A multipart interview with WikiLeaks Editor Julian Assange focusing on his experience working with the New York Times. Produced for NYT eXaminer (NYTX).
NYTX Editor Chris Spannos interviewed Julian Assange on September 26, 2011.
In this segment Julian discusses Times participation in the media consortium organized to release the Afghan and Iraq War Logs. He also discusses Task Force 373, a high-level assassination squad, and the Times treatment of this important information in relation to other mainstream media coverage.
Length: 15 min. 18 sec.
More information about Task Force 373 can be found online:
Der Spiegel
* The Afghanistan Protocol – Explosive Leaks Provide Image of War from Those Fighting It:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,708314-2,00.html
* Task Force 373 and Targeted Assassinations – US Elite Unit Could Create Political Fallout for Berlin:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,708407,00.html
* The Truth about Task Force 373 – War Logs Cast Light on Dirty Side of Afghanistan Conflict:
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,708559,00.html
Helsinki Times:
* Task Force 373, the secret killers:
http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/htimes/international-news/12245-task-force-373-the-secret-killers.html
The Guardian:
*Afghanistan war logs: Task Force 373 – special forces hunting top Taliban:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/25/task-force-373-secret-afghanistan-taliban
See part one of our interview with Julian Assange here:
http://www.nytexaminer.com/2011/10/julian-assange-on-the-new-york-times-part-1
See part two here:
http://www.nytexaminer.com/2011/10/julian-assange-on-the-new-york-times-part-2
About this series:
Within the entirety of this interview Julian talks about partnering with the Times to release the Afghan and Iraq War Logs, the Times treatment of Cablegate, Bradley Manning, the Pentagon Papers, WikiLeaks, and much more. The complete interview ran approximately 90 minutes.
NYTX will publish one part per week spanning the months of October and November.
NYT eXaminer: http://www.nytexaminer.com
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