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Facebook: We won't block WikiLeaks, for now | The Social - CNET News
Seeded on Tue Dec 7, 2010 12:08 PM EST (CNET.com)
The biggest social-networking site in the world broke with many of its online brethren today when it issued a statement saying that it will not ban content from a "fan page" associated with WikiLeaks, the controversial repository of leaked confidential documents whose founder, Ju …
Defector: Iran hosted North Korean technicians - USATODAY.com
Seeded on Tue Dec 7, 2010 12:04 PM EST (USA Today)
A former Iranian diplomat who defected to the West this year says he saw North Korean technicians "repeatedly" travel to Iran, which Western officials fear is trying to develop nuclear weapons.
WikiLeaks to keep releasing cables despite Assange arrest | Media | guardian.co.uk
Seeded on Tue Dec 7, 2010 12:03 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
The whistleblowers' website has made arrangements to continue publishing the classified documents, the airing of which has embarrassed the US government.
Katrina vanden Heuvel - Obama: On the way to a failed presidency?
Seeded on Tue Dec 7, 2010 12:00 PM EST (The Washington Post)
Ronald Reagan famously quipped that the Democratic Party left him before he left the party. Like many progressive supporters of Barack Obama, I'm beginning to have the same feeling about this president.
17 paypal alternatives for easier e-commerce.
Seeded on Tue Dec 7, 2010 11:57 AM EST ()
Paypal is one of the biggest and most widely adopted forms of online payment on the web today. With the weight of Ebay behind it, PayPal has truly went from strength to strength, and is a well recognised web brand.
Activist Post: BREAKING: WikiLeaks Being Used to Justify "Patriot Act" Legislation For Internet
Seeded on Tue Dec 7, 2010 11:55 AM EST ()
Over the weekend, an insightful article by Zen Gardner exposed how WikiLeaks resembles an establishment creation.
"Could become as important a journalistic tool as the Freedom of Information Act." - Time Magazine
Seeded on Mon Dec 6, 2010 11:32 AM EST ()
WikiLeaks is a non-profit media organization dedicated to bringing important news and information to the public. We provide an innovative, secure and anonymous way for independent sources around the world to leak information to our journalists.
Twitter is censoring the discussion of #Wikileaks | safety first
Seeded on Mon Dec 6, 2010 11:13 AM EST ()
Twitter, the very popular 140 character social networking site, has a feature called "Trends" and is supposed to capture what the most popular topics of discussion are, at any given time.
RPT-UPDATE 3-Pfizer names Read CEO as Kindler retires unexpectedly | Reuters
Seeded on Mon Dec 6, 2010 10:56 AM EST (Reuters)
The departure of Jeffrey Kindler, 55, comes more than a year after Pfizer completed the signature move of his tenure -- the $67 billion acquisition of rival Wyeth. But he leaves before the company confronts the U.S.
The Video John Boehner Doesn't Want You to See | Mother Jones
Seeded on Mon Dec 6, 2010 10:47 AM EST (MotherJones.com)
Last week, incoming House Speaker John Boehner and incoming House Majority Leader Eric Cantor were acting like they'd received a gift from above.
Leaks expose US funding fears - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Seeded on Sun Dec 5, 2010 11:26 PM EST (AL JAZEERA)
In a series of diplomatic cables spanning several years, published by the WikiLeaks whistleblowing website on Sunday, the state department details how such groups continue to seek financing in Saudi Arabia, often posing as pilgrims visiting the Muslim holy site
Internet Alley: Fraudclosuregate 12/4/2010
Seeded on Sun Dec 5, 2010 1:07 PM EST ()
These tapes document the Enterprise R.I.C.O., which the United States Government now sanctions, and protects, and allows the Federal Reserve Bank to operate as a criminal enterprise in collusion with JP Morgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, Citi, Wells, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, an …
Tooth decay to be a thing of the past? Enzyme responsible for dental plaque sticking to teeth deciphered
Seeded on Sun Dec 5, 2010 12:46 PM EST (Science Daily)
ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2010) — The Groningen professors Bauke Dijkstra and Lubbert Dijkhuizen have deciphered the structure and functional mechanism of the glucansucrase enzyme that is responsible for dental plaque sticking to teeth.
Labor to back adults-only games classification - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Seeded on Sun Dec 5, 2010 12:44 PM EST ()
A recent Galaxy survey has found strong support for an R18+ classification, with 80 per cent of people surveyed saying they believed an adult classification was needed, while a government public consultation on the matter received close to 60,000 responses - with 98 per cent in f …
WikiLeaks cables portray Saudi Arabia as a cash machine for terrorists | World news | The Guardian
Seeded on Sun Dec 5, 2010 12:31 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
Saudi Arabia is the world's largest source of funds for Islamist militant groups such as the Afghan Taliban and Lashkar-e-Taiba – but the Saudi government is reluctant to stem the flow of money, according to Hillary Clinton.
The roof falls in on Ireland's Millionaires Row | World news | The Observer
Seeded on Sun Dec 5, 2010 12:29 PM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
In 2007 Shrewsbury Road in Dublin was the sixth most expensive street in the world. Now, post-crash, homes have been abandoned and the tycoon residents have run for the hills
Meet the Most Dangerous Man in Cyberspace: The American Face of Wikileaks | Rolling Stone Culture
Seeded on Sun Dec 5, 2010 12:27 PM EST (Rolling Stone)
On July 29th, returning from a trip to Europe, Jacob Appelbaum, a lanky, unassuming 27-year-old wearing a black T-shirt with the slogan "Be the trouble you want to see in the world," was detained at customs by a posse of federal agents.
Sunday online
Seeded on Sun Dec 5, 2010 12:24 PM EST ()
Now turn on Donald Beyer, the U.S. ambassador to Bern to the debate in a Wikileaks. He stressed the good relations between the U.S. and Switzerland is not threatened. "There was practically nothing to the fore in Switzerland, that would be embarrassing.
Pakistan court issues warrants over Bhutto�s death - Democratic Underground
Seeded on Sun Dec 5, 2010 12:13 PM EST (Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News)
A Pakistani court has issued arrest warrants for two police officials accused of failing to provide proper security for former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on the day she was assassinated. They are also accused of cleaning the crime scene before evidence could be collected.
Daily Kos: New trend in President Obama's job approval ratings
Seeded on Sun Dec 5, 2010 12:10 PM EST (Daily Kos)
During the period that covered the vast majority of 2010 electioneering--a time period featuring billions in paid media, not to mention an even greater amount of discourse spent analyzing, spinning, hyping, fainting, cheering, crying, arguing, and generally freaking out over the …
Volcano known as the 'Throat of Fire' erupts in Ecuador - CNN.com
Seeded on Sun Dec 5, 2010 12:07 PM EST (CNN)
(CNN) -- Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano erupted Saturday, sending ash and lava spewing nearly a mile into the sky. Residents evacuated the area after the country's National Agency of Risk Control issued a "red alert." The warning was later downgraded to orange, as the volcano beca …
BREAKING: Republicans Block Tax Cut Extension for Middle Class | Veracity Stew
Seeded on Sat Dec 4, 2010 11:54 AM EST ()
UPDATE: The Senate Republicans have just blocked a proposal to extend tax cuts to those making $1 million or less per year. This second Democratic proposal, largely seen as a compromise, is the second measure today to be blocked by Republicans.
Is Topix giving out users personal data to the NSA? - Virginia Hoge - Open Salon
Seeded on Thu Dec 2, 2010 1:27 PM EST (Salon.com)
The comments declare that Topix has allowed the National Security Agency, National Security Agency, to breach their encryption codes, to access users private information.
Ireland 'blocked' weapons to Israel - Middle East - Al Jazeera English
Seeded on Thu Dec 2, 2010 12:38 PM EST (AL JAZEERA)
The cable, sent from the US embassy in Ireland in 2006, said that "although supportive of continued US military transits at Shannon Airport, the Irish government has informally begun to place constraints on US operations at the facility, mainly in response to public sensitivities …
BBC News - Wikileaks: UK allowed US to use cluster bomb 'loophole'
Seeded on Thu Dec 2, 2010 12:36 PM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
The UK kept quiet about a loophole allowing the US to continue storing banned cluster bombs on its territory, a leaked US diplomatic cable suggests.
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