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If someone sends real leaks to Wikileaks and they don't publish, then the leakers can use alternative channels to distribute the leaks (for example, sending dir
by jlft 9y ago
If someone sends real leaks to Wikileaks and they don't publish, then the leakers can use alternative channels to distribute the leaks (for example, sending directly to journalists), and then accuse Wikileaks of not publishing. Has anyone already accused Wikileaks of not publishing real leaks?
- ceejayoz 9y agoYes, they've been accused of that. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/world/europe/wikileaks-julian-assange-russia.html https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/01/world/europe/wikileaks-ju... > WikiLeaks, he told a Moscow newspaper, had obtained compromising materials “about Russia, about your government and your businessmen.” > Mr. Assange, asked soon after by Time magazine whether he still planned to expose the secret dealings of the Kremlin, reiterated his earlier vow. “Yes indeed,” he said. > But that promised assault would not materialize. Instead, with Mr. Assange’s legal troubles mounting, Mr. Putin would come to his defense. There's also the fun time they came out against leaks that hurt Trump on the baffling assertion that Trump deserved to get to read them before release: https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/817322050297745408 https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/817322050297745408 > The Obama admin/CIA is illegally funneling TOP SECRET//COMINT information to NBC for political reasons before PEOTUS even gets to read it. Odd stance for the organization to take.
- FireBeyond 9y agoFor added irony, at the time the Pres. Elect was "bragging" about how he didn't feel the need to even read such intelligence, as he was "smart enough to know what was going on" and got other information from the "shows he watched".
- tedunangst 9y agoOne accusation: http://www.cnbc.com/id/42762811 http://www.cnbc.com/id/42762811