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"You may not be interested in psychological warfare, but psychological warfare is interested in you." — Xu Hezhen As the U.S. has increased its use of Psychological Operations (PSYOP), the acknowledged effectiveness of its methods has led to global use of PSYOPS tactics by both U.S. allies and enemies.
2011-09-16 U.S. PSYOP programs expand on a global scale | WL Central
The Qatari prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, offered a deal which was not agreed with Egypt over al-Jazeera, US embassy cables claim. Photograph: Getty Qatar is using the Arabic news channel al-Jazeera as a bargaining chip in foreign policy negotiations by adapting its coverage to suit other foreign leaders and offering to cease critical transmissions in exchange for major concessions, US embassy cables released by WikiLeaks claim.
WikiLeaks cables claim al-Jazeera changed coverage to suit Qatari foreign policy | World news | The Guardian
Interactive Timeline: WikiLeaks cables and the Philippines
Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago asks the Senate to investigate recent information released by online whistleblower group WikiLeaks, which revealed that former President Fidel Ramos received P5 million from Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi for his 1992 presidential campaign. Santiago, who claims Ramos cheated her in the polls, filed a resolution calling on the Senate electoral reform and Blue Ribbon Committees to conduct a probe on the matter. Santiago suspects the money Ramos got from Gaddafi helped him cheat during the elections.MANILA, Philippines - Libyan strongman Moammar Gaddafi was a key financier of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) and its military wing, the New People's Army (NPA), according to a US Secretary of State secret cable published by anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks.
WikiLeaks cable: Gaddafi funded, trained CPP-NPA rebels | ABS-CBN News | Latest Philippine Headlines, Breaking News, Video, Analysis, Features
Wikileaks: ICE / IFPI Infiltrate Pirate Topsites | TorrentFreak
A diplomatic cable leaked by Wikileaks reveals that entertainment industry groups and law enforcement combined their efforts to infiltrate Warez Scene topsites.
Wikileaks: Microsoft aided former Tunisian regime | Security | ZDNet UK
Microsoft provided IT training to law enforcement officials in Tunisia while the country was governed by a repressive regime, embassy cables published by Wikileaks show. Cables leaked by Wikileaks show that Microsoft provided IT training to law enforcement officials in Tunisia, before the country threw off its repressive regime in 2011.
The latest release of leaked diplomatic cables by the whistle-blowing website, Wikileaks has revealed some persons around the Presidency have tried to use their influence to manipulate control of the country's oil resources for their personal gain.
Wikileaks exposes fierce fight in govt for control of Ghana oil - ModernGhana.com
This cable, from the U.S. consulate in Chengdu, is a great read. It's from 2007, but one suspects the world of Chinese state propaganda hasn't changed much since then.
McClatchy blog: China Rises
WikiLeaks: 'Drugs, thugs and facts' around the world maps some of the recently released US cables on the 'war on drugs' Titles from some of the latest WikiLeaks cables on the "war on drugs" read like cheeky tabloid headlines rather than polished prose from international diplomats. "Coke, tokes and inept folks: Can Sierra Leone stay tough on drugs?"
Drug war cables: 'Burn poppies, burn' - Interactive - Al Jazeera English
WikiLeaks: The five funniest cables about the 'war on drugs' | Al Jazeera Blogs
Diplomatic cables describe 'coke, tokes' and a Mexican beauty queen who parties with gangstersWe are learning in numerous ways how hard it is, in a digital age, to keep control of information.
Julian Assange and WikiLeaks: no case, no need | Editorial | Comment is free | The Guardian
A Guardian editor, David Leigh, who had a legal run in with WikiLeaks last year, betrayed the entire Cablegate decryption password in his book.
Cablegate encryption - Pastebin.com
A new article by the Guardian's James Ball fleshes out David Leigh's allegation that Wikileaks is to blame for the arrest of Bradley Manning. Last week's release of the unredacted Lamo-Manning chat logs contained more information on the means by which Bradley Manning is alleged to have leaked information to Wikileaks. For a year now, Julian Assange has insisted that he can neither confirm nor deny whether Bradley Manning is the source for the leaks, since - as a matter of policy - the identity of the source is not known to Wikileaks.
2011-07-18: The Guardian blames Wikileaks for the arrest of Bradley Manning | WL Central
The anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks says its website is under attack.