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Jan 23, 2011 12:50 PM CST

WikiLeaks: That Was 1% of Our Cables

But it's unclear if the best is yet to come

(Newser) - WikiLeaks has released 2,628 diplomatic cables that came from the US State Department, or a meager 1% of the 251,287 in its possession, despite Julian Assange's repeated assurances to speed their release. But what's unclear, notes the AP , is whether the most salacious revelations have already been released,...

Manning Forced to Strip in Jail: Lawyer

Jan 21, 2011 1:10 PM CST

Manning Forced to Strip in Jail: Lawyer

He alleges prison mistreatment, calls it purely 'punitive'

(Newser) - Bradley Manning’s lawyer is accusing the military of mistreating his client, saying that he was forced to spend two days virtually naked in his cell after the Army placed him on suicide watch against the recommendation of the jail’s forensic psychiatrist. Manning was confined to his cell around...

'WikiLeaks Banker' Rudolf Elmer Arrested in Switzerland

Swiss Arrest WikiLeaks Banker

Jan 20, 2011 5:04 AM CST

Swiss Arrest WikiLeaks Banker

Whistleblower Rudolf Elmer accused of breaking secrecy laws

(Newser) - From one legal mess to another: The Swiss last night arrested an ex-banker who appears to have broken the country's strict banking secrecy laws in spectacular fashion. Rudolf Elmer—who handed Julian Assange details on 2,000 holders of offshore accounts this week—is being detained while authorities investigate the...

Ex-Banker Gives WikiLeaks Offshore Bank Account Data

UPDATED

Jan 17, 2011 10:01 AM CST

Ex-Banker Gives WikiLeaks Offshore Bank Account Data

Swiss whistleblower Rudolf Elmer aims to 'educate about offshore abuses'

(Newser) - A Swiss ex-banker gave WikiLeaks data today on some 2,000 individuals with offshore bank accounts, handing the data to Julian Assange himself at a London news conference. "He is clearly a bona fide whistleblower," the WikiLeaks founder said. "We have some kind of duty to support...

Miss America's WikiLeaks Answer Made No Sense

Jan 17, 2011 9:55 AM CST

Miss America's WikiLeaks Answer Made No Sense

Teresa Scanlan gave a 'rambling,' somewhat incoherent response

(Newser) - By now you’ve probably heard of Teresa Scanlan, the 17-year-old Nebraskan who was crowned Miss America on Saturday. But you may not have heard that Scanlan's answer during the question category is one for the books . When asked about WikiLeaks—how to balance government security with the people’s...

WikiLeaks Sued for
'Emotional Distress'

Jan 14, 2011 1:42 AM CST

WikiLeaks Sued for 'Emotional Distress'

Leaks make Florida claimant worry about "nucliar war'

(Newser) - One slightly bent Florida fellow is suffering from more serious depressions, higher hypertension and more stressful stress, he's charging in a typo-riddled lawsuit filed against WikiLeaks. He's in "constant fear of being stricken by another heart attack or stroke" because he now believes the world is "on the...

WikiLeaks Gives $15K for
Bradley Manning's Defense

Jan 13, 2011 6:52 PM CST

WikiLeaks Gives $15K for Bradley Manning's Defense

Donation is shy of original pledge of $50K

(Newser) - Bradley Manning may go to prison for a long, long time if he's found guilty of spilling military secrets—and it probably won't be a pleasant stay —but at least he's still got WikiLeaks in his corner. Kind of. The site today pledged $15,100 for his defense, which,...

Assange: I've Got Big Dirt
on Rupert Murdoch

Jan 13, 2011 7:43 AM CST

Assange: I've Got Big Dirt on Rupert Murdoch

Secret News Corp docs part of WikiLeaks 'insurance files'

(Newser) - Julian Assange says the "insurance files" that he'll release if something happens to him or WikiLeaks include secret documents that could seriously damage Rupert Murdoch and his News Corp empire. "There are 504 US embassy cables on one broadcasting organization, and there are cables on Murdoch and News...

Twitter Shows Backbone
Over First Amendment

OPINION

Jan 12, 2011 3:01 PM CST

Twitter Shows Backbone Over First Amendment

'Wired' columnist: Other tech companies should follow suit

(Newser) - When the US government told Twitter to hand over its information about WikiLeaks figures, the company did what is so unfortunately rare these days, writes Ryan Singel at Wired . It "beta-tested a spine" and stood up for the First Amendment. The easiest course of action would have been to...

Assange: I Could End Up
Like Gabrielle Giffords

Jan 11, 2011 7:20 AM CST

Assange: I Could End Up Like Gabrielle Giffords

Threats against WikiLeaks must be taken seriously, he urges

(Newser) - WikiLeaks issued a warning today: Treat the numerous threats against founder Julian Assange seriously, “or expect more Gabrielle Gifford (sic) killing sprees.” Assange headed back to court today in London in his continuing fight to avoid extradition to Sweden, but before that brief appearance, his organization issued a...

Feds Snooping in Our
Twitter Account: WikiLeaks

Jan 8, 2011 7:47 AM CST

Feds Snooping in Our Twitter Account: WikiLeaks

Leakers unseal court order seeking messages, contact info

(Newser) - The US is trying to strong-arm Twitter into forking over WikiLeaks' account details, subpoenaing private messages and contact details alike of Julian Assange and Co., reports the AP. WikiLeaks made the complaint in a statement today, alleging that other US web firms were likewise being ordered to surrender info on...

In Case of Sunken Treasure:
WikiLeaks, Nazis, a Painting

Jan 7, 2011 8:34 AM CST

In Case of Sunken Treasure: WikiLeaks, Nazis, a Painting

Lawyers: US offered to trade Spain shipwreck gold for Nazi loot

(Newser) - It's the stuff of movies: An American diplomat offered to help Spain regain $500 million in sunken treasure in return for its help in recovering a Pissarro painting allegedly stolen by the Nazis. Or so say lawyers for Florida-based treasure-hunting firm Odyssey Marine Exploration, who point to cables released by...

US Warns Hundreds
Named in WikiLeaks Cables

Jan 7, 2011 5:35 AM CST

US Warns Hundreds Named in WikiLeaks Cables

Some activists moved to safer locations

(Newser) - The State Department is working overtime to warn hundred of people whose names appear in some of the 99% of diplomatic cables obtained by WikiLeaks that haven't been published yet. After combing through a majority of the still-under-wraps cables, dozens of staff in Washington and in embassies around the world...

Assange Threatened to Sue Guardian Over Leaked Cables

IRONY DEPT

Jan 6, 2011 5:59 AM CST

Assange Threatened to Sue Guardian Over Leaked Cables

Vanity Fair probes WikiLeaks' relationship with media partners

(Newser) - Julian Assange, allegedly a slave to transparency, threatened to sue the Guardian if it printed stories based on cables leaked without his permission, according to a lengthy Vanity Fair investigation of WikiLeaks' troubled relationship with its media partners. The threat came after a disgruntled WikiLeaks volunteer gave the newspaper documents...

Issa Reveals
His Hit List

Jan 3, 2011 11:58 AM CST

Issa Reveals His Hit List

WikiLeaks, Fannie Mae among planned investigations

(Newser) - Rep. Darrell Issa is coming out swinging: Congress’s new government oversight chief has placed WikiLeaks, FDA recalls, and much, much more on his long list of planned investigations, according to an outline of committee hearing topics obtained by Politico . Other matters on Issa's slate include corruption in Afghanistan; the...

GOP Rep Calls Obama Admin
'One of Most Corrupt'

Jan 2, 2011 4:24 PM CST

GOP Rep Calls Obama Admin 'One of Most Corrupt'

Rep. Darrell Issa also takes on Eric Holder

(Newser) - Rep. Darrell Issa is coming in like a lion—and intends to go out like one, too. The incoming chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee didn't mince words today on CNN's State of the Union, calling Obama's administration "one of the most corrupt administrations" (stepping back...

Hackers Take Down
4Chan Activists

Dec 30, 2010 4:52 AM CST

Hackers Take Down 4Chan Activists

Notorious message board has tables turned in Internet attack

(Newser) - Notorious message board 4Chan, a popular hangout for some high-profile hacker groups—including Anonymous, the group that launched attacks worldwide in support of WikiLeaks—was taken offline this week by an overwhelming Internet attack. While no one has claimed responsibility for the attack, some are speculating it could be in...

Haikuleaks Mines WikiLeaks Cables for Poetry

Dec 29, 2010 5:30 PM CST

Haikuleaks Mines WikiLeaks Cables for Poetry

It's one way to get a handle on the cable dump

(Newser) - Can't seem to make sense of the reams of information released by WikiLeaks? Haikuleaks can help. One enterprising soul has run the entirety of the diplomatic cables through a HaikuFinder program, which searches for sentences that naturally fall within the 5-7-5 pattern intrinsic to haiku, Geekosystem reports. Examples:

Bracing for WikiLeaks, BofA Buys Nasty Domain Names

They're terrified someone will start blogs saying executives suck, blow

(Newser) - Despite reports to the contrary, Bank of America hasn’t actually been confirmed as WikiLeaks’ next target, but it appears to think it is. The company has reportedly created a “war room” to brainstorm ways to minimize the damage, according to Fast Company . One of those methods? Buying up...

Assange 'Forced'
to Take $1.5M Book Deal

Dec 26, 2010 11:57 AM CST

Assange 'Forced' to Take $1.5M Book Deal

Because he's got some legal bills

(Newser) - The world's favorite rogue publisher has landed himself a book deal, but not because he wanted to. Infamous WikiLeaker Julian Assange will pen his memoirs for a reputed $1.5 million, reports the Australian, but he's doing it not for ego, but money. "I don't want to write this...