Depending on the source, Julian Assange, the editor in chief of WikiLeaks, is regarded as either a genius or terrorist, and this exploration of the man and the organization seeks to find the truth. Delving into the heart of the business of keeping and leaking secrets, this work shows how the enterprise of WikiLeaks and Assange is shrouded in mystery, but nonetheless, seeks to expose Assange as an intelligence asset tasked with sustaining the global status quo. Through careful analysis, interviews, and scrutiny of the organization as a whole, this inquiry gets to the bottom of the intriguing and mesmerizing story behind WikiLeaks.
En los últimos meses se han publicado multitud de libros sobre Wikileaks. Lo que ninguno de esos libros dirá es que Wikileaks es una conspiración. Una farsa que hurga profundamente en el sanctasanctórum de la Agencia de Seguridad Nacional y la CIA. Se trata de una operación encubierta oficialmente autorizada que nos introduce en un tenebroso mundo de intrigas, compartimentación, operaciones secretas y situaciones ficticias, donde uno puede estar a favor o en contra de algo o de alguien, en función de la apariencia que haya decidido tener un líder que da la señal desde las sombras: una jungla de argucias, engaños y traiciones. Este libro da la oportunidad de entender la profundidad de las mentiras y el engaño de gente con planes secretos a largo plazo. El engaño que significa Wikileaks y su cabeza más visible, Julian Assange.
WikiLeaks came to prominence in 2010 with the release of 251,287 top-secret State Department cables, which revealed to the world what the US government really thinks about national leaders, friendly dictators, and supposed allies. It brought to the surface the dark truths of crimes committed in our name: human rights violations, covert operations, and cover-ups. The WikiLeaks Files exposes the machinations of the United States as it imposes a new form of imperialism on the world, one founded on tactics from torture to military action, to trade deals and "soft power," in the perpetual pursuit of expanding influence. The book also includes an introduction by Julian Assange examining the ongoing debates about freedom of information, international surveillance, and justice. An introduction by Julian Assange-writing on the subject for the first time-exposes the ongoing debates about freedom of information, international surveillance, and justice.
WikiLeaks' release of a massive trove of secret official documents has riled politicians from across the spectrum, welcoming in the Age of Transparency. But political analyst and writer Micah Sifry argues that WikiLeaks is not the whole story: it is a symptom, an indicator of an ongoing generational and philosophical struggle between older, closed systems, and the new open culture of the Internet. Sifry, who has worked with and knows Julian Assange, cogently explores the implications of WikiLeaks' ascendancy.
Former WikiLeaks Insider and Spokesman Daniel Domscheit-Berg Authors an Exposé of the “World’s Most Dangerous Website” In an eye-opening account, Daniel Domscheit-Berg, the former spokesman of WikiLeaks, reveals never-disclosed details about the inner workings of the increasingly controversial organization that has struck fear into governments and business organizations worldwide and prompted the Pentagon to convene a 120-man task force. In addition to Germany and the U.S., Inside WikiLeaks will be published simultaneously in 12 other countries. Under the pseudonym Daniel Schmitt, Domscheit-Berg was the effective No. 2 at WikiLeaks and the organization’s most public face, after Julian Assange. In this book, he reveals the evolution, finances, and inner tensions of the whistleblower organization, beginning with his first meeting with Assange in December 2007. He also describes what led to his September 2010 withdrawal from WikiLeaks, including his disenchantment with the organization’s lack of transparency, its abandonment of political neutrality, and Assange’s increasing concentration of power. What has been made public so far about WikiLeaks is only a small fraction of the truth. With Domscheit-Berg’s insider knowledge, he is uniquely able to tell the full story. A computer scientist who worked in IT security prior to devoting himself full-time to WikiLeaks, he remains committed to freedom of information on the Internet. Today he is working on a more transparent secret-sharing website called OpenLeaks, developed by former WikiLeaks people, to be launched in early 2011.
This title examines the remarkable life of Julian Assange. Readers will learn about Assange's family background, childhood, education, and controversial work as the creator and self-proclaimed journalist behind the "whistleblower" website WikiLeaks. Color and black & white photos and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read, compelling text. Features include a table of contents, timeline, facts, additional resources, Web sites, a glossary, a bibliography, and an index. Essential Lives is a series in Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing Company.
The 2010 release of US embassy diplomatic cables put WikiLeaks into the international spotlight. Revelations by the leaks sparked intense debate within international diplomacy, journalism and society. This book reflects on the implications of WikiLeaks across politics and media, and on the results of leak journalism and transparency activism.
A team of journalists with unparalleled inside access provides the first full, in-depth account of WikiLeaks, its founder Julian Assange, and the ethical, legal, and political controversies it has both uncovered and provoked.
De onthullingen van WikiLeaks houden de wereld in spanning. Maar wie steekt er achter de organisatie, die de invloedrijken angst inboezemt en het Pentagon een 120 man sterke Task Force bijeen liet roepen? Hoe ziet het eruit in het zenuwcentrum van WikiLeaks en welke explosieve documenten liggen er nog in de la? Daniel Domscheit-Berg neemt ons mee naar het hart van WikiLeaks. Hij heeft het onderzoeksplatform sinds 2007 schouder aan schouder met Julian Assange opgebouwd. Deze jonge Duitser is wereldwijd bekend als de man die naast de ondoorzichtige en in toenemende mate omstreden oprichter het beste inzicht in het klokkenluidersproject WikiLeaks heeft. Sinds Domscheit-Berg en andere deelgenoten zich in de herfst van 2010 uit het project terugtrokken, is Julian Assange alleenheerser over dit machtige instrument. Inside WikiLeaks is een boeiend geschreven onderzoeksverslag vol onbekende feiten. Het vertelt het verhaal van WikiLeaks zoals nog niemand het gehoord heeft: van binnenuit.
What is Wikileaks and how does it work? Wikileaks aims to expose secrets and make available important, and often classified, information to the public. The organization's commitment to encouraging and protecting whistleblowers and journalists is seen by many to be a heroic fight for free speech and government transparency. But at what point does the First Amendment matter more than security and diplomacy? Is the organization's agenda really as pure as it purports? Through reading a variety of authoritative viewpoints on the topic, readers will be encouraged to make sense of this ethical dilemma.
