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The case of WikiLeaks shows that the traditional media has deviated from its true mission and instead of bringing the facts to the audience it relies heavily on official source, on the point of view of governments, while it should instead be less dependent on such, thinks award-winning journalist John Pilger.

Discussing his film "The War You Don't See," the veteran Australian reporter told Reuters the Internet, and more specifically WikiLeaks, would bring about a "revolution" in journalism which too often failed to do its job properly.

According to the four years spending of US Drug Enforcement Admission on wiretaps and pen registers provided on a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, Microsoft does not charges any commission for government surveillance of its users, whereas Google charges $25 per user. A wiretap grabs actual telephone or Internet conversations while a pen register merely grabs numbers and addresses that show who's doing the communicating.

Hu Jintao, the Chinese president, introduced a microblog, adopting the technology despite his government's work to depress free speech by microblog users in China. 

Dubai government doesn’t intend to guarantee Dubai World's debts, government official said on Monday. That means creditors will be affected by the conglomerate's restructuring in "the short term".

As Abdulrahman al-Saleh, director general of Dubai's department of finance reported, market reaction to Dubai World's announcement last week was amplified and did not match the extent of the conglomerate's woes. 

 Three more large investment firms have raised sufficient capital to participate in the joint partnership with the government to purchase toxic assets from banks.

The Treasury Department said Alliance Bernstein LP and BlackRock Inc., both headquartered in New York City, and Wellington Management Co., based in Boston, had all raised the $500 million minimum to begin operations.

 The government's economic stimulus money isn't just for hard hats, contractors and teachers. It's also keeping battered women's advocates on the job and compensating crime victims for lost wages and uncovered medical costs.