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The JFK-UFO Connection: Bogus Documents or Unanswered Questions?
By Lee Speigel - AOL NewsDo you like a good UFO detective story? Well, here's one for you. And it's ongoing, so we don't yet know the ending. It involves President John F. Kennedy's interest in UFOs shortly before his death and an allegation that he may have angered officials in his administration when he asked for information on the subject. Recently, the FBI opened a new website, "The Vault," that lets you view a variety of documents, including those regarding UFOs. I looked into one document that appears to include a phony UFO story and mentioned how important it is to be extremely careful when looking at UFO ...
Air Force Backs Off Legal Threat Against WikiLeaks Readers
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL NewsTeenage children of U.S. Air Force personnel no longer face the threat of being charged with espionage for reading secret diplomatic cables freely available on the Internet. The Air Force Materiel Command printed an official news story Monday quoting its legal office as saying, "If a family member of an Air Force employee accesses WikiLeaks on a home computer, the family member may be subject to prosecution for espionage under U.S. Code Title 18 Section 793." Now, Air Force headquarters has backed away from that hard-line position and is disavowing the original statement. "The release was ...
Accused WikiLeaker Manning Is Being Mistreated, Lawyer Says
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL NewsDoes permitting a prisoner to walk in circle eights for one hour a day constitute exercise? Is not being allowed pillows or sheets a form of mistreatment? These questions may lie at the heart of a formal complaint lodged this week by the lawyer defending accused WikiLeaks leaker Bradley Manning, an Army private who is being held in military custody at Quantico, Va. AP The lawyer for Army Pfc. Bradley Manning, who is accused of leaking military documents to WikiLeaks, has filed a complaint about the treatment his client is receiving in custody. David Coombs, ...
UFOs Buzz New Zealand After X-Files Release
By Lee Speigel - AOL NewsCould New Zealand become a new hot spot for close encounters? Just days after New Zealand authorities released 2,000 pages of previously classified UFO X-Files, mysterious lights were spotted over three locations. New Zealand's stuff.co.nz news service reports that on Sunday, Boxing Day in that country, unexplained orange and red lights appeared above Napier, Taranaki and Christchurch. One eyewitness, Allan White watched one of the UFOs with his family. ...
US Tries to Contain Damage From Leaked Cables
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WASHINGTON (Nov. 29) -- The release of more than 250,000 classified State Department documents forced the Obama administration into damage control, trying to contain fallout from unflattering assessments of world leaders and revelations about backstage U.S. diplomacy. The publication of the secret cables amplified widespread global alarm about Iran's nuclear ambitions and unveiled occasional U.S. pressure tactics aimed at hot spots in Afghanistan, Pakistan and North Korea. The leaks also disclosed bluntly candid impressions from both diplomats and other world leaders about America's allies ...
WikiLeaks Iraq Documents Detail Deaths, Abuse
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The private website WikiLeaks, acting through several news organizations it selected, released a massive batch of classified Iraq war-related documents, which contain no dramatic new revelations but provide critical "context'' to the war and the U.S. role from 2003 through 2009, the New York Times reported. ...
Iraq War Documents Shed Light on Civilian Deaths, Prisoner Abuse
By David Wood - Politics DailyThe private Web site WikiLeaks, acting through several news organizations it selected, released a massive batch of classified Iraq war-related documents, which contain no dramatic new revelations but provide critical "context'' to the war and the U.S. role from 2003 through 2009, the New York Times reported. The Pentagon protested the release of the documents, saying that publication of the material would harm national security. An examination of the 392,000 documents by the Times revealed that: -- The number of Iraqi civilian deaths is still unclear, but is probably greater than previously ...
WikiLeaks Iraq Docs: US Didn't Probe Abuse Allegations
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LONDON (Oct. 22) - U.S. forces often failed to follow up on credible evidence that Iraqi forces mistreated, tortured and killed their captives as they battled a violent insurgency, according to accounts contained in what was purportedly the largest leak of secret information in U.S. history. The documents are among nearly 400,000 released Friday by the WikiLeaks website in defiance of Pentagon insistence that the action puts the lives of U.S. troops and their coalition partners at risk. Although the documents appear to be authentic, their origin could not be independently confirmed, and ...
WikiLeaks' Woes Grow as Spokesman Quits Site
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(Sept. 28) -- It turns out WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange isn't only unpopular with Pentagon employees. He's also under attack from members of his own organization, who are accusing him of running the controversial whistle-blowing website like an autocrat. WikiLeaks' German representative, Daniel Domscheit-Berg -- who was known as Daniel Schmitt while acting as the site's spokesman -- announced Monday he was quitting the organization because he could no longer work under Assange. "Julian Assange reacted to the smallest criticism by accusing me of being disobedient and disloyal toward the ...
Military Denies WikiLeaks Cooperation Claims
By Sharon Weinberger - AOL News(Aug. 18) -- The Defense Department's civilian leadership and the Army are denying new claims by WikiLeaks that the military has reached out to the self-described whistle-blowing organization to cooperate on the review of some 15,000 leaked military documents. WikiLeaks has released thousands of the classified military documents related to the war in Afghanistan and has promised to release the remaining 15,000 in the coming weeks. The remaining documents are considered particularly sensitive, and WikiLeaks Editor Julian Assange has said the organization would be willing to have the Pentagon ...
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