The WikiLeaks Files
The World According to US Empire
Published on 25. August 2015
624 pages
978-1-78168-875-5 (ISBN)
Description
WikiLeaks came to prominence in 2010 with the release of 251,287 top-secret State Department cables, which revealed to the world what the US government really thinks about national leaders, friendly dictators, and supposed allies. It brought to the surface the dark truths of crimes committed in our name: human rights violations, covert operations, and cover-ups.
The WikiLeaks Files exposes the machinations of the United States as it imposes a new form of imperialism on the world, one founded on tactics from torture to military action, to trade deals and "soft power," in the perpetual pursuit of expanding influence. The book also includes an introduction by Julian Assange examining the ongoing debates about freedom of information, international surveillance, and justice.
An introduction by Julian Assange-writing on the subject for the first time-exposes the ongoing debates about freedom of information, international surveillance, and justice.
The WikiLeaks Files exposes the machinations of the United States as it imposes a new form of imperialism on the world, one founded on tactics from torture to military action, to trade deals and "soft power," in the perpetual pursuit of expanding influence. The book also includes an introduction by Julian Assange examining the ongoing debates about freedom of information, international surveillance, and justice.
An introduction by Julian Assange-writing on the subject for the first time-exposes the ongoing debates about freedom of information, international surveillance, and justice.
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Edition
Ebook UK & RoW
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Reflowable
ISBN-13
978-1-78168-875-5 (9781781688755)
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Persons
Julian Assange has been the Editor-in-Chief of WikiLeaks since 2006. Since 2010 when the website published thousands of US military and diplomatic documents, he has been under investigation by the United States. That year he was called criminal and a terrorist by some politicans, but also won the Sam Adams Award, was named Person of the Year by Le Monde's readers' and received the Time Readers' Award. In 2011 he accepted the Sydney Peace Foundation Gold Medal for Peace, the Martha Gelhorn Prize for Journalism, the Walkley Award for most outstanding contribution to journalism, and the Amnesty International UK Media Award. Since June 2012 he has been seeking political asylum at the Ecuadorian Embassy, London.
Content
- Intro
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction: WikiLeaks and Empire
- Part I
- 1. America and the Dictators
- 2. Dictators and Human Rights
- 3. War and Terrorism
- Part II
- 4. Indexing the Empire
- 5. US War Crimes and the ICC
- 6. Europe
- 7. Russia
- 8. Turkey
- 9. Israel
- 10. Syria
- 11. Iran
- 12. Iraq
- 13. Afghanistan
- 14. East Asia
- 15. Southeast Asia
- 16. South Africa
- 17. Latin America and the Caribbean
- 18. Venezuela
- Notes
- About the Contributors
- Index
