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We are still waiting for his world-ending bank documents to be released. randome Dec 2012 #1
Even the NYT and Reuters cite Wikileaks docs as sources these days. So, this has served a useful leveymg Dec 2012 #2
I can only speak for myself, but I see Assange's behavior as... CBHagman Dec 2012 #5
I have an idea... sendero Dec 2012 #11
Well done sendero. +1. /nt Festivito Dec 2012 #13
So what. We are supposed to have a free press, except that the government hides information JDPriestly Dec 2012 #35
I think "supposedly progressive" is your answer... truth2power Dec 2012 #6
No, no, he promised to bring the world to its knees with his super-secret code files. randome Dec 2012 #7
On balance, I would counter, Wikileaks has done far more good than harm. It shouldn't be about leveymg Dec 2012 #9
I hear you. randome Dec 2012 #10
Beware of Villains, even more so those proclaimed Heroes. eom leveymg Dec 2012 #12
Agreed, leveymg. It is a shame that people have to violate the law just to get the truth out there. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #39
He also gravely hurt the institution of diplomacy globally by willy-nilly dumping diplomatic stevenleser Dec 2012 #87
Useful yes, but to whom? allrevvedup Dec 2012 #15
John and Deborah at Cryptome had Assange's number early on. msanthrope Dec 2012 #19
Thank you. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #21
And I marvel at the DUers who have fallen for the Right Wings propaganda machine LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #75
Right, because the only reason someone could dislike someone is based on right wing info. stevenleser Dec 2012 #86
No, not the only influence LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #94
Not sure what right-wing media you are monitoring. randome Dec 2012 #95
As I said, the potential for misuse of Wikileaks for selective leaks and disinfo is plain to anyone leveymg Dec 2012 #27
Yes. Again, I agree with you. But we still get some useful information. We have to be discerning JDPriestly Dec 2012 #40
Who is John Young again? That webpage is not very impressive. merrily Dec 2012 #33
He runs a site called cryptome that's basically a prototype for wikileaks. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #36
Daniel Domscheit-Berg stole that info and destroyed it... Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #68
Sorry, that sounds like an excuse. randome Dec 2012 #69
Okey-doke. Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #71
Thank you! snot Dec 2012 #90
Documents from which government or governments? drm604 Dec 2012 #3
We need Geraldo to get to the bottom of this Berlum Dec 2012 #4
Oh, whoopie. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #8
Julian Assange reminds so called "reporters" and "journalists" green for victory Dec 2012 #14
When did he speak truth to the Bush/Cheney Admin? allrevvedup Dec 2012 #16
happy holidays green for victory Dec 2012 #17
For starters, Wikileaks chronicles criminality on the part of Bush and Cheney... Octafish Dec 2012 #18
"The Obama administration worked with Republicans to protect Bush administration" allrevvedup Dec 2012 #20
Not my idea. That's what Obama's guy recommended. You may've heard of him: Cass Sunstein Octafish Dec 2012 #42
So why isn't Assange releasing millions of docs on Bush's "egregious crimes"? allrevvedup Dec 2012 #44
Sunstein was on the short list for Supreme Court. Octafish Dec 2012 #48
Good ol' Glenn, finding a razor blade in every apple. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #52
That's one way of looking at it. Octafish Dec 2012 #55
Thank you again. Let me add, snot Dec 2012 #56
Are you really denying tama Dec 2012 #79
"More than 66,000 civilians suffered 'violent deaths' in Iraq allrevvedup Dec 2012 #24
Obama did not end the war in Iraq. He withdrew many troops by the date previously agreed to by Bush. merrily Dec 2012 #38
It's over. Look it up. :) allrevvedup Dec 2012 #41
Like Poppy, Smirko Bush is a war criminal. Iraq never hurt the United States. Octafish Dec 2012 #46
Fine, then where's the beef on Bushler? This stupid bs is about Obama. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #47
The ''king of snakes, Glenn Greenwald.'' Octafish Dec 2012 #50
A link to the Guardian? Save it. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #53
The Guardian is a pro-democratic newspaper. Octafish Dec 2012 #54
Was. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #57
Glenn Greenwald is a spook? green for victory Dec 2012 #64
I absolutely loved that tv series! TorchTheWitch Dec 2012 #88
Here's my guess: OnyxCollie Dec 2012 #58
Thank you! snot Dec 2012 #51
Anytime, snot! Why does this matter? Well... Octafish Dec 2012 #60
Octafish, you rule; thank you for all of that. snot Dec 2012 #89
'Chronicles' implies an organized goal. randome Dec 2012 #59
To me, 'Chronicles' means 'Record'... Octafish Dec 2012 #73
Interesting about Iceland and Kenya treestar Dec 2012 #23
Apparently wikileaks helped "liberate" Iceland's banks allrevvedup Dec 2012 #26
You aware tama Dec 2012 #81
How did Wikileaks destabilize Iceland and Kenya? leveymg Dec 2012 #28
Whoops, meant to put #31 about Iceland here. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #34
Over 5000 cables from the US Embassy in Israel. Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #67
Thnx. In the initial batch released, there were none. leveymg Dec 2012 #80
He's not a reporter treestar Dec 2012 #22
Wikileaks released docs that brought down Iceland's biggest bank allrevvedup Dec 2012 #31
kicked green for victory Dec 2012 #45
Well, good news for London banksters rarely trickles down to us. allrevvedup Dec 2012 #49
Not much interest in the LIBOR scandal tama Dec 2012 #82
Ha ha ha! Ask DU economists how they view this situation! snot Dec 2012 #62
Thanks. Most of us don't know about high finance and the games played in their court. freshwest Dec 2012 #76
Yes, there has been an effect for sure Bragi Dec 2012 #32
The video was the only thing they had that could be interpreted treestar Dec 2012 #63
Wikileaks partnered with news media around the word because sorting through the volume of Luminous Animal Dec 2012 #66
K&R. nt OnyxCollie Dec 2012 #25
Judi Lynn, I'm not a fan of Mr. Assange. His data dumping, without saidsimplesimon Dec 2012 #29
Assange was far from safe in an embassy when Assange first published the material Manning allegedly merrily Dec 2012 #30
merrily, I'm not a qualified psychiatrist. I can only speculate that saidsimplesimon Dec 2012 #37
Decide what? merrily Dec 2012 #43
+1000. snot Dec 2012 #91
Good. Dump it all so people can realize what's being done in their names Catherina Dec 2012 #61
They can't possibly have reviewed 1 million documents. So this translates to... randome Dec 2012 #65
At Least Julian Assange & Bradley Manning Got the Door Ajar triplepoint Dec 2012 #70
The Moody Blues were my inspirational favorite band as a teenager. randome Dec 2012 #72
Astounding how many DUers are derailed by the Cult of Personality LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #74
Agreed. freshwest Dec 2012 #77
And yet castigating those of us with different opinions is '...willing subjugation...' randome Dec 2012 #78
Thanks for the armchair diagnosis LiberalLovinLug Dec 2012 #93
If you look carefully tama Dec 2012 #83
Interesting post dreamnightwind Dec 2012 #84
The cult of personality works both ways... AntiFascist Dec 2012 #85
That's what LiberalLovinLug said. JackRiddler Dec 2012 #92
LOL! Awesome! nt Zorra Dec 2012 #96
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