shushugah : Reciting poetry, @BirgittaJ... WikiLeaks, Marracino non si sparò: fu ucciso da fuoco amico Pubblicato un rapporto americano segreto in cui emerge una nuova versione della morte del sergente scomparso in Iraq nel 2005. Smentite arrivano anche sulla ricostruzione di un altro episodio, la "battaglia dei Ponti": nessuno attaccò gli italiani Guarda anche:Iraq, nuovi video di abusi sui prigionieriIraq, la guerra che ha ucciso più giornalistiIraq, la storia della guerra attraverso le immagini In un rapporto americano datato il 15 marzo 2005, classificato segreto e pubblicato da WikiLeaks con diversi omissis, si legge che "alle ore 13, un (militare italiano) stava prendendo parte a un'esercitazione di tiro a Nassiriya. E' stato accidentalmente colpito (alla testa). E' stato trasferito all'ospedale in Camp (Mittica) e classificato come incidente. La notizia della morte a Nassiriya del sergente Salvatore Marracino, 28 anni di San Severo (Foggia) arrivò nell'Aula della Camera proprio mentre si stava per votare il rifinanziamento della missione italiana in Iraq.
Ocasio-Cortez stumps Zuckerberg with questions on far right and Cambridge Analytica | Technology Mark Zuckerberg faced a grueling examination from the Democratic lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday, with questions over the Cambridge Analytica scandal and Facebook’s reluctance to police political advertising. Ocasio-Cortez and other lawmakers grilled the Facebook CEO during a hearing in front of the US House of Representatives financial services committee regarding the launch of Facebook’s cryptocurrency project, Libra. “In order for us to make decisions about Libra, I think we need to kind of dig into your past behavior and Facebook’s past behavior with respect to our democracy,” the New York congresswoman said, before asking Zuckerberg when he had first learned of Cambridge Analytica’s operations. Zuckerberg and other Facebook executives have declined to disclose when they found out the company was harvesting and selling user data to influence elections. “I believe some folks were tracking it internally,” Zuckerberg said.
Baghdad War Diary At 5pm EST Friday 22nd October 2010 WikiLeaks released the largest classified military leak in history. The 391,832 reports ('The Iraq War Logs'), document the war and occupation in Iraq, from 1st January 2004 to 31st December 2009 (except for the months of May 2004 and March 2009) as told by soldiers in the United States Army. Each is a 'SIGACT' or Significant Action in the war. They detail events as seen and heard by the US military troops on the ground in Iraq and are the first real glimpse into the secret history of the war that the United States government has been privy to throughout. The reports detail 109,032 deaths in Iraq, comprised of 66,081 'civilians'; 23,984 'enemy' (those labeled as insurgents); 15,196 'host nation' (Iraqi government forces) and 3,771 'friendly' (coalition forces).
» Daniel Ellsberg and Michael Moore invite you to a Bradley Manning event with Birgitta Jonsdottir Bradley Manning Support Network On April 5, 2013, the anniversary of the release of the Collateral Murder video, Birgitta Jonsdottir held an event in NYC to raise awareness about Bradley Manning’s brutal treatment and his upcoming trial. She visited the United States against the advice of her legal advisors, who had concerns that she may get caught up in the US persecution of WikiLeaks. Watch a recording of the discussion panel held with Birgitta Jonsdottir, Kevin Gosztola (journalist with FireDogLake), Alexa O’Brien (independent journalist long covering the Bradley Manning trial), Peter Hart (FAIR media critic). The discussion was moderated by film director, producer, writer and radio host Sam Seder. And if you haven’t already, consider watching the Collateral Murder video, released by Bradley Manning, which exposed the murder of innocent civilians and two Reuters journalists (bottom). Recorded from April 5th: Photos from the event: Original announcement: RSVP for this event by emailing: rsvpwarcrimes@gmail.com
Wikileaks promet "une importante annonce" samedi - Monde La coalition internationale a torturé des prisonniers irakiens et fermé les yeux sur des exactions commises par les forces irakiennes, a affirmé vendredi 22 octobre le site Wikileaks, en publiant près de 400.000 documents secrets de l'armée américaine sur la guerre en Irak. Après des semaines de suspense, le site spécialisé dans le renseignement a commencé à diffuser vendredi soir 391.831 documents qu'il a présentés comme "la plus grosse fuite de documents militaires secrets de l'Histoire". Les documents mettent en évidence "de nombreux cas de crimes de guerre qui semblent manifestes de la part des forces américaines, comme le meurtre délibéré de personnes qui tentaient de se rendre", accuse le site dans un communiqué. WikiLeaks évoque aussi le comportement de soldats américains "faisant sauter des bâtiments entiers parce qu'un tireur se trouve sur le toit". Textes expurgés des noms L'AFP a pu consulter une partie des documents à Londres avant leur diffusion sur internet.
Heather Heyer’s mom gives stirring funeral speech: “This is just the beginning of Heather’s legacy” Susan Bro, the mother of Charlottesville victim Heather Heyer, honored her daughter with a powerful speech at Heyer’s funeral Wednesday, delivering a call to action in the wake of the 32-year-old’s tragic death. “They tried to kill my child to shut her up,” Bro said during the speech. “Well, guess what? You just magnified her.” Heyer was killed on Saturday in the wake of the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, as members of the “alt-right” and white supremacist groups gathered to protest the removal of a Confederate statue. Hundreds of mourners gathered at the public memorial service on Wednesday, which was held in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the Paramount Theater. “They tried to kill my child to shut her up. “Remember in your heart: If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention,” Bro said. “I’d rather have my child, but, by golly, if I got to give her up, we’re gonna make it count,” Bro concluded. Here’s Bro’s speech in full: So I have no regrets on that part.
Kabul War Diary Sunday, July 25 5pm EST. WikiLeaks today released over 75,000 secret US military reports covering the war in Afghanistan. The Afghan War Diary is an extraordinary secret compendium of over 91,000 reports covering the war in Afghanistan from 2004 to 2010. The Afghan War Diary is the most significant archive about the reality of war to have ever been released during the course of a war. Most entries have been written by soldiers and intelligence officers listening to reports radioed in from front line deployments. Each report consists of the time and precise geographic location of an event that the US Army considers significant. The Diary is available on the web and can be viewed in chronological order and by by over 100 categories assigned by the US Forces such as: "escalation of force", "friendly-fire", "development meeting", etc. The material shows that cover-ups start on the ground. The reports come from US Army with the exception most Special Forces activities.
Icelandic MP @BirgittaJ Visits NYC for Bradley #Manning Benefits [NEW YORK, NY] On Friday, April 5, 2013 Icelandic Parliamentarian Birgitta Jonsdottir will host an evening of art and dialogue in support of jailed Iraq war whistleblower, Pfc. Bradley Manning, at Judson Memorial Church (55 Washington Sq. South MAP). A 6pm benefit informal art auction & film screening will be followed by a panel discussion at 8pm. The panel discussion will feature Jonsdottir in conversation with Alexa O’Brien and Kevin Gosztola, journalists who each have provided extensive coverage of the Manning pretrial proceedings at Ft. Meade, MD, along with Peter Hart, a critic with the media watchdog group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting. Jonsdottir’s visit comes on the heels of a February 2013 revelation by Iceland’s Justice Minister that, in August 2011, Icelandic lawmakers expelled several FBI agents from the country. Jonsdottir was instrumental in facilitating Pfc.