Cablegate

WikiLeaks Releases Entire Cache Of Secret Diplomatic Cables

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 11.02.2011

Read More: Unredacted Cables, Embassies, Wikileaks Diplomatic Cables, WikiLeaks Cables, Cablegate 2, The Guardian, Diplomatic Cables, New York Times, Julian Assange, Cablegate, Diplomacy, Wikileaks, State Department, Politics News

Less than a year after they began distributing private government documents to select media outlets, WikiLeaks has published its entire collection of ...

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One Year Ago: How the 'Era of WikiLeaks' Began -- With 'Murder'

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Wikileaks, Cablegate, Julian Assange, Bradley Manning, Leaks, Operation Iron Triangle, Iraq, George Orwell, Al Qaeda, Politics News

One year ago this week, Julian Assange and a crew assembled to edit a video entitled "Collateral Murder." At that point, WikiLeaks and Assange were far from household words. Of course, everything has changed since.

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Bradley Manning: From Oklahoma to Baghdad to Prison

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Afghanistan, Iraq, Bradley Manning, Cablegate, Assange, Books News

After nearly ten months pretty much in the dark -- often literally, in near-solitary confinement in the Quantico brig -- Pvt. Bradley Manning finally received massive mainstream media attention last week. It's about time people knew his story.

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WikiLeaks' First Casualty?

AP | By ALEXANDRA OLSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Felipe Calderon, US Ambassador to Mexico, Cablegate, Mexico, Julian Assange, Wikileaks, Carlos Pascual, Barack Obama, World News

MEXICO CITY -- The U.S. ambassador to Mexico faced a harsh choice as the release of secret cables made his job nearly impossible: Quit to rescue one o...

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WikiLeaks Founder Claims Credit For Boosting Middle East Protests

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Egypt Protests, Tunisia, Egypt, Cablegate, Julian Assange, Hosni Mubarak, Hillary Clinton, Wikileaks, Cambridge University, World News

CAMBRIDGE, England (Reuters) - Publishing U.S. diplomatic cables helped shape uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, WikiLeaks co-founder ...

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Hillary Clinton's Spokesperson: Bradley Manning's Treatment 'Stupid'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prisoner Abuse@Depressing, Human Rights, PJ Crowley, Cablegate, Julian Assange, Hillary Clinton, Bradley Manning, U.S. State Department, Wikileaks, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, World News

Hillary Clinton's spokesman has slammed the Pentagon for its "ridiculous" treatment of Bradley Manning, the U.S. soldier who is currently detained on ...

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On the 100th Day of 'Cablegate': The Top WikiLeaks Revelations

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks, Cablegate, Cables, Assange, World News

On the 100th day since the beginning of 'Cablegate' on November 28, 2010, it seems useful here to assemble most of the major revelations.

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Assange Launches Extradition Apppeal

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks, Julian Assange Extradition, Julian Assange, Julian Assange Rape Case@Y:World, Sexual Assault, Julian Assange Rape Charges, Cablegate, World News

LONDON (Reuters) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has launched an appeal against a ruling that he should be extradited from Britain to Sweden over...

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I Want Media's 2010 Media Person of the Year

I Want Media | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: I Want Media, Julian Assange, Cablegate, Julian Assange Media Person of the Year, Wikileaks, Media News

Julian Assange, the founder and editor in chief of WikiLeaks, is the 2010 Media Person of the Year, according to the ninth annual online competition h...

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WikiLeaks Founder's Attorneys Make Final UK Court Remarks

AP | GREGORY KATZ | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Fredrik Reinfeldt, London, Wikileaks, Sweden, Cablegate, Julian Assange Rape Charges, Julian Assange, Julian Assange Sweden Extradition, World News

LONDON — Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange tried a new tactic Friday in their bid to prevent his extradition to Sweden, charging that...

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NYT Reporter Defends Publishing WikiLeaks Cables

npr.org | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cablegate, New York Times, Newspapers, New York Times Wikileaks, Wikileaks, Media News

Sen. Joe Lieberman, chairman of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, has suggested that The New York Times should be investigated for publishing cl...

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The Word NBC And AP Will No Longer Use To Describe WikiLeaks

Yahoo! News | Michael Calderone | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cablegate, Associated Press, Wikileaks, Wikileaks Whistleblower, Nbc, Media News

News organizations have seemed less sure about how to describe WikiLeaks, which has provided hundreds of thousands of documents to some media outlets ...

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WikiLeaks Cable: King Abdullah II's Jordan Reforms Questioned By U.S. Diplomat

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordan, Wikileaks, WikiLeaks Cables, R. Stephen Beecroft, King Abdullah II, King Hussein, Cablegate, Julian Assange, Aftenposten, World News

OSLO, Norway — A secret U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks indicates that in 2009 the U.S. ambassador to Jordan had little faith in Kin...

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The Age of WikiLeaks

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cablegate, Julian Assange, Leaks, Wikileaks, Assange, Wikileaks Middle East, Julian Assange Wikileaks, World News

Many critics of WikiLeaks claim that there's "nothing new" in the Cablegate releases. With reporting scattered around the globe, often emerging from smaller papers, a guide seems valuable.

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WikiLeaks: Turkish PM Furious Over Leaked Cable

AP | SUZAN FRASER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks Turkey, Erdogan Wikileaks, Wikileaks Turkey Prime Minister, Wikileaks Cablegate, Cablegate, Wikileaks Turkish Prime Minister, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Wikileaks, Wikileaks Erdogan, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, World News

ANKARA, Turkey — Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey on Wednesday reacted furiously to claims in a leaked U.S. State Department memo t...

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Powerful Cyberattack Shuts Down WikiLeaks Website For Hours

AP | PETER SVENSSON | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cyberattacks, Wikileaks Site, Wikileaks Cyberattack, Wikileaks.org, Wikileaks Website Attack, Wikileaks Online, Wikileaks Cablegate, Julian Assange, Wikileaks Website, Cablegate, Wikileaks Attack, Wikileaks Web Site, Wikileaks, World News

NEW YORK — The WikiLeaks website said it came under a forceful Internet-based attack on Tuesday morning, making it inaccessible for hours to use...

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WikiLeaks Is Holding Me Hostage

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Leaks, Cablegate, Wikileaks Biography, Wikileaks Iraq, Julian Assange Wikileaks, Wikileaks Iraq Video, The Age of Wikileaks, Collateral Murder, Wikileaks Iceland, World News

Before choosing Collateral Murder as the name for his Iraq video, Assange told a colleague, "We want to knock out this 'collateral damage' euphemism, and so when anyone uses it they will think, 'collateral murder.'"

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Netanyahu: WikiLeaks Shows Leaders Should 'Tell Their People The Truth'

AP | DAN PERRY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Benyamin Netanyahu, Israel Iran WikiLeaks, Iran, WikiLeaks Cables, Israel WikiLeaks, Iran Wikileaks, Israel, Cablegate, Benjamin Netanyahu, WikiLeaks Iran, Netanyahu WikiLeaks, Wikileaks Release, Wikileaks, Israel Iran, World News

TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel's prime minister said Monday that newly leaked U.S. diplomatic memos provide clear proof that the Arab world agrees wi...

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WikiLeaks Founder Investigated By Australian Police

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Assange Investigation, Australia, Julian Assange Australia, WikiLeaks Cables, Julian Assange Australian Investigation, Julian Assange Wikileaks, Julian Assange, Cablegate, Julian Assange Passport, Wikileaks, Assange Australian Passport, World News

CANBERRA, Australia — Police were investigating whether any Australian law was broken by the latest leaking of confidential documents by online ...

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WikiLeaks Cables Show US Toned Down Pressure On Egypt

AP | SYLVIA HUI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights, Wikileaks, Egypt, Hosni Mubarak Protests, Washington, Cairo, Cablegate, David Petraeus, George W. Bush, Hosni Mubarak, Julian Assange, Egypt Protests, President Bush, Egypt President Hosni Mubarak, World News

LONDON — The U.S. ambassador in Cairo warned Washington to be less confrontational in its dealings with Egypt, toning down human rights pressure...

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WikiLeaks Slapped With Emotional Distress Lawsuit

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: David Pitchford, Wikileaks, Emotional Distress, Cablegate, Osama Bin Laden, Julian Assange, Wikileaks Lawsuit, World News

Julian Assange can add yet another lawsuit to his seemingly ever-growing list of legal concerns, although this one seems considerably less threatening...

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Assange: WikiLeaks Has Dirt On Murdoch

The Huffington Post | Jack Mirkinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, Cablegate, News Corp, Julian Assange, Wikileaks Rupert Murdoch, Wikileaks, Julian Assange Rupert Murdoch, Media News

WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange revealed that he has damaging "insurance files" on Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp media empire that he will release i...

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WikiLeaks Founder Condemns 'Unprecedented Violent Rhetoric'

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Arizona Shooting, Cablegate, Julian Assange, Jared Loughner@Y:World, Gabrielle Giffords, Mike Huckabee, Wikileaks, WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange, Sarah Palin, World News

Though he came across more strident than sympathetic, Julian Assange joined the ranks of public officials to offer words over the grisly Arizona shoot...

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WikiLeaks: US Demanding Our Twitter Account Info

AP | RAPHAEL G. SATTER and PETE YOST | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Twitter, US Government Wikileaks Twitter, Wikileaker Twitter Info, Cablegate, WikiLeaks Twitter, Wikileaks, Technology News

WASHINGTON — Investigative documents in the WikiLeaks probe spilled out into the public domain Saturday for the first time, pointing to the Obam...

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Uncomfortable Lessons From the Reaction to WikiLeaks

Carne Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Yemen, Lebanon, New Yorker, Saddam Hussein, Middle East, Julian Assange Wikileaks, Ron Paul, Julian Assange, #Cablegate, April Glaspie, Wikileaks, World News

The reactions to WikiLeaks share one characteristic, so obvious that it can easily be overlooked, namely an unwillingness to address with any sophistication or seriousness the complex and ever changing world that the US must now deal with.

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