TomUsher

I support Birgitta Jonsdottir's free-speech and free-press efforts. In fact, I support The Twitter Seven WikiLeaks rop_g ioerror birgittaj Julian Assange Bradley Manning Rop Gongrijp in their efforts to be treated constitutionally and in accordance with the highest international law. However, also look at all the other people who will be dragged in via this dragnet of Barack Obama's and Eric Holder's, etc. They all have rights that are about to be trampled upon if the... Read Full Story

"American companies attempting to bring goods into Gaza claim that Israeli officials solicited bribes from them, a U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks has revealed." via Israel | Gaza | WikiLeaks | Julian Assange . This info comes from Aftenposten, which is the Norwegian newspaper that reportedly obtained all of the Cablegate cables but not through Julian Assange. So they are not under any agreement-constraints is the thinking. They can release things as quickly as they want and... Read Full Story

Concerning the linked article, I left the following comment on The Jerusalem Post (jpost.com) story: Subject: You missed huge aspects; Author: Tom Usher; Country: United States of America: I'm not defending Zionism, but The Jerusalem Post didn't include that Daniel Domscheit-Berg, who was the de facto #2 at WikiLeaks and the alleged source of the Al Haqiqa (aka Al-Hakikah and Syria Truth) story, has denied he ever made any such bribery or other claims about Julian Assange or WikiLeaks... Read Full Story

I like the document in nearly every respect. I have a few reservations that caused me not to sign it. Here are a few of my qualifiers. Sanctions are an offense. Boycotting and divesting are choices as to whether one will "support" evil, not punish it. Jesus hated and hates evil (everything that was not/is not good). That did not and does not negate his love for even his enemies. Fanaticism and extremism are good things provided they are fanatically and extremely righteous... Read Full Story

Contrary to the arrogant dismissals of "we already knew that" and "nothing new here" dominating the mainstream media, the State Department cables contain a treasure trove of previously unknown information for the public. To provide only the briefest survey: Secretaries of State Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton authorized an illegal data collection program on UN officials and other people of national importance at the behest of the CIA. The campaign targeted information such as credit... Read Full Story

Did you know the following: Israel has demonstrated a dedication to statehood for Arab-Palestinians, as evidenced by its active involvement in the development of viable infrastructure, agricultural capabilities, and a variety of civic projects.... via American Thinker: Obama under the Glare of WikiLeaks . I didn't know it either, and I still don't. Concerning Palestine, Israel destroys much more than it constructs. Who doesn't know that? Did you know the following: WikiLeaks also... Read Full Story

Wayne Madsen did not say that a Republican Party consultant has "alleged" to Wayne that WikiLeaks has been used by the CIA to set up a pretext for clamping down on freedom of political and other speech, press, and expression on the Internet. Wayne crafted his piece in a way that clearly says Wayne wants us to take this hiding Republican Party consultant's word for it. Do you remember Scooter Libby feeding garbage to Judith Miller at the New York Times? The US ended up bombing, invading, and... Read Full Story

Would Bank of America disappear, or would it be taken over and undergo a name change? Mr. Assange has never said explicitly that the data he possesses comes from Bank of America, which is the nation’s largest bank, though he did say that the disclosure would take place sometime early this year. JULIAN ASSANGE The bank has emerged as the most likely target because a year before the latest threat, Mr. Assange said in an interview that his group had the hard drive of a Bank of America... Read Full Story

WIKILEAKS SERIES Information Daniel Domscheit-Berg took the time to write a 208 page book. There are many possible reasons. He could have spent all that time directly on OpenLinks' website development, the leaks system, contractual arrangements with publishers, etc. Publishing the book is timed for maximum publicity and to simultaneously answer some questions. Of course, then there's money from book sales. How will that be spent? Just how open does he want to be? Meanwhile, who leaked... Read Full Story

It can be exceedingly difficult to follow the commenting threads on YouTube because you really have to look at the date and time of the postings. Someone can raise something he or she brought up earlier that might be above or below the given comment. Regardless, the content of this discussion is worth blogging. If a comment refers to something not above it, just keep reading through to the end. It will end up making sense. Ron Paul introduced legislation for "competing" currencies: "Free... Read Full Story