Category Archives: WikiLeaks

The Afghanistan Report Bradley Manning Doesn’t Want You to Read

Posted on February 13, 2012 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “The Afghanistan Report Bradley Manning Doesn’t Want You to Read”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Seriously, if you haven’t read it you should. I’ll wait. Done? Good, because Lt. Colonel Daniel Davis has done exactly the right thing by submitting the report … Continue reading →

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Morning Awful: Manning Defense

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Morning Awful: Manning Defense”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Almost exactly one year ago during the debate on DADT reversal, hate group Focus on the Family media creature Brian Fischer cited the Bradley Manning story to argue that gayness is the first … Continue reading →

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Bradley Manning is Still Not Special

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Bradley Manning is Still Not Special”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailHerein lies my problem with the tortured narrative of Bradley Manning: The emotional problems of loneliness and alienation Manning confronted are hardly atypical for a perceptive 20-year-old, particularly one with a long-estranged … Continue reading →

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Did Bradley Manning Nearly Blow Obama’s Osama OP?

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Did Bradley Manning Nearly Blow Obama’s Osama OP?”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailJust yesterday, I asked a rhetorical question about Bradley Manning and the Obama operation. This morning, I awoke to learn that the operation timetable may have been moved up because … Continue reading →

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A Simple Question For Bradley Manning Fans

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “A Simple Question For Bradley Manning Fans”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail If Bradley Manning had blown the bin Laden Operation, would the HamWaldians still be advocating his release? It’s a fair question, because when Manning (allegedly) put those hundred thousand-plus cables … Continue reading →

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Manning Is Not Special

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Manning Is Not Special”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailLast night in a HuffPo comment thread, my (now anonymous) blogger account was besieged by “friends” of Bradley Manning who have never signed the paperwork necessary to get a security clearance from the United … Continue reading →

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Passing Oceania Again

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Passing Oceania Again”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailWikiLeaks cables draw the standard picture of oligarchy in decline: The country’s ruling family is described as “The Family” — a mafia-esque elite who have their hands in every cookie jar in the entire economy. … Continue reading →

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Bank Of America Enters The Bunker

Posted on January 3, 2011 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Bank Of America Enters The Bunker”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail After the Forbes Assange interview, Bank Of America set out to prepare for the damage. NYT: Since then, a team of 15 to 20 top Bank of America officials, led by … Continue reading →

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Julian Assange riding a unicorn on a rainbow.

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Julian Assange riding a unicorn on a rainbow.”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail Because that’s just how awesome he is. Captain Coolaid

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Geeks Shall Rule The World

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “Geeks Shall Rule The World”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mail The Guardian is the only newspaper to which I would actually subscribe anymore. This article on how WikiLeaks supporters have engaged in DDOS attacks (Distributed Denial Of Service) finds the pulse of … Continue reading →

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L’Affaire Assange

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Matt Osborne

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Share the post “L’Affaire Assange”FacebookTwitterGoogle+PinterestLinkedInDiggStumbleUponE-mailUnknown hackers are busy attacking various websites today in response to the U.S. pressure tactics on WikiLeaks; I expected as much. Without a sanction, corporations are more than willing to help the advance of fascism in … Continue reading →

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