Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg is interviewed by Shelia Dean of Beat the Chip. Explaining the parallels between WikiLeaks and the Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg compares himself to Bradley Manning, and Julian Assange to the New York Times.
Prominent Americans Oppose Prosecution and Extradition of Assange
In opposition to efforts by the U.S. Attorney General Holder to extradite Julian Assange, Editor in Chief of WikiLeaks, prominent authors, academics, lawyers, whistleblower activists concerned with eroding civil liberties, government accountability, electronic...
Jason Ditz Turns 5,000!
5,000 articles, that is. Our news editor, Jason Ditz, who started writing news updates at news.antiwar.com in August 2008, hit 5,000 articles today. He is one of the most prolific writers I have ever met, often writing as many as 15 articles a day, plus a few op-eds a...
Boycott Amazon.com
Earlier today, Amazon.com took down the cloud servers that were being used by WikiLeaks to serve their site. One of the products Amazon sells is space on their cloud servers at a very competitive rate. Thousands of websites, including WikiLeaks, use their service....
GOP Rep. Connie Mack: ‘We Have a Right to Know’
Breaking with many of his colleagues in both parties, Republican Congressman Connie Mack of Florida appeared on Freedom Watch with Judge Andrew Napolitano and said that the rush to demonize WikiLeaks is wrong. "Absolutely, we have a right to know." Watch the clip...
Scott Horton on BBC Radio
Scott Horton was on the BBC World Service today, addressing the situation in Korea. It was a multi-person discussion, and Scott is on at about the half-hour mark. Check it out.
Libertarian Party Founder David Nolan, RIP
I just received the very sad news that my old friend David Nolan has died. David Nolan was the founder of the national Libertarian Party in 1971. He continued to be a leader of the LP, running for US Senate in this past election against John McCain. David was the...
Justin Raimondo on Getting Beyond ‘Left’ & ‘Right’ (video)
Antiwar.com editorial director Justin Raimondo spoke in Boston yesterday on "Getting Beyond 'Left' and 'Right'." The event was sponsored by the new antiwar coalition, Come Home, America, which seeks to unite conservatives, liberals and libertarians against militarism...
Bradley Manning Support Activist Raided by FBI
From the Bradley Manning Support Network: Washington, DC, November 10, 2010 – Last week, David House, a developer working with the Bradley Manning Support Network, was detained and had his computer seized by the FBI when returning from a vacation in Mexico. He...
Kelley Vlahos on the Afghanistan Occupation (video)
Antiwar.com columnist Kelley Vlahos appeared on Russia Today's Crosstalk show, with a panel talking about the future of the US occupation of Afghanistan. Watch it here:


