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WikiLeaks allegedly given details on thousands of Swiss bank accounts

LONDON — A former banker behind a previous disclosure by secrets outlet WikiLeaks has turned over a second, larger set of data detailing thousands of Swiss bank accounts, according to claims made at a news conference in London on Monday. Standing outside the Frontline Club where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange…

Gack: “I’m wearing you”

I’m still in travel mode for at least today and tomorrow—hopefully, the blizzard will let us get home on time. I may be lucky enough to post more later today, but right now, I have no time. But I did work all the way until early evening on Christmas Eve!…

If you must be a douche, could you at least not use nauseatingly florid language while you’re at it?

What is it about douchebaggery and overdoing it in the prose department? Well, I know what it is—douchebags are trying to be hyper-intellectual in order to distract from their basic “bitches ain’t shit” message. A nice bit of pseudo-intellectualizing, some nauseastingly overdone prose, and of course going on at length…

Shine on, crazy Wikileaks leaks

Couple of things before I dig into this post: last night’s interview on “Joy of Resistance” on WBAI was a lot of fun, especially since Jill Filipovic was in-studio with me. You can listen to the archived version here, along with their last episode. A lot is covered, but we…

C’mon, we can do this acting like grown-ups thing

Update: Julian Assange has been arrested. Again, I must point out that if we treated rape seriously even when the accused aren’t people that are embarrassing the U.S. government, rape would probably be far smaller of a problem. When I was in junior high school, one of my classmates got…

Exclusive: Wikileaks chief said he has 5GB of secret docs on Bank of America

In an interview published Monday, Wikileaks founder Julian Assange revealed that his whistleblower website intends to publish a trove of secret documents exposing the corruption of a major American bank. He declined to say which bank, but he offered what may be a telling hint last year as to who…

Assange: GOP will try to criminalize WikiLeaks

UPDATE Republicans emboldened by their victory in the House this week may try to pass a law criminalizing WikiLeaks, the organization’s founder said Thursday. In an interview with Swiss network TSR, Julian Assange said he believes the GOP may try to pass a law that would classify leaks of classified…

WikiLeaks urges U.S. to fully examine abuses

The founder of WikiLeaks called on the United States on Thursday to fully examine abuses by U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan and to halt its “aggressive investigation” into his whistle-blowing organization. Julian Assange said WikiLeaks would release thousands of documents this year concerning not only the United States, but…