Tag Archives: CableGate

How War Against Terror Became War Against Journalists Turning War Against Terror Again

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Muller

When listening to journalists’ immediate comments after the attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on 11 September 2001, one could only expect that the world would change forever. Of course, all of us feared long-lasting war with the … Continue reading →

Posted in surveillance, Terrorism, UK, USA | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Public Messaging

Posted on December 18, 2013 by Muller

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has recalled yesterday a U.S. cruise missile strike on a hamlet in Yemen four years ago. Cruise missiles release cluster munitions, indiscriminate weapons that pose unacceptable dangers to civilians. The December 17, 2009 attack on al-Majalah … Continue reading →

Posted in Yemen | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

“… This is possibly one of the more significant documents of our time removing the fog of war and revealing the true nature of twenty-first century asymmetric warfare. Have a good day.”

Posted on March 9, 2013 by Muller

Update March 12 below. While the original 35-page statement by Bradley Manning last week at the pretrial hearing at Fort Meade, Md, has not yet been released, one can read through a rough transcript of it on the Bradley Manning … Continue reading →

Posted in WikiLeaks | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

No Immunity

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Muller

When President Obama welcomed all American troops from Iraq home the other day one should not forget that the reason for the withdrawal is that the Iraqi Government would not grant immunity for remaining troops. Taking the known and yet … Continue reading →

Posted in Iraq, WikiLeaks | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

No Badass

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Muller

  Private First Class Bradley Manning is currently detained at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, waiting for a hearing to decide whether he will face  a court martial. He had been detained for ten months at the Marine Corps Brig, Quantico, Virginia in maximum-custody … Continue reading →

Posted in USA | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment