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The founder of Wikileaks rejects US claims he has blood on his hands after releasing leaked documents on the Afghan war.

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Rambo Amadeus (Serbian Cyrillic: Рамбо Амадеус, born June 14, 1963 in Kotor, Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia) is the stage name of the Belgrade-based Montenegrin singer-songwriter Antonije Pušić, popular all over the former Yugoslavia. A self-titled “musician, poet, and media manipulator” continues to be one of the most interesting phenomena on music scene(s) of the former Yugoslavia. His songs combine satirical lyrics on the nature of common people and silliness of local politics. He uses a mixture of musical styles (converging towards drum and bass in later works, but involving a lot of turbo-folk elements in earlier songs), and self-conscious ironic wit (for example, one of his aliases is “Rambo Amadeus Svjetski Mega Car” (RASMC) — “Rambo Amadeus World Mega Emperor”). His stage name itself is made from John Rambo and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Known also as a “charming king of jovial pop”, his concerts are never mere repetitions of recorded songs, but a mixture of musical improvisation and humor exploiting all aspects of human nature in a crude manner. Some fans compare his style and career path with those of Frank Zappa or Captain Beefheart. He is a graduate of the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences and he also completed six grades of elementary music school for piano before dropping out. Before taking up music as a career choice, Rambo was an accomplished competitive sailor. Between 1972 and 1984, he represented Yugoslavia in numerous …

This week: Jeff Garlin (Wall-E, Curb Your Enthusiasm) talks about having Conan O’Brien as a roommate and encourages Bob to get in touch with his inner yeller. From a Garage in Van Nuys, its ANYTIME with Bob Kushellits a five-minute talkfest! Emmy-nominated television writer/producer Bob Kushell brings to the internet universe everything youd expect from a late night talk show formatted perfectly for viewing on smart phones, home or office computers, on lunch breaks, during commutes, or anytime. For more Anytime videos: www.crackle.com tags: crackle anytime bob Kushell Jeff Garlin wall-e curb your enthusiasm samantha who rescue me the Simpsons 3rd rock from the sun sick flu throw up puke scream yell garage funny conan o’brien late night roommate

Tara Perry sits down with Kick-Ass creator Mark Millar and John Romita, Jr and talks Kick-Ass, Nemesis, Schmuggie and Bimbo and American Jesus.