World-News

Sarasota Herald-Tribune

01/09/11

Prosecutors investigating the disclosure of thousands of classified government documents by the anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks have gone to court to demand the Twitter account activity of several people linked to the organization, including its founder, Julian Assange, according to the group and a copy of a subpoena made public late Friday. ... In recent weeks, Justice Department officials have been seeking a legal rationale for charging Mr. Assange with criminal behavior, including whether he had solicited leaks...

http://tinyurl.com/2bmvkw9



Bradley Manning and the UCMJ dungeon

Bradley Manning On ALLiance
by James Tuttle

01/07/11

We?ve all heard it before, 'Support the Troops, because they defend our freedoms.' But do they? When I was in the U.S. Army I don?t remember any stalwart or teary moments at freedom?s defense. Typical day: coffee and calisthenics in the morning; bureaucracy and cigarettes in the afternoon; and boredom and beer in the evening. There were no discussions of what 'freedom' means or what it looks and feels like. It was a job, with a dangerous task and a boss that could legally make your life a living hell ? oh and you can?t quit...

http://tinyurl.com/2ekexrz


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp



http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=DoJ
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=Uniform+Code+of+Military+Justice
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=classified+documents
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=WikiLeaks
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Assange
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Bradley+Manning
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=James+Tuttle
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