Friday, 23 August 2013

♪♫ Howlin' Wolf - Sittin' On Top Of The World (1970)

The Confidential Memo at the Heart of the Global Financial Crisis

Jeremy Hammond on Sabu’s Sentencing

I write this in advance of the sentence of Hector Monsegur, aka “Sabu” – a former Anonymous comrade turned FBI informant – scheduled to take place on August 23, 2013. It is widely known that Sabu was used to build cases against a number of hackers, including myself. What many do not know is that Sabu was also used by his handlers to facilitate the hacking of targets of the government’s choosing – including numerous websites belonging to foreign governments. What the United States could not accomplish legally, it used Sabu, and by extension, me and my co-defendants, to accomplish illegally. The questions that should be asked today go way beyond what an appropriate sentence for Sabu might be: Why was the United States using us to infiltrate the private networks of foreign governments? What are they doing with the information we stole? And will anyone in our government ever be held accountable for these crimes?
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Two brave decisions by Chelsea Manning. How many have YOU done?

Accepting Chelsea Manning

Prison will not be kind to Chelsea Manning

...and this is the most offensive article you will read today

Here's What the White House's 'Secret' Plan to Close Guantanamo Looks Like

Land of the Free: Don’t Fly During Ramadan

Kristinn Hrafnsson discusses Manning, Snowden and Miranda

What Ever Happened to the Best Music Writing Series?

UK terror law watchdog promises rapid report on David Miranda detention

Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)

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Treated myself to this the other day...

Interestingly with postage from America and with an extra tee shirt bought it was still fifty bux cheaper than the price it is going to sell in Melburn's cheapest CD store (JB HiFi)

Taking down 'the largest child pornography conspiracy ever prosecuted'

Thursday, 22 August 2013

Chelsea Manning's full statement

Subject: The Next Stage of My Life
I want to thank everybody who has supported me over the last three years. Throughout this long ordeal, your letters of support and encouragement have helped keep me strong. I am forever indebted to those who wrote to me, made a donation to my defense fund, or came to watch a portion of the trial. I would especially like to thank Courage to Resist and the Bradley Manning Support Network for their tireless efforts in raising awareness for my case and providing for my legal representation.
As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female. Given the way that I feel, and have felt since childhood, I want to begin hormone therapy as soon as possible. I hope that you will support me in this transition. I also request that, starting today, you refer to me by my new name and use the feminine pronoun (except in official mail to the confinement facility). I look forward to receiving letters from supporters and having the opportunity to write back.
Thank you,
Chelsea E. Manning

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