David Leigh

The Knife of Bradley Manning and Indian Students Attacked in Austrailia

March 30, 2011 By Jacob Andrews Leave a Comment

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Pfc. Bradley Manning, whose name is carved permanently in whistleblower and Wikileaks Movie history, brandished a knife while threatening his stepmother in 2006. This story emerges after a recent PBS Frontline coverage on Wikileaks, with particular focus on the life history of Bradley Manning. Manning first made headlines after surfacing as the whistleblower responsible for the massive leak of US diplomatic cables to Wikileaks who then embarked on Cablegate to make those classified and secret documents available to the public via various news agency partnerships. After Manning was turned in he was jailed at Virginia’s Quantico prison where his treatment came under fire from various dignitaries and organizations including P.J. Crowley, who later resigned over his comments regarding the “stupid” treatment of Bradley Manning.

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Wikileaks Movie: Spielberg’s DreamWorks Studios Options Two Books

March 4, 2011 By Jacob Andrews 5 Comments

The Wikileaks Movie universe expanded this week as Speilberg’s DreamWorks Studios optioned movie rights to two books on Wikileaks and Julian Assange. While no director or producer has been associated with this Wikileaks Movie we have confirmed through numerous sources that Dreamworks Studios, which is co-owned by Steven Spielberg, has indeed acquired rights to two books. The first book, titled “WikiLeaks: Inside Julian Assange’s War on Secrecy” was written by journalists David Leigh and Luke Harding who work at The Guardian and have been deeply involved in the Wikileaks and Julian Assange affair. The other book, titled “Inside WikiLeaks: My Time with Julian Assange at the World’s Most Dangerous Website” was the brainchild of Daniel Domscheit-Berg, formerly the right hand man of Julian Assange who defected from the organization on bad terms in 2010. Since the impacts of Cablegate and legal battles surrounding Julian Assange are by no means over with, it appears that many of the Wikileaks Movie projects underway may take some time to reach cinemas. However, with numerous projects in the works, it is almost guaranteed that Wikileaks watchers and movie goers will have the opportunity to see a Wikileaks Movie.

Filed Under: Daniel Domscheit-Berg, David Leigh, DreamWorks Studios, Julian Assange, Movie, Wikileaks Tagged With: Daniel Domscheit-Berg, David Leigh, Dreamworks, Spielberg, Wikileaks Movie

Julian Assange Extradition ‘Tizzy’, David Leigh Weighs In

February 24, 2011 By Jacob Andrews 6 Comments

While the Julian Assange Extradition ruling is another milestone for the Wikileaks Movie or documentary, it is David Leigh, co-author of a recent Wikileaks book, who caught our attention today in his article “It’s Julian Assange’s own ‘tizzy’ that bamboozles.” Julian Assange’s personal affairs, sex trial and extradition hearings have taken up tremendous resources from the core activist focus of Wikileaks the organization. This has some commentators and experts discussing ‘Peak Wikileaks’ and the time when this organization will cease to be a hard-core journalistic game changer due in part to all of these personal distractions. Finally, Assange’s own commentary on his case has been varied, at different times blaming different sources for his legal troubles, which brings Assange’s own strategy and personality more into play. David Leigh sheds initial light on the personal situation of Assange and then attempts to bring us back to more serious matters of focus such as the impact of Wikileaks on the current situation in the Middle East and the treatment of Bradley Manning. At Wikileaks-Movie.com we appreciate both the seriousness of this topic and the hilarity of imagining Lady Gaga, Usher in the Wikileaks Movie soundtrack. That’s what makes the Julian Assange and Wikileaks subject so interesting. It has the excitement and intrigue of MacGyver re-runs yet real, authentic impact on our world due to Cablegate and other projects. A perfect combo for a thrilling Wikileaks Movie (or six of them).

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