OpEdNews TIFF: Cultural Starwars OpEdNews … US diplomats from Iran following the November 1979 seizure of the US embassy in Tehran, when 52 Americans were held hostage, and Iranian student protesters dumped US diplomatic correspondence on the street in a spectacular premodern WikiLeak . and more

Supporters of WikiLeaks ' Assange lose $320K in bail money NBCNews.com (blog) Assange's backers — who include Jemima Khan, a writer, movie directors Ken Loach and Michael Moore and publisher Felix Dennis – had to forfeit their money because Assange skipped bail in June to avoid being extradited to Sweden where he is wanted … and more

The Local.se Putin weighs in on Assange: 'it's political' The Local.se Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday said the case of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appeared “political”, accusing Britain of double standards over his extradition order to Sweden on sex crime accusations.