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In reply to the discussion: Adrian Lamo on Bradley Manning: 'I knew my actions might cost him his life' [View all]msanthrope
(37,549 posts)7. I knew who Frank Wills was. Mr. Lamo's most interesting quote?
AL: Not long after the files were released, the Taliban announced that they were combing poorly redacted contact logs for the names of Afghani nationals who were assisting security forces in postwar Afghanistan. Even if that were the sole data point, I'd remain convinced that months of warning is a hell of an important thing to give someone before the date of their potential execution.
WikiLeaks has a history of hand-waving away the consequences of their disclosures. When documents they released were linked to violence in Kenya, Julian Assange said, apparently to the Observer, that "1,300 people were eventually killed, and 350,000 were displaced. That was a result of our leak," going on to compare those numbers to the statistics of other deaths in Kenya to paint death as a normal part of Kenyan existence, as it were.
Assange went on to say " we are not about to leave the field of doing good simply because harm might happen", and that if anyone were conclusively killed because of WikiLeaks, they could take comfort knowing: "Well, we will review our procedures" upon proof of their death. I have a different vision of good, one where high ideals don't excuse any crime or atrocity because someone meant well.
WikiLeaks has a history of hand-waving away the consequences of their disclosures. When documents they released were linked to violence in Kenya, Julian Assange said, apparently to the Observer, that "1,300 people were eventually killed, and 350,000 were displaced. That was a result of our leak," going on to compare those numbers to the statistics of other deaths in Kenya to paint death as a normal part of Kenyan existence, as it were.
Assange went on to say " we are not about to leave the field of doing good simply because harm might happen", and that if anyone were conclusively killed because of WikiLeaks, they could take comfort knowing: "Well, we will review our procedures" upon proof of their death. I have a different vision of good, one where high ideals don't excuse any crime or atrocity because someone meant well.
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Adrian Lamo on Bradley Manning: 'I knew my actions might cost him his life' [View all]
alp227
Jan 2013
OP
Wikileaks is nothing more than the outlet for Julian Assange's egotistical musings. n/t
RomneyLies
Jan 2013
#25
"... There was no way to be both kind to Bradley and mindful of the potential for harm
struggle4progress
Jan 2013
#15