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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by sofixa on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @04:22AM (#40785881)
Not everything is russian propaganda. A lot of the internet is, but them getting it right one time, or WikiLeaks and russian state assets having the same goals for a period of time, or russian propaganda getting a boost out of WikiLeaks does not mean WikiLeaks is russian propaganda.

If the US didn't want to fuel russian propaganda with crimes against humanity, they shouldn't have fucking committed crimes against humanity.

If this is about the emails story, blame the lapses in security on the people responsible for them, and the incompetent candidate that got tanked with that.

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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by mrighele on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @05:49AM (#40786443)
Wikileaks turned down leaks on russian government to focus on Hillary Clinton. To me it seems more than just having the same goals for a period of time.
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Re:Julian Assange has reached a plea deal with the U.S., all... by af78 on Tuesday June 25, 2024 @08:44AM (#40787886)
Russia Today is absolutely, 100% propaganda.

Raising awareness about government surveillance is a laudable goal but it does not seem to be that of Wikileaks. How does publishing Clinton's or Macron's campaign e-mails reveal anything about government surveillance? Unlike most human right groups, for example, that cover human rights abuses no matter who the abuser is, Wikileaks consistently acts in ways that further the cause of Russia and maximize the damage done to adversaries of Russia.

Getting allies Trump and Le Pen to power in the USA and in France is a goal of Putin, this is not a secret. https://x.com/TheoLaubry/status/1512009330991763457/photo/1

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