Canada offered to “discreetly” assist the United States as it prepared to invade Iraq even as the ruling Liberal party trumpeted its foreign policy independence from Washington.
Interview With WikiLeaks Go-to Guy, the Nation’s Greg Mitchell
No one covering WikiLeaks has been able to keep up with the Nation’s Greg Mitchell.
Waterboarding Next for Bradley Manning?
Privacy, apparently, is in the eye of the beholder.
Telling the Story of WikiLeaks
Although numerous accounts of Julian Assange and his organization appeared throughout 2010, the full story of the WikiLeaks phenomenon had yet to be told. By the end of the year, stories about the leaked documents no longer dominated the headlines. With whistleblower Bradley Manning in solitary confinement for the indefinite future and Assange under house arrest awaiting possible extradition to Sweden on sexual misconduct charges, the newspapers that collaborated with Assange regrouped to tell the definitive story of WikiLeaks itself.
WikiLeaks: Just in Case You Were Concerned, Suleiman “Not Squeamish” About Torture
Not only wasn’t Egyptian Vice President Omar Suleiman squeamish, but when it came to torture, he wasn’t too proud to get his hands dirty.
WikiLeaks: Gambia’s President Jammeh Conflates Gay Bashing With Burqa Ban
Despite threatening to behead gays, His Excellency President Professor Doctor just wants to be liked.
WikiLeaks: For Norway, Oil Wealth and Humanitarianism Go Hand in Hand
For most states, oil wealth spells, to a certain extent, an end to ethics. Not Norway.
WikiLeaks XXXV: The Gathering of a Storm — a History of bin Laden in Diplomatic Cables
“He is finished,” was the regrettably premature pronouncement of a relative of bin Laden in the nineties.
WikiLeaks XXXIV: Hu a “Cautious, Vacillating Leader” (Who Does That Sound Like?)
As in the United States, the military and big business in China aren’t shy about challenging the executive office.
WikiLeaks XXXIII: Algeria’s Youth Too Dazed and Confused to Even Become Terrorists
Aside from those who attempt to illegally emigrate, Algeria’s youth is paralyzed.