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Mission We are a non-aligned blog. We are fighting for: 1. Editorial policy Left Foot Forward is edited by James Bloodworth. We welcome ideas for stories, tip offs, and pitches for articles. Occupy Wall Street protests grow amid Radiohead rumour. 1 October 2011Last updated at 02:49 The crowds in Zuccotti Park are frustrated at a lack of employment and opportunity in the US An estimated 2,000 people have gathered in Lower Manhattan, New York, for the largest protest yet under the banner Occupy Wall Street. Demonstrators marched on New York's police headquarters to protest against arrests and police behaviour. Several hundred people have camped out near Wall Street since 17 September as part of protests against corporate greed, politics, and inequality.
Earlier, UK band Radiohead were forced to deny rumours they would appear live. A tweet sent out by a Twitter account linked to the protest movement set off a firestorm of online interest. But a spokesman for the band later denied they were planning to appear, and the group themselves denied the rumour on Twitter. "We wish the best of luck to the protesters there, but contrary to earlier rumours, we will not be appearing today at #occupywallstreet," @Radiohead tweeted. Anger at police. Exclusive interview: Julian Assange on Murdoch, Manning and the threat from China.
In this week's New Statesman, the WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange talks to John Pilger about Bradley Manning, his "insurance" files on Rupert Murdoch and News Corp – and which country is the real enemy of WikiLeaks. To read the entire feature, pick up a copy of this week's New Statesman, available on news-stands from tomorrow. Some highlights of the piece are below: The "technological enemy" of WikiLeaks is not the United States, but China, according to Assange.
"China is the worst offender" when it comes to censorship, says the controversial whistleblower. "China has aggressive and sophisticated interception technology that places itself between every reader inside China and every information source outside China. On Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of leaking diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks, Assange says: "I'd never heard his name before it was published in the press. " "Cracking Bradley Manning is the first step," says the Australian hacker.
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