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1. WikiLeaks Refuses To Be Threatened By Pentagon
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gives a seminar
at the Swedish Trade Union Confederation headquarters
in Stockholm, Sweden, Saturday Aug. 14, 2010.
STOCKHOLM -- WikiLeaks will publish its remaining 15,000 Afghan war documents within a month, despite warnings from the U.S. government, the organization's founder said Saturday. "This organization will not be threatened by the Pentagon or any other group," Julian Assange told reporters in Stockholm. "We proceed cautiously and safely with this material. For the Pentagon to be making threatening demands for censorship of a press organization is a cause for concern, not just for the press but for the Pentagon itself." Assange told the AP that while no country has taken steps to shut down WikiLeaks, some have been gathering intelligence on the organization. "There are no easy choices for our organization," Assange said. "We have a duty to the people most directly affected by this material, the people of Afghanistan and the course of this war which is killing hundreds every wee k. We have a duty to the broader historical record and its accuracy and its integrity. And we have a duty to our sources to try and protect them where we can."
Keith Moore, Associated Press
Related Links:
* How WikiLeaks Is Changing The Face Of Journalism
Jane Bryant, The One Click Group
* Pentagon & US State Department Launch Unhinged War On WikiLeaks
Maximillian C. Forte, Counterpunch
* Rap News: WikiLeaks Vs. The Pentagon - The Internet Wars
Rap News
* Courage Is Contagious - How To Whistleblow Safely
Julian Assange, WikiLeaks
2. WikiLeaks Julian Assange On Amnesty International &The Wall Street Journal
On Friday at the Frontline Club in London, a meeting was held with participation from Julian Assange of WikiLeaks via video link up. Mathaba has transcribed parts of the sessions, and the entire video is below thanks to the One Click pressure group and the Frontline Club. Read how Julian Assange responded to One Click Director Jane Bryant's question regarding the role of Amnesty International in this affair and what has happened since the accusation of putting lives at risk.
Mathaba News Agency
Related Links:
* How WikiLeaks Is Changing The Face Of Journalism
Jane Bryant, The One Click Group
3. Call To Examine Drug Dealer Connections Of Australian Swine Flu 'Experts'
An independent inquiry should look at Australia's swine flu pandemic response, including whether expert advisers had conflicts of interest involving drug companies, an infectious disease expert has said. Professor Peter Collignon from the Australian National University said pharmaceutical companies could have influenced the government's response to the pandemic last year, especially if its advisers had worked with the industry. He said the government should release the names of all the advisers it relied on during the pandemic, including their previous and current dealings with pharmaceutical companies to ensure transparency. Professor Collignon said. ''What we need is very transparent dealings. Those on the committees making decisions, we need to know who they are and the details of what contacts they have with the pharmaceutical industry.'' Critics had raised concerns about potential conflicts of interest that might have helped the drugs industry influence decisions on huge orders for special vaccines against A(H1N1) flu. A spokeswoman for the Federal Department of Health said she would not name the more than 50 experts who had contributed to the government's response.
Julia Medew, Brisbane Times
Related Links:
* List of Members of, and Advisor to, the International Health Regulations (2005) Emergency Committee concerning Influenza Pandemic (H1N1) 2009
Information Release, World Health Organisation
* WHO Releases Conflicted Swine Flu Pandemic Panel Members List
Ed Silverman, Pharmalot
* WHO And The Pandemic Flu Conspiracies
Deborah Cohen & Philip Carter, British Medical Journal
4. Journalism Warning Labels - Contents Not Verified
It seems a bit strange to me that the media carefully warn about and label any content that involves sex, violence or strong language — but there's no similar labelling system for, say, sloppy journalism and other questionable content. I figured it was time to fix that, so I made some stickers. I've been putting them on copies of the free papers that I find on the London Underground. You might want to as well. The articles these stickers are attached to are used strictly as an illustration: I'm not passing judgment on the specific articles or journalists. Hopefully that'll stop anyone claiming I've libelled them. If you'd like your own set, grab an A4 13-by-5 sheet of stickers (they're labelled as '65 per sheet' or Avery L7651), and print out this PDF template. If you're in America, then Scott has kindly put together a US version that fits on Avery's Letter-size 5160 labels or equivalent.
Information Release, Tom Scott
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