International Politics
By Alexander Hotz Why WikiLeaks and the Mainstream Media Still Need Each Other Alexander Hotz is a freelance multimedia journalist and public radio junkie based in New York City. Currently he teaches digital media at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Follow Alex on Twitter at @hotzington. The July 25th release of 92,000 military documents …
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Engineering grad returns to Mexico, now waits to become legal College degree, but no papers STORY HIGHLIGHTS * Oscar Vazquez’s mother brought him to the United States illegally when he was 12 * He became a star student, earning an engineering degree at Arizona State University * Vazquez and his wife agreed he would turn …
How to deal with a strong China? JAMES FALLOWS July 28, 2010 AUSTRALIA has three big advantages in dealing with an ever more powerful China. The trick for the next government, and its successors, will be to use the leverage these natural and induced advantages provide, while avoiding a significant pitfall Australia may be creating …
The Death of the War in Afghanistan By recording failure in meticulous detail, the leaked war logs bear devastating witness to our incompetence In Vietnam the horror of fighting was brought to TV screens in real time. Such was the reaction that American citizens withdrew their consent. In the 1980s computers were said to have …
SCANDALOUS COVER UP The 92,000 American classified military documents released by WikiLeaks add to the evidence that Pakistan’s intelligence service backs the Taliban, to the point of helping the Taliban plan assassinations of American and Afghan officials. This raises the question: Who covered up a scandalous arrangement known to everyone with a casual acquaintance of …
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Long after the Cold War’s end, nations still send secret agents across borders. But corporations, terrorists, and private investigators are also part of the sleuthing underground.
WikiLeaks head steps out of the shadows By Richard Galant, CNN July 20, 2010 — Updated 1131 GMT (1931 HKT) Why the world needs Wikileaks STORY HIGHLIGHTS WikiLeaks.org founder Julian Assange makes rare public appearance He says the site has been overwhelmed by disclosures from whistle-blowers Assange said site has disclosed more classified documents than …