The military has been trying to pull out all the stops in its prosecution of Pfc. Bradley Manning for his alleged role in the WikiLeaks releases. The Bradley Manning Support Network, operators of the website Bradleymanning.org and founded in 2010 with the goal of supporting the jailed whistleblower, has apparently found itself under military scrutiny as well. (more…)
July 2012
Monthly Archive
Tue 3 Jul 2012
Army ‘Investigating’ Bradley Manning Support Network
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Tue 3 Jul 2012
Navy nixes plan to use image of Muslim woman for target practice
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Following a letter from one of the nation’s leading Muslim advocacy groups, a Navy spokesperson said that a SEAL training facility in Virginia Beach will not use an image of a woman wearing a hijab and aiming a firearm as target practice. (more…)
Mon 2 Jul 2012
How the New York Times Hides the Truth About Wall Street’s Catastrophic Misdeeds
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Pam Martens
The paper of record is in serious need of a fact checker when it comes to whether the Glass-Steagall Act could have prevented the financial crisis. Promoting ignorance could help sink the financial system — again. (more…)
Sun 1 Jul 2012
Without the access to the US secret cables, the world would have no insight into how their governments behave
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Patrick Cockburn Independent U.K.
As Julian Assange evades arrest by taking refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy in Knightsbridge to escape extradition to Sweden, and possibly the US, British commentators have targeted him with shrill abuse.(more…)