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Ethan McCord & James Spione Talk About New Film on 'Collateral Murder' Video

A new short documentary called, "Incident in New Baghdad," premieres at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City on Sunday. The film tells the story of Iraq war veteran Ethan McCord, a soldier who...

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The Gitmo Files: What Can Be Found in Each File

McClatchy Newspapers writes “the US military set up a human intelligence laboratory at Guantanamo,” the Washington Post details new classified military documents obtained by the “anti-secrecy...

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The Gitmo Files: WikiLeaks vs. NYT, The Guardian & Daniel Domscheit-Berg

The release of the files should draw attention to the reality that, despite US President Barack Obama’s promise to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, the prison is still open. In fact, El Pais has posted...

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New York Times, NPR Collude with US Government on Release of Gitmo Files

A statement from the Pentagon was published just after 9 pm ET on April 24th, no more than an hour or two after the New York Times had posted their package covering the Gitmo Files they had not...

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The Guantanamo Children: These Aren't What You'd Call "Little League" Terrorists

(Photo:Omar Khadr)Pakistani national Naqib Ullah (also Naqibullah) was 14 years old and out doing an errand for his father when he was kidnapped from his village in Khan, Afghanistan by 11 men that...

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Questions on bin Laden Killing as WikiLeaks Notes Gitmo File Had Details on...

Hours ago, WikiLeaks sent out a tweet noting the US had suspected or known since 2008 that Osama bin Laden might have been living in Abottabad, Pakistan, where he was killed by a US black ops team,...

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US Hosts World Press Freedom Day in the Midst of Prosecuting WikiLeaks

 Today, the United States hosts World Press Freedom Day. The day, which was proclaimed to be May 3 by the UN General Assembly in 1993, is supposed to be an occasion for informing citizens of violations...

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The Hunger Strikers of Guantanamo as Detailed in Files Released by WikiLeaks

Photo by onlyforward Hundreds of detainees at Guantanamo Bay are known to have engaged in hunger strikes at the prison in protest of conditions and their prolonged confinement without trial. A recent...

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Release the Dead Bin Laden Photos

 Celebration Photos Just as Likely to Inflame "Terrorists' as Bin Laden Death Photos The decision to not release photos of a dead and fatally wounded Osama bin Laden rests on at tenuous set of reasons...

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In Response to Those Against My Call to Release the Bin Laden Death Photos

Uploaded with ImageShack.usI recently wrote a diary that led to the banning of a DailyKos user and provoked suggestions that I might be a Republican. It had people calling me “asshole” and many were...

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WSJ Launches WikiLeaks-Imitation Site to Further Solidify Role as Gatekeeper

Uploaded with ImageShack.usSeveral reports on the web security and privacy of theWall Street Journal's new site, SafeHouse, which is inspired by WikiLeaks, have been published. Reactions centered...

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Video: The Nation's Greg Mitchell Talks WikiLeaks and the Questions About...

Traditional media organizations, especially those in the United States, are afraid of WikiLeaks. It threatens their position in society.The new "leaks portal" launched by the Wall Street Journal called...

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What is the US Treasury Dept Doing Freezing Activists' Bank Accounts?

*Scroll down for audio interview.Right before Mother's Day weekend, the US government froze the bank accounts of Hatem Abudayyeh, a long-time Palestinian solidarity activist and organizer, and his...

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Grand Jury Investigation Into WikiLeaks Another Government 'Fishing Expedition'

A federal grand jury was scheduled to meet at 11 am EST in Alexandria, Virginia. The grand jury is being employed to "build" a case against Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who just won a gold...

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Financial Services Committee Hearing: Whistleblowers Likened to Bounty Hunters

GOP Leads Hearing on 'Improving' Whistleblower Provisions in Dodd-Frank Financial Reform BillA hearing titled, “Legislative Proposals to Address the Negative Consequences of the Dodd-Frank...

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So, What Does This WikiLeaks Confidentiality Agreement Really Prove?

A leaked confidentiality agreement that those doing “business” with or working for WikiLeaks are expected to sign was obtained and published by the New Statesman. The New Statesman and other news...

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Obama Administration Unveils Cybersecurity Strategy: Can There Be 'Rule of...

The United States officially launched its international cyber security strategy in a White House event on Monday, May 16. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined by the following administration...

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Cornel West's Disgust with Obama Should Not Make Him a Pariah

Chris Hedges is a prolific columnist, a bold opinion editorial writer with a flare for writing and allegory that few writers on the Internet today can match. Hedges conducted an interview with...

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Did PBS' FRONTLINE Smear Bradley Manning?

I wrote a review of the PBS FRONTLINE documentary "WikiSecrets," which aired on Tuesday night. "The Alyona Show," a show on RT, invited me to appear and discuss the review. As the segment is framed, I...

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Obama Administration Doesn't Want Lawmakers to Debate National Security

Three provisions of the Patriot Act set to expire were extended yesterday as Senate leaders effectively shut off debate and worked to block attempts to amend the Patriot Act to include privacy...

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