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69. Cryptome is just another example. It predates "wikileaks".

Fri Feb 17, 2012, 01:33 PM

Feb 2012

In hacker(1) culture, this idea, these sites, the whole concept, has been around since BBS(2) days. Assange did relatively little that was new... other than trying to take personal credit for the last 30-40 years of other people's work. Oh, and related to that, "wiki character attacks"? Assange has almost less than nothing to do with wiki(3), either, he created the name to get some of Wikipedia's thunder, when the first version of "wikileaks" actually had a mediawiki system... which was rapidly gamed, and then deleted.

1. Meaning: extreme computer geeks. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hacker_(programmer_subculture)
2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulletin_board_system
3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki

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WikiLeaks denounces UNESCO After WikiLeaks Banned from UNESCO Conference on WikiLeaks [View all] Hissyspit Feb 2012 OP

Du rec. Nt xchrom Feb 2012 #1

Du rec, rec. Nt. MNBrewer Feb 2012 #2

I doubt they gave "News of the World' a platform.. What a stupid complaint by Wikileaks. nt msanthrope Feb 2012 #3

huh? 2banon Feb 2012 #33

yes the propaganda works,. Civilization2 Feb 2012 #49

Who is holding a 'kangaroo court' msanthrope Feb 2012 #50

It was a metaphore 2banon Feb 2012 #52

awwwww, too bad so sad DUIC Feb 2012 #4

WTF is "professional" journalism EXCEPT corporate-censored journalism? Does it mean ANYTHING else? saras Feb 2012 #6

So, then, Assange and Rupert Murdoch should have been invited? nt msanthrope Feb 2012 #8

Yes. It means education. Credentials. Training. boppers Feb 2012 #35

Then by said standards, all American media organizations should be likewise barred Scootaloo Feb 2012 #37

Most should, yes. Not all. boppers Feb 2012 #38

The reason Mr. Assange is so peeved, I suspect, is that the 'News of the World' doesn't make msanthrope Feb 2012 #9

Yeah. Good point. Hissyspit Feb 2012 #23

Arguably, both organizations have changed the face of journalism.. nt msanthrope Feb 2012 #29

They are both stories about the media gets hold of non-public information muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #30

It was a rhetorical question. Hissyspit Feb 2012 #39

Maybe your problem is that you think they are being equated muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #43

They are being equated. Hissyspit Feb 2012 #58

As I said, that's your problem; you've misunderstood (nt) muriel_volestrangler Feb 2012 #61

People have been doing it in this thread. Hissyspit Feb 2012 #62

Patent nonsense on your part. Hissyspit Feb 2012 #10

I clicked on your response, only to find it void of content DUIC Feb 2012 #13

I know the feeling. eom Hissyspit Feb 2012 #24

+1 n/t RobertBlue Feb 2012 #21

my goodness, we have a big Judith Miller fan in the house. DisgustipatedinCA Feb 2012 #11

I am a big fan of cause and effect DUIC Feb 2012 #14

Google my friend... progressoid Feb 2012 #44

So you are implying that *all* journalists can lack professional ethics DUIC Feb 2012 #45

No, you asked about the reference to Judith Miller. progressoid Feb 2012 #47

So who exactly is the big Judith Miller fan then? DUIC Feb 2012 #48

that is hilarious. Professional Propagandists more like it. 2banon Feb 2012 #34

Assange is a nihilistic narcissist DUIC Feb 2012 #46

oh, really? You have first hand knowledge do you? 2banon Feb 2012 #51

Predators like Assange have certain behaviors and characteristics DUIC Feb 2012 #54

I've had my share of life experiences with predators of various shades of slime and creep.. 2banon Feb 2012 #57

I guess I missed the "self-described nihilist" report.. 2banon Feb 2012 #53

Wrong. The biggest union of professional journalists in Australia supports Assange. EFerrari Feb 2012 #5

His lawyer is one of the speakers. Tell us how that is 'bullying' by our government???? msanthrope Feb 2012 #7

Post removed Post removed Feb 2012 #12

Are you seriously suggesting that Assange and Rupert Murdoch should have been invited? msanthrope Feb 2012 #15

WTF does Murdoch have to do with a conference on Wikileaks? LiberalLovinLug Feb 2012 #16

The conference is entitled "The Media World after WikiLeaks and News of the World." msanthrope Feb 2012 #18

Ok, you have a point about the name of the conference. LiberalLovinLug Feb 2012 #22

As I've noted previously, wikileaks press releases are high on hysteria, short on news. Perfectly msanthrope Feb 2012 #26

@wikileaks: Give it up @unescoNOW. G. Robertson QC is a sometimes advisor to Mr. Assange. Not a WL r Hissyspit Feb 2012 #25

Um, Mr. Robertson is responsible for Assange's current, and sole appeal point. msanthrope Feb 2012 #27

Wow. Hissyspit Feb 2012 #40

Lemme guess.. supernova Feb 2012 #17

Unfortunately, the OP failed to include any actual information regarding the conference--- msanthrope Feb 2012 #19

Exactly. It's hardly relevant to include the catalyst of the topic at hand... LanternWaste Feb 2012 #20

Assange does become increasingly irrelevant as time passes. nt msanthrope Feb 2012 #28

2 plus 2 = 4 austinhook Feb 2012 #32

More importantly, the information that Assange revealed has been successfully 2banon Feb 2012 #55

The only person who believes they are "the" catalyst is Assange. boppers Feb 2012 #36

Jeez... Hissyspit Feb 2012 #41

He doesn't like most of the media involved because they have dared to run negative stories. boppers Feb 2012 #42

Yes, nobody was out to get WikiLeaks Hissyspit Feb 2012 #60

Pretty much in his head, yes. boppers Feb 2012 #63

"questionable and illegal sourcing".. 2banon Feb 2012 #56

Exactly. Again, Assange didn't publish the pentagon papers. boppers Feb 2012 #64

I didn't say Assange published the Pentagon Papers.. 2banon Feb 2012 #65

Post #20. boppers Feb 2012 #66

this is an interesting link.. 2banon Feb 2012 #67

Cryptome is just another example. It predates "wikileaks". boppers Feb 2012 #69

interesting.. 2banon Feb 2012 #72

"Pimped it out in a grand PR fashion" Hissyspit Feb 2012 #68

Only in the same sense that Paris Hilton, or Kim Kardashian, are notable. boppers Feb 2012 #70

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Feb 2012 #31

MR. ISSA, I thought you hated the UN! ChairmanAgnostic Feb 2012 #59

Great article about Assange: boppers Feb 2012 #71