2010-09-14: Courage to Resist / Common Dreams: Daniel Ellsberg Calls for the Release of Wikileaks “Whistleblower” Army Pfc. Bradley Manning. Press release for the kick-off on Sept. 16 at Oakland’s Humanist Hall of nation-wide series of support events for Manning in 18 US cities by Ellsberg, US Army Col. Ann Wright (ret.), a former US diplomat to Afghanistan and Ray McGovern, senior CIA analyst (ret.).
2010-09-27: The New York Times: U.S. Tries to Make It Easier to Wiretap the Internet. Charlie Savage on proposals by US federal law enforcement and national security officials to seek sweeping new regulations for the Internet, arguing that their ability to wiretap criminal and terrorism suspects is “going dark” as people increasingly communicate online instead of by telephone.
2010-09-27: Editors' Weblog: Protection of sources: bill introduced in Australia. Parliament member and former whistleblower Andrew Wilkie has proposed a new law that would allow journalists to conceal the identity of their sources. Attorney General Robert McClelland said the government will support the bill.
2010-09-29: The Nation: Is Obama's Use of State Secrets Privilege the New Normal? Ryan Devereaux writes: "The Obama administration has invoked the state secrets privilege for the second time in less than a month — most recently in an effort to shut down discussion on the targeted killing of a US civilian who has not been charged of any crime".
