Since the unanticipated release this week, in complete and unredacted form, of all 251,287 U.S. State Department cables held by WikiLeaks, there has been plenty of blame to go around — and the possible repercussions have grown increasingly dire. Most obviously in danger are the informants in places like Iran,…
Supporters of Army Private Bradley Manning rallied outside the courthouse where a federal grand jury has convened to investigate WikiLeaks. The Associated Press reported that supporters of the Army private, who is accused of supplying classified documents to WikiLeaks, gathered outside the courthouse in northern Virginia on Wednesday. Activist David…
A computer expert and vocal supporter of the Army private accused of leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks has been served a subpoena compelling his testimony in the Grand Jury investigation of the leaked documents. Salon’s Glenn Greenwald reported that activist David House, one of the founders of the Bradley Manning…
The data intelligence firm Palantir Technologies apologized Thursday for its involvement in developing a proposal to Bank of America to attack secrets outlet WikiLeaks. Two other data intelligence firms, HBGary Federal and Berico Technologies, helped to concoct a plan for a coordinated cyber assault against the website. “I have directed…
You know what I don’t enjoy? Waking up and reading, before my coffee pot has finished producing my lifeblood, the press secretary for the White House engaging in a spate of hippie-punching so broad as to sweep up the folks on this blog. If I thought like Robert Gibbs apparently…
Analysis: How World Zionist Organization helped Israel win PR battle Glenn Beck prides himself that there are secrets only he knows or has the raw guts to share with his audience. “Turn on any media outlet other than this one,” Beck proudly announced on Wednesday. “They’re not going to show…
The defense appropriations bill currently moving through the House of Representatives includes a measure which directs the Defense Department’s inspector general to investigate attorneys who may have “interfered with operations of the Department of Defense” while representing detainees at Guantanamo Bay and report back to Congress. That measure has civil…
Glenn Greenwald apparently thought my last guest stint over at his pad back in 2007 (10/22 | 10/23 | 10/24 | 10/25 | 10/26) didn’t stink up the joint, so I was asked to step in again this Tuesday, August 11 as he takes a break from the Internets. I’ll…
I was still in my PJs at 6:30 AM when Glenn Greenwald called to talk about the Rick Warren mess. Thankfully, I wasn’t too bleary-eyed after only five hours of sleep. We went over that topic as well as Prop 8 and race in a 20-minute podcast. A snippet of…
This video clip perfectly encapsulates what a fucking ridiculous past time pearl-clutching over the word “fuck” is: Scarborough is trying to make Rahm Emanuel’s hefty use of the word “fuck” into a political issue, and in the process drops the word “fuck” with the ease of someone who knows his…