Second bumper crop of Wikileaks news
It has been a busy week here in the UK. Although it has been kept rather quiet [: )], UKIP made big gains in local and EU Parliament elections, as did the FN in France. François Hollande spent all of four minutes addressing the French nation on TV and managed to say nothing. In the UK, the so-called leaders of the Conservative party, Labour party and LibDems mouthed platitudes saying that they had got the message which meant, of course, that they had not got the message.
In contrast to these charlatans, I'm telling the world some real news which has been gleaned from Wikileaks.
1. There was much build up to the reveal of 'Country X' on the list of nations whose phone calls and electronic communications are liberally intercepted by the American NSA. That it was Afghanistan came as something of a no-brainer to everyone but having it out in the open is useful.
Here is Wikileaks' official statement on the reveal and their moral obligation to put such information in the public arena.
2. Meanwhile, the Swedish government have continued to stand against what is useful by preventing Edward Snowden from participating in a conference on surveillance and digital rights, The Stockholm Internet Forum, within their borders. The Swedish ambassador has since claimed that he was simply not invited but the waters are murky.
3. Keeping up with Snowden's revelations can be a full time job. But, helpfully, a blog called Lawfare has catalogued almost every development by type and chronological order, from 17 June 2013 to 20 March 2014. Everybody could brush up on what has been released and this is an excellent way to do so.
Not quite as bumper as our last crop but there is still a lot going on out there. Keep your eyes peeled and I will too.
In contrast to these charlatans, I'm telling the world some real news which has been gleaned from Wikileaks.
1. There was much build up to the reveal of 'Country X' on the list of nations whose phone calls and electronic communications are liberally intercepted by the American NSA. That it was Afghanistan came as something of a no-brainer to everyone but having it out in the open is useful.
Here is Wikileaks' official statement on the reveal and their moral obligation to put such information in the public arena.
2. Meanwhile, the Swedish government have continued to stand against what is useful by preventing Edward Snowden from participating in a conference on surveillance and digital rights, The Stockholm Internet Forum, within their borders. The Swedish ambassador has since claimed that he was simply not invited but the waters are murky.
3. Keeping up with Snowden's revelations can be a full time job. But, helpfully, a blog called Lawfare has catalogued almost every development by type and chronological order, from 17 June 2013 to 20 March 2014. Everybody could brush up on what has been released and this is an excellent way to do so.
Not quite as bumper as our last crop but there is still a lot going on out there. Keep your eyes peeled and I will too.
posted by Colin B. Bennett at 3:02 PM
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