The Wall Street Journal – a News Corporation outlet – is again engaging in aggressive damage control for the Murdoch empire by attacking Wikileaks. WL Central addresses the mendacity. It appears that the Wall Street Journal – which publishes from News Corp’s Celanese Building headquarters in New York city – is suing for the title… [Read more…]
July 18, 2011
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,… [Read more…]
July 18, 2011
In what is now a regular occurrence, a large media outlet published on Monday a calculated perception-management article on a figure centrally involved in the ongoing Wikileaks story. WL Central addresses the mendacity. New York Magazine‘s Steve Fishman profile on Bradley Manning was hyped for several months, and, as happened with Vanity Fair’s much anticipated… [Read more…]
July 18, 2011
A recent article by Steve Fishman in New York Magazine trots out more salacious gossip about Bradley Manning’s sexuality, in what is now a sustained media campaign to discredit the military whistleblower. On foot of the Fishman article, WL Central examines the more insidious aspects of this trend. Bradley Manning’s sexuality is irrelevant. For anyone… [Read more…]
July 4, 2011
I wrote a letter to the Irish Independent about Kevin Myers’ deceptive and harmful reporting on the Ship To Gaza campaign. I don’t imagine it will be published, so here it is. His article, of course, falls from the fallacy tree and hits every branch on the way down, but you could spend a merry… [Read more…]
May 15, 2011
I’ve been writing less lately on account of a spate of study-related tasks, and haven’t had time to comment in more depth than a few tweets here and there, but I am dragged back from exile by the desire to make a few short points. I’ve been watching with interest the development of a new… [Read more…]
January 3, 2011
The Falsehood: Wikileaks’ release of 09STATE15113 represents a gross failure of due diligence, presenting a list of targets for terrorist operatives, and endangering the lives of U.S. nationals and national security. The Explanation: Official attacks on Wikileaks over 2010 have taken a twofold, and often contradictory nature. On the one hand, nothing new is said… [Read more…]
December 4, 2010
The Falsehood: Wikileaks’ release of 250K diplomatic cables constitutes an act of treason against the United States, and renders Julian Assange and other Wikileaks staffers liable to charges punishable by capital punishment. The Explanation: This falsehood is quite straightforward, and has become a talking point in the mainstream media since Cablegate broke. It finds form… [Read more…]
December 4, 2010
The Falsehood: While claiming to be an organization interested in global justice, Wikileaks is really a virulently anti-American organization. The Explanation: This falsehood is quite straightforward. Its propagation in the media, especially the U.S. media, has vastly increased since Sunday 29 November, on which date Wikileaks began its Cablegate releases. The falsehood normally relies on… [Read more…]
November 29, 2010
The Falsehood: During its Afghanistan War Log Releases, Wikileaks carelessly/wantonly/maliciously failed to redact the names of soldiers/informants, or hold back more sensitive information that might endanger lives. The Explanation: The allegation has circulated that Wikileaks would not consider any restraints in the release of its Afghanistan War Log releases, and its Iraq War Log releases.… [Read more…]
July 20, 2011
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