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WikiLeaks.

#261
Deluge Of Sound said:
International communities rarely embargo countries. Its almost always a unilateral situation.
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This is simply not true. You're just making this up, aren't you?
Just over the last 20 years, the United Nations has had embargoes
against Iraq, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, Liberia,
Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
and Afghanistan.
 
#263
I dont think that counts as a "casualty" as is fear mongered in the press. No one died, just some company exec who ran his mouth too much got canned.... no lost tears on that one.

its interesting that noone talks about the multitude of casualties, real and circumstantial, of state and corporate malfeasance and secrecy.
when we actually DO get ONE confirmed ACTUAL casualty that will still pale in the face of the tens of thousands to millions caused by the corporate and state actions.
Truth: zero casualties
the state: get out your calculators...
 
#264
Watched a YouTube video that someone posted on FB. Its from Wikileaks. Not 100% of the context of the situation, but it shows a chopper shooting at Reuters photographers amongst other people. I really can't comment to much other then I watched un-hostile people get blown away. Apparently the video does not match up with what the military explained what happened.
Its titled --- Collateral Murder- WikiLeaks - Iraq

Not commenting one way or another, just presenting something I actually watched provided by WikiLeaks.
 
#265
TheVoiceless said:
Watched a YouTube video that someone posted on FB. Its from Wikileaks. Not 100% of the context of the situation, but it shows a chopper shooting at Reuters photographers amongst other people. I really can't comment to much other then I watched un-hostile people get blown away. Apparently the video does not match up with what the military explained what happened.
Its titled --- Collateral Murder- WikiLeaks - Iraq

Not commenting one way or another, just presenting something I actually watched provided by WikiLeaks.
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It doesn't match up with what the military claimed had happened because it would hamper war efforts if Reuters ever got wind that the U.S. killed two of its employees. With Reuters being a news agency, there's no doubt in my mind they would have told the world. As an 18 year-old U.S. citizen, I wholeheartedly support WikiLeaks in its quest to make government proceedings more transparent and more democratic. I'm sick of "executive privilege" claiming the right to lie to 300 million people, justify the murder of civilians, wage war against a country out of convenience, and destabilize popular governments that don't line up with U.S. interests.
 
#268
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A federal judge has ruled that the US government may demand that three associates of Julian Assange hand over Twitter account information in the criminal investigation into Wikileaks.

The three users of the social network had appealed against an earlier ruling.

Their legal team had argued the request was a violation of their constitutional rights of free speech and association.

The judge ruled that those freedoms do not shield members from complying with legitimate government investigations.

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the rights group which represented the Twitter users, said they planned to appeal against the ruling.

The three people concerned are Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir, Dutch hacker Rop Gonggrijp and US computer programmer Jacob Appelbaum.

A law that allows investigators to procure electronic data without a search warrant was invoked to demand information from the accounts of several Twitter users who are associates of Julian Assange.

The government order did not relate to Twitter messages but rather it sought to obtain internet protocol (IP) addresses and account details.

Government lawyers argued that that law, which only required that authorities demonstrate a reasonable belief in the information's relevance, is routinely used in criminal investigations like the Wikileaks probe.

Judge Theresa Buchanan sided with the government on the nature of the investigation, and argued that there was no constitutional violation.

"The Twitter Order does not seek to control or direct the content of petitioners' speech or association," she wrote in her ruling.

In a statement, ACLU lawyer Aden Fine said: "This ruling gives the government the ability to secretly amass private information related to individuals' internet communications.

"Except in extraordinary circumstances, the government should not be able to obtain this information in secret. That's not how our system works."
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...A law that allows investigators to procure electronic data without a search warrant was invoked to demand information from the accounts of several Twitter users who are associates of Julian Assange.

The government order did not relate to Twitter messages but rather it sought to obtain internet protocol (IP) addresses and account details.

Government lawyers argued that that law, which only required that authorities demonstrate a reasonable belief in the information's relevance, is routinely used in criminal investigations like the Wikileaks probe...
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Right then:

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And this is an example of why it's prudent to get one's news coverage from multiple sources:

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A U.S. federal judge has cleared the way for the government to obtain records to the social networking site Twitter, as part of a criminal probe into WikiLeaks.

Judge Theresa Buchanan in Alexandria, Virginia, on Friday rejected the argument by three Twitter users in contact with WikiLeaks that disclosing their records intrudes on their rights to privacy.

Judge Buchanan said they voluntarily made their user information public, once Twitter revealed their posts.

President Barack Obama's administration is requesting all Twitter account information from the trio, including mailing addresses and screen names.

The Justice Department has also asked for Twitter accounts of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, and Bradley Manning, the U.S. Army private accused of funneling classified documents to WikiLeaks.
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BTW. About that picture in the above piece :rolleyes: :

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#269
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Saturday March 12 at 10 pm ET/PT & Sunday
March 13 at 8 pm ET on CBC News Network​
WikiLeaks boss Julian Assange has been cast as a heroic champion of free speech and public enemy number one to the most powerful government in the world. But his ongoing expose of US foreign policy would not have been possible without the work of a young American soldier - Private Bradley Manning. It was Manning who allegedly stole the classified video and documents released to the world by WikiLeaks in 2010.

WikiLeaks' Forgotten Man says the U.S. Army private masterminded the biggest intelligence breach in history from a humble military desk in Iraq - and it tells the story of the man who betrayed him, former hacker Adrian Lamo. In an extraordinary interview Lamo reveals how he came to know Bradley Manning, claiming the soldier openly confessed to his role in the WikiLeaks scandal through online chats that are presented in the film.

Manning is quoted saying "I'm a high profile source...and I've developed a relationship with Assange". He says he released the cables because "I was actively involved in something I was completely against". But one of Lamo's old friends, former hacker Kevin Mitnick, is suspicious of Lamo's evidence and his motives, "I call into question the authenticity of the chat logs, because I know his personality".

While Julian Assange awaits the results of British efforts to extradite him to Sweden for sex charges, Manning now languishes in solitary confinement in a US military prison, facing a possible life sentence. But he's considered a hero to people like Daniel Ellsberg, the whistle-blower who released the Pentagon Papers in 1971. He says "Bradley Manning has shown a willingness to give his life and his freedom for his country. And you can't be more patriotic than that."

Private Bradley Manning remains the focus of American efforts to force Julian Assange back to the U.S. for prosecution. But to bring a case against Assange, vital questions must be answered: How did Manning steal the classified material? How did he relay it to WikiLeaks? Did he do this of his own accord or did Assange conspire with him to take the information?

WikiLeaks' Forgotten Man tells of battles being played out behind the walls of an American military prison and in the power centres of Washington. And it reveals disputes that erupted within the WikiLeaks organization. Former WikiLeaks insider, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, says he had deep reservations about Assange's determination to keep releasing material that might compromise his source. The film puts these accusations directly to the WikiLeaks boss.

WikiLeaks' Forgotten Man is reported by Quentin McDermott for "Four Corners", ABC Australia.
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WikiLeaks' Forgotten Man
Watch the film online.
45:16 min
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Amnesty calls for protests over
Bradley Manning's treatment
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#270
Bradley Manning is being mistreated right now. He is allotted one hour outside a day and forbidden from exercising in his cell. He is checked up on every hour, and if his face is obscured while sleeping, guards will rouse him from his sleep just to make sure that "he's still alive."
 
#271
Included in the many points raised in the video in my preceding post is the assertion by some that the hacker who turned Manning in has some issues in his background which call his veracity into question.

There's a lot of skullduggery afoot on all sides of this Wikileaks affair.

I'm looking forward to what a twitter who claims to be an anon, claims s/he has in the way of alleged Bank of America e-mails re a scheme to deliberately fudge figures in order to insure the foreclosure of mortgages held by American home owners who've fallen upon hard times.

What Does Anonymous Have on Bank of America?
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Then again, late yesterday...

@OperationLeakS Anonymous
Meet my demands Release Pfc. Bradley Manning and I will remove every #BoA Employee from the Emails.... and I'm not joking #Retweet
14 hours ago via web Favorite Retweet Reply
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Twitter
 
#273
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Below is a clip from a Q&A I did with the guy who runs Anon news >>>

Newton: For the first time in history, people aren’t only making more and more choices, they’re making their choices stick, I say here – Invalid Link Removed. Would you agree?

Joe: I think this is not the first time this happens. There have been many revolutions in the past, and some of these choices have stuck. Only this time, there’s the internet; a global communication mechanism that enables people around the world to communicate in real-time, even those in censored countries like China. The internet enables people around the world to see the bigger picture, and make choices on a larger scale. A “global revolution” is really possible now. It’s not just one right we fight for now, it’s humanity as a whole, the entire spectrum of rights. This entire affair with Wikileaks and Julian Assange isn’t the cause for this massive change you can see on a global scale, it’s just a catalyst. While even ‘civilized Western countries’ are starting to look more and more like police states (camera surveillance, central databases of biometric data, arresting protestants through the use of police provocation, etc.), the “resistance” amongst people is growing as well. At one point, as we’ve seen in for example Greece, it just blows up. And I believe that’s a good thing, as it reminds those in power why they were supposed to have power.

As someone (I can’t recall who) said, “governments should be afraid of their people, not the other way around”.

I whole-heartedly agree.
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#274
#BlackMonday Ex-Bank of America Employee Can Prove Mortgage Fraud Part 1

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Since the 'suck' portion bankofamericasuck.com's URL has proven to be capable of tripping the content filter of at least one TB'ers 'Net connect at work, here's the tinyURL version of the above link:

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EDIT: Since the above revelation may mushroom into verifiable evidence of malfeasance re how mortgages were/are being handled on BoA's behalf, for the sake of continuity I'll be posting future links on this subject here:

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/f34/michael-waters-vs-bank-america-748811/

However, should this latest leak lead back to Wikileaks somehow then I'll post any future links in that regard here too.
 
#276
MIJ-VI said:
When at work one's employer does indeed call the shots.

However, when one is on one's own time/computer/'Net connection, one can choose to browse anonymously via a number of methods.

Here's a how-to for the easiest-to-use method which I've found so far:

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Tor (anonymity network) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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However, doing so could jeopardize your security clearance, if you have one. Knowingly looking at documents you have no clearance for is against the rules. Do so at your own risk....
 
#277
Pacman said:
However, doing so could jeopardize your security clearance, if you have one. Knowingly looking at documents you have no clearance for is against the rules. Do so at your own risk....
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A sobering and prudent reminder. Thank you.

I definitely would not wish to see anyone get into trouble by choosing to blatantly betray their employer's trust.

Based upon what I've read on the Wikileaks/Anonymous/corporate collusion/struggle-over-net-neutrality goulash, a good many (typically younger) folks are being drawn into a vortex of modern hacktivism without first researching the details of what they're getting into and its attendant consequences.

For example: many of those who participated in DDoS attacks late last year (via the so-called Low Orbit Ion Cannon) didn't know that their IP address was being included in each one of the stream of requests they were directing at their targets.

They also didn't seem to appreciate that one can get up to ten years in jail in the U.K. (and six in the U.S. IIRC) for being a participant in such an attack.

On the other hand, the glut of e-mails that Anon hacked from HBGary Federal revealed (among other things) efforts to data-mine social networking sites & profile their users.

As well there's the revelation of research into "sock puppet" software which creates many fake SN site virtual users controlled by a few real people for the purpose of manipulating public opinion by promoting 'favourable' viewpoints and ganging up on dissenters.

Then there's the recent U.S. court ruling that a warrant is not required to force Twitter to turn over user IP addresses and account info.

Taken together, these ongoing developments may have the effect of drawing even more people into hacktivism just when the authorities are starting to crack down in earnest.

One would do well to be cautious indeed.
 

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