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WikiLeaks Cables Cause Uproar in India Over Nuke Deal With US
By Betwa Sharma - AOL NewsIndian politicians are in a stew over cables released by WikiLeaks suggesting that Indian lawmakers were paid millions of dollars to vote in favor of a civil nuclear deal with the U.S. The deal was regarded as a milestone in Indo-American relations. But it was opposed by several groups in India, especially the Communist Party, which withdrew support from the governing coalition as the deal was being finalized in 2008. Brinda Karat, a senior leader of the Communist Party, told AOL News that the cables exposed how Congress Party leaders tried to "whitewash the political crimes that have been ...
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Aiding the Enemy: Read the Most Serious Charge Against Bradley Manning
By David Knowles - AOL NewsBradley Manning is in very hot water. The U.S. Army has charged Pfc. Bradley Manning with 22 new crimes, including "aiding the enemy," a capital offense, NBC News reported. Army prosecutors are not asking for the death penalty, but NBC News says the presiding military judge could override the prosecution and impose the death penalty. Whether the 23-year-old Manning receives the death penalty for the charge of releasing hundreds of thousands of pages of classified U.S. government information to Julian Assange's WikiLeaks group will depend on how a court defines both the terms "aid" and ...
Report: Assange Blames 'Jewish' Journalists for Negative Press
By Theunis Bates - AOL NewsLONDON -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange claimed that he is the victim of a conspiracy led by "Jewish" journalists intent on smearing his organization, according to a report in the British magazine Private Eye. Assange called the publication's account "completely false." Assange is reported to have phoned the magazine's editor, Ian Hislop, on Feb. 16 to complain about an earlier article on WikiLeaks associate Israel Shamir. The article questioned why Assange and his anti-secrecy organization were working with the Russian journalist, who has published a string of anti-Semitic pieces and is ...
Charlie Sheen, Julian Assange and John Galliano: Who's Really Anti-Semitic?
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsWhen did anti-Semitism become fashionable again? In the past week, we've seen three prominent individuals from different fields make remarks that either could be interpreted as or definitely were anti-Semitic. Julian Assange The WikiLeaks mastermind ranted about how "Jewish" reporters are out to get him, the British magazine Private Eye reported. After Private Eye published an article about the anti-Semitism of someone else associated with WikiLeaks, Assange called the magazine's editor. He then complained that reporters from the U.K. newspaper the Guardian were conspiring against him and ...
Secrets and Lies: What Prevents the Next WikiLeaks?
By Bonnie Goldstein - Politics DailyWith the verdict last week by a London judge to honor Sweden's request for his extradition, Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks, could soon be charged and tried in Swedish courts. Assange, wanted for questioning regarding "unlawful coercion, sexual molestation and rape," has said he plans to appeal the judge's decision but failing that effort, he will be transferred to Stockholm in March. If he is charged and convicted, his jail sentence could be as long four years. Even if fortune should turn in Assange's favor (not entirely unlikely as he has a book contract, discussions are under way ...
George W. Bush Takes Pass on Event Featuring WikiLeaks Founder Assange
By Tom Diemer - Politics DailyFormer President George W. Bush has decided not to share an audience with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at a leadership conference for young business executives this weekend in Denver. Assange, who is outside of London fighting an extradition order to answer a sex offense complaint in Sweden, only spoke via satellite. But that was too close for Bush. Bush "decided to cancel" his appearance before the Young Presidents' Organization after learning Assange was on the agenda, Bush spokesman David Sherzer said in a statement reported by Politico and the National Journal. The former ...
UK Judge: Julian Assange Can Be Extradited to Sweden
By Dana Kennedy - AOL NewsA British judge ruled today that Julian Assange must be extradited to Sweden to face sex crime allegations, a devastating blow to the WikiLeaks founder, who has always strenuously denied the accusations. Judge Howard Riddle decided that the allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two Swedish women are extraditable offenses and that a Swedish warrant was correctly issued, The Associated Press reported. "Clear and specific, serious allegations have been made against Mr. Assange. Serious attempts have been made by prosecutors to interview him. He has not been interviewed," Riddle ...
Judge Says WikiLeaks' Assange Can Be Extradited to Sweden
By not in system - AOL NewsLONDON - A British judge says WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be extradited to Sweden over sex crimes claims. Judge Howard Riddle says the allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women are extraditable offenses and a Swedish warrant was properly issued. Lawyers for Assange have a week to appeal Thursday's decision. Riddle says "there is simply no reason to believe there has been a mistake" in issuing the warrant. Assange has been out on bail during the extradition fight. His lawyers have questioned Sweden's judicial process and expressed concern their client risks being ...
Lawyers Seek to Shield Twitter Accounts From WikiLeaks Investigation
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL NewsLawyers today asked a federal court in Alexandria, Va., to quash the Justice Department's attempt to obtain the records of Twitter users linked to the anti-secrecy organization WikiLeaks. The department is trying to obtain records associated with several Twitter users, including Bradley Manning, an Army intelligence analyst suspected of passing classified information to WikiLeaks; Julian Assange, WikiLeaks' editor; and several people who have been associated with the organization. Lawyers for three of those people -- Icelandic lawmaker Birgitta Jonsdottir, Dutch citizen Rop Gonggrijp and ...
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