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Re:Assange case: Key witness admits he lied by ehsankia on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @12:22AM (#27890034)
No single person can be attributed all the blame, but any person who (illegally) tried to influence the election is not a good person in my book. That's like saying Russia's misinformation campaign had zero influence and it was all Hillary's fault. That's just plain silly. You can admit Hillary made mistakes while also agreeing that Russia illegally tried to influence the 2016 election.

Don't even have to go very deep. Just look at these tweets [0] for example. Why is some "non-profit" organization started by an Australian trying to influence an American election?

[0] https://www.vox.com/2016/9/15/12929262/wikileaks-hillary-cli...

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Re:Assange case: Key witness admits he lied by raxxorrax on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @08:17AM (#27892836)
Wikipedia wasn't perfectly neutral here but released truthful information in contrast to many media outlets, who were just as partisan. The reason why many people craved balance and so they made interna of the DNC public.

I have not seen any evidence of Russian interference, but they probably tried. I don't think they got any talking points across to be honest.

This non profit had proof of war crimes and maybe that influenced their disposition? Understandable in my opinion.

In general I am suspect of anyone pointing fingers at others to build a profile. Trump could do that and some people understood that it was holding up a mirror. That is no Trump endorsement and the Russian story an excuse. I believe internal leaks are much more likely.

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Re:Assange case: Key witness admits he lied by ehsankia on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @10:44PM (#27901794)
> Wikipedia

I'm assuming you mean wikileaks?

> contrast to many media outlets

American media outlets, they're not not foreign nation trying to influence another country's elections. Assange isn't American.

> I have not seen any evidence of Russian interference

So just because you haven't seen it, they don't exist? There's ample proof [0]. 13 people and 3 russian entities were charged.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Research_Agency

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