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Julian Assange Claims US Cyber Spying Threatens Latin America

Julian Assange has come out with yet another verbal attack on the US, this time warning that Latin American nations are at risk of losing their sovereignty due to their dependence on American telecommunications technologies and companies. The WikiLeaks founder … Continue reading ?

The Death of Truth

The use of vast global resources against Julian Assange and WikiLeaks presages a dystopian world where anyone who exposes corruption, lies and crimes of power will be branded a terrorist.

Listen: Chris Hedges Interviews Julian Assange

In these audio excerpts from their extended conversation in the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, Chris Hedges asks Julian Assange about legal strategy and the WikiLeaks founder’s thoughts on Pfc. Bradley Manning.

Just because I don’t understand American healthcare doesn’t mean I shouldn’t provide it (Or: Screw You, Papa John)

It might not seem like it, but ordinarily before I express an opinion, I spend a lot — a lot — of time considering both sides of the argument. Before I decided Julian Assange was a hypocrite, for example, I read everything there was to read about him. Spoke to friends and enemies (and friends turned enemies). Read more...

Victory for WikiLeaks

Time to send some money to Julian again! Iceland may just have given WikiLeaks & Julian Assange a much needed and overdue boost. The supreme court of Iceland passed a ruling on April 24, 2013 ordering Valitor – a.k.a Visa Iceland – to resume processing online donations to WikiLeaks within two weeks. Show More Summary

Chris Hedges Will Return Next Week With a Special Guest

BLANK On any other Monday morning, you’d find Chris Hedges’ latest column in this space. But Chris is over in London interviewing WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. You can read their discussion next Monday, May 6th, at the usual tim...

Julian Assange on George Bush’s Library and Bradley Manning’s Trial

Julian Assange and Constitutional Issues

Professor Anne Twomey has written an excellent article on legal and constitutional issues surrounding Julian Assange's Senate candidacy. I recommend reading it.

Julian Assange on George Bush’s Library and Bradley Manning’s Trial

I had an opportunity to interview WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been granted political asylum since June 2012. Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden over sex allegations, although he has never been charged. Show More Summary

Medea Benjamin: Julian Assange on George Bush's Library and Bradley Manning's Trial

"If Manning is charged with espionage, this criminalizes national security reporting. Any leak of classified information to any media organization could be interpreted as an act of treason. People need to convince the media that it is clearly in their self-interest to take a principled stand."

Medea Benjamin: Julian Assange on George Bush's Library and Bradley Manning's Trial

"If Manning is charged with espionage, this criminalizes national security reporting. Any leak of classified information to any media organization could be interpreted as an act of treason. People need to convince the media that it is clearly in their self-interest to take a principled stand."

Julian Assange and Eric Schmidt talk email, leaks, and politics

The WikiLeaks and Google honchos talked email, leaks, and politics.

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange schools Google's Eric Schmidt on Bitcoin

In June of 2011 the founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, was holed up in Norfolk, England, awaiting word on his possible extradition to Sweden for rape charges, which he denies. While there he took a rather interesting house guest,Show More Summary

Wikileaks publishes transcript of ‘secret’ talk between Julian Assange and Google CEO Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt: Money is the only reason Julian Assange redacted WikiLeaks files

Back in 2011, Google executive Eric Schmidt conducted a secret interview with Julian Assange while the WikiLeaks founder was under house arrest in Britain. The nature of the interview has not been revealed until now, a week before the release of Schmidt's new book The New Digital Age. Show More Summary

Wikileaks' Julian Assange Sounds Off in Fascinating Five-Hour Transcript

For anyone interested in open standards, privacy, encryption or just general advancements in digital technology, one of the jewels delivered online this week was Wikileaks' release of a transcript for what is reportedly a five-hour "secret" meeting between Wikileaks' Julian Assange and Eric Schmidt, executive chairman of Google. Show More Summary

Wikileaks releases a fascinating secret chat between Eric Schmidt and Julian Assange

What would a lengthy conversation between Google’s chairman and Wikileak’s controversial head honcho reveal? Now you can find out for yourself. Wikileaks has published a the full transcript of a secret five-hour chat between Eric Schmidt and Julian Assange that …

10 Things You Don't Really Need To Know Because Who Cares About Anything But Boston Right Now

Morning. For the latest on the Boston bombings, go here > Here's tech news: Private equity firm Blackstone is withdrawing its bid to buy Dell Back in 2011, Google chairman Eric Schmidt interviewed Julian Assange for his upcoming book. Show More Summary

Assange to Google's Schmidt: 'I don't use email'

Wikileaks' latest release is billed as a transcript of a "secret meeting," but it may more accurately be termed a promotion. The site on Friday released a five-hour transcript of a June 2011 meeting between Julian Assange, one of the whistle-blowing site's founders, and Eric E. Show More Summary

Oliver Stone: A Film About Assange Would Be 'Unfriendly'

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange isn't the only one unhappy about a potential movie regarding his life Oscar-winning filmmaker Oliver Stone, best known for Scarface, JFK and Platoon, expressed his disapproval of the idea through a series of tweets after meeting with Assange last week at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. Show More Summary