December 8, 2010 Archives

New Media, New Standards

Clark Hoyt and Mark Whitaker discuss new media, including implications for national security and foreign policy.

Deep Cuts In Irish Budget

Ireland's Finance Minister is swinging the budget axe removing 6 billion euros out of the economy through pay cuts, reduced benefits and higher taxes.

Assange Held In Custody

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is held by a British court over allegations of sex crimes in Sweden. Deborah Lutterbeck reports

Gates: Assange Arrest 'Sounds Good to Me'

Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Afghanistan, where he learned about the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange.

No Extra Bail-out Money For EU Countries

The Irish government begins presenting its tough new austerity budget to parliament, with the first key vote set for 7pm.

South Korea's Lee Pledges Fortress Islands

South Korea's president has vowed to turn islands near North Korea into "military fortresses."

Chinese Pressure to Boycott Nobel Event?

Is China trying to pressure countries not to attend the Nobel peace prize ceremony?

Can Next Document Dump Be Stopped?

Fmr. Attorney General Michael Mukasey's legal expertise on WikiLeaks.

Lieberman Reacts to WikiLeaks Arrest

Key lawmaker on prosecuting Julian Assange.

Legal Tangle Tightens Around WikiLeaks, Julian Assange

The arrest of WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange is only one of the many problems beginning to mount against him.

'Unlikely' Assange Extradited to U.S.

A British judge sent Julian Assange to jail on Tuesday, denying bail to the WikiLeaks founder after Assange vowed to fight efforts to be extradited to Sweden in a sex-crimes investigation.

WikiLeaks Arrest Politically Motivated?

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is arrested on sex-crime allegations. A panel of experts debate the implications.

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