Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks Founder's Rights - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

Ron Paul Defends WikiLeaks Founder's Rights - Political Hotsheet - CBS News
December 3, 2010 6:13 PM

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Often in opposition to others in his party because of his Libertarian beliefs, Republican Ron Paul of Texas offered up support of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange Thursday, saying "In a free society we're supposed to know the truth."

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Republican Rep. Ron Paul of Texas is standing up for the founder of WikiLeaks, going against many of his Republican colleagues by defending Assange's leaks of secret American documents.

It's website warfare over WikiLeaks | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment: "- Sent using Google Toolbar"

It's website warfare over WikiLeaks

Cyberspace is battleground for supporters, attackers

BY RAPHAEL G. SATTER AND JILL LAWLESS

Associated Press

"Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, questioning the reliability of leaked U.S. cables referring to his nation as undemocratic and corrupt, said the fact that Assange is in custody shows that the West has its own problems with democracy.
"Why was Mr. Assange hidden in prison?" Putin said. "Is this democracy?"

LONDON -- Skirmishes raged across cyberspace between WikiLeaks supporters and the companies they accuse of trying to stifle the group, with websites on both sides of the battle line taken out of service or choked off by attacks.

Now Wikileaks suffers its own leaks

Now Wikileaks suffers its own leaks - Telegraph

Wikileaks is facing questions over its finances as lawyers for its alleged main source, Pte Bradley Manning, said they had not seen a penny of tens of thousands of dollars raised by the site to help pay for his defence and promised to them three months ago.

By Andrew Gilligan 8:00AM GMT 12 Dec 2010

The development comes as a senior WikiLeaks activist told The Sunday Telegraph that she and others had resigned from the organisation because of their deep concern about its treatment of sources and "lack of transparency with relation to large sums of money".

Kremlin suggests WikiLeaks founder for Nobel Prize | Russia | RIA Novosti

Kremlin suggests WikiLeaks founder for Nobel Prize | Russia | RIA Novosti

Kremlin suggests WikiLeaks founder for Nobel Prize

15:36 08/12/2010
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be nominated for a Nobel prize, a source in the Kremlin told RIA Novosti on Wednesday.
"Non-governmental and governmental organizations should think of ways to help him. Perhaps he could be awarded a Nobel prize," the source said.

Obama calls WikiLeaks' deplorable: White House | Reuters

Obama calls WikiLeaks' deplorable: White House | Reuters

Obama calls WikiLeaks' "deplorable": White House

WASHINGTON | Sat Dec 11, 2010 3:48pm EST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama told Turkish and Mexican leaders on Saturday that WikiLeaks' actions were "deplorable" as the U.S. administration kept up damage control efforts over the website's embarrassing release of masses of secret U.S. cables.

Russia: nominate Assange for Nobel prize

09.12.2010 @ 17:51 CET

A contact in the office of Russian President Medvedev has said WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize next year. "Public and non-governmental organisations should think of how to help him," the contact told Russian media after Assange was arrested in the UK.

Russia will build up forces without New START, Putin says - CNN.com

Putin: Wikileaks leak is no catastrophe - CNN.com

Putin: WikiLeaks leak is no catastrophe