2012-08-12 WLC News Update: Sustained DDoS, TrapWire

The WikiLeaks Collateral Murder website is now http://collateralmurder.org and is being protected by CloudFlare. The TrapWire surveillance technology revealed in the Global Intelligence Files continues to make headlines.

WikiLeaks News

• Public Intelligence published "Unravelling TrapWire: The CIA-Connected Global Suspicious Activity Surveillance System". WikiLeaks it the "best writeup so far".
• Darker Net analysed TrapWire technology and the people involved in the company.
• Alter Politics published "Welcome To The Police State, Where You Must Fear Your Freedoms".
• Salon called the revelation of TrapWire the "Biggest Story You Missed".
• RT covered the revelations further in a short video report.
• An article in Decrypted Tech analyses the "AntiLeaks" group claiming responsibility for the sustained DDoS attack on WikiLeaks sites, and suggests they may not be who they claim to be.
• International.to published 'Cablegate stories that rocked Latin America lifted curtain on US efforts to dominate'.
• Google Insights for Search shows the stalking of WikiLeaks by a small region in Virginia which is home to many intelligence agencies.
• WikiLeaks' donation page is accessible while they are under attack via Tor at http://x4vy4j4riwzwp66p.onion/donate.
• Street artist Escif painted a new WikiLeaks mural in Valencia, Spain.
• María Garzón, daughter of Baltasar Garzón (lawyer for WikiLeaks and Julian Assange), has written a book about her father. WikiLeaks cables are referenced which show US embassy officials' attempts to rein in Mr Garzón's investigations.
• Alexa O'Brien interviewed Stanley Cohen, lawyer for the PayPal 14 who are accused of participating in a digital sit-in on PayPal's website to protest them cutting off donations to WikiLeaks.

WikiLeaks has been financially blockaded without process for 617 days.
Julian Assange has been detained without charge for 614 days (54 days at the Ecuadorian Embassy).
Bradley Manning has been imprisoned without trial for 811 days.
A secret grand jury has been active in the US without transparency for 697 days.

Julian Assange News

• 2ser interviewed UMR's John Utting  about the recent poll he conducted which showed that most Australian citizens support Julian Assange.
• The US added Hezbollah to the Syria sanctions list. Julian Assange interviewed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah earlier this year.
• WikiLeaks commented the following in regards to the Swedish Prosecution's website:
  
  'Sweden's spin machine: Only the Assange 'case' is detailed. Not a single other case on prosecution website in English.'

Bradley Manning News

• The latest motion from Bradley Manning's defence contains transcript of a conversation between Bradley and his guards at Quantico. In the conversation, Bradley questions why he is kept on prevention of injury/suicide watch status, despite recommendations by his psychiatrist that he be removed from the status.
• Bradley Manning's next motion hearings coincide with the US Republican National Convention. Firedoglake is asking for donations to help run Facebook and Google ads recruiting supporters to urge media coverage of his case.
• Truthdig has named Bradley Manning as their "Truthdigger of the Week" for the struggles he faces due to his alleged disclosure of classified information.