Tag: wikileaks

Deceit and Truth Are Feeding Resistance to US Militarism

Mike Ferner, the president of Veterans for Peace, was speaking outside the White House calling for a “culture of resistance” against U.S. wars. His organization was leading a protest outside the White House at the same moment that President Obama was inside announcing the continuation of the Afghanistan War. Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent and author … Continue reading “Deceit and Truth Are Feeding Resistance to US Militarism”

WikiLeaks on Cuba:
US Undermines Dissidents

Editor’s note: Justin Raimondo is taking the holiday off but will be back Monday, Dec. 27. The WikiLeaks revelations continue to pour in, the latest including revealing material on the intimate and always troubled relationship between Cuban dissidents and the US government. Most of the attention has been given to a cable that characterized the … Continue reading “WikiLeaks on Cuba:
US Undermines Dissidents”

Aldous Huxley Would Be Proud

Today, Julian Assange sits in a British jail while the United States government reportedly readies to indict him on charges of espionage. His story has taken a dramatic turn not unlike the rebels and revolutionaries of our literary canon, and in fact, he is imprisoned today in the native land of one of the greatest … Continue reading “Aldous Huxley Would Be Proud”

WikiLeaks Conjures Litvinenko’s Ghost

We keep hearing there’s nothing in the WikiLeaks cables we didn’t already know – this from people who, more often than not, are frothing at the mouth about Julian Assange’s alleged “treason” and “anti-American” villainy. Of course, if these cables are no big deal, then the charge of having done great harm to the American … Continue reading “WikiLeaks Conjures Litvinenko’s Ghost”

Of WikiLeaks, Whistleblowers and Whipping Boys

As pro- and anti-WikiLeaks forces draw their battle lines, and WikiLeaks’ impresario Julian Assange marks time in storied, overcrowded and very Victorian Wandsworth Prison in southwest London, a group of his supporters are taking a different tack. No, they’re not hacking MasterCard or Sarah Palin. Instead they’re speaking out in no uncertain terms. Their message: … Continue reading “Of WikiLeaks, Whistleblowers and Whipping Boys”