Streams of WikiLeaks

In its latest release whistleblower website WikiLeaks has unveiled what it calls The Spyfiles. In the words of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange The Spyfiles comprise “over 287 files documenting the reality of the international mass surveillance industry – an industry which now sells equipment to dictators and democracies alike in order to intercept entire populations.”

WikiLeaks’ impact in and around the Middle East has been profound, with its public disclosures of the Iraq and Afghanistan war logs and more recently as a key influence in what’s become known as the Arab Spring - the uprisings in Libya, Egypt, Tunisia and Syria.

Here are some additional interview clips focussing on Wikileaks’ impact on the Middle East. They’re excerpts from wide-ranging interviews reporter Andrew Fowler recorded with Julian Assange, barrister Geoffrey Robertson, the Director of the Bureau of Investigative Journalism in London Iain Overton and the Editor of The Guardian Alan Rusbridger for a mid-year Foreign Correspondent assignment Wiki Whacked.