Riz Khan - The WikiLeaks war

December 7

Julian Assange is in custody in the U.K. until at least December 14.  But where is he headed and what exactly is he accused of? Depends on who you ask.

Rizwan "Riz" Khan (born April 1962) is a Yemeni-born Pakistani British television news reporter and interviewer, who first rose to prominence while working for the BBC and CNN. He currently hosts his own television show on Al Jazeera English.''

Glenn Greenwald (born 6 March 1967) is a US lawyer, columnist, blogger, and author. Greenwald worked as a constitutional and civil rights litigator prior to becoming a contributor (columnist and blogger) to Salon.com, where he focuses on political and legal topics. He has also contributed to other newspapers and political news magazines, including The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The American Conservative, The National Interest, and In These Times.

Greenwald is the author of three books: How Would a Patriot Act? (2006) and A Tragic Legacy (2007), both New York Times bestsellers; and Great American Hypocrites (2008).

Yesterday:
"I (Glenn Grenwald) was on Al Jazeera yesterday debating WikiLeaks with a former Canadian diplomat (Scott Gilmore) critical of the group, and a former Homeland Security prosecutor (Robert M. Gates ) who thereafter represented AIPAC officials in the Government's unsuccessful attempt to prosecute them under the Espionage Act for passing classified information to the Israeli Government. It's quite an informative discussion about the legal and media issues surrounding WikiLeaks and Assange" :



Dr. Robert M. Gates was sworn in on December 18, 2006, as the 22nd Secretary of Defense. Dr. Gates is the only Secretary of Defense in U.S. history to be asked to remain in that office by a newly elected President. President Barack Obama is the eighth president Dr. Gates has served.

Scott Gilmore is the executive director and one of the founders of Peace Dividend Trust (PDT) a non-profit foundation that fosters and implements innovations in peace and humanitarian operations.
Prior to joining PDT, Scott was the deputy director for South Asia in the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs, working on Canada's integrated defence, development, and diplomatic assistance to Afghanistan. In 2001 he was the deputy national security advisor of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in East Timor (UNTAET) responsible for the creation of the defence and intelligence departments of the nascent Timorese government, as well as the development of the national economic security policy. In 1998, Scott was posted to the Canadian Embassy in Indonesia as a political officer specializing in regional conflict and political unrest.