Starting March 15, 2011, The Hindu became the first Indian newspaper to offer readers a broad spectrum of articles and reports based on a first selection from 5,100 India Cables aggregating six million words, made available to it by WikiLeaks. On April 8, Julian Assange, the brilliant and articulate Editor-in-Chief of WikiLeaks, gave a one-hour interview at Ellingham Hall in the county of Norfolk to N. Ram, The Hindu’s Editor-in-Chief, who was accompanied by Hasan Suroor, the newspaper’s U.K. Correspondent. The interview covered a broad range of issues relating to India, the world, political economy, journalism, the goals and methods of WikiLeaks, and the theoretical framework worked out by its chief. Here are video excerpts of the interview in six parts.
Part 1: Julian Assange on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's reaction to the India Cables
Part 2: Julian Assange on the pro-U.S. tilt in India's Foreign Policy as exposed by WikiLeaks
Part 3: Julian Assange on the nexus between U.S. International Policy and Big Business
Part 4: Julian Assange on the systematisation of unjust practices
Part 5: Julian Assange on the Jasmine Revolution
Part 6: 'What moves Julian Assange?'
Audio excerpt: Julian Assange on cable reporting and cable journalism
I support Wikileaks and i want more truths about PM and Congress Party's wrong doings and corrupt thoughts should come out open
I am for Assange and like minded people for bringing the truth for any Govt,and any Nation.Ultimately transparency should be exposed. Today.People of India know the real scams and scandals from Politicians through the wonderful Media support and Wiki leaks.To my knowledge Wikileaks has more Authenticity,to expose any allegations. This makes for Democracy and Justice, will survive for any Nation.'The Hindu' has done a Great Job.
I am for WiKi leaks and Julian and associates have done a great service to open government, democracy and justice. They should not be demonized and persecuted. If he has done some thing he should be tried in court and punished according to law. We know how governments to keep their wrong doings secrect and call by different names the usual are 'home Land security, fighting terrorism bring democracy to barbarians- WMD' etc. The Vietnam war was on trumped up false on Tonkin Bay incident. Millions were murdered and thousands tortured, chemical banned weapons were used, Napalm, manufactured in Canada, was used against civilians. Similarly with Iraq. The perpetrators are free and called heroes. We know about the imperial colonists and economical colonists oppression and umpteen massacres. Jews who sufferers the worst Holocaust doing the same to Palestinians and the world governments are silent as they were when the jews were victims. No country is exempt. Yes we need more transparency humanity and Wiki leak is doing a great service I recommend nobel peace price for Assange and take it away from Begin,Arafat, Sadat,Rubin to bring the real meaning to the Peace price.
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