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Wikileaks

Wikileaks. By Mariah and Gina. What is wikileaks ?. Wikileaks is an Australian organization made international that publishes ‘leaked’ private, secret and classified media documents from anonymous news sources.

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Wikileaks

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  1. Wikileaks By Mariah and Gina

  2. What is wikileaks? • Wikileaks is an Australian organization made international that publishes ‘leaked’ private, secret and classified media documents from anonymous news sources. • It is a non profit organization with thousands of volunteers with an advisory board of 9 people. • It was launched in 2006 and claimed a database of more than 1.2 million documents within this first year. • It published material about killings in Kenya, Sarah Pallin’s email inbox and the Icelandic bank situation. • On 28th November 2010 Wikileaks and five international media partners starting publishing US Diplomatic Cables. • Diplomatic Cables is the term given to a confidential text message exchanged between a diplomatic mission.

  3. Julian Assange • Julian Assange is an Australian journalist, publisher, computer programmer and internet activist and created Wikileaks back in 2006. • He is the editor in chief of Wikileaks and lived in several countries where he made public appearances to talk about the freedom of the press, censorship and investigative journalism. • On 28 November 2010, WikiLeaks and its five international print media partners (DerSpiegel,The New York Times, Le Monde, The Guardian and El País) began publishing U.S. diplomatic cables.

  4. 10 news worthy leaks • 1. Saudis urge US attack on Iran to stop nuclear programme. • 2. Iranian dissident ‘suspected target for London hit’ • 3. US concerns over Iran’s transfer of Chinese weapons to Iraqi extremists. • 4. China urged to stop shipment of missile parts for Iran • 5. Pakistan ‘needs nuclear weapons because of inferior army’ • 6. US embassy cables: IRA used 'respectable businessmen' during Irish boom to buy properties in London and Spain • 7. US embassy cables: British police 'developed evidence' against McCanns, Washington told. • 8. US embassy cables: French and Americans exchange views on Iran • 9. US embassy cables: Washington calls for intelligence on top UN officials • 10. US embassy cables: Iran hid full reactor plans from nuclear inspectors

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