Saturday, April 16, 2011

Julian Assange Takes Part In Debate On Whistleblowing : Video

By Jerry Smith Apr 16 2011
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On Apr 9th at Kensington Town Hall, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange took part in a debate on whistleblowing for the proposition. Other speakers for the proposition were Mehdi Hasan, senior editor for politics of the New Statesman, and Clayton Swisher, head of al-Jazeera's transparency unit.

Bob Ayers, former director of the information systems and security program at the US department of defence, David Richmond, former director for British defence and intelligence and member of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Board, and Douglas Murray, author and commentator spoke for the opposition.

Friday, April 15, 2011

Assange Continues His Interview With The Hindu : Video

By Jerry Smith Apr 15 2011
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On April 8th, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sat down with The Hindu’s Editor-in-Chief, N. Ram and the newspaper’s U.K. Correspondent, Hasan Suroor at Ellingham Hall in Norfolk, where Assange is staying while under house arrest and fighting extradition to Sweden.

They discussed many issues in the hour long interview such as India, the published India cables, the Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions, journalism, WikiLeaks and more.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Assange Talks About WikiLeaks And Suing Guardian Reporters David Leigh And Luke Harding

By Jerry Smith Apr 12 2011
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who is under house arrest at Ellingham Hall in Norfolk, Britain, spoke with Leigh Sales, a reporter from the ABC program 7.30.

Assange and Sales spoke about WikiLeaks, fearing for his life, the book written about him by Guardian reporters David Leigh and Luke Harding, and much more.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Julian Assange Discusses Revolutions And India

By Jerry Smith Apr 11 2011
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Last Friday, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sat down with The Hindu’s Editor-in-Chief, N. Ram and the newspaper’s U.K. Correspondent, Hasan Suroor.

They discussed India, the published India cables, the Egyptian and Tunisian revolutions, journalism, WikiLeaks and more.

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Malcolm Turnbull On WikiLeaks And Assange

By Jerry Smith Apr 9 2011
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On March 31 2011, Australian politician Malcolm Turnbull gave a speech titled 'Reflections on WikiLeaks, Spycatcher and Freedom of the Press', to the Sydney University Law School.

In his speech Turnbull talks about Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, 'Spycatcher' author Peter Wright, and more.

Friday, April 8, 2011

WikiLeaks Cables Reveal Alliances And Worst Fears Of Israel

By Jerry Smith Apr 8 2011
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Recently released WikiLeaks cables from the U.S. embassy in Israel reveal the co-operation between U.S. and Israeli intelligence organisations, links between Mossad and Bahrain’s King Sheikh Hamad and much more.

Julian Assange revealed that more documents will be released and published, and that the documents to come should shed some light on Israel's problem with Iran's nuclear program and its potential involvement in the assassination of Hezbollah official Imad Mughniyeh.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Do You Wanna Play A Game?

By Jerry Smith Apr 6 2011
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So, do you?

Assange Gets Appeal Court Date

By Jerry Smith Apr 6 2011
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Julian Assange has finally been given a date for his appeal against Judge Howard Riddle's ruling that he should be extradited to Sweden. Judge Riddle felt that Assange could get a fair trial in Sweden and that his extradition to Sweden would not violate his human rights.

Assange will continue to fight being extradited to Sweden at a two day hearing at the High Court in London on July 12 and 13.

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

WikiLeaks Spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson Talks To Iceland Review

By Jerry Smith Apr 5 2011
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Award-winning investigative reporter and WikiLeaks spokesperson Kristinn Hrafnsson, who joined WikiLeaks after working on the 'Collateral Murder' video, talks with Ásta Andrésdóttir from the Iceland Review magazine.

Monday, April 4, 2011

Assange Lawyer Rob Stary Talks About WikiLeaks And Assange : Video

By Jerry Smith Apr 4 2011
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Rob Stary, an Australian lawyer representing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange sat down and was interviewed by the Wikileaks Australian Citizens Alliance (WACA).

Stary talks about WikiLeaks, the Australian government, and Assange.