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It's been pretty obvious for a number of years that his endgame is whatever Putin dictates. This election has simply made it harder to deny that Wikileaks oper
by redthrowaway 10y ago
It's been pretty obvious for a number of years that his endgame is whatever Putin dictates. This election has simply made it harder to deny that Wikileaks operates as a front for Russian intelligence, but the evidence was there years ago. Their deep involvement in the Snowden affair and their steering him towards Russia and arranging for him to obtain Russian travel documents to that end should have been a much bigger story than it was at the time.
- tanderson92 10y agoAnd Snowden has what exactly to do with Wikileaks? (apart from criticizing their means of releasing documents: not a thing) As for your statement that Snowden fled to Russia: false! Snowden was on his way to latin america and the State Dept froze his passport en route, stranding him in Moscow when his plane landed for a connection. This misinformation will never die. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden#Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden#Russia
- ubernostrum 10y agoWell, on the subject of Russia and WL, today there was the allegation that RT (that's Russia Today, guess where they're based) had information about WL's latest "leaks" before WL had announced them. Some kind of information channel must exist there.
- tanderson92 10y agoWhat does that have to do with Snowden?
- ubernostrum 10y agoThe comment you replied to began by saying: This election has simply made it harder to deny that Wikileaks operates as a front for Russian intelligence, but the evidence was there years ago.
- tanderson92 10y agoBut my subsequent comment was solely about Snowden... It seems strange to rebut my comment with unrelated commentary.
- imron 10y agoAbout that... https://theintercept.com/2016/10/11/in-the-democratic-echo-chamber-inconvenient-truths-are-recast-as-putin-plots/ https://theintercept.com/2016/10/11/in-the-democratic-echo-c...
- Grue3 10y agoHow convenient that he flew from Hong Kong to Latin America (where, exactly?) and his connection happened to be in Moscow. I mean, I live in Moscow and I don't think you can directly fly to Latin America from here...
- tanderson92 10y agoHe was going to connect through Cuba, I believe, to Ecuador.