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  • Hard News: Wikileaks: The Cable Guys,

    "Is it not possible that he has a case to answer over the alleged sexual assaults and he’s also a revolutionary?"
    You mean, he could be just another complex human being, just like the rest of us? Only a bit more driven, a bit braver, a bit more tormented - and a bit more fascinating??

    Wellington • Since Dec 2010 • 57 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Wikileaks: The Cable Guys,

    Apparently Hitler never raped anybody. (In fact, rumour has it ...)

    Wellington • Since Dec 2010 • 57 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Wikileaks: The Cable Guys,

    Absolutely no offence was meant, especially to RB; and I think my point is quite valid. The point of a 'whistle' is that it's piercingly loud, after all.
    Wikileaks may not be a complex idea but keeping it functioning and staying safe at the same time is hardly a walk in the park.

    Wellington • Since Dec 2010 • 57 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Wikileaks: The Cable Guys,

    Recordari, I'm not sure RB would have invented Wikileaks; I'm not sure he quite gets it, after all 'Cryptome' is his preferred outfit it seems. But what is the point of a whistleblowing site that no one has ever heard of? Doesn't that kind of defeat the purpose?

    Wellington • Since Dec 2010 • 57 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Wikileaks: The Cable Guys,

    It's an epic event, so I'm not surprised if Assange occasionally sees himself in something of a heroic light. Frankly I don't care whether he sees himself as Hamlet or Homer Simpson, just as long as he stays sane and free enough to continue.

    Wellington • Since Dec 2010 • 57 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Wikileaks: The Cable Guys,

    But RB it IS the only Wikileaks we have - Cryptome (of whom I've never heard) is clearly a very different animal or Assange wouldn't have sought advice from them to set up his own very different site.
    I don't know why Cryptome hasn't had the same exhilarating effect on the world as Wikileaks; why they haven't been on the front page of the world's major newspapers, or why noone has felt sufficiently threatened to advocate assassinating anyone connected with them (at least I presume no one has). I can only presume they weren't prepared to take the same risks.
    But as a pleb who unlike you will never have the skills to ferret through the ether for obscure information (like most of the world) I shall always be grateful for what Wikileaks is doing for my sanity.

    Wellington • Since Dec 2010 • 57 posts Report Reply

  • Hard News: Wikileaks: The Cable Guys,

    I came to this site expecting enlightening analysis, and instead I find over half of it dedicated to quibbling about the personality of Julian Assange - pathetic! The air is thick with journalist-envy. So he's famous, he has 'groupies' (RB), he's done something that none of the rest you will ever have the skill or the courage to do - get over it! He’s not a public servant, he’s a private citizen who is risking his life in several terrifying ways to do something he believes in and which he passionately believes is for the good of humankind – what you promised yourself you would do too one day when you got around to it, remember? So he exposes your own failings? Reminds you you’re a midget on the world stage with the guts of a jellyfish? Get over it! If you don’t like the way he’s handling things then start up your own LeakySite – IF you have the aforementioned skill, commitment and phenomenal courage, that is.

    And if you haven’t, I recommend taking heed of James George’s request – “Instead of this endless dialogue about what a perfect Wikileaks should do, why not accept that this is the only Wikileaks we have and be proud that some people are trying to show the truth.”

    Come on girls! A bit of humility and openhearted support, please!

    Wellington • Since Dec 2010 • 57 posts Report Reply

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