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Re:On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig by zby on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @02:30AM (#12741568)
Do you know about something that Wikileaks did not publish even if they got it? They cannot leak what they do not get.

It is clear that their sources use Wikileaks to influence politics. Wikileaks could perhaps withold the information until after the elections - but then they would be accused by the other side.

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Re:On the wikileak-ed emails from Tanden on Lessig by Tomte on Wednesday October 19, 2016 @02:57AM (#12741666)
Assange said himself that they have material on Trump, but he wouldn't release it, because it is supposedly no worse than the stuff Trump openly says.

Fine, I can understand that. Sounds like a lot of noise, no signal.

But it's not "releasing everything". It's "deciding what is newsworthy" and "trust me".

So it's laughable that in all other regards (mails of regular Turkish citizens, DNC stuff) he and his supporters claim that Wikileaks simply releases everything without any internal motivation or thematic selection.

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