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In reply to the discussion: "WikiLeaks has problems with 'democratic processes': Dr Cannold" [View all]freshwest
(53,661 posts)37. Strategic victory for Assange: $$$. Whistleblowers, including Anonymous: ZERO. What a con job.
Anonymous appalled by WikiLeaks
By Natasha Lennard - Oct 12, 2012
"...We have been worried about the direction WikiLeaks is going for sometime now. In the past year the focus has moved away from actual leaks and the fight for freedom of information and concentrated more and more on Julian Assange and a rabid scrounging for money," the hackers noted.
In an accompanying (and similar) statement posted online, Anonymous added, "WikiLeaks is not or should not be about Julian Assange alone." The hackers explained that despite a steadfast belief that the controversial WikiLeaks founder should not be extradited to the United States, they have grown weary of the attention paid to Assange:
"The idea behind WikiLeaks was to provide the public with information that would otherwise being kept secret by industries and governments. Information we strongly believe the public has a right to know. But this has been pushed more and more into the background, instead we only hear about Julian Assange, like he had dinner last night with Lady Gaga. Thats great for him but not much of our interest. We are more interested in transparent governments and bringing out documents and information they want to hide from the public."
The hackers also expressed anger that Anonymous members have faced repression and jail time for materials they supplied to WikiLeaks, while "to this day, not ONE single WikiLeaks staff are charged or incarcerated." They noted that hacktivist Jeremy Hammond could face 20 years in prison for allegedly supplying the Stratfor files the very documents WikiLeaks put behind a pay wall...
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/12/anonymous_appalled_by_wikileaks/
http://freeassange.org/flash-news/anonymous-legion-hackers
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It is only because of Assange that we know Manning's 35-year sentence is a strategic victory!
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#36
Strategic victory for Assange: $$$. Whistleblowers, including Anonymous: ZERO. What a con job.
freshwest
Aug 2013
#37
Money is coming in with each interview, with every web appeal for donations, etc. And sorry that..
freshwest
Aug 2013
#48
Wikileaks Party Lurches .. Right: Preferences Fascists, Mens-righters and Gun-lovers above .. Greens
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#12
There's also the Snowden loving on Bush and the Iraq war, and wanting whistleblowers shot in the ...
freshwest
Aug 2013
#52
You know, when I read about all of this in the Aussie media I instinctively knew that NO ONE on GD
Number23
Aug 2013
#43
"I think it's great to see the Wikileaks Party stand tall with the neo-Nazi who tried to kill
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#24
"Old nonsense?" This is about the current AU election that Assange is fucking up, quite
msanthrope
Aug 2013
#35
Key WikiLeaks Senate candidate quits due to lack of 'democratic processes'
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#22
Former Wikileaks Party staffer says Assange’s father was the “caller” that led to resignations
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#27
"its first preferences to far-right wing candidates and parties in New South Wales, including the..
Cha
Aug 2013
#45
The WikiLeaks party could learn about transparency from the Pirate party
struggle4progress
Aug 2013
#47