Re:John Raines, 84, Who Evaded Capture in an FBI Break-In, Dies
by opportune on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @12:22PM
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I think you're right to an extent, but it doesn't explain how he aligned himself with one major US political party at the expense of another. For example it's widely hypothesized (and I concede this isn't substantial evidence) that Wikileaks could have released the Republican leaks too if they had wanted. I suppose he could have been hoping that a friendly presidential administration would get the US off his back, but as of right now I see no signs of that
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Re:John Raines, 84, Who Evaded Capture in an FBI Break-In, Dies
by s_m_t on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @09:51PM
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He was probably convinced that the democratic party wanted to assassinate him; "Can't we just drone this guy" is what Hillary Clinton allegedly said. He isn't even a US citizen and the Obama administration already assassinated multiple US citizens.
Compare what happened to Saddam Hussein (put on trial and executed when republicans were in control) versus Gaddafi (sodomized and butchered in the street by US backed rebels when democrats were in control).
Re:John Raines, 84, Who Evaded Capture in an FBI Break-In, Dies
by mmjaa on Wednesday November 22, 2017 @05:47AM
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I think Wikileaks is entirely opposed to the whole basket of deplorable "non-legal strategies" that the Clinton cabal was willing to throw at him.
Re:John Raines, 84, Who Evaded Capture in an FBI Break-In, Dies
by mmjaa on Tuesday November 21, 2017 @12:32PM
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If one takes the view that Clinton and her cabal have engaged in heinous crimes for the last 30 years, then its a simple matter of the lesser evil. I really think he feels this way, as do many supporters of Wikileaks.
Plus, there's the whole "drain the swamp" thing that Trump promised, as an outsider, to execute. So I don't think its so much that Wikileaks decided to become pro-R, just that Trump very definitely had/has the opportunity to shake up the incumbents and alter the status quo, and this is also in alignment with Wikileaks' stated goals. So, there's that.