Foreign Relations

WikiLeaks : Analysis
Being on house arrest hasn't stopped WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange from starting a talk show, bringing newsy guests to his British estate via Skype.

Julian Assange's talk show debut: A major letdown?

The WikiLeaks founder launches The World Tomorrow on Russia's RT network. But despite having a high-profile first guest, Assange didn't exactly impress

 
WikiLeaks : Opinion Brief
A "Free Bradley Manning" sign hangs from barbed wire in Fort Meade, Maryland: The accused WikiLeaks informant has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Wikileaks: Does Bradley Manning deserve a Nobel Peace Prize?

Icelandic lawmakers nominate the accused secret spiller — reigniting a debate over whether Manning aided the world, or aided the enemy

 
WikiLeaks : Opinion Brief
Bradley Manning (right) is escorted to the courthouse Sunday for the third day of his hearing: The alleged WikiLeaker was incarcerated for 18 months before getting his day in court.

WikiLeaks: Will a 'gay soldier' defense help Bradley Manning?

The alleged WikiLeaker's lawyers argue that the Army should never have given an emotionally unstable, gender-confused soldier access to state secrets

 
WikiLeaks : Best Video
Controversial secret spiller Julian Assange is in dire need of cash, and says he'll have to shut down WikiLeaks by the end of the year if he doesn't get outside financial help.

Is the 'broke' WikiLeaks worth saving?

Julian Assange goes begging for cash, blaming a sinister bank blockade for his controversial secret-sharing site's financial problems

 
WikiLeaks : Irony Alert
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange shakes hands with supporters: A new report has revealed that the world-famous secret spiller enforces strict confidentiality rules on his employees.

Irony alert: Julian Assange's 'draconian' confidentiality demands

His organization, WikiLeaks, is devoted to revealing whistleblowers' secrets. But WikiLeaks staffers who fail to keep their own mouths shut risk a $20 million fine

 
WikiLeaks : Opinion Brief
Code Pink for Peace demonstrators protest the allegedly abusive and prolonged detention of Pfc. Bradley Manning.

Is the military 'abusing' Bradley Manning?

The New York Times says the alleged WikiLeaker's reported forced nudity, solitary confinement, and other humiliations amount to Gitmo-style "abuse"

 
WikiLeaks : Opinion Brief
After joking that he could hang himself with his underwear waistband, alleged WikiLeaks source Pfc. Bradley Manning is reportedly being forced to sleep naked in his cell.

Should the U.S. military be keeping Pfc. Bradley Manning naked?

U.S. jailers reportedly force the alleged WikiLeaks secrets-spiller to sleep in the nude. Is this abuse, or just a safety precaution?

 
WikiLeaks : Opinion Brief
Although prosecutors are not recommending the death penalty in the case of alleged WikiLeaks source Pfc. Bradley Manning, it is still a possibility.

Does Bradley Manning deserve the death penalty?

The army private accused of leaking confidential U.S. documents to WikiLeaks is facing new charges that could see him sentenced to death

 
WikiLeaks : Instant Guide
Can WikiLeaks be turned into an investigative thriller? Steven Spielberg seems to think so. The next question is: Who would play Julian Assange?

WikiLeaks: The Movie?

Steven Spielberg's studio hopes to do for Julian Assange what "The Social Network" did for Mark Zuckerberg

 
WikiLeaks : Opinion Brief
WikiLeaks' release of classified documents may illustrate the power of the internet to further social justice, but does that merit a Nobel Prize?

Does WikiLeaks deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

A Norwegian legislator thinks so, but will the Nobel committee treat the nomination seriously?

 
WikiLeaks : Best Column
Julian Assange "had a bit of Peter Pan in him," says Bill Keller, editor of The New York Times, of their first interactions.

How the NYT dealt with Julian Assange: 6 key takeaways

The New York Times' editor, Bill Keller, relates how his team negotiated — and eventually fell out — with the mercurial founder of WikiLeaks

 
WikiLeaks : Opinion Brief
WikiLeaks reportedly has information on 2,000 tax evaders, including about 40 politicians and "pillars of society."

WikiLeaks' next target: Income-tax cheaters?

A Swiss banker says he gave chief WikiLeaker Julian Assange the names of more than 2,000 prominent tax evaders. Is this a secret-sharing spree we can all get behind?

 
WikiLeaks : Opinion Brief
The WikiLeaks iPhone app offered users access to the site's controversial content.

Apple vs. WikiLeaks

Apple removed an app from its online store that allowed users to view WikiLeaks content. Was it censorship, or is Apple just trying to stop customers from being ripped off?

 
WikiLeaks : Opinion Brief
Karl Rove is "right back in the middle of it," reportedly, encouraging a U.S. prosecution of WikiLeaks, according to a disputed Huffington Post report.

Is Karl Rove helping persecute Julian Assange?

Or is that merely a leftist conspiracy theory that's too fantastical to be true?

 
WikiLeaks : Irony Alert
Julian Assange's lawyers say the leaked alleged sex crimes documents are just "trying to make Julian look bad."

Irony alert: Julian Assange complains about leaked police report

The WikiLeaks founder — no stranger to the leaking of documents — cries foul as humiliating details of his alleged sexual assaults are leaked to the British media

 
WikiLeaks : Opinion Brief
A support network -- bradleymanning.org -- has been set up to collect donations for the 22-year-old's defense.

WikiLeaks: Is Bradley Manning being tortured?

The Army specialist accused of passing documents to WikiLeaks is allegedly being held in mind-numbing solitary confinement. Does the punishment exceed the crime?

 

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