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A View from Inside the Wikileaks ‘Cyber War’

Conflict & Justice

As major sites remove services to Wikileaks, and hackers retaliate by trying to bring those sites down, some say a cyber war is beginning, and are using the battle to make further arguments for internet freedom. Laurence “Loz” Kaye, head of the U.K. Pirate Party, has helped provide Wikileaks with “mirror sites,” when the organization […]

Seized elephant tusks

One group hopes to end poaching, WikiLeaks-style

Environment
A honeybee takes nectar from a flower in Tanzania, while pollen attaches to its body.

Where have all the honeybees gone? Barack Obama wants to know

Global Scan
A honeybee takes nectar from a flower in Tanzania, while pollen attaches to its body.

Where have all the honeybees gone? Barack Obama wants to know

Global Scan
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China’s thoughts on North Korea, via diplomatic cables

Global Politics
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Ex-hacker turns in army specialist for leaking video to Wikileaks

Arts, Culture & Media

Specialist Bradley Manning was arrested for giving Wikileaks a video showing a military helicopter firing on civilians and killing two Reuters reporters. The Takeaway talks with New York Times reporter Elisabeth Bumiller.

Wikileaks claims U.S. financial companies are ‘blockading’ it, suspends operations temporarily

Global Politics

In a surprise move on Monday, Wikileaks said it had lost tens of millions of dollars in donations and was suspending operations until it could raise more funds.

Manning Verdict Echoes Pentagon Papers Call for First Amendment Rights

Yesterday, a military judge found Private Bradley Manning not guilty of “aiding the enemy” for releasing hundreds of thousands classified military documents to WikiLeaks. Amidst the mix of rumblings and applause that followed the verdict were the echoes of another case. Four decades ago the publication of the Pentagon Papers, a secret history of the […]

Snowden Pulls Request for Russian Aslyum

After days in a Moscow airport, Edward Snowden broke his silence through a statement issued by Wikileaks. The NSA leaker accused the United States government of trying to intimidate him, leaving him a stateless person and pressuring other nations to revoke his request for asylum. “The Obama administration has now adopted the strategy of using […]

U.S. Cracks Down on Leaks With Insider Threat Program

From the Peace Corps to the Social Security Administration, the Obama administration wants to stop leaks. According to a Department of Defense Strategy memo obtained by McClatchy reporters, there’s a new initiative called the Insider Threat Program. Launched not long after Private Bradley Manning shared classified documents with the website WikiLeaks, the program gives government […]

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