Reply to: Julian Assange commits suicide

[RichardCranium]

Wikileaks are for-hire mercenaries - Cryptome

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[Sysman]

How about that, it must be true, i read it off the internet. An article written by Andrew Orlowski whose criticisms also include:

Mockery of Wikipedia

Criticism of anthropogenic climate change

Criticism of the Open Rights Group and peer-to-peer


Sounds like he's the one out for profit here.

Mea culpa, I didn't spot Orlowski as the author. Nevertheless that bit about WIkileaks raising $5 million in its first year did make me wonder.

He sounds like a top researcher.

Ah, Ed Bott... The man who gave us Everything you wanted to know about BCDEdit.

I don't know who his intended audience is, but that article didn't help me in the least when I was struggling with BCDEDIT the other week. There's far more to the utility than setting the default boot option. Not impressed.

[scooterscot]

Wikileaks are for-hire mercenaries - Cryptome

How about that, it must be true, i read it off the internet. An article written by Andrew Orlowski whose criticisms also include:

Mockery of Wikipedia

Criticism of anthropogenic climate change

Criticism of the Open Rights Group and peer-to-peer


Sounds like he's the one out for profit here.


He sounds like a top researcher.

[Sysman]

Agreed. In fact I used to work at one of the so called secret locations. Sod all secret about it; there for everybody to know. The US is just throwing it's toys out of the pram.

Wikileaks are for-hire mercenaries - Cryptome

Wikileaks has always been a commercial enterprise hiding behind a narcissistic "public interest" PR, says Cryptome operator John Young in a scathing critique of the site.

...

From the earliest discussions, Young alleges, Wikileaks intended to pimp out the information for funds.

"Well, it only came up in the topic of raising $5 million the first year. That was the first red flag that I heard about. I thought that they were actually a public interest group up until then, but as soon as I heard that, I know that they were a criminal organisation.

[SupremeSpod]

The Mash are sort of in agreement with this thread

Link

Sir Paul dismissed claims that the arrest was political but admitted international warrants were controversial and that it would have been more efficient to use the British system of pretending Mr Assange is a Brazilian electrician.

<--- yep, I know, I'm going straight to hell.

[Chantho]

The Mash are sort of in agreement with this thread

Link

[kandr]

To him it's worth it. He gets all the attention he desires. Plus, the sheep think he's a hero.

Sheep? Why has he revealed corruption in the wool Market?

[kandr]

Hope he gets fairly treated, all he has done is reveal corruption and lies within the diplomatic scene, something to be applauded.

[TimberWolf]

Assange has been arrested following his meeting with the Metropolitan Police.
BBC News - Wikileaks founder Julian Assange arrested in London

[scooterscot]

Nothing sensitive about the assets mentioned. All available via Google Earth.

Agreed. In fact I used to work at one of the so called secret locations. Sod all secret about it; there for everybody to know. The US is just throwing it's toys out of the pram.




Only a matter of time before someone comes knocking on his door with a scented chloroform tissue, a holdall and a padlock.

Basically we're all @£$@£5^ so get under your bed and don't come out.

[NotAllThere]

Is it all worth it ? He has been on the run for the past few years, does not have a fixed address for more than a few days, uses cash all the time, has to look over this shoulder every minute, speaks in whispers to stop any CIA agent hearing him etc etc. He was in Iceland for a while, seems SE England is his current hideout.

To him it's worth it. He gets all the attention he desires. Plus, the sheep think he's a hero.

[DimPrawn]

Is it all worth it ? He has been on the run for the past few years, does not have a fixed address for more than a few days, uses cash all the time, has to look over this shoulder every minute, speaks in whispers to stop any CIA agent hearing him etc etc. He was in Iceland for a while, seems SE England is his current hideout.

Sounds like HAB dodging the tax man.

[RichardCranium]

Is it all worth it ? He has been on the run for the past few years, does not have a fixed address for more than a few days, uses cash all the time, has to look over this shoulder every minute, speaks in whispers to stop any CIA agent hearing him etc etc. He was in Iceland for a while, seems SE England is his current hideout.

Just that footage of the photojournalist & others being machine-gunned by the helicopter gunship (plus the rescuers of the injured and their children) made it worthwhile.

[fullyautomatix]

Is it all worth it ? He has been on the run for the past few years, does not have a fixed address for more than a few days, uses cash all the time, has to look over this shoulder every minute, speaks in whispers to stop any CIA agent hearing him etc etc. He was in Iceland for a while, seems SE England is his current hideout.

[SupremeSpod]

Agreed. Free speech is something that ought to be defended, but with it comes some responsibility;

e.g. don't shout "Fire" in a cinema,

or reveal sensitive asset locations.

Nothing sensitive about the assets mentioned. All available via Google Earth.