festival Of Literature, Julian Assange was heckled about U.S soldier Bradley Manning, and spoke about the role WikiLeaks played in the pro-democracy riots across the Middle-East this year, any harm caused by WikiLeaks revelations, the FBI trying to bribe WikiLeaks' staff members, and much more.

Assange And Ellsberg Talk WikiLeaks: Video

By Jerry Smith June 3 2011
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On October 25,2010 Julian Assange and Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg talked WikiLeaks with CBS News correspondent Elizabeth Palmer at the Frontline club.

Julian Assange Awarded Martha Gellhorn Prize For Journalism

By Jerry Smith June 2 2011
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has won the 2011 Martha Gellhorn prize for Journalism.

All the judges voted for Assange, claiming that he "represents that which journalists once prided themselves".

Oscar-Winning Filmmaker To Direct Movie About Julian Assange

By Jerry Smith Apr 29 2011
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Charles Ferguson, the oscar-winning documentary filmmaker has signed on to direct the HBO Films' movie about Julian Assange, if the project gets the go ahead.

WikiLeaks Had Best Year For Donations In 2010

By Jerry Smith Apr 28 2011
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The Wau Holland Foundation, a German nonprofit organization that processes most of the donations given to WikiLeaks, has released a report detailing what they received in donations for WikiLeaks, and how the donated money was spent.

The foundation said that they received about $1.9 million in donations in 2010 for WikiLeaks, with about $700,000 being donated in December.

No Longer A Smelly Bag Lady Assange Makes Best Dressed List

By Jerry Smith Apr 26 2011
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has been named one of the 20 best dressed men in the world by French magazine Le Figaro Madame.

Some of the others joining Assange on that list include U.S. President Barack Obama, Oscar-winning actor Colin Firth, and TV Chef Jamie Oliver.

Julian Assange On Time Magazine List Of 100 Most Influential People : Video

By Jerry Smith Apr 24 2011
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Time magazine has published it's list of the 100 most influential people, and WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has made the list.

Google executive Wael Ghonim, who was the face of the popular uprising in Egypt, topped Time's list as the worlds most influential person.