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Pentagon Braces for Latest WikiLeaks Release

Staff / Truthdig Oct 23, 2010 The Pentagon is once again articulating its oft-cited trope that release of classified documents on the WikiLeaks website could endanger U.S. and allied troops and Iraqi civilians as the whistle-blower site prepares to publish even more classified files on the Iraq War. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Missionary Release

Staff / Truthdig Feb 5, 2010 Robert Park, a 28-year-old Korean-American missionary and human rights activist, was arrested on Christmas Day after entering North Korea. Now the country's state-controlled media is reporting that Park will be released. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Frees More Than 1,100 Tibetan Protesters

Staff / Truthdig Jun 20, 2008 Probably in an effort to calm tensions before the Olympic torch runs through Tibet's capital city of Lhasa, the Chinese government released over 1,100 people alleged to have been involved in March's unrest, which brought the world's attention to the country and left several dozen people dead. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

AOL Exposes Users

Staff / Truthdig Aug 8, 2006 America Online recently released the search queries of more than 650,000 of its users for ?research? purposes. The data contained three months' worth of searches that were attached to unique user IDs. No names were included with the release, but private information was easily gleaned from some of the queries. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In Full: Statement of Freed Activist

Staff / Truthdig Mar 26, 2006 Two days after being freed from a four-month captivity in Iraq, UK peace activist Norman Kember tries to deflect attention away from himself and onto Iraqis suffering amid the continuing violence. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )