U.S. Press Freedom 2014: Much Is in the Eye of the Beholder
The headline from “World Press Freedom 2014,” published by Reporters Without Borders (RWB), was grave: The United States has plummeted in its rankings of 180… Read More
Bradley Manning: A Disappointing Sentence
Well, that was disappointing. Military Judge Denise Lind, an Army colonel, sentenced 25-year-old Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison, which was more… Read More
Snowden Asylum Is Burying Obama’s Russian “Reset”
The Kremlin delivered a diplomatic blow to U.S.–Russian relations when Moscow granted former NSA analyst Edward Snowden a temporary political asylum. Now, the White House… Read More
Manning Verdict in WikiLeaks Case Sends Message to Lawbreakers
Today’s verdict in the trial of Private First Class Bradley Manning is an important benchmark in the ongoing debate over the handling of secret information…. Read More
Edward Snowden Dodges Cybersecurity Regulations
Edward Snowden, the leaker of the National Security Agency (NSA) surveillance programs, was reportedly able to smuggle thousands of classified documents out of the NSA… Read More
Snowden, Rafael Correa, and Ecuador
The saga of former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor turned “whistleblower” Edward Snowden continues to attract global attention. If press reports prove accurate, Snowden’s final… Read More
Morning Bell: WikiLeaks’ Anti-Americanism Now Backed by Ecuador
Yesterday, WikiLeaks creator Julian Assange, a 41-year-old Australian fleeing rape charges, stood on the balcony of Ecuador’s London embassy and told the President of the… Read More
Julian Assange’s Sordid Ego Trip
After hiding in the Ecuadorian embassy in London for two months, Julian Assange was granted asylum in Ecuador yesterday to avoid extradition to Sweden, where… Read More
Britain Is Right: No Asylum for Assange
Early on August 16, Ecuador’s foreign minister, Ricardo Patino, announced that his country is granting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange political asylum—that is, if he can… Read More
WikiLeaks’s Assange, Ecuador’s Correa, and the Politics of Anti-Americanism
On June 19, Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, breached his bail conditions and secretly made his way to Ecuador’s embassy in London. There he made… Read More
