Misunderstanding McCarthyism

Accuracy in Media When Professor Paul Kengor was on Sean Hannity’s radio show and later on Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News program, the hosts went out of their way to make sure that the author of the new book, The Communist, about Barack Obama’s mentor, was not saying that Obama himself was a communist. It was almost as if Kengor had been warned not to get too personal with his revelations. He was allowed to talk … [Read more...]

Where is the Indictment of Julian Assange?

Accuracy in Media The story we get repeatedly from the press is that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange received asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London because he fears being sent by the British to Sweden to answer sex charges and then eventually being extradited to the U.S. to answer espionage charges here. It’s true that British Foreign Minister William Hague says the country has a “legal obligation to see … [Read more...]

Pentagon Celebrates Gay Pride During Treason Trial

Accuracy in Media The Defense Department hosted a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month event on June 26, 2012, in the Pentagon Auditorium which featured a speech by Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Johnson and a panel discussion entitled, “The Value of Open Service and Diversity.” But the event failed to include any mention, pro or con, of the most celebrated homosexual soldier in American … [Read more...]

Holder Refuses to Enforce the Law Against WikiLeaks and Russia Today

Accuracy in Media Luke Harding of the London Guardian says Julian Assange is a “useful idiot,” based on the premier episode of his Russian Today (RT) program “The World Tomorrow.” The show featured a mostly softball interview with Hezbollah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah, who not surprisingly adopted the Russian position of support for the Assad regime in Syria. In fact, the useful idiots are those who … [Read more...]

Assange Joins Russian Anti-NATO Campaign Against Sweden

Accuracy in Media In another indication of his service to the Russians, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has told The New Internationalist magazine that the Swedish security services intercept 80 percent of Russian Internet traffic and share the information with the United States. The claim is making big news in Russia, where Assange is regarded as a hero for his charges and disclosures damaging to America and its … [Read more...]

New Hearing in Treason Case Puts Heat on WikiLeaks

Accuracy in Media A motion hearing in the case of United States vs. Pfc. Bradley E. Manning is scheduled for March 15 at 10 a.m., at Fort Meade in Maryland, as WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his backers are coming under increasing scrutiny. In the biggest release of classified information in U.S. history, Manning is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of U.S. Government documents and turning them … [Read more...]

Media Partners in Crime with WikiLeaks?

Accuracy in Media Gary Pruitt, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of The McClatchy Company, insists the U.S. newspaper publisher “must maintain the highest standards of ethical conduct.” But how does this comport with being a “partner” of WikiLeaks, the controversial website that has just published stolen emails from the private company known as Stratfor? WikiLeaks has listed … [Read more...]

‘Julian Assange: Whistleblower or Spy for Moscow?’

New Zeal Julian Assange of WikiLeaks fame, claims to hate secrecy and corruption wherever it may be found. However his WikiLeaks revelations have mainly worked against the interests of Washington and in favor of Moscow. Is this deliberate? My new report "Julian Assange: Whistleblower or Spy for Moscow?" attempts to shed light on this question. Yevgeny Bazhanov, vice chancellor of research and … [Read more...]

Russia Today Hires WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange – Will the Kremlin Be Pleased?

New Zeal Is WikiLeaks biased against the West and the US in particular? This news item would tend to indicate so. According to Christian Science monitor Moscow correspondent Fred Weir, Kremlin funded media outlet Russia Today, is to hire WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. This despite the fact that Assange remains under house arrest in Britain, awaiting a Supreme Court decision on his extradition to Sweden … [Read more...]

The Deceptions of Julian Assange, WikiLeaks, and Ron Paul

Accuracy in Media A May 24 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Frontline program quoted WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as saying he’d never had any contact with Bradley Manning and that he had no information indicating that the former Army intelligence analyst was the source of the classified U.S. intelligence information released by WikiLeaks. On December 19, Frontline posted this follow-up information, … [Read more...]

Ron Paul Says Accused Traitor is a Patriot

Accuracy in Media As homosexual Army soldier Bradley Manning’s treason trial continues at Fort Meade, Maryland, the support he has received from Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul has been curiously ignored by the major media, now touting Paul as someone who could win the January 3 Iowa Republican Caucuses. Paul has called Manning, a crossdresser with acknowledged mental problems, a “hero” and … [Read more...]