Veteran's rally for Bradley Manning in Oakland, Ca (videos)

A rally and occupation action for accused whistleblower Bradley Manning was held at President Obama's campaign headquarters in Oakland and Portland on August 16. Twelve people were arrested.

A coordinated set of actions by around 100 veterans and supporters of Bradley Manning, the whistleblower who was arrested, imprisoned, facing a court martial and suffering torture for passing on the Collateral Murder video to WikiLeaks.

The veterans occupied and rallied at the Obama campaign offices on the west coast and six members of the group were arrested... read more and watch videos.

Organization of American States to meet on Assange issue

The OAS will convene a meeting on August 24, to discuss the matter of Julian Assange, his asylum and the U.K.'s threats on Ecuador's sovereignty. ALBA and UNASUR are meeting on the issue this weekend.

Ecuador granted asylum to Assange on August 16, and a diplomatic uproar ensued, with the British Foreign Office threatening to enter the embassy to take Assange. The Ecuadorian government is taking this as a threat to their sovereignty and indeed, a threat to diplomatic relations worldwide... read more.

Video: 'Not even in the Cold War's darkest days'

The video features an interview with former CIA officer, Ray McGovern. The U.K. government's recent actions with regard to Julian Assange and the sovereignty of the Ecuadorian embassy are discussed.

The government of Ecuador has granted political asylum to Julian Assange. After much discussion and investigation, they agree that should Assange be extradited to Sweden for questioning on alleged sex charges, he would then be sent on to the U.S. and possibly imprisoned, tortured or even executed for espionage.... read more and watch video.

Julian Assange 'doing all right' at embassy amid asylum row

Julian Assange has spent a good night, after receiving the good news that his asylum request has been granted by Ecuador. Supporters still surround the building housing the Ecuadorian embassy today.

The Guardian is reporting that WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange spent a comfortable night last night in the London Ecuadorean embassy after the announcement that his request for asylum has been granted. 

Diplomatic sources say that he is "doing all right"... read more and view video and photos.

RT's website suffering a massive DDoS attack

Many people from all over the world are complaining on RT's Facebook page that they cannot access the RT News website. Turns out they are now suffering a massive DDoS attack.

This morning, it is impossible to access the RT News website at RT.com.

You either get a message saying the website is currently available, or it just hangs on and on trying to connect.

Initially RT tweeted that their website was experiencing technical problems, and that they didn't know the cause.... read more.

UK vows to block Assange from leaving the UK (video)

As Ecuador grants political asylum to Julian Assange, and his supporters celebrate, the U.K. stresses that it will block him from leaving the United Kingdom.

Ecuador today made a statement that Assange's request for political asylum has been granted. Ecuador's Foreign Minister, Ricardo Patiño, made the announcement, stressing that the country feels that the whistleblower's fears of being politically persecuted are justified.... read more and watch video.

Media in Ecuador reports that Assange has been granted asylum

Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño has announced that Ecuador has granted asylum to the founder of Wikileaks, Julian Assange, currently in the Ecuadorian embassy in London.

According to El Commercio (Spanish language) Patiño made the announcement in a press conference at the Palacio de Najas in Quito this morning... read more.

If Assange granted asylum UK will deny him safe passage

The U.K. foreign office is saying that even if Julian Assange is granted political asylum, he will be refused safe passage out of the country. Meanwhile, protesters at the embassy are being arrested.

Officials have stated that the U.K. will do all in its power to block Assange's safe passage to Ecuador, even if he is granted asylum by Ecuador. They claim they have a legal obligation to extradite Assange to Sweden... read more and watch video of protester arrests.

Pentagon confirms X-51A WaveRider test flight a failure

According to the U.S. Air Force, a test mission on Tuesday of an unmanned hypersonic plane, the X-51A WaveRider, was a failure.

The X-51A WaveRider hypersonic aircraft was hoped to travel at six times the speed of sound. However, the Pentagon has reported today that the test run was unsuccessful... read more and watch video.

Raid on Ecuador embassy would be akin to 'act of war' (video)

British police have surrounded the Ecuadorian embassy in London and breached the building. Should they enter the embassy to arrest Julian Assange, this would be a sovereign attack on Ecuador and could be construed as an "Act of War".

Digital Journal reported yesterday on the threat by the U.K. to storm the Ecuadorian embassy in London, if Ecuador does not surrender Assange for extradition to Sweden to face charges on alleged sexual crimes... read more and watch video.