Wikileaks Refused to Publish Manafort Family Texts, So Someone Else Did

Re:Wikileaks Refused to Publish Manafort Family Texts, So So... by artichokeheart on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @07:23PM (#17658208)

Well it's pretty obvious that Wikileaks is compromised. Question is who will step into the breach. Because whilst the dry still might release valuable information it will now be tainted with "but what did they leave out". I guess that's a universal journalistic issue (I'm not here to debate if leaking raw documents is journalism). Who do you trust?

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Re:Wikileaks Refused to Publish Manafort Family Texts, So So... by chii on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @07:50PM (#17658375)

To me, Wikileaks is known to be compromised as soon as they have leaked the Hillary email. The timing is too nicely paired and the only actor benefitting is Russia.

But as with all propaganda, critical viewing and multiple sources are the tools to defeat them.

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Re:Wikileaks Refused to Publish Manafort Family Texts, So So... by tilertex on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @08:06PM (#17658476)

There's an explanation that makes a lot more sense:

Wikileaks leaked the emails of the campaign manager for a candidate that's official stance on Assange was "can't we just drone the guy?"

Or, perhaps, as you seem to suggest, everyone is a Russian agent

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Re:Wikileaks Refused to Publish Manafort Family Texts, So So... by mrpopo on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @11:44PM (#17659478)

Either way (whether Wikileaks is compromised, or they have arguably justifiable preferences for/against specific candidates), I think they should no longer be trusted as they have obviously showed bias.

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Re:Wikileaks Refused to Publish Manafort Family Texts, So So... by tilertex on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:27AM (#17660329)

I don't think Wikileaks has ever claimed that they publish everything they receive.

Maybe they couldn't verify it's legitimacy.

Maybe they didn't find the texts of someone's daughter particularly interesting.

Maybe they haven't finished reviewing them yet.

Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water just yet.

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Re:Wikileaks Refused to Publish Manafort Family Texts, So So... by duxup on Tuesday July 31, 2018 @09:58PM (#17659036)

What does your second paragraph mean regarding an explanation?

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Re:Wikileaks Refused to Publish Manafort Family Texts, So So... by tilertex on Wednesday August 01, 2018 @03:19AM (#17660302)

Means the simplest explanation is probably the best.

As in, Wikileaks isn't an evil Russian agent

Assange/Wikileaks leaked the Podesta emails in the most effective way possible to generate interest and subsequently damage the Clinton campaign since Clinton in particular is not fond of him (eg https://us-east-1.tchyn.io/snopes-production/uploads/2016/10...)

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