Australia’s Prime Minister alienates many, with her reaction to Julian Assange
With this, especially the declaration of illegality, Julia Gillard offended the sensibilities of hundreds of thousands of Labor supporters, many of whom won’t be coming back to the ALP
PM tanks at home, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 Dec 10, Gillard’s ill-advised judge and jury comments convicting Julian Assange alienated a swag of Labor supporters for good.
THE WikiLeaks revelations have been an immense political disaster for the Gillard government. All it took was two sentences from the Prime Minister during a radio interview nine days ago, as the first of the 250,000 US State Department documents held by the website were published in overseas newspapers: “I absolutely condemn the placement of this information on the WikiLeaks website. It is a grossly irresponsible thing to do and an illegal thing to do.” Continue reading
Wikileaks reveals the influence of BHP Billiton over Australian government
The revelation is embarrassing for BHP Billiton, which has consistently refused to be drawn on suggestions it had engaged in a campaign
How BHP sank Rio deal, The Age, Philip Dorling and Richard Baker December 11, 2010 MINING giant BHP Billiton lobbied intensively behind the scenes to wreck a $21billion investment deal between rival Rio Tinto and Chinese government-owned Chinalco, leaked US government cables reveal. Continue reading
Nuclear whistleblower prevented from getting peace award
Vanunu was to be awarded the Carl von Ossietsky Prize in Berlin Sunday for his work promoting disarmament but has not received permission to leave Israel,
Israel stops whistle-blower getting German prize, Google hosted news, (AFP) –11 Dec 10, BERLIN — Israel has barred Mordechai Vanunu, who spent 18 years in jail for revealing secrets of the country’s nuclear programme, from going to Germany to accept a prize Continue reading
Assange to gaol, as Wikileaks reveals Burma’s nukes
Cables released by WikiLeaks Thursday showed Washington has suspected for years that Myanmar has a secret nuclear programme supported by North Korea, with witnesses reporting suspicious activity dating back to 2004.
WikiLeaks’ Assange moved to isolation in British jail, Google hosted news, By Guy Jackson (AFP) – 11 Dec 10, LONDON — Police moved WikiLeaks chief Julian Assange to the segregation unit of a London jail for his safety, a lawyer said Friday as new cables showed the US suspects Myanmar has a secret nuclear programme…… Continue reading
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