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Re:We ask supporters to stop taking down the US internet. Yo... by jacquesm on Saturday October 22, 2016 @04:54AM (#12767896)
You are missing the possibility of selective withholding of information and possible changes of the information leaked to suit a political end.

Focusing on personalities is a mistake when it comes to mere technical ability, but when it becomes a political question I think it is a valid concern.

At a minimum I'd like to see another outlet next to WL.

Re:We ask supporters to stop taking down the US internet. Yo... by Gargoyle on Saturday October 22, 2016 @04:59AM (#12767914)
No, I'm not missing the selective withholding.

And no one has shown any change to released information. Not once.

Re:We ask supporters to stop taking down the US internet. Yo... by TAForObvReasons on Saturday October 22, 2016 @05:11AM (#12767950)
There's reason to believe, based on reports from people who leaked emails to wikileaks, that they selectively withhold information that shine light on russia: http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/wikileaks-syria-russia...

In fact, if you really want to read into it:

> US govt funded #PanamaPapers attack story on Putin via USAID. Some good journalists but no model for integrity.

https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/717670056650530816 almost sounds like WL had knowledge but decided not to act because it was critical of Putin.

You can absolutely create a narrative by removing quotes out of context. In the same way, you can create a narrative by withholding information.

Re:We ask supporters to stop taking down the US internet. Yo... by makomk on Saturday October 22, 2016 @06:09AM (#12768102)
> https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/717670056650530816 almost sounds like WL had knowledge but decided not to act because it was critical of Putin.

The problem with OCCRP is that they don't have knowledge critical of Putin - they have knowledge about people like, say, one of his ex-colleague's kids but make the headline and lede of every Russia-related article they post about Putin and not the actual people involved. They don't seem to take this approach with any of the other countries they report on. Wikileaks are far from being the only ones to remark on this.