Wikileaks

Killing them very softly

Antony Loewenstein - June 15, 2008 - 11:17am

Wikileaks uncovers a sensitive US military counter-insurgency manual that could be described as, “What we learned about running death squads and propping up corrupt government in Latin America and how to apply it to other places”.

How to speak to journalists for dummies

Antony Loewenstein - May 27, 2008 - 7:46pm

After the recent revelations of a Pentagon-led plan to twist US media coverage of the “war on terror”, Wikileaks uncovers a 2006 document titled, “Media is the Battlefield: Tactics, Techniques and Procedures“. Produced for those in the US military, typical statements include: Read more »

How not to rule a country

Antony Loewenstein - May 10, 2008 - 8:14pm

Wikileaks reveals the reality of web life under Thailand’s former military rulers:

The January 11, 2007 official blocklist contains 13,435 websites, an increase of more than 500% over the 2,475 sites blocked by MICT’s 13 October 2006 list, compiled following Thailand’s military coup d’etat on 19 September. Read more »